Thanks for the feedback! Off the subject~I just noticed your address at
the
bottom of the email. I grew up in Winnetka :)
Have a good one,
Alison Geraci
Quoting spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org:
>
> I like Draftbuilder better than Inspiration as an organizing software
> program, because I find that students must fuss so much with constant
> rearranging and reorganizing of the Inspiration bubbles that they lose
> momentum in getting their ideas written. Draftbuilder is available from
> donjohnston.com, and you can use Dragon Pro dictation boxes to dictate
> and correct all of your "written" work in Draftbuilder. It also has
> templates so that students can write book reports, 3 and 5 paragraph
> essays, narratives, etc. as well as utilizing the correct format for
> bibliographies. I have found that middle school students can use it,
> and high school and college students have also found it useful. Don
> Johnston has quite a few templates posted on their web site as well as
> with the program.
>
> It will also read back what is typed (or dictated) into it.
>
> The other thing I like about Draftbuilder (compared to Inspiration) is
> that it is a tool that is more similar to the way the "regular kids"
> learn to organize their written work and leads to the skills students
> will need to be more independent in high school and college. So many
> times special education seems to spend too much time on a tool that is
> an end in itself, rather than teaching students to use tools that will
> be useful several years down the road and lead to independence at
> developmentally appropriate times. I think it's sort of like spending
> years teaching dyslexic, dysgraphic students to type (even though they
> will never keep up with the pace of a college student) insteading of
> spending the same time teaching voice recognition technology. Some
> students I've taught VR have been subjected to years of keyboarding and
> still only type 2 or 4 words a minute with multiple spelling areas.
> ...Sorry for soapboxing!
> Jeanne
>
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> Developmental and Licensed Clinical Psychologist
> 840 Foxdale Avenue
> Winnetka, IL 60093
> Telephone 847-446-1251
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>
> spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org wrote:
>
> >[Moderator's note. Inspiration and other similar "planners" or graphic
> >organizers are also great to use in advance of dictation via speech
> >recognition. Bob]
> >
> >Thank you so much for your response! Inspiration sounds like a great
> >program~
> >I'll definitely look into it!
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Alison Geraci
> >
> >Quoting spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org:
> >
> >
> >
> >>I'm not sure if this is what you mean. But Inspiration is a graphic
> >>organizer software, that helps a student brainstorm ideas into a web
and
>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>with a click puts the web in outline format. From there with another
> >>click
> >>it hyperlinks the outline into MS Word or Appleworks (MACs) or you can
> >>export the outline form into a PP document with every main heading
> >>becoming
> >>a separate slide. It has both a screen reader and a text reader. Go
to
>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>http://inspiration.com/ to download a 30 day demo. The program is
about
> 60
> >>dollars. It is the best money I ever spent for writing and organizing
> >>ideas. Try that.
> >>
> >>Best Wishes, Peg B
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
> >>To: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
> >>Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:11 PM
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:19:44 -0500
> >>>From: ageraci@purdue.edu
> >>>To: spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org
> >>>Subject: [EDC-spk2wrt] Prompting software
> >>>
> >>>[Moderator's note. Hi Allison. I've never heard of such a thing--it
> >>>
> >>>
> >>would
> >>
> >>
> >>>have to be pretty smart, I think. The closest thing I can think of is
> >>>
> >>>
> >>the
> >>
> >>
> >>>use of TTS readback to prompt the student with what's BEEN written
> >>>
> >>>
> >thus
> >
> >
> >>>far, possibly providing enough cuing to proceed. Anybody else? Bob]
> >>>
> >>>I am interested in finding out if there is any type of software
> >>>
> >>>
> >>available
> >>
> >>
> >>>for
> >>>students with mild disabilities that is able to generate writing
> >>>
> >>>
> >prompts
> >
> >
> >>>based
> >>>on what a student has written. I am familiar with programs like
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Co:Writer
> >>
> >>
> >>>4000
> >>>etc. but haven't been able to find anything that actually is able to
> >>>
> >>>
> >do
> >
> >
> >>>this.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>Alison
> >>>
> >>>Quoting spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>[Moderator's note. Yes, that was me and I recall finally meeting
you,
> >>>>Nettie. Anyway, I think the product will be out soon, but it is now
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >out
> >
> >
> >>>of
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>my hands. See my discussion in other messages today. As for the mic,
> >>>>Fraser was using it and had just purchased it the day before at
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>OfficeMax.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I don't know what kind it was, but it WAS Bluetooth compatible. I am
> >>>>hopelessly old fashioned and am still attached. Maybe others know of
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>good
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>wireless mics? Bob]
> >>>>
> >>>>Hi Bob,
> >>>>
> >>>>I saw the demonstration of Word for Word at CSUN last year. (I
think
> >>>>that is the product you are referring to). Do you know when the
> >>>>projected availability date is scheduled? Is this the same
software
> >>>>that was demoed. I think you were one of the co-presenters - am I
> >>>>correct? If I am correct, I have been trying to locate the wireless
> >>>>microphone that was used. Any information would be greatly
> >>>>appreciated. I have a Toshiba with blue tooth and the SD card that
I
> >>>>was told was necessary to use this wireless mic option. I liked the
> >>>>fact that you microphone was small and appeared quite functional.
> >>>>
> >>>>I own a Jabra wireless mic that I purchased to use with my telephone
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>but
> >>
> >>
> >>>>that does not seem to be working -- does not do the required synch
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >with
> >
> >
> >>>>the bluetooth SD card.
> >>>>
> >>>>If you are the same person who demonstrated the speech-to-text
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >software
> >
> >
> >>>>at CSUN and used the wireless mic, I would greatly appreciate your
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >help
> >
> >
> >>>>with this search. Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>>Nettie Fischer, ATP
> >>>>
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