Internet Treasure Hunt: Assistive Technology

Use the Internet to answer each question below. In the table record the URL where you found the information and your
answer to the question.

Question
1. What are two popular word
prediction programs, and what
do they do?

Source (URL)
http://donjohnston.com/wordprediction-whats-goodenough/#.VDHWC0nn85s

Answer
Linguistic-It also gives flexibility to the

words it learns by automatically

predicting in multiple tenses and
usages.
Bigram/Trigram Prediction-utilizes
two and three word patterns, and
the frequency in which those two or
three words appear together

2.

How does Windows to the

Universe address diverse student
abilities?

Udlandtech_text.pdf

3.

Who is the publisher of Read 180 drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/

software and with what age
1903/.../Hubbard_umd_0117
group is it most commonly used?

there is no such thing as a typical kid

and that differentiating instruction
supports students who struggle with
reading, writing, and math due to
disabilities, English language learning,
and/or other reasons.
Scholastic and fourth and fifth grade
students.

E_12491.pdf

4.

What are three keyboard

modifications and how does each
work to support students with
limited mobility?

http://atto.buffalo.edu/register
ed/ATBasics/AdaptingComputer
s/SimpleModifications/keyboard
.php

Keyboard Overlays-vinyl with letters

and numbers in either upper or
lower case. The overlays are easily
removed when used by students
with other needs.i-Skin (SpeedSkin)

Reading readiness overlays overlays

are orange and cover only the letter,
number and punctuation keys. They
are imprinted with upper and lower
case letters. Keycaps are key labels
with 1/2" characters that can make
keys easier to see. These labels are
available in either black print on
white background or white on black.
They do include special keyboard
keys.
5.

What software program includes

Auto Summarize as a tool?

http://office.microsoft.com/enca/word-help/automaticallysummarize-a-documentHA010255206.aspx

office

6.

What is the name of the iTunes

app for text-to-speech?

https://itunes.apple.com/us/
app/ispeech-text-tospeech/id322329515?mt...

ispeech

7. What accessibility options can be

found as part of the typical
computer operating system?
8. What is a switch and in what way
can it help students with special
needs?

http://computers.tutsplus.com/
tutorials/os-x-accessibility-101-mac-50001
http://atclassroom.blogspot.co
m/2012/10/switches-what-arethey-and-how-do-i-use.html

The Macintosh OS X

9. Where can an Ivy Tech student

find out about accessibility
options at Ivy Tech?
10. What adaptive technology is
available for blind or visually
impaired students?

http://www.ivytech.edu/dss/

Disability Support Services

http://www.afb.org/info/livingwith-vision-loss/usingtechnology/assistivetechnology/123

AFB

a standard switch is that it is an

electromechanical device that is
used to activate or deactivate an
electrical signal by opening or closing
a contact