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ATIA Orlando

2011

Increasing Student Access to Reading Material With iPods or

Zunes & Free Software! EDU-64

Daniel G. [email protected]@gmail.comwww.patinsproject.com

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Daniel G. McNulty• Paraprofessional in Lafayette Indiana Area• Private Applied Behavior Analysis Therapist for

preschool children on the Autism Spectrum• Behavioral Consultant• PURDUE University

• BA Special Education, MS Special Education • ClassroomTeacher

• Kg-6th Grade Moderate-Severe Disabilities• UDL Team Leader, Autism Team Leader

• PATINS Project; Northeast Site Coordinator • Wedding/Portrait Photographer (in all my free time)

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Some Quick Rationale

• As of April 2008: over 150, 000,000 iPods sold

• First iPod wasn't sold until October 23, 2001• Our audience understands this method of

delivery• This is a relatively inexpensive way to adapt

materials• This technology is Socially Valid • Improvements will be on-going and readily

available.


Rationale, Research, EvidenceAccording to the 2007 Nations Report Card, 1/3 of students aren’t proficient readers and 44% of 4th graders have a reading difficulty. This is not just a special education issue and screams out for a universally designed classroom experience.

Over the last 2 decades reading achievement scores nationwide have hardly improved at all! The pressure around test scores have changed, but the scores themselves have not! This speaks loud and clear to me. The way we’ve provided written material isn’t working for all students.

The discrepancy model or ‘waiting for failure’ no longer applies. After second grade, it is much more difficult (if possible at all) to bring struggling readers back up to grade level. Reading accommodations are needed even at early grade levels to circumvent the lack of reading fluency.

Time spent reading is the greatest predictor of reading growth: good readers read more and get better. Poor readers struggle, get frustrated, read less and fall further behind.

Knowing that struggling readers are not catching up and test scores are showing it: Digital text is dynamic, flexible, portable, malleable, non-linear, interactive, multi-media and able to be searched.


More Rationale, Research, Evidence

Digital Reading in the 21st Century is MORE than decoding words.

44% of Sp.Ed. Population is made up of students with a LD

80% of those identified with LD have a reading disability

Only 8% are using recorded text

Have the highest drop out rates than any other disability category

K. Beers, 1988: hearing and seeing text improves reading, does not prohibit it

Research supports children being read to using books on tape. Let’s re-think this and apply the concept to the digital era.

Audiobooks: appeal to struggling readers, allow reading at or above grade level, improves attitude of struggling readers.

TTS on computer where you can select and see the text being read, scores were twice as high as audiobook only

It is sometimes necessary to treat people differently in order to treat them equally


Access to the content is

NOT the same as phonetic decoding

and should not be dependent on it. All Rights Reserved ©, Please Request Permission To Duplicate. Daniel G. McNulty/Indiana DOE/ODL

Let’s Get Our Hands Dirty

5 or 6 Methods TodayRecorded Speech onto iPods/ZunesText To mp3 for iPod/Zune (Audio only) Powerpoint Slides to iPod/Zune as Static ImagesPowerpoint Slides with Narration (2 methods)Text To Speech Video (w/tracking) to iPod or ZuneiPod Text only 'Notes’ & Lyrics (If time)


Recorded Speech Onto iPods (Method 1)

Using a Digital Recorder (Olympus DS-30 or similar)Recorded audio is only available in WMA format...doesn't work with iPods/iTunes, but works great for Zunes. So, we use the Free SWITCH application or the Free iTunes to create mp3, or mp4 formatted versions for the iPod Drag appropriate format into iTunes and Sync with iPod or into Zune software and sync with Zune.

Using a Computer (Audacity, Garageband, etc)Same as above, except record appropriate format to start with! Built-in or cheap ($10) Mics are usually fine.

Using iTalk (or similar mic on the device itself)Records directly onto the iPod. No syncing or reformatting, but also no editing available. No recording on the Zune.


Text To MP3: Audio Only (Method 2)Open the Free Speakonia on PC or TypeItReadIt for Mac (or Orator, Vox Machina, Text-To-Audio-File all for Mac.

Copy/Paste your Test or document into the App (Speakonia, etc)

File > Save As Wave File > Export to desired location

Convert format to mp3 if desired (Switch or iTunes)

Drag the Wav file into iTunes and Sync

To make the file size smaller; in iTunes: Edit > Preferences > General > Import Settings > mp3 Good Quality. Then Rt. Click or ctrl Click on Mac ON the track you want to convert and > Create mp3 Version. You can then delete the old version and sync to iPod! Switch software will also do this if you’re using Zune Software instead of iPods.


