The adaptive technology video was a nice review of some things I have learned in previous classes. In video 3 “high tech is not always the best” is a fantastic point. Simplicity is key. Adaptive technology should simply make commands easier for students to carry out so they can succeed. Three technologies that intrigued me were Dragon Naturally Speaking, kurzweil, and success maker. Dragon Naturally Speaking is a program that essentially types what someone says. A student is to speak into microphone saying exactly what Dragon is to type. This is good for students who come up with ideas but forget the ideas or where they are going with the ideas. This way right when one thinks of something to say they can say it and it will be recorded and typed. Kurzweil is a reading enhancement program. Texts can be scanned into this program where students can then read them. It will also read the text out loud. This is good for auditory learners. Success Maker is a great program to make up credits. Students can take all types of courses on this program. It ranges from mathematics to history to science, etc. It starts with basic skills and continues to higher level thinking throughout the program.
Dragon Naturally Speaking is a program that has been out for a while. There have been many versions of it and the latest version is quite incredible. When students speak into the microphone the software has an option of whether or not they want the word abbreviated. It works with Firefox, Explorer and Chrome. The program now can help one with their vocabulary. There are options to set up what kind of documents are being submitted and the program will learn words or phrases based on if it is an English paper or a Business paper. This not only lets you add text but one can say “undo that” and it will undo the last action. You can type in caps if you say type in caps, and same goes for lowercase. Dragon Naturally Speaking is used in some phones. It is similar to Siri on an iPhone, but Dragon is much more accurate and essentially the best version of this type of technology. This is a great way for students to transfer ideas.
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