MCOM 585 Internship Log Fall 2009

Week Date Time Hours Summary/ReflectionDr Walton'sComments

Dr. Sockman'sComments

1 9/4/200911:00 AM-3:00 PM 4

PDS Assistive Technology Workshop:Dr. Joyce Burgener coordinated withthe Office of Disability Services to puttogether a workshop introducing PDSstudents to assistive technologies.During this time, students were splitinto groups to walk around to eachstation. I was placed at the HighTechnology table. At this table,equipment was displayed andexplained to PDS students. The AT Iwas responsible for demonstratingwas Therma Pen, and Books on Tape.Therma Pen is used for students whohave a tactile learning style. Books onTape is an audiobook on tape, CD orMP3 file. ESU maintains aninstitutional membership withRecording for the Blind and Dyslexic(RFB&D) in order to provide tapedtextbooks to eligible students withprint related disabilities.

Blair's help withthe ATworkshop wasinvaluable.

Thank you foryour help thisday.

2 9/9/20092:00 PM-5:00 PM 3

Kurzweil3000: Watched and tooknotes on the How to Videos. KurzweilEducational Systems' research-alignedtechnologies provide completereading, writing, and study solutionsto help all students overcome learningchallenges and succeed academically.It’s a reading, study skill, and writingprogram that educators can use tomeet the needs of struggling learners,including ELL students and studentswith special needs. It enableseducators to provide differentiatedinstruction without having todifferentiate the curriculum. Inaddition, Kurzweil provides blind usersaccess to printed and electronicmaterials. Scanned print documentsand digital files (such as eBooks oremail) are converted from text tospeech and read aloud. All productsincorporate the most clear,human-like synthesized voicesavailable coupled with a robust set ofeasy-to-use features for accessing,reading, managing and creating textand images. Research has beencompleted on Kurzweil 3000 provingto improve the learning levels ofstudents with learning disablies. Mynotes on the How to Videos wascompleted in an outline format.Kurzweil 3000: How to Videos• Work with Kurweil 3000- The BasicsoMain Menu Bar: File, Edit, Scan,Read, View, Tools, Reference,Window, Online, HelpoMain Toolbar: New, Open, Save,

Neat. I will lookforward to youshowing mesome of thethings. I want toadocate for theprogram andmore knowledgewill help.

Print, Scan, Back, Red, Forward, Aud,Def, Synonym, Syllables, Spell, HelpoReading Toolbar/Settings: ReadingSpeaker, Reading SpeedoDocument Window: To Read or StopReading Press: Read, Pause, F3oHelp or F1 for Online Help•Show or Hide ToolbarsoGreen= Study Skills ToolbaroBlue= Writing Toolbar (Editing Tools)oYellow= Reading ToolbaroRed= Main Toolbar•Change Reading OptionsoHighlights Reading Unit in a Color &Current Word in Another ColoroSpeakers1st Button the Left on the Reading

ToolbarNicky, LH Michelle/Michael, Microsoft

Mary/Mike/Sam, VW Kate/PauloReading Mode2nd Button the Left on the Reading

ToolbarContinuous, Self-paced, Word by

wordoReading Unit3rd Button from the Left on the

Reading ToolbarWord, Phrase, Line, Sentence,

Paragraph, Heading, HighlightoReading Speed4th Button the Left on the Reading

Toolbar#; how fast the voice will read aloud

•Look Up a WordoSelect Word, Select Definition in MainToolbar, Click Read, End CloseoSelect Reference at Main Menu Bar,Select Look Up Word By Type, Typethe Word, Select an Option, End CloseoShort CutsWord Definitions= (Ctrl +D) OR

Synonym= Ctrl + Q•Use Color Highlighters to StudyoGreen= Study Skills Toolbar (Erase,Yellow, Green, Cyan, Magenta,Footnote, Sticky, Text, Close, Voice,Delete, Bookmark)oExample: Highlight Yellow= MainIdeas, Cyan= Details, Select ReadingUnit Highlight in the Reading Toolbar,Select ReadoStudy Documents: File, ExtractAnnotations, Highlights, OK•Create an OutlineoUse Highlighters from ReadingToolbar: Yellow= Main Ideas, Green=Details; Same as Study Documents:File, Extract Annotations, Highlights,OK; Indent 0.30 in. and Prefix %I) or%1) .•Create Sticky Notes and Text NotesoStudy Skills Toolbar: Footnote,

