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Across Chrome browser (no matter what OS) using Color Coded Groups is a great EF/org tool.  

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Across Chrome browser (no matter what OS) using Color Coded Groups is a great EF/org tool.  

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Across Chrome browser (no matter what OS) using Color Coded Groups is a great EF/org tool.  

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Across Chrome browser (no matter what OS) using Color Coded Groups is a great EF/org tool.  

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Across Chrome browser (no matter what OS) using Color Coded Groups is a great EF/org tool.  

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Across Chrome browser (no matter what OS) using Color Coded Groups is a great EF/org tool.  

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Read and Write books... Project Core Words integrated. Free

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Read and Write books... Project Core Words integrated. Free

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Tar Heel Shared Reader provides free access to quality professional development, materials, and technology that support the implementation of shared reading for school-aged students with significant cognitive disabilities (SCD) who do not read connected text with comprehension above a 2nd grade leve…

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Tarheel reader: read and write books with students and class- FREE

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Tarheel reader: read and write books with students and class- FREE

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Welcome

Welcome to the Tar Heel Reader, a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Click here to learn more about alternative access methods.

You may write your own books using pictures from the huge collection at Flickr or pictures you upload. All books should be complete, edited, and revised to the best of your ability before publishing them to the site. While you are working on them, please save them as drafts.

Note the little well icon in the upper left corner of the page; clicking it will allow you to access the main menu. You can also click the settings icon to change settings on some pages.

Your browser is unsupported. The site should work for finding and reading books but you will not have switch access or the ability to write books. We recommend that you upgrade to a modern browser or install Chrome Frame.
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This site is also available in other languages. To help with translation, contact us.

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Welcome to the Tar Heel Reader, a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Click here to learn more about alternative access methods.

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Calm app- free for teachers and schools... self regulation

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Calm app- free for teachers and schools... self regulation

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Join 250,000+ teachers bringing mindfulness to the next generation

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"If every 8 year old is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation."

- Dalai Lama

Discover what's possible if every school day began with a few moments of mindfulness. Together let's equip students with tools for resilience, self-care, and stress management.

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Age-specific resources to help you bring mindfulness into the classroom

A self-care guide to support you during the school day and beyond

A free sampling of meditations, music, Sleep Stories, breathing exercises and more

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Just as we put on our oxygen mask first, we can best support the health and happiness of others by taking care of ourselves first.

Meditate regulary to reduce stress, prevent burnout and improve your relationships with students, parents and colleagues.

Listen to Calm Music and Sleep Stories at the end of a busy day to help you wind down and fall asleep with ease.

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When given a choice today, this kiddo wanted to hear more from @KingJames himself on "managing emotions". Thank you @calm for opening this door for us. This was truly a special moment today ❤️✨

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I often use @calm during writing sessions at school. There are lots of relaxing instrumentals that help my children to focus (they also know that if I can't hear my music, they're too loud). They love it. Today I'm using it as relaxing background noise whilst reading. 😌

Feeling stressed or anxious? I encourage you to take time to breathe and meditate. @calm is a wonderful resource that I've used by myself and with students for years. Free for educators. #meditate

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Join 250,000+ teachers bringing mindfulness to the next generation.

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Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for apps for Office helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen, and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. Here you'll find links to most keyboard shortcut articles for apps for Office.

See also

Office Accessibility Center

Use a screen reader with Office apps

Microsoft Office Help & Training

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Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for apps for Office helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen, and are an essential alternative to using a mouse.

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Free text to speech online app with natural voices, convert text to audio and mp3, for personal and commercial use

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OpenSymbols is a collection of open-licensed picture symbols that can be used for augmentative communication. The collection pulls from multiple sources and currently includes access to more than 50,000 symbols and icons!

Use the search box to search for communication symbols from:

OpenSymbols exists as part of the OpenAAC Initiative to lower the barriers for AAC adoption and to make it easier for teams to create AAC resources and activities without needing to pay for proprietary symbol libraries.

If you are interested in using OpenSymbols in your project, please reach out to us! We have a documented Open API you can use to search and embed symbols in your apps or tools.

