Read2Go Anytime, Anywhere
Betsy Burgess M.A. in Education, Specialty in Learning Disabilities Director of Marketing Presenter Bookshare is a project of Benetech - Benetech’s nonprofit motto: Technology Serving Humanity
3 Why Mobile Reading? Enables anytime, anywhere learning Delivers instructional content using platforms students use Motivates students iPads at school and home?
Potential of iPad for Students with Print Disabilities Inclusive classrooms Students with disabilities in gen ed classroom, reading same books as peers UDL… Universal Design for Learning Save schools $ 4
5 Read2Go – Accessible e-Book Reader Very easy to search, find, download and read Bookshare books Access to Bookshare copyrighted content requires Bookshare membership Visual impairment Physical disability Severe learning disability like dyslexia Access to freely available content, including open educational resources available to all
Search and Download Connects directly to 6
Open Books from Bookshelf, and Read 7
Multi-modal Reading Improve outcomes for students with dyslexia 8
Visual Settings for Different Disabilities Severe learning disability like dyslexia Word-by-word highlighting on Audio on Good reader with a physical disability Highlight colors match background 9
Visual Settings for Different Disabilities Readers with low vision Set font size up to 70 pts Set background and text colors for optimal reading Optional audio, on or off 10
Audio Settings for Different Disabilities Blind readers Voice Over navigation and gestures Audio on Choice of voice and rate Readers with learning disabilities Audio on Choice of voice and rate 11
DAISY* Navigation within Books Up to 6 levels of navigation, depending on structure built into book Bookmarks Page level navigation 12 *Digital Accessible Information SYstem
13 Read2Go – Accessible e-Book Reader Encourage anytime, anywhere reading and learning Enable inclusive classrooms $19.99 per device Discounts for volume educational purchases