Sticky, Text, Voice,oSticky Note Maker: Select StickyNote Button, Click in the document towhere you would like to place it,(Notice: it is not transparent.) Type/Copy/Paste Text into the Note, Readsat the end of the DocumentoText Notes Maker: Text, IT ISTRANSPARENT, so place into a spacewhere there is no text underneath,Next Type into the Note, Read as partof the Doc•Prepare a Test DocumentsoTo Fill in the Blanks of aWord/Kurzweil Document: SelectTools, Select Fill in the Blanks, TestTakers Click & Type their Answers intothe Text Notes, Select Apply ToolbarSets #10 Test Taking ToolsTest Taking Tools: New, Open, Save,Print, Read, Delete, Spell Check,Predict, Highlight, Red Circle, Erase,HelpoSave Toolbars in Document: File,Properties, General Options, SaveToolbars in Document, OKoSpeak as Typing: to hear what isbeing typed; Select Tools, Options,General, Speak as typing Choose ANYor ALL of options (Whole Words/Whole Sentences are most helpful),APPLY, OK, Save Doc & ready for TestTakers•Highlight and Circle Test AnswersoTo Highlight Answer: Select Highlight(Yellow) in the Test Taking Toolbar,then drag mouse over the correctansweroTo Circle Answer: Select Red Circlein the Test Taking Toolbar, then dragover the correct answeroErase: Select the Erase Button, Dragover the AnsweroSave test document often, and readover to check answer•Work with a Fill in the Blanks TestoSelect Read or F3 to read over thetest; Kurzweil 3000 Pauses at eachBLANKoThis blanks are actually Text Notes,Click Note & Type, Tab for next blank,If Answer is already in the type Dragand Drop, Save test document often,and read over to check answer

2 9/12/20092:00 PM-5:00 PM 4

Pen Quick Link Elite: This piece of ATcollects notes electronically from anyprinted text, anytime, anywhere. Italso gives users all new electronicnote taking capabilities, such ashighlighting, reading notes aloud,beam it to smartphones. Students canscan and store up at 1,000 pages oftext in English (it also sscans in VERY NEAT!

German, Swedish, Portuguese,Spanish, Italian and French).QuickLink recognizes 6-22 point fontsizes (bold, italic, underline, invertedtext) with 2 MB integrated flashmemory. This reads your scannednotes aloud using the text to speechfunction, either through the built inspeaker or headphones. It alsoincludes an English dictionary. First Iread over the Quick Start Guide,skimmed the manual, reviewed theSuper Pen Easy Steps and then beganto play around with the Pen. Afterplaying around with the QuickLink-Pen Elite, I am slowly getting the hangof using the applications. I am able toscan, store and transfer. Howeveringseeing word definitions, accessingdefinitions of words within scannednotes, and hears spoken words aloudis something I'm having a difficult timewith. I think with more time andpractice I will be able to use theQuickLink-Pen correctly. In addition, Ithink that reviewing in a few times andhelping another person use it I willgain a better understanding of how touse it more often. Read & Write Goldis a fully comprehensive applicationtoolbar similar to Kursweil3000. Itprovides an outstanding literacysupport synonymous and is used inalmost any windows application. It's asimple to use toolbar that "floats" ontop of any open application.Assistance can then easily be calledupon as you work. Features includespeech, spelling, homophone support,scanning, word prediction, dictionary,speech markers, fact folder, factfinder, speech input, calculator, wordwizard, pronunciation tutor and ateachers toolkit. Speech - Read &Write (V9) GOLD color highlights andreads the words, sentences orparagraphs in your documentproviding audio-visual reinforcementand helping to develop recognition ofnew words and vocabulary. Speech isalso an integral part of the othersupport features, for example, you canhave the Word Prediction suggestionsread to you. The RealSpeak® voice isnow provided as standard andprovides the most human-soundingvoice available today.

Spelling - Read & Write (V9) GOLDincorporates a fast advancedspellchecker specifically designed tosolve the most complex of phoneticerrors. The spellchecker can be

customized to suit individual needsand provides audible definitions ofalternative suggestions to help youchoose the correct one.

Homophone Support - Read & Write(V9) GOLD will identify and provideaudible definitions for like soundingwords to improve the accuracy of yourwork.

Scanning - Scan any text documentinto Word or any other major wordprocessor enabling on screen editingand text reading. Scanned materialwill be incorporated into a familiarmainstream environment, allowing thedocument to be made easily availableto other Users. This is key to inclusiveeducation and integration. There isalso the option to scan any textdocument into Internet Explorer for"near perfect" image generation or atext only image to which a Userdefined style sheet can be applied.

Word Prediction - This will aid insentence construction by suggestingand predicting words. Word predictorwill learn as correct text is typed,dramatically aiding the developmentof literacy and increasing accuracy.With context and phonetic based wordprediction.

Dictionary - 180,000-word talkingdictionary and dictionary will benefityou by helping to increase yourliteracy and creative writing skills.

Speech Maker - converts selected textinto speech, which can be saved as anaudio file (.wav, MP3, .wma) capableof being played on any suitabledevice.

