Accessible Technology Quick Guides
This page holds step by step guides and tutorials for software programs and hardware available to MCPS special educators on their school computers. All AT Quick Guides are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader to view and print. HIAT would love to hear your comments about these Quick Guides.
Quick Guide Topics:
Specific Sofware Titles
- AlphaSmarts and Neos
- Clicker 5
- Inspiration
- Kurzweil
- MathPad
- Microsoft Software
- Don Johnston software (SOLO versions - Read:OutLoud, Draft:Builder, Write:OutLoud and Co:Writer) (pre-SOLO - Draft:Builder, Write:OutLoud and Co:Writer)
Strategies using a variety of software
- UDL Share Space
- Managing your teaching files
- Teaching strategies (keyboarding, writing more, organizing ideas)
- Labeling images
Managing your teaching files
These quick guides give you some tips for managing your files in a way that keeps information you need at your fingertips.
Teaching strategies
- Keyboarding Speed Log (230K pdf) to track progress with keyboarding
- Keyboarding Practice Log (168K doc) to track practice sessions
- Type to Learn 3 software (244K pdf) to build keyboarding skills
- Handwriting Speeds (49K pdf) to help determine if keyboarding is a functional alternative to handwriting
- Rocket Graphs (40K pdf) to encourage kids to write more and track their progress
- Sticky notes pre writing strategy (40K pdf) to help kids learn to organize their ideas before writing
Labeling Images
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