1. PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Introductory Workshop May 21, 2010 Presenters: Siobhan Liabotis Based on a presentation by Pat Hammond

2. Our Focus: Student Needs Differentiating instruction so as to meet the individual needs of all of our students Using Premier Technology to level the playing field for all of our students Help students develop the knowledge and skills that will enable them to become effective readers, writers and communicators by:

3. Benefits of Premier Students complete class assignments using Premier Review material by re- reading and summarizing information Make student notes from worksheets and text using the highlighting feature and PDF Editor

4. Where to Begin? The Talking Word Processor Everyday word processor for all students; set up subject folders – homework and notes/assignments Hand-out folder on student’s L drive for tests and assignments Proofread work by reading and re-reading Teach highlighting, dictionary and thesaurus use within daily lessons

5. E-Text Reader Read, translate, highlight and bookmark hand-outs (student and teacher) Teach summarization using summary feature English Talking Dictionary “Look up word”- read “Did you mean?” list

6. Universal Reader Highlight – read from internet sites when researching Use Talking Pointer for specifics Translate articles Summarize and save information

7. Advanced Skills Read textbooks Summarize information Make study notes Add images and text from textbooks Annotate documents Convert PDF file or text document to.wav or mp3 file PDF Equalizer Text to Audio Internet Toolbar Sample mp3 from highlight

8. PDF Equalizer Acquire student text in PDF format for home and school Study Notes – Read and add text and images to notes section, save/print extracted highlighted text and images, save/print Annotate document as required using Notes Editor

9. Text to Audio Convert word files or PDF files to MP3 or.wav files onto Keys to Access or iPod for student or reference purposes Define audio file by bookmarks or segments for easy read or studying

10. Internet Toolbar -- at your Fingertips Use convenient tools when researching the internet: Talking Pointer Talking Dictionary Internet Reader button Text to MP3 Summary feature Web Grabber

11. Premier Website http://www.readingmadeeasy.ca/index.html

12. Video Training http://www.readingmadeeasy.ca/training/videos.html

13. Online Training Guides http://www.readingmadeeasy.ca/PDFResources.html

14. What do I use? http://www.readingmadeeasy.ca/ConferenceFiles/PDF%20Files/What%20do %20I%20want%20to%20do%20What%20should%20I%20use.pdf

15. Skills Assessment http://www.readingmadeeasy.ca/ConferenceFiles/PDF%20Files/Skills%20Assessment/ Skills%20%20Assessment%20Primary%20Talking%20Word%20Processor.pdf Primary, Junior and Intermediate found at: http://www.readingmadeeasy.ca/PDFResources.html#Skills

16. Training Notes http://www.readingmadeeasy.ca/PDFResources.html#Training

17. Premier Site - Public https://sharepoint.ldcsb.on.ca/departments/program/premier/default.aspx

18. Premier Site - Staff Go to www.premierathome.comwww.premierathome.com Extra Materials available for Staff Use

19. Home (and School) Support We have the Premier at Home program and receive: Online video tutorials Tech support when issues arise Newest online updates http://www.premierathome.com/Home.php

20. E-Library Ready access to over 1500 complete literary works in electronic form Found at: http://www.premierathome.com/prod ucts/E-LibraryCompleteListing.php (Log in to Premier at Home first)

21. W. Ross MacDonald Resources

22. School Assistance

23. School-Based Training for SEA Claims Individual student or group (class) training Individual or group teacher training Combination student/teacher/support staff training Premier training can be delivered to: