Assistive Technologies with Chromebooks

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If you missed the "Tech Tuesday" training on Accessibility on Chromebooks...here is a quick recap of the highlights


We walked through the accessibility menu of the Chromebook, accessed via the clock/battery menu on the lower right of the screen.


The main features addressed were
  • text-to-speech
  • contrast and zoom
  • speech-to-text 
  • cursor size
  • Assistive technologies with Google Workspace
  • Chrome extensions

You can check out the recording from the session on our YouTube Channel here.

The presentation slide deck has hyperlinks to a couple of recommended Chrome extensions that support students with visual challenges or dyslexia.

 

Accessibilities on Chromebooks cover slide
Presentation Link
As always, you can contact your ed tech coach for further support and training using the assistive tools. Or you can "Google" it!

~Melissa

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