Hidden Features of Common Technologies by attipscast

Swipe to Type using the Onscreen Keyboard of ChromOS on a Chromebook -

attipscast — 2023-12-05 11:13:07 UTC

Turn on the pen in Google Slides - Practice tracing for letter formation

attipscast — 2023-12-05 11:25:20 UTC

Applying Styles to then show an outline/navigate a document in a second (Navigation Pane in Microsoft Word and View Outline in Google Docs)

attipscast — 2023-12-05 11:25:51 UTC

Quick access to the Accessibility Features on a Chromebook

attipscast — 2023-12-05 11:27:06 UTC

Microsoft Translator app (free) so that foreign language transcription can be viewed on students’ personal devices in their preferred language

attipscast — 2023-12-05 11:27:45 UTC

Holding space bar down to move cursor on phone

attipscast — 2023-12-05 11:28:21 UTC

Immersive Reader

2023-12-05 15:09:21 UTC

Google Chrome Live Caption (only available in English for now)

2023-12-05 15:09:33 UTC

Speech to text in Google docs

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Captions

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Google Slides/Powerpoint

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Live captioning as you speak - they can even choose to have it in their preferred language.

Windows /PC keyboard shortcut. Alt and tab same time to shift.between windows

2023-12-05 15:09:41 UTC

Text to speech on Google Docs for those who have trouble keeping up/typing quickly.

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The Read Aloud feature of MS Word. I have students have the computer read their own writing back to them. This helps them to hear mistakes and fix them.

Speech to text feature on Apple so as I read an article, I can speak my ideas so notes are taken without my having to type.

2023-12-05 15:10:25 UTC

CC in Google

julie_rizalvo — 2023-12-05 15:10:38 UTC

I have the CC set as a default. This way, when there is a class going on in my STEAM Lab, I can still edit videos/participate in online meetings, etc. Teachers always ask about it!

2023-12-05 15:10:55 UTC

reading coach in immersive reader

Speech to Text in Google Objects

2023-12-05 15:10:58 UTC

Use Ctrl+Shift+S in a Google Doc or Presentation to open the Speech to text feature. You can even change the language for whatever the native language is.

2023-12-05 15:11:28 UTC

iOS Shortcuts to pre-program repetitive tasks and more.

2023-12-05 15:11:38 UTC

Anything that allows translation services. There is one, I can remember the name, that allows for side-by-side chat (by text) simultaneously between two people.

Microsoft Dictate & Immersive reader in the Edge browser

2023-12-05 15:12:16 UTC

Screen magnifier

2023-12-05 15:13:42 UTC

Windows key+symbol

Magnify anywhere your pointer goes or dock the magnifier to the top of the screen and have the original window size at 5ge bottom and magnify in the docked magnifier on the top

Voice to Text

andersh7 — 2023-12-05 15:14:36 UTC

Triggered using window key and H to start voice-to-text in Microsoft features.

Chrome extensions to add usability to my browser

2023-12-05 15:15:01 UTC

some I use all the time:

JustRead (simplifier)

Bit.ly maker

Live captions on a Facetime call

2023-12-05 15:17:23 UTC

Google Translate's ability to translate an entire document/website

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Chrome reading mode - make chrome pages more accessible by changing font type or size, remove images, change the foreground and background colors, and line spacing