AT in the Cloud. Agenda. NC AHEAD- Web Apps/Cloud for Students with Disabilities

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1 AT in the Cloud NC AHEAD- Web Apps/Cloud for Students with Disabilities March 8,

2 Why This Topic? o Why this topic? 2

3 Today y The Cloud g 3

4 Outcomes Practical knowledge of how to use some cloud based AT Help students use the same content as everyone else on the same devices as everyone else Computing anywhere, any time, any device 4 4

5 How has computing changed? 5

6 How has computing changed? Desktop Windows Vista, 7, 8 Mac 10.4 thru 10.x Linux Android Chromium (Google) Mobile IPhone Blackberry Symbian Android Windows Phone Tablet Ipad Blackberry Android Chromium Win Tablet 6 6

7 What does more platforms mean? For AT Companies More platforms to develop for Same size Budget Decisions about what to support For AT Users More cool platforms to choose from Sometimes patchy AT support on new platforms Less choice of AT on new platforms 7

8 In the real world for AT people. There is no way to do accessible Flash on Mac There is no way to do accessible Flash on mobile devices There is no public accessibility layer on ipad or iphone eor itouch Even if there was you can only have one app running at a time. People really want AT solutions on Phones, Handhelds and Tablets Accessibility is often not a priority in new platforms, and a new generation of App developer has to learn about accessibility The Focus is on Standalone Apps for now 8

9 What else has changed? o Every 10 years we have a major shift in computing. o It will impact AT Desktop Computers The Internet Cloud Computing And Mobile Devices Mif Mainframes 9 9

10 The Cloud Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a metered service over a network (typically the Internet). End users access cloud based applications through aweb browser or a light weight desktop or mobile app while the business software and data are stored on servers at a remote location. Cloud application providers strive to give the same or better service and performance as if the software programs were installed locally on end user computers. Wikipedia 1010

11 Benefits/Costs o Benefits Uses mostly server resources (not computers ) Little or no installation Many free or freemium options Web interface allows cross platform access anytime anywhere o Costs Internet Connection Required (bandwidth) Security 11

12 Cloud Computing With cloud computing the computing intelligence exists on remote devices, such as web servers / speech servers etc. Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc. Word Processing: Google Docs, Office 365, CRM: Salesforce.com Database: Quickbase Assistive technology is moving to the cloud. 12

13 The Cloud in Education Cloud Storage Online Office Suites 1313

14 Read&Write for Google Docs NEW! 14

15 Other Education Examples o Blackboard & WebCT o Desire To Learn o Discovery Education o Google Apps for Education o Evernote o Online Textbooks o Online Testing 1515

16 AT is moving into the cloud some examples All you need is a browser 16

17 Web Anywhere o washington edu o Very cool simple free screen reader o Visit ii this site then type the URL of the site you want to read o Works on Windows, Mac, Andriod not Ipad yet o Needs Flash installed 1717

18 Bookbuilder from CAST Create, share, publish, and read digital books that engage and support diverse learners according to their individual needs, interests, and skills. Completely Free 1818

19 Alexicom o Web based AAC system o Works on Windows, Mac, Tablets, Smartphones o Your AAC pages and templates are all in the cloud and you can access them through multiple low cost devices Works on IPad 1919

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21 Desktop Version of Read&Write GOLD Writing Support Tools Reading Support Tools Research/Study Support Tools 21

22 Web Apps Read&Write Web ebook Reader 22

23 Web Apps Dictionary Spelling Speech 23

24 A Peek into Texthelp s (June) Future o Epub Reading on any device o PDF Reading on any device o MS Word Reading on any device o Cloud Based supported Writing tools 2424

25 Open file from Google Drive Documents automatically OCR scanned and can be read aloud with dual highlighting 25

26 PDF, epub, KESI, and more Study skills highlighting (persist in cloud) Talking dictionary 26

27 PDF, epub, KESI, and more Collect and extract highlights 27

28 PDF, epub, KESI, and more Vocabulary list builder 28

29 PDF, epub, KESI, and more Picture dictionary 29

30 PDF, epub, KESI, and more Annotations in document (persist in the cloud) 30

31 Send image files (jpeg) to Google Drive 31

32 Send image files (jpeg) to Google Drive Same tools can be used for images Automatic OCR allows text to be accessed 32

33 Access easily on mobile devices 33

34 Coming in June Bookshelf 34

35 Coming in June Bookshelf 35

36 Question/Comments? Jeffrey Levinson x3324 g 36