PowerPoint Slides To iPod (Method 3)

Type 1: Slides Only (Quick & Easy): No other software or hardware needed In ppt.> File > Save As jpg > All Slidesjpg image format for both iPod & Zune works fineCreate a folder and place all these jpg images inside itOpen iTunes or Zune Software and attach device to computer. Click on the Photos Tab in iTunes>iPod Device. Check the Sync Photos from: box Note the location of the photos folder to sync. Sync the iPod, Eject when finished.In Zune software sync all or choose specific folders of photos to sync. Go to the Photos on the iPod or Zune and then navigate to the Folder of images

Downside: No Audio, have to scroll from image to image unless using the slideshow feature and the text could be very small.


Narrate PPT Slides in iMovie or Moviemaker (Method 4)

Starts out the same way as simply importing images of slides onto your iPod.

Except this time, once slides are exported from ppt as jpg images...

Open the free Moviemaker (PC) or iMovie (Mac) and import jpg images

Re-order the slides if necessary and alter the duration of slides to fit your content.

Now, simply click the Narrate button in either program, watch the slides play through as a movie and read or narrate the slides as they progress.

The Final product is exported as a movie, converted to iPod format if needed, placed in iTunes and sync'd to your iPod OR simply sync’d with Zune software for Zune devices


PPT Slides (or any lesson) To iPod (Method 5)

The Real Deal (Whole Lesson Recorded as Movie)

Open Camtasia, iShowUHD (not Free, both for Mac & PC)

or CamStudio (FREE) http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/No Cost, produces a nice clean .AVI file with Audio (on your CD, but only for PC)

Open your ppt presentation

Start Recording With CamStudio (verify audio and video settings in options menu first)Give the presentation/lesson just as you would if you giving it live. ...OR for a student's review prompting, etc, provide auditory notes for your student as he/she views the slideshow movie.


PPT Slides (Type 2) Continued (Method 5)

Save the .avi (video) file by clicking STOP in CamStudio and then saving the video file to location of your choice.

I recommend saving to the desktop as it will be a temporary location anyway.

Open “AnyVideoConverter” (on your CD) and drag the .avi video file into it.

-Use Profile: mp4, 320X240, x264, Edit > Output > Set output to desktop Click Convert or Encode (depending on version) This format will work on both iPod and Zune.

Drag the newly converted .mp4 file from your desktop into your iTunes Movies Library Or Sync With Zune Collection

Navigate to Videos/Movies on your device and playback!


Text To Speech (w/tracking) To iPod (Method 5)

IF SCANNING: Open Kurzweil, or WYNN, R&WGold or your choice of program for scanning & OCR.

Perform the OCR as usual.

Have this program set to read/highlight text.

OR if already working with a digital file, like a Word document: Copy/Paste this text into FREE Natural Reader, ReadPlease, or other free Text To Speech Application.

You can use Free ReadPlease OR Indiana’s Read:OutLoud. You ARE using the Free Read:OutLoud in Indiana right???

Open your text into RP or ROL (can include NIMAS file sets in ROL)

Open CamStudio & Prep to record like last method

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Lyrics on iPods & Zunes (Method 6)

Lyrics Function:Open iTunes or Zune SoftwareFind a Track & Right Click on itSelect “Get Info” in iTunes or “Edit Track Info” in Zune Go to the “Lyrics” Tab in both softwaresEnter or Copy/Paste your text

Although intended to be for Lyrics, we can use it for lessons, textbooks, or other educational content that we want to have associated with some type of audio file.

Super EASY & QUICK, but no tracking, no text to speech and no video or other imagery.


Notes on iPods (Method 7)

Use this method to put text files directly onto the iPod for transport, review out of class, etc. Not possible directly on Zune.

Enable Disk Use on your iPod from within iTunes

Save a document in any word processing application as a .txt file

Using Finder on Mac or Explorer on PC, place that .txt File into the "Notes" folder on the iPod

To view the notes on the iPod, Select Extras > Notes

This is a quick way to put converted NIMAS Files onto iPods for portability and learning on the go. Not necessarily more accessible however and doesn't work on iPhone or iPod Touch.


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