Fact Folder – This desk research toolallows you to capture text from anyapplication, classify it, attach picturesand bibliography information andrecord its source. This information canbe converted to a slide show anddocument to help studying andrevision.

Fact Finder – this web search toolsearches the web to find relevantinformation associated with yourresearch topic. Search engines in 6different categories are provided foryou to choose from.

Speech Input (only available with USA

version) – speak into your computerand have what you say converted totext on the screen. Help is provided toassist you to train the software torecognize your voice.

Simple and Scientific Calculator – Onscreen calculator provides all the mainfunctions of a simple or scientificcalculator with audible feedback andaudit trail.

Word Wizard - Word wizard assists indeveloping creative sentences byoffering solutions for vocabulary.When you are searching for the wordyou want to use Word Wizard takesyou though a simple step by stepprocess till you find the word you arelooking for.

Pronunciation Tutor - ThePronunciation Tutor will break wordsinto syllables allowing easyrecognition and pronunciation.Includes a moving mouth, to aid thedevelopment of more accuratespeech.

Teachers Toolkit – enables educatorsto specify which Read & Write (V9)GOLD features a particular studenthas access to and see student spellinglogs and activity logs.

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Resources: Andrich, R., & Besio, S.(2002). Being informed, demandingand responsible consumers ofassistive technology: an educationalissue. Disability and Rehabilitation,24(1/2/3), 152-159. King, T. W.(1998). Assistive Technology:Essential Human Factors. Boston, MA:Allyn & Bacon. State., & Governments,L. (n.d.). Student Placement inElementary and Secondary Schoolsand Section 504 and Title II of theAmericans with Disabilities Act.Retrieved September 15, 2009, fromhttp://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oc/docs/placpub.html UsedKurzweil 3000 to create Sticky Notesand Text Notes within the resourcearticle given on AT. In addition,worked with a student worker tocreate Kurweil3000 Files and MP3Files. Kurzweil 3000 files can comefrom the publisher, scan in with ascanner or from a PDF file. PDF needsto be saved in a KES1V Printer inwhich is the Kurzweil Format. Tocreate an MP3 File from the KurzweilText, unwanted text/images must beremoved before hand. Once unwanted

It seems likemany couldbenefit from this.

text/images are removed, select File,Audio Filer, Create Audio File usingSpeaker VW Paul because he soundsmore realistic and Speed can be140-150, 145 is most common. MP3Files are stored in folders by textbookname and saved by chapter numbers.In addition to reviewing and learningmore about Kurzweil 3000, Dr. Waltongave me a list of students to contactabout scheduling meeting times fortraining on equipment. Training willtake place in three sessions : 1)Introduction of Equipment/Program indetail, 2) Review Equipment/Programwith the student, and 3) Monitorstudent while he/she is workingindependently on equipment/programand be around for assistance. ATTraining that I will assist students in,as of now, will include Kurzweil 3000,Read and Write Gold, and ReadingPen. When the students are usingKurzweil3000 I would like to teachthem how to use it for two majorfunctions: 1) Read Aloud and 2) TakeNotes from text to study from. OtherAT that I will train students in willcome once I have completed trainingmyself.

3 9/16/20092:00 PM-5:00 PM 3

AT Training: 3 PM Train Student I inKurzweil 3000. 4 PM Train Student Ain Read & Write Gold.

We have a lotof incomingstudents whohave never hadaccess to thistechnology butwill benefit fromusing it.

4 9/22/20092:00 PM-5:00 PM 3

2 PM Train Student C in Kurzweil3000.3 PM Webinar for myself onKurzweril3000. The Webinar neededto be downloaded by Cisco WebEXMeeting Center in order to view.Cambium Learning Family ofcompanies and is split into threedifferent groups. They harness theunique attributes of technology toaddress specific instructional needs. Itis helpful for students that arestruggling and/or part of the 2sections of the RTI model. Thisprogram is for third grade students toadulthood. Kurzweil3000 supportsfluency, vocabulary, comprehension,writing, and test taking skills. It is atext to speech program. Theframework of how to teach writing isdeveloped within the tools. Quicklystudents go from reading to writingand can manage complex tasks tobecome better writers. A centralproblem in the writing of students withlearning disabilities is their failure to

Note: Unless youwant theinformation foryourself, thecopy & pastedinformation inhere is notnecessary. Thatis - all of the infoon the product orwebinar.

