Read & Write
Purple Puzzle Piece extension--pushed to all BPS Student Chromebooks
From a Bentonville Public Schools Special Education teacher:
"I have to brag on "Johnny" today. He was taking the math quiz on Google classroom and he automatically turned on Google Read/Write. He said, 'I don't need your help, Mrs. S.' Then he showed me how to make it read only the question that he wanted. He was using technology to overcome his reading disability. Thank you for making this tool available!"
Chrome Extensions for Texthelp
Snapverter : Use scanned items (ex. something from a book on a copy machine) to convert where Read & Write can read it.
Texthelp PDF Reader : Specialized toolbar for PDF's. Students are able to create text boxes, highlight, etc.
Kari's Read & Write Presentation for Teachers
Read & Write with PDF's.mp4Read & Write with PDF's and how to annotate on a PDF
Read & Write with PDF's.mp48 Minute Intro to Read & Write to share with students
Kari Using PDF Reader for the first time for Read & Write.pdfRead & Write Tools Handout Read & Write with Google Docs and Websites.mp4Read & Write with Google Docs and Websites 18 min
Having Students Write on a PDF and turn it into Google Classroom
See Video Below for a walk through
Teacher: Make sure the PDF is in your Google Drive. Open Google Classroom, click on Classwork tab and create an assignment. Choose the PDF file from your drive and choose "make a copy for each student.
Student: Click on the PDF in the Google Classroom assignment. If the Read & Write toolbar doesn't automatically appear, there is a drop down arrow in the middle of the page at the top. Choose open with "Read & Write." Use the T for a text box to type on the PDF and move the words where you want them. When you finish your work, click the print icon at the bottom left and change the print destination to "Save to Google Drive"-at the bottom, and click Save.
Now-Go back and open the Google Classroom assignment and Click add, from Google Drive, and Choose the PDF you just saved. Now, click "Mark as Done" and it will be turned into your teacher.
Using R&W with pdf's and turning in to Google ClassroomUsing R & W with PDF's and turning into Google Classroom from a student's point of view
EquatIO : If you are just starting out, I encourage you to watch the 45 minutute guided tour.
Snapverter :
Snapverter™ quickly transforms classroom papers, images, and Bookshare eBooks into accessible, Google Drive-friendly files. Make every single word in your classroom truly accessible for every student.
Snapverter is an add-on for Read&Write for Google that converts printed documents and inaccessible digital files into readable PDF files for easy sharing and reading aloud in Google Drive.
Snapverter uses smart OCR technology to recognize text from worksheets, handouts, book pages, and other printed materials. It can also convert Bookshare® digital publications in DAISY format to accessible EPUB files, which can then be read aloud with Read&Write for Google.
Snapverter can also handle documents with embedded photos, charts and diagrams that are integrated seamlessly in the converted PDF.
