AT/Diverse Learning by Spencer Green https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo IT 442, Spring 22 en-us 2022-04-19 22:09:15 UTC 2022-05-24 20:44:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Pebble Go greens82 https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149352614 What Supports are in place for early learners?

-There are built-in options for Spanish and English-speaking text and interface. 
-When you hover over a picture or text it reads to you.
-Words are highlighted and underlined when being read.
-There is a glossary definition if you click on a red word. 
-You can turn on and off the talking when hovering over a picture/word if a student does not want it to talk. 


]]> 2022-04-19 22:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149352614 Epic greens82 https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149359068 What features are in place to support reading? 

-Each word is bolded when read over
-There are noises and actions that match the word (knocking sound when someone is knocking in a story).
-Read to me feature as well as podcasts, videos, and regular reading.
-Volume controls on the page. 
-Different reading speeds are available. 
-Zoom feature on words and pictures. 
-Fullscreen option to only have the book on the screen. This can prevent distractions. 
-Play/pause button so a child can save their spot and does not need to read it all in one sitting. 
-Gives time on each page when reading to view pictures.  
-Rewards for reading. A great incentive for some children to want to read. 
-Age range and reading level are available when picking a book. This might be more relevant for teachers and parents to look at.
]]> 2022-04-19 22:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149359068 Browser Support greens82 https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149373358 What other features are available to support students? 

- Defining a word. 
-Searching the word on google in a new tab.
-Reading the word with the speech support. I do not personally like the robotic sound of this reader and would not like to listen to it for long periods. There are no settings that I could find to change the voice. 
-The text cannot be translated and it can not be opened in an immersive reader. Google Chrome is very limited in its functions. ]]> 2022-04-19 22:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149373358 Voice Typing greens82 https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149382545 How well does it pick up your voice?

I did this voice typing experiment in my room where it is really quite so it picked up my voice quite well. In a louder space I could see where the microphone might have a hard time hearing someone if there was background noise. I have used this feature in the past so I knew how to talk for it to best pick up my voice. It was not perfect and would need some minor editing.

Did you remember to speak the punctuation?

Yes I did. Even with remembering to say period at the end of each sentence it did not always do it. ]]> 2022-04-19 22:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149382545 Google Translate greens82 https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149688471 Google translate can be beneficial in some ways but it is not perfect. I hope to use google translate to talk with families who do not speak english. Using the speech to text can keep a conversation going and hopefully prevent children for having to translate for their families. ]]> 2022-04-20 03:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149688471 OneNote and Immersive Reader greens82 https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149707944 The article "Yes, This is AT" did work with the immersive reader function. It could be read with the text to speech function but it was not very accurate. Some of the words were split up and spaced out oddly so the reading was not accurate and sometimes had large pauses. I would not recommend this article to someone who relies on the immersive reader function to read. 

I believe that this article did not work with this function because of the way the page was set up. There are a lot of pictures and resources on each page. There are also different side categories on some of the pages. ]]> 2022-04-20 03:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149707944 Read Mode with Mercury Reader greens82 https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149719229 Was it easier to read? Why?

I found this article much easier to read. One reason was because there were no longer adds popping up on both sides. I was not getting distracted and I could focus my full attention on the text. 

Another reason I had an easier time reading was because the text was bigger. Without all of the adds there is more space to put the text which is much more visually pleasing. I do not want to be squinting while reading. 

Lastly the article was shorter without all of the add ons and recommendations of other articles to read at the end. Even if the content was the same on both pages and the article was technically the same length for both. Being able to scroll down less makes it easier to want to read. ]]> 2022-04-20 04:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/greens82/gnq0dc41co4mk6jo/wish/2149719229