plan and organize their thoughts.Powerful writing features and toolswere created to work with the writingprocess. Brainstorming and outliningtools are there to help students createnotes to save for writing assignments.Kurzweil3000 bridges the gap betweenreading and writing by allowingstudents to quickly use organizationalnotes while working with a draft. Inaddition, it helps prompt students touse word areas such as transitionalwords or summary verbs, accessingdefinitions and a floating word list.Draft and split screen mode isavailable for students to write andrevise in a single shot. In addition,within the same screen a reviewchecklist can be created for studentsto double check their work. NoteSnippet is in a read only view. Accessnotes with a working document. Newwriting templates, as well as createyour own, for common writing tasks.Writing templates include graphicalbrainstorm view similar to kidspirationand inspiration programs.Kurzweil3000 brings reading andwriting closer together byincorporating powerful writing toolsand supports students' needs. Withinthis powerpoint presentation, a stepby step tutorial was given in the newprogram of Kurzweil very similar tothe how to videos from the helpbutton. 4 PM Train Student J inKurzweil3000. NEW! "Connecting thePower of Audio Books Players withAccessible Educational Content".(2009, September 15). RetrievedSeptember 22, 2009, fromwww.humanware.ca/web/en/newsletter/60-t.html Products forBlindness, Low Vision & LearningDisabilities - HumanWare USA. (n.d.).Retrieved September 22, 2009, fromhttp://www.humanware.com for PDFDownloadable file of Resource Guide-Assistive Technologies That SupportLearning Disabilities.

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2 PM Train Student M in Read&WriteGold with a Webinar. Webinar is webconferencing used to conduct livemeetings, trainings or presentationsvia the Internet. In a web conference,each participant sits at his/her woncomputer and is connected to otherparticipants via internet. The purposeof this webinar was to accomplishthree goals with the Read & WriteGold program. The goals were: (1)What is Read & Write Gold?; (2) Whatdoes it do?; and (3) How does it work? same as above.

Within this web conference I learnedmany important skills that will help meuse this program as well as teachother students. Read & Write Gold isassists students to read, write andstudy/research. When using this toread, it can read files in three differentformats (Text, PDF, Html) each withdifferent ways of operating.

Read & Write Gold helps all readersand writers succeed. It improvesreading fluency and comprehension,facilitates research, writing and testtaking, encourages independence andinclusion, provides tools suited forinstructional supports across all RTITiers, supports principles of UDL,integrates with mainstream Windowsapplications and includes powerfulteacher support tools. This programsupports students with reading andwriting difficulties, learningdisabilities, and English as a secondlanguage.Features included in the Read & WriteGold are: Text to Speech, PhoneticSpell Checker, Word Prediction,Talking Dictionary, Word Wizard,Homophone Checker, TalkingCalculator, Screenshot Reader,Speech Maker, DAISY Reader,Pronunciation Tutor, Scanning, FactFinder, Fact Folder, Online FactMapper, Screen Masking, SpeechInput, Online Translator, PDF aloud,Study Skills Tools, Summary Feature,NIMAS Conversion Tool and Teacher’sToolkit.Using the webinar was veryconstructive. It trained two otherpeople as well as me in operatingRead & Write Gold at the same time. Ihad never done a webinar before thisexperience so I was not sure what wasgoing to happen. It was interestingand convenient because if I missedsomething I could just ask or ifsomeone else missed something theycould ask. Everyone was able to takesnotes consistently. Overall, it was avery enjoyable experience and I wouldlike to be trained with webinars moreoften.3 PM Student I follow up training. 4 PMStudent A Kurzweil3000 Training.Schofield, J. (2009, September 23).Gadgets for people with disabilities:free-form phones and talking jam-jars| Technology | The Guardian .Retrieved September 24, 2009, fromhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/23/gadgets-

people-disabilities-phones/printGLADER, P. (n.d.). Online HighSchools Test Students' Social Skills -WSJ.com. Retrieved September 24,2009, from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125374569191035579.html?m

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2 PM Train Student C. 3 PM TrainStudent L. 4 PM Train Student A.Clicker 5 is a writing support andmultimedia tool for students. It israising reading and writing standardsin the classroom around the world. Ithelps all learners succeed includingstruggling readers and writers, Englishlanguage learners, and more ablestudents. It can be used on Windows,as well as Mac Computers. Includesspeech supported word-processor,text is highlighted as it is spoken andeverything that is typed will be spokenback to the student in a clear voice.Students can hear if they make anymistakes and then correct thosemistakes.Clicker also has grids that supportstudent writing. Grids allow studentsto write full words, phrase andpictures. Students are able to createsentences without having to type outeach letter. It is very motivating forearly learners or struggling writers.Grids can be sequenced to supportlarger pieces of writing into smallsections.Talking Books- can create booksappropriate for students of all ages.Using Talking Books students can viewcomplex text with speech support tocreate their own book based on theircomprehension of the original text.Students can type directly into the textbox or use a pop-up grid to supporttheir writing. The internet is helpful forstudents to look up new words not inthe word blank. Clicker 5 supportsphotos and text from a website to beused as a copy and paste tool. Alwayslook up copyright issues before usingitems from the internet.Creating Grids on Clicker 5 you cantype words into the grid, or you mayuse existing Clicker 5 Grids to bepersonalized for the classroom.Pictures are already included and willappear when that word is typed into acell. Also you may use your ownphotos to personalize the learning.Creating Multimedia Projects onClicker 5 will integrate technology intothe curriculum. Students will locateand create their own photos from thebook. The projects are determined by

