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Read & Write Gold 8Caitlin DiCristofaloKristin Hope Gail Petrjcik

1Agenda4:30- 7:30Button barPossible usesFollow-up

2Getting StartedOpen Read & Write GoldOpen WordClick on textHELP drop down arrowChoose General Options

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Change the Button BarChoose Small icons without text

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Spell Check Video Tour5Spell CheckType into a Word documentMake a few spelling errorsWord underlines errors in redClick on the Spell Check button

6Hear the DefinitionsClick the Play button on the menu bar to hear the definitionClick the Change button to select the new wordClick Ignore button if you do not want to change anything

7Spelling OptionsAdd WordDelete WordSettingsAdd a list

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Prediction Video Tour9PredictionClick on the Prediction buttonRight click on the prediction windowCheck Speak the word when it is clickedTry it out!

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Prediction OptionsSelect Prediction OptionsCheck desired optionsAlphabeticalFollow the cursorColorShow advanced optionsAdditional tabs

11In Advanced for additional tabs - Demo Learning & context edit lists

Dictionary Video Tour12Make sure the drop down says Basic DefinitionsDictionarySelect a wordClick on the Dictionary iconSelect a definitionClick on the Play button to hear the definition

13Fix Play OptionsChoose Speech OptionsSelect Autoread tabRemove all checks

14Accommodations, oral reading for kids who really cant read even the reading portion of the FCAT so they can eventually apply for FCAT waiver.

Web DefinitionsSelect Web Definitions from the drop down menuSelect a word in your documentClick on the Dictionary iconDictionary.com opens!

15Word WizardSelect a wordClick the Word Wizard buttonA dialog box pops upYou can discover related words, phrases, etc.

16Sounds Like Video Tour Sounds Like

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Sounds LikeClick on the Show button and all the homophones will be colored in blueClick on the Sounds Like button, and a dialog will pop upIt will show you all the possible definitions of possible homophones for a wordYou can replace a word with the word that was intended

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Sounds LikeClick the Play button to hear the definitionChoose Replace or IgnoreCheck Always Ignore this word in future for common words!Click the Hide button to turn off the homophone support

19Calculator Video Tour

20CalculatorClick the Calculator drop-down to choose Standard or Scientific

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CalculatorNotice Conversion optionsNEW in ver. 8! Volume conversions added22Demo Kilometers to milesBe sure to open a word document then type in a number

Speech Video Tour

23Demo Kilometers to milesBe sure to open a word document then type in a number Demo Kilometers to milesBe sure to open a word document then type in a number

Speech ControlsOpen a Word documentPractice using Speech ControlsOpen Internet ExplorerPractice using Speech Controls

24Speech OptionsSelect desired Speech Options

25Demo Kilometers to milesBe sure to open a word document then type in a number

Convert text to speechOpen a documentSelect textSelect Speech Maker from the drop down listContinue with on-screen prompts26Caitlin discuss practical uses of MP3 files.Listening centers.NEW!

Screenshot Reader Video Tour27Screenshot ReaderCan be used to read even locked PDF documentsOpen a webpage or a PDFClick the Screenshot Reader iconClick and drag a box over a portion of text

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Scan Video Tour29Scanning OptionsSelect scanning formatSelect Scanning OptionsSelect Output Settings tabClick to choose a location to save to

30ScanPlace a document in the scannerClick the Scan button and follow scanning promptsUse any of the features in Read & Write Gold with your scanned document

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Fact ToolsUse the Fact finder, Fact Folder, and Fact Mapper to do research and keep track of bibliographical information

32HighlighterSelect textClick a highlighter colorClick the Collect Highlights buttonChoose colors to collectHighlights will be pasted into a new Word document

NEW!33SummaryCopy and paste text into WordClick the Summary buttonChoose the percentage in the drop-down and click OKA summary will be pasted into a new Word document

34Web Siteswww.gutenberg.orgwww.bibliomania.comwww.baen.com/librarywww.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrownwww.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storclas.html

35AT Lab Linkshttp://delicious.com/atlabhernandohttp://delicious.com/kristin.hopehttp://atc-hernando.wikispaces.com36Read & Write Gold 8Caitlin DiCristofaloKristin Hope Gail Petrjcik

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