Inclusive technology for the Mobile Learning Unit workshops

1. M A K E T E C H N O L O G Y W O R K F O R Y O U
E D T C W O R K S H O P S F O R T E A C H E R S
MOBILE LEARNING UNIT
WORKSHOP SERIES
Inclusive Technology

2. Inclusive Technology – For Whom?
 Inclusive technology can help people who have no perceived challenges,
to those who experience difficulty with a range of issues from blindness
to deafness to dyslexia and other challenges.
 Font size, colour and contrast
 Speech to text and text to speech
 Recording and replaying

3. Inclusive Technology VS Assistive Technology
 What is the difference between inclusive technology and assistive
technology?
 Inclusive technology makes use of technologies that are used by
everyone
 Examples: Mobile phones, iPads, laptops,
 Why is using these tools an advantage?

4. Benefits of inclusive technology
 If everyone has one, no one knows you are using assistive technology.
 If everyone has one, then you don’t need to buy one (or convince
someone else to buy it for you).
 If everyone has one, then you can communicate with them easily
 If everyone has one, then you can get help for it much easier

5. Features on the iPad - 1
 Go to
 Settings >> General >>
Accessibility
 Take a moment to look at the
various features.
 Try the speech features

6. Features on the iPad - 2
 Go to the “Speech” document
 Speak.