It will beinteresting tolearn yourusefulness ofthese items. Iknow manyteachers enjoyTalking Books. Ihad never heardof Clicker 5.

outcomes, support literacy, encouragecreativity, and motivate students of allabilities.Clicker is the proven reading andwriting tool that helps students of allabilities to achieve rapid andpermanent gains in their levels ofreading and writing. Clicker is used onover half a million school computers,and is central in many special needsenvironments as well as a mainstay inregular education. Clicker 5 boostwriting independence, encouragesself-correction with a natural voice,built writing confidence, promotesreading independence with talkingbooks, develops English languagelearners’ literacy skills, and supportsstudents with all needs.Clicker Paint is an educational art toolto support teaching and learning in allcontent areas involving the use ofClicker 5. This program was designedby teachers and has many uses for inthe classroom. In addition, it wasdesigned for student use thereforemaking the layout on their levelcreating a new way of meeting courseobjectives. Clicker Paint students cancreate a talking books with picturesequences, in addition to a variety ofliteracy activities. InteractiveWhiteboards can be used with ClickerPaint with the whole classroom or in asmall group setting.

5 10/1/20092:00 PM-5:00 PM 3

2 PM Train Student J.PPT on Ethics & AT: How can we get itright? Dr Gillian Ward Sr Lecturer inAT Coventry UniversityPPT on Ethical issues in ATGoode., & Susan. (2006). AssistiveTechnology and Diversity Issues.Topics in Early Childhood SpecialEducation, 26(1), 51-54.Martinez-Marrero, I., & Estrada-Hernandez, N. (2008). AssistiveTechnology: An Instructional Tool toAssist College Students with WrittenLanguage Disabilities. TechTrends,52(1), 56-62.Gamble, M. J., Dowler, D. L., &Orslene, L. E. (2006). Assistivetechnology: Choosing the right tool forthe right job. Journal of VocationalRehabilitation, 24, 73-80.Levy, N. (2002). ReconsideringCochlear implants: the lessons ofMartha’s Vineyard. Bioethics, 16(2),135-152.Alaimo, C. A. (2009, October 1).High-tech math helps heads to D-Mschool. Retrieved October 2, 2009,from www.azstarnet.com/sn

I attended oneof Blair'strainingsessions. OK

/education/311362 • Feldman, B.(2009, October 2). Surfing the NetWith Kids: Phonics - The BostonGlobe. Retrieved October 2, 2009,from http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/

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2 PM Train Student T in Kurzweil3000.NO SHOW :( 3 PM Train Student M inKurzweil3000. 4 PM Train Student D inKurzweil3000. NO SHOW AssistiveTechnology Articles from ERIC:Bausch, M., Quinn, B., Chung, Y.,Ault, M., & Behrmann, M. (2009).Assistive Technology in theIndividualized Education Plan: Analysisof Policies across Ten States. Journalof Special Education Leadership,22(1), 9-23.http://search.ebscohost.com Dreon,O., & Dietrich, N. (2009). TurningLemons into Lemonade: TeachingAssistive Technology through Wikisand Embedded Video. TechTrends:Linking Research and Practice toImprove Learning, 53(1), 78-80.http://search.ebscohost.comEducation’s, t. U. (2006). MOVINGTOWARD SOLUTIONS. RetrievedOctober 6, 2009, fromhttp://74.125.93.132/custom?q=cache:0xK8ZXFzkLcJ:www./documents/MovingTowardSolutions.pdf+Moving+Tcd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=google-coop-np Garland-Thomson, R. (2006). Ways of Staring-- Garland-Thomson 5 (2): 173 --Journal of Visual Culture. RetrievedOctober 6, 2009, fromhttp://vcu.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/5/2/173 Jutai, J., Strong, J.,& Russell-Minda, E. (2009).Effectiveness of Assistive Technologiesfor Low Vision Rehabilitation: ASystematic Review. Journal of VisualImpairment & Blindness, 103(4),210-222. http://search.ebscohost.comMacMillan, A. (2009, October 5).Internet addiction linked to ADHD,depression in teens - CNN.com.Retrieved October 6, 2009, fromhttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/depression.adhd.internet.addiction/index.html Mueller, J., Wood, E.,Hunt, J., & Specht, J. (2009).Assessing Adult Student Reactions toAssistive Technology in WritingInstruction. Adult Basic Education andLiteracy Journal, 3(1), 13-23.http://search.ebscohost.com Platt, T.(2003, July 7). The FrighteningAgenda of the American EugenicsMovement. Retrieved October 6,