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OpenSymbols is a collection of open-licensed picture symbols that can be used for augmentative communication. The collection pulls from multiple sources and currently includes access to more than 50,000 symbols and icons!

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How to present with captions or subtitles in PowerPoint

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How to present with captions or subtitles in PowerPoint

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Set up captions and subtitles

You can choose which language you want to speak while presenting, and which language the caption/subtitle text should be shown in (i.e. if you want it to be translated). You can select the specific microphone you want to be used (if there is more than one microphone connected to your device), the position where the subtitles appear on the screen (bottom or top, and overlaid or separate from slide), and other display options.

1. On the Slide Show ribbon tab, select Subtitle Settings. Or, you can adjust the settings without leaving your presentation through the context menu, Slide Show or Presenter View menus > Subtitle Settings > More Settings.

2. Use Spoken Language to see the voice languages that PowerPoint can recognize, and select the one you want. This is the language that you will be speaking while presenting. (By default, this will be set to the language corresponding to your Office editing language.)

3. In the Subtitle Settings menu, set the desired position of the captions or subtitles. They can appear over the top or bottom margin of the slide (overlaid), or they can appear above the top or below the bottom of the slide (docked). The default setting is Below Slide.

4. More appearance settings are available by clicking Subtitle Settings > More Settings (Windows).

You can change the color, size, transparency, and font style of the subtitles. You can change the background to improve contrast and make text easier to read.

Turn the feature on or off while presenting

If you're in the middle of giving a presentation and want to turn the feature on or off, click the Toggle Subtitles button from Slide Show View or Presenter View, on the toolbar below the main slide:

In Slide Show View:

In Presenter View:

You can also toggle subtitles from the right-click menu, or with the shortcut key J.

To have subtitles always start up when a Slide Show presentation starts, from the ribbon you can navigate to Slide Show > Always Use Subtitles to turn this feature on for all presentations. (By default, it's off.) Then, in Slide Show and Presenter View, a live transcription of your words will appear on-screen.

Set up captions and subtitles

You can choose which language you want to speak while presenting, and which language the caption/subtitle text should be shown in (i.e. if you want it to be translated). You can select the specific microphone you want to be used (if there is more than one microphone connected to your device), the position where the subtitles appear on the screen (bottom or top, and overlaid or separate from slide), and other display options.

1. On the Slide Show ribbon tab, select Subtitle Settings.

2. In the Subtitle Settings menu, set the desired position of the captions or subtitles. They can appear over the top or bottom margin of the slide (overlaid), or they can appear above the top or below the bottom of the slide (docked). The default setting is Below Slide.

3. More appearance settings are available by clicking Subtitle Settings > System Caption Preferences.

You can change the color, size, transparency, and font style of the subtitles. You can change the background to improve contrast and make text easier to read.

Turn the feature on or off while presenting

If you're in the middle of giving a presentation and want to turn the feature on or off, click the Toggle Subtitles button from Slide Show View or Presenter View, on the toolbar below the main slide:

In Slide Show View:

In Presenter View:

Set up captions and subtitles

You can choose which language you want to speak while presenting, and which language the caption/subtitle text should be shown in (i.e., if you want it to be translated). You can also select whether subtitles appear at the top or bottom of the screen.

Simplified Ribbon:

Classic Ribbon:

(Simplifed Ribbon) On the Slide Show ribbon tab, select the drop-down arrow next to Always Use Subtitles to open the menu of options.

(Classic Ribbon) On the View ribbon tab, select Use Subtitles. Then click Subtitle Settings to open the menu of options.

Turn the feature on or off while presenting

To have subtitles always start up when a Slide Show is presented, select View > Always Use Subtitles.

If you're in the middle of giving a presentation and want to turn the feature on or off, click the Use Subtitles button in Slide Show, on the toolbar below the main slide:

On/Off keyboard shortcut: J

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Present with real-time, automatic captions or subtitles in PowerPoint

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Let PowerPoint display your spoken words on-screen as you present with live captions, and even translate your words into another language with live subtitles.

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You can use Live Caption to generate captions automatically for videos, podcasts, games, live streams, video calls, or other audio media from Chrome browser on your computer. Audio and captions are processed locally and stay on the device.

