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Vocabulary Strip Task 12. 1
I would use this vocabulary strip with either middle school students or high school students. This vocabulary strip could be used in a Life Skills class setting because it helps with recipe vocabulary. This could help students who are preparing for transition because reading a recipe is an independent living skills. Students who may need help understanding recipe vocabulary include those with intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, or even emotional disorders. This could help these students by giving him a tool with pictures that help show what common recipe vocabulary means. In following the strawberry jam recipe, they could look at this vocabulary strip when he do not understand what a step in the recipe means.
Adapt This
This is a link to our powerpoint on our project:
This Adapt This Project taught me about different ways to adapt activities. The first thing we adapted was a flashlight, by using a switch to turn it on. We also used a sequencer to record a set of classroom rules. I think this would be helpful for a student who is non verbal and needs a reminder of what the teacher expects in class. I also like the medley because you are able to record a series of messages. Overall, this project taught me that many things can be adapted to the meet the needs of a student with a physical disability or a non verbal student.
Windows Ease of Use Tools
Tools on Windows Vista:
| Feature: | How It Could Help: |
| Speech Recognition | This could help a student who struggles with the demands of using a keyboard or a mouse, by reducing the amount they need to use it significantly. It can help the student navigate around the computer and use the computer without feeling as much fatigue. |
| On-Screen Keyboard | This keyboard is a visual on screen keyboard, which serves as an alternative to the physical keys. You can also use another input device. This could help students who struggle with using the keyboard. |
| Mouse Keys | Instead of using the mouse, you use the arrow keys on the numeric pad. This helps students who have an easier time using the keyboard than a mouse. |
| Magnifier | This allows you to enlarge a portion of the screen. Users can choose between magnification levels between 2 and 16. This helps people with visual impairments use the computer more easily. |
| Narrator | This is a text to speech program that reads aloud text and icons to the user. This will help people with visual impairments or even people with learning disabilities. |
| Filter Keys | This ignores rapid key strokes done in succession. This is good for people who may not have good control of their hands because |
| Visual Notifications | This replaces system sounds with visual signals such as a flash on the screen. This tool is helpful for those who are hearing impaired. |
| Captions | This tool provides text caption for videos and animations. This is helpful for those who are hearing impaired because it helps them to understand what is going on in a video. |
I really appreciated this exercise because it made me aware of all of the tools that already exist on a computer. I did not realize that Windows had as many accessibility features as it did until I experimented with the different tools. The Ease of Access Center is where the user is able to select different tools to use. It is easy to use the Access Center because it clearly displays the tools that are available to the computer user. The first tool I experimented with was the Magnifier. The Magnifier was helpful and I liked how you can adjust the magnification level. I also experimented with the on screen keyboard, which was easy to see. I liked the color contrast set up because I can see how it help students with visual impairments. The narrator is helpful, but I did not like how there are not options with the changing voice. I also think it is interesting that Windows already has some speech recognition software, but can understand why additional speech recognition speech software is purchased. I also liked the filter keys because it is easy to accidentally hit the keys too many times and cause the computer to freeze. Overall, I was impressed with how many free features come with Windows. I will remember these tools for the future because students will have access to these accessible tools both on the school computers and on their computers at home.
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