She is verythorough in herinstructionswhile being ableto connect theprocess tothings thestudent hasdone before.She connectsthe study skillspart of Kurzweilto useful skillsfor eachstudent. Greatjob. ok

2009, from http://hnn.us/articles/1551.htm Peters, K., Remmel, E., &Richards, D. (2009). Language,Mental State Vocabulary, and FalseBelief Understanding in Children withCochlear Implants. Language, Speech,and Hearing Services in Schools,40(3), 245-255.http://search.ebscohost.com Zambo,D. (2009). Using Visual Literacy toHelp Adolescents Understand HowImages Influence Their Lives.TEACHING Exceptional Children,41(6), 60-67.http://search.ebscohost.comZascavage, V., & Winterman, K.(2009). What Middle School EducatorsShould Know about AssistiveTechnology and Universal Design forLearning. Middle School Journal,40(4), 46-52.http://search.ebscohost.com

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3 PM Train Student AL inKurzweil3000. 4 PM Train Student TYin Kurzweil3000. Contacted studentsto come in for training. Also contactedstudents to come in for training whodid not show up yesterday. OK

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2 PM Train Student TY. 3 PM TrainStudent AL. 4 PM Train Student MC Allstudents seems to understand howKurzweil300 is supposed to operate.Now we just need to get their books inelectronic format for them to useKurzweil 3000. Begin researchingideas for the topic of "Thanksgiving" tocreate a Talking Book in MicrosoftPPT. Talking Books created inMicrosoft PPT to create mouse-operated talking books using picturesscanned in from real books. Thepurpose of this is important becauseaccess to literature is necessary for allstudents. Talking books are visual aidswith stimulating and colorful booksbeing read aloud by creator or MP3files. I am very excited to beginworking with Talking Books in PPT aswell as Clicker. OK

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Recreate Ordering Books for SpringChecklist/Handout Went on Clicker 5 &reviewed Examples in Science & Math.I really enjoyed all of the visual andauditory effects. I felt that theseresources were educational and fun. Iwould like to continue reviewingClicker and seeing what otheroptions/strategies are out there, inaddition to the other subjects.TalkingBooks: Dougherty, B. (2008). LittlestPilgrim. New York: Cartwheel BooksThis book is the one I decided to useto create my talking book.This book is ok

32 pages long and the reading level isfor students ages 4-8. I beganscanning in all of the pictures from thebook. I rather have too many picturethan not enough. However, theappearance was not coming out clearenough (after I scanned all 32pages!). So I decided to go back,RE-Scan & maybe play around/changethe setting of the photo beginingscanned before scanning. Finally Ifound a setting that was suitable. Ionly scanned a few this way as a test.After I scanned a few pages, I openedthe photos in Adobe's Photoshop CS4.In Photoshop CS4, I selectedAdjustments, Auto Curves. This gavethe picture a clearer picture thatlooked similar to the picture bookitself. I plan on finishing scanningtomorrow in the setting I foundappropriate and Photoshoping all ofthe photos to make the photos lookclear and neat.

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Scanned, uploaded and Photoshop allimages from "The Littlest Pilgrim."Created a Talking Book usingMicrosoft PPT 2007. Read, researchedand developed a PowerPointPresentation of Talking Books. ThePPT includes: (1) What are Talkingbooks? (2) Who uses talking books?(3) How to create a Talking Book(STEP BY STEP Directions), (4) MyExample in PPT 07, (5) Summary and(6) References. I will email you myPPT for any feedback to improve on.Overall, I really enjoyed creating theTalking Book. I feel that this wasextremely useful for me to learnbecause I do not know what type ofclassroom I will be teaching in. Inaddition, I am not aware of the type ofresources and materials my schooldistrict will have access to anddeveloping a Talking Book for astudent/ classes interests anddevelopment level is going to behelpful and useful in the future. I donot mind using the Power Talk. I couldrecord my own voice reading the text,just like in a vodcast/podcast.However, I am not comfortableenough with recording my own voice.Unless someone else I know isinterested in performing for myassignments, I will most likely usePower Talk. I also finished created ahandout for the DS Office. TheHandout was developed for studentsto order books for their springsemester classes. I will also takehome Clicker 5 & Clicker Paint to

This is a goodjob on creatinga talking book. ok

download onto my HOME lab top. Thisway I will be able to read the manualand identify concepts on Clickeroutside of the DS Office.

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Feedback from Talking Book.Downloaded a Book from a Word Fileinto a Kurzweil3000 File. Researchtopic on Veteran's Day for Clickerproject. Presentation on Moodle VSWikispace for a Distance EducationCourse ok

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Research Moodle to create apresentation of a basic overview ofMoodle. Research sources were:Google, Moodle.org, Youtube.com andSlideshare.net.