Live Caption is only available in English.

Turn Live Caption on:

Tips:

To turn on captions for a video, at the top right, select Media control .

To use live captions for videos that autoplay, turn on the video volume.

When you select away from the tab with sound, live captions will appear in a hover-bubble that you can drag. To return to the tab with audio, select .

Turn Live Caption off:

Customize your captions

Customize your captions to make them easier to read. You can:

Collapse and expand captions with the arrow on the caption box.

Select the captions to move them to your preferred place on your browser.

Change your caption font, size, color, and opacity.

Change the background color and opacity.

Related Resources

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You can use Live Caption to generate captions automatically for videos, podcasts, games, live streams, video calls, or other audio media from Chrome browser on your computer. Audio and captions are pr

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AAC Apps- TouchChat, LAMP WFL, SnapCoreFirst, Coughdrop, Proloquo2Go, Proloquo4Text

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AAC Apps- TouchChat, LAMP WFL, SnapCoreFirst, Coughdrop, Proloquo2Go, Proloquo4Text

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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Book Creator - Love Learning - Book Creator app

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Teachers love it. Students love it. Book Creator is the simplest, most inclusive way to create content in the classroom.

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Your classroom PDF annotator. Students stay engaged with accessible annotation tools. Teachers save time with streamlined instruction and assessment.

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We express ourselves in different ways. On Flip, you can use our simple and fun built-in camera to record your thoughts, add effects and share within your Flip group as video, audio only or text in your web browser or mobile app.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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Dyslexia and other reading-based learning disabilities are most common among students. NaturalReader text-to-speech makes learning more accessible by assisting with any reading, taking tests and promoting independence.

Students can have any text they need to read, read aloud to them so they can read along. Having the text provided both visually and auditory, allows the student to focus less on the act of reading, and more on the comprehension of the content. Other features like dyslexia font, flexible reading speeds, and highlighted text also ease the task of finishing readings.

For most students, learning does not stop when school ends. NaturalReader EDU enables students to be more independent and assists with learning at home. Whether they're doing homework, reading at home, or just surfing the web, our Chrome Extension and Mobile Application are always available.

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NaturalReader: Free Text to Speech for Online, Mobile App, Commercial license and Education with AI voices.

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Free Software Download: PASS - AAC & Speech Devices from PRC

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The PASS free software download from PRC allows teachers, speech-language pathologists and caregivers the opportunity to learn our language systems, all on a PC!

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Chat editor- PC download of TouchChat AAC

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Chat editor- PC download of TouchChat AAC

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Simple and Affordable

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Over 60,000 symbols or upload your own photos

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Teachers, Therapists and Parents can create custom learning materials for their classroom and teacing needs. Create cheap picture cards, use our powerful language tools like our SoundFinder and build all of your classroom visuals in minutes.

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Easily create mathematical equations, formulas and quizzes. Intuitively type or handwrite, with no tricky math code to learn.

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Mathshare is a free, open source, and accessible education tool that helps students show and organize their math work.

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Quick Assist: to connect to Cleartouch to view board at desk

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Quick Assist: to connect to Cleartouch to view board at desk

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Your Reading, Writing & Accessibility Assistant

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Discover Helperbird, the all-in-one browser extension designed to make the web more accessible and boost your productivity. Helperbird offers powerful tools for dyslexia support and accessibility, including dyslexia-friendly fonts, text-to-speech, overlays, a dyslexia ruler, AI text summarizing, immersive reader, Reading Mode, and more. Whether you’re reading, writing, or browsing, Helperbird is here to meet your needs.

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Desmos

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Snap & read
Voice Typing
Kami

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Microsoft Math Solver - Math Problem Solver & Calculator

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Online math solver with free step by step solutions to algebra, calculus, and other math problems. Get help on the web or with our math app.

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Free, real-time captioning for your event.

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Dictate in Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Support

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Word for Microsoft 365 Outlook for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word for the web OneNote for the web Word for iPhone Word for Android phones More...Less

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Microsoft Translator live is a free translation and transcription service that lets you have translated conversations across multiple devices on iOS, Android, Windows, PowerPoint and web for 1:1 conversations or larger group interactions.