This is the Day Two version of the presentation. It has everything the Day One crowd received plus a little bit

1. Read and Write Gold 4 for Mac
Molly Ridout, Heather Swanson
www.atlaak.org

2. Who is ATLA?
Grant Activities
Federal Tech Act Project
• Information & Awareness
• Demonstrations
• General AT Presentations
(small or large group)
• Short Term Loans
• Reutilization of equipment

3. CRAIGS LIST FOR AT
WWW.AKTRADINGPOST.ORG
•Service that connects people and organizations
with available assistive technology (AT) and durable
medical equipment (DME)
•Searchable web-based database
•Provides Alaskans access to
technology that may be located
anywhere in the state

4. Feature Matching
ATLA can assist by finding the
best AT solution to overcome barriers
Try-Before-You-Buy
short term loans
trial software
demonstration areas
research and resources

5. What’s the next step?
Servicing
the state
beyond
the grant…

6. Who is ATLA?
Nongrant Activities
Fee Services
• Device and software
reseller
• AT training on a variety of
custom topics
• AT assessments

7. Where is ATLA?
Available
throughout
Alaska
• Demonstration
Centers
• Virtual Help Desk
System
Basecamp • Webinars
3330 Arctic Blvd., Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99503 • Resources

8. Who can ATLA help?
Qualifying Criteria
Be in Alaska
Need
assistive
technology
Be alive
Community Living Education Employment IT / Telecom

9. ATLA does not…
Fix, maintain, or train
general computer needs
Provide funding
Bill medicaid / medicare
Therapeautic evaluations
occupational, physical, speech
Durable medical needs
(wheelchairs, walkers, vehicle mods, vents, etc..)

10. ATLA AT areas
• Augmentative & Alternative
Communication
• Computer Access
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing Aids
• Environmental Controls
• Learning & Cognitive
Supports
• Vision Impairment Aids
• Other

11. Assistive Technology
any device or system that allows someone with a
disability, injury, impairment, or deficit to
perform tasks they would otherwise
be unable to do

12. AT Assessment Principles
Assistive technology
• is a process not a product. Technology itself
is not the goal…
• is a team process.
The individual’s
• is a system of devices and participation in
services. their chosen
activities is the
• requires new skills. goal.
• is a step towards
independence.

13. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
WHY this program
for Literacy Support?
•Non-proprietary
•Works natively with other key
programs
•Supports existing curriculum
•Customizable to student needs
•Available for both Mac & PC
users
•Comprehensive plans for District
wide implementation

14. TECHMATRIX.ORG

15. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
HELP IS JUST A CLICK AWAY

16. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
WAIT! It gets better…

17. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
There’s a TOOLBAR for that!
• customizable
•floats on top of commonly used programs
•Writing, Reading, Study, and Research Tools

18. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
READING FEATURES
• Reads Word,
PDF, & the Web
• Bi-Modal
(Text to Speech
while Highlighting)
• Multiple voices
and preferences

19. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
READING FEATURES
•Audio Feedback
•Talking Dictionary
•Screenshot Reader
•Screen Masking
•Speech Maker

20. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
DAISY READER
• Reads Bookshare
• Import books directly
• Set Bookmarks
• Navigate
TEXT AUDIO
Converts text from
WORD, SAFARI, or a PDF
to a MP3 or AIFF file

21. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
WRITING FEATURES
•Spell Check
•Word Prediction
•Talking Dictionary
•Homophone
•Keyboard Customization

22. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
OTHER USEFUL TOOLS
•Scanning
•Translator
•Fact Finder
•Fact Mapper
•Screen Masking
•Study Skills tools

23. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
STUDY & RESEARCH FEATURES
HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
• Works in Word, Safari
• Four Color Highlights
Collects Highlighted passages
into new Word Document

24. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
WRITE, RESEARCH, & STUDY SKILLS EXERCISE
Study Skills Activity
•Go to the Juneau Empire website
•Find the article about XYZ
•Turn off Continuous Reading & Web Highlighting
•In the first 2 paragraphs
• highlight all of the words that end in “ion” in
GREEN
• highlight all of the words that end in “ing” in
PINK
•Collect highlighted words into a Word document
•Add the intended definition to each of the words

25. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
READING EXERCISE
Inupiaq Activity
Assignment #1
1.Go to a Flashcard website and make a MP3 file that
a student could listen to on their iPod while studying
the words on a handout.
•http://quizlet.com/1370224/inupiaq-culture-flash-cards
•http://flashcards.dictionary.com
•http://library.thinkquest.org/22550/inupiaq.html
Assignment #2
•Open the Power Point and add the following sound
files to the Power Point.
1. An introduction to the presentation
2. Sound file for each of the Inupiaq phrases

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