OK -Let me knowif you have anyquestion. Icannot answerall, but a lot.

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Trained Student JS in Kurzweil3000and downloaded textbooks on to hisjump drive. I have all of my resourcesand materials ready to createtemplates in Clicker 5 on the topic ofVeterans Day. However it is notworking. I took out the User GuideManual and began to follow that STEPby STEP. But again it was not insertingmy text/graphics. I went onto theClicker website and download/readover Power Points on Clicker 5 & Paintin the classroom. Each PPT gave ideasand strategies on using in theclassroom and what you can createjust NOT HOW TO CREATE. As you cantell I am getting a little frustrated. Itold Dr. Walton and she searched forvideos yet the videos wouldn't play.They were only text boxes listing thesame steps as in the manual. Iemailed the Tech Support from thewebsite and they said it would take atleast 48 hours to email me back. Afterreviewing the samples that Clickerdisplays, I wanted to create templatesthat would be useful for labeling,classifying, unscramble terms, fill-inmissing letters, and so forth with gridtables already developed with theterms and pictures for visualdefinition/cue for students to displaythe term. Most of the terms weresymbols, such as American Flag, BaldEagle, Plane (Air Force), Boat (Navy),and so on. Finally, I decided to take abreak and take the Manual home withme to work on the program at mycomputer. Maybe I will have betterresults. I wonder if I can find atemplate similar in Microsoft Office??!I went back to work on Kurzweil 3000,to read over an article or two for mygraduate courses and then maybedevelop a handout on Kurzweil 3000for future student use. Kurzweil 3000was not responding. Therefore, I

Clicker 5 did notseem to beworking verywell. OK

closed out the program.

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Worked on using Clicker 5 again.Finally completed what I needed toaccomplish. Will present Moodle nextweek.

Clicker 5 justneeds a bettercomputer asyou saw whenwe worked on it.

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Low Vision Expo at the Chateau Resortand Conference Center inTannersville, PA. The event willfeature expert presenations on thelastest in devices, technology andtechniques all for people with lowvision. I really enjoyed myself at thisevent. I went home leaving with a lotof useful resources as well as hearingpersonal experiences.

I spoke with arepresentativeof MCCB whowas very gladthat Blairattended theLow VisionExpo. ok

11 11/10/20092:00 PM-5:00 PM 3

I put a folder on Dr Walton's desktopand labeled it BLAIR.Everything that I have created so faris in that folder.

Kurzweil 3000 is a mixture of things. Itis a PDF File with 3 sections.The First section is a PowerPointPresentation that I FOUND online. Ifelt that it gave a great explanationalong with details describing anoverview of Kurzweil 3000.The NEXT Part is a little CHEAT SHEET(3 pages long) That I created for thestudents I was training.The Third Part is something I foundonline that I thought would be reallyhelpful for teachers & students, itcombines SQ3R & Kurzweil.

Clicker PPT Is Divided into 5 Sections-What is clicker 5?-What is new?-Clicker in your classroom-Quick Tips-Additional InformationAll of the SLIDES WITH SCREENSHOTS were taken FROM THECLICKER website. I felt that therewere a clearer visual aid than theones I was creating. Using Kurzweil3000 to read over articles & PPTS onDigital Books. Scanned hard copy offiles into the Kurzweil3000 format.Used Kurzweil 3000 to read andhighlight useful information aboutTrade Books, eBooks, MP3 Books, etc.Saved files into PDF & merged intoONE document to my jump drive forlater use.

Blair developeda trainingpowerpoint onKurzweil andClicker 5. Shecreated anddemonstrated alesson done inClicker.

11 11/11/20099:00 AM-4:00 PM 7

PaTTAN Assistive Technology (AT)Expo 2009 K-12 in LehighValley/Allentown, PA. This expo is anopportunity for educators & families toexplore software, devices andstrategies that enable students toaccess curriculum and meet with

Blair presentedme withinformation fromAT Expo and wehad a discussabout AT. ok

success.

11 11/12/20092:00 PM-2:30 PM 0.5

Intern Meeting with Dr. Sockman toReview Artifacts and Reflections onInternship

Dr. Sockmanand I spokeabout Blair andher internship,professionaldevelopmentand personalgrowth. Nov. 11

11 11/12/20094:00 PM-4:30 PM 0.5

Speaking to Dr. Sockman's MCOM 580Class EfolioPA

12 11/17/20092:00PM-5:00PM 3

2 PM Training in Kurzweil 3000 for agraduate student in AT course.

2:30 PM Help Dr. Walton to play a CDwithin her PowerPoint with the one CDfor all slides.

3-5 PM Research References on FontPreferences

Arditi, A. (2004). Adjustabletypography: an approach to enhancinglow vision text accessibility.Ergonomics, 47(5), 469-482.Retrieved from Computers & AppliedSciences Complete database.

Arditi, A., & Cho, J. (2005). Serifs andfont legibility. Vision Research,45(23), 2926-2933. Retrieved fromMEDLINE database

Bailey, I., Lueck, A., Greer, R., Tuan,K., Bailey, V., & Dornbusch, H.(2003). Understanding theRelationships Between Print Size andReading in Low Vision. Journal ofVisual Impairment & Blindness, 97(6),325. Retrieved from Academic SearchComplete database.

Bernard, M., Chaparro, B., Mills, M., &Halcomb, C. (2003). Comparing theeffects of text size and format on thereadibility of computer-displayedTimes New Roman and Arial text.International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 59(6), 823.doi:10.1016/S1071-5819(03)00121-6.

Bradbury, H., & Ross, K. (1990). THEEFFECTS OF NOVELTY AND CHOICEMATERIALS ON THE INTRANSITIVITYOF PREFERENCES OF CHILDREN ANDADULTS. Annals of OperationsResearch, 23(1-4), 141-159.Retrieved from Computers & AppliedSciences Complete database

Erdoğan, Y., & Bayram, S. (2007). Theeffects of gender and visual disabilityfactors on the legibility of web pages.

Interestingarticles thatshow the needto be aware offont size for anyprintpresentation.

Journal of Literacy & Technology,8(1), 1-20. Retrieved from EducationResearch Complete database.

Fiske, D. (1994). Removing Obstaclesto Easy Reading. TechnicalCommunication: Journal of the Societyfor Technical Communication, 41(2),269-75. Retrieved from ERICdatabase.

Kay, R. (2001). Type Fonts.Computerworld, 35(1), 54. Retrievedfrom Computers & Applied SciencesComplete database

Mansfield, J., Legge, G., & Bane, M.(1996). Psychophysics of reading. XV:Font effects in normal and low vision.Investigative Ophthalmology & VisualScience, 37(8), 1492-1501. Retrievedfrom MEDLINE database.

Pei Fen, C., Yan Peng, L., & SiewWoei, L. (2009). On the DesignPreferences for Ebooks. IETE TechnicalReview, 26(3), 213-222.doi:10.4103/0256-4602.50706

Russell-Minda, E., Jutai, J., Strong, J.,Campbell, K., Gold, D., Pretty, L., etal. (2007). The Legibility of Typefacesfor Readers with Low Vision: AResearch Review. Journal of VisualImpairment & Blindness, 101(7),402-415. Retrieved from EducationResearch Complete database.

Schaefer, K. (2003). E-SpaceInclusion: A Case for the Americanswith Disabilities Act in Cyberspace.Journal of Public Policy & Marketing,22(2), 223-227. Retrieved fromBusiness Source Premier database.

Handout from Gary Braman MCOM 262DeskTop Publishing BasicsFont Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6djQHeqMwQ&NR=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MoxKXEBRC8&NR=1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezyRovNSaHsSurface Computerhttp://www.collegehumor.com/video:1762379

12 11/18/20092:00PM-5:00PM 3

Information On Amazon Kindlehttp://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Original-Wireless-generation/dp/B000FI73MA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle

Kindle videoswere veryinteresting.

http://www.slideshare.net/sportsgirls92/the-amazon-kindle-1947963

http://www.slideshare.net/kindle/amazon-kindle-e-book-reader

http://www.slideshare.net/mqaissaunee/the-amazon-kindle-the-iphone-and-the-sdk-presentation

http://www.slideshare.net/obrajesse/hacking-your-kindle-oscon-lightning-talk

http://www.slideshare.net/beahgo/iphone-as-kindle-ereader

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=Mcr&as_q=Amazon+Kindle&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=pdf&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images

You Tube Views on Amazon’s Kindle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKUKQ7QqOHw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89mSosMsEyg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi2q5gTlu6o&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI0Zry_R4RQ&NR=1

13 11/24/20092:00PM-5:00PM 3

Reflection time. Review all artifactsand put together on slideshare.net,and efoliopa.com. In EfolioPA, createa separate tab to display all artifacts. OK

14 12/1/20092:00PM-5:00PM 3

Reflect and set up for Presentation onKurzweil 3000. Print out handouts.

Watched herset up Kurzweilon computerand initiateprogram fordemo.

14 12/1/20095:00PM -5:30 PM 0.5

Speaking to Dr. Sockman's MCOM 580Class About Kurzweil 3000 & TalkingBooks

14 12/2/20092:00PM-5:00PM 3

Presented a brief overview, using myprofessional development materials,on Moodle with Dr. Walton.

Learned moreabout Moodleand viewedtraininginformation with

Blair.

15 12/9/200912:00 PM-12:30 PM 0.5

Lunch to celebrate the ending of thesemester. OK.

TotalHours 90