Digital Text Webinar #1

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FLORIDA INSTRUCTIONAL

VISUALLY IMPAIRED

2012-2013 Webinar Series for Florida’s

Teachers of the Visually Impaired, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, Parents, and Agency

Personnel

Digital Text #1

Introduction to Options for Digital Text

Agenda for today

2:00 Introductions, Objectives

2:10 Definitions and Overview of File Types, Products and Devices– What’s the difference between an iPad, iPod, iPod Touch, bluetooth, wi-fi, 3G/4G,

Digital Text, DAISY, Digital Audio, Bookshare,

Learning Ally, etc.

2:30 Digital Text and the Impact on Students with Visual

Impairments

3:00 Bookshare

3:20 Follow-up and Questions

3:30 Adjourn

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Goals for Today

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify the different types of digital text

2. Explore the different options for accessing digital text for students

3. Identify accessibility features appropriate for your students’ needs

4. Order the correct materials from

FIMC-VI

HOW COMFORTABLE ARE YOU WITH

CHANGE???

“Everything is hard until it is easy” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Definitions

• DAISY - Digital Accessible

Information System

• DAISY is file format that is designed to be a complete audio substitute for print

D i d f disabilities.” l ith “ i t

• Provides advanced features such as search, bookmarks, navigation, reading speed, etc.

DAISY Cont.

• Provides access to tables, reference materials, and additional information in textbooks and reference books.

• DAISY is presented in human or th ti h f h bl b ill visual display (large print or enlarged on screen).

• Gives you Text to Speech instead of audio only. (You can see / touch the text while you listen.)

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DAISY cont.

• DAISY books can be heard on:

• Standalone DAISY players (BookPort or Victor Readers)

• Computers using DAISY software

• Mobile Phones

• MP3 Players (with limited navigation)

• CD, DVD, memory card, or through

Internet

DAISY (cont.)

• A computerized text DAISY book can be:

• Read using refreshable Braille display

• Used with a screen reader such as

JAWS

• Printed as a braille book on paper

• Printed as a large print book on paper

• Converted to an audio talking book

In other words ….

• DAISY is the gateway to the future for our students who are blind and visually impaired!

Here are some more terms and definitions….

Just want to be sure

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Other Definitions

• iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system

(OS). Was originally designed for the iPhone but now is available on the iPhone, iPad, iTouch, and iPad Mini.

PC –

Personal Computer typically Apple

OS X or Windows Operating System

• Mac Computers are Apple’s personal computers

Windows Computers –

Microsoft’s personal computers. Brand names such as

Dell, HP, etc.

Yes, more definitions

• Tablet Computer one piece mobile computer such as iPad, Windows

Surface, etc. Can create content as well as access multiple types of content.

• Apps – software applications for

Smartphones, tablet computers, or mobile devices. Most Apps are inexpensive or free. Apple Apps, Android apps, etc.

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More Definitions …

E-Readers

(e-book reader, or e-book device) is a mobile electronic device designed primarily for reading digital ebooks and periodicals.

Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, and Sony

Reader

• Depends on internet and WiFi to link to library or e-book seller for downloads

• E-Readers are limited in the types of content that you can create.

Definitions

• iTunes – Media library and media player that allows you to organize, download, and play music, podcasts, audiobooks, movies, etc. to an iPad, iPod, or Computer (Mac and computer or tablet.

• iTunes Store – online store to purchase music, podcasts, movies, etc.

APP Store –

How mobile software is delivered to mobile devices.

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Important Notes

Bookshare is the major “portal” for downloading digital books and textbooks in the DAISY format.

• Learning Ally has mainly audio file format. However, they are moving to digital format (DAISY).

• Digital Audio – Audio Only (no text).

Definitions

• Refreshable Braille Display – requires that a screen reader such as

JAWS (Windows based) or Voice

Over (Apple based) can access digital text. The screen reader “drives” the formation of the braille dots on the display.

Refreshable Braille Displays

• It is only a display / monitor and a keyboard

(6-Key entry). It uses another device such as a computer, braille notetaker, or tablet to connect with the refreshable braille display.

Word, text files, etc.) along with the screen reader to control the braille dots.

• Connects via Bluetooth between the two devices. Bluetooth is available on most devices today. Older equipment requires inexpensive Bluetooth adapters.

Refreshable Braille Display

• For braille readers the refreshable braille display levels the playing field in school and work.

information in digital format – internet,

MS Word, digital textbooks, email, etc.

• Allows braille reader to create and edit in all programs.

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Definitions

• Wi-FI – wireless internet through a router in your home, at Starbucks, at school, in the library, airport, or other you have to pay a fee (usually in airports) or have the security code to access (at your friend’s house).

Definitions

• 3G or 4G access – this is when the device has the capability of accessing the internet through phone towers. Similar to how you can get internet on your phone.

• With 3G or 4G you can access the internet in your car or anywhere without a hot spot or wired internet access.

•With a 3G or 4G device (iPad or mobile phones), you will pay extra for this through a “data plan” that you set-up when you purchase the device. Typical usage is $15.00 to $30.00 a month for iPad that uses 3G or 4G.

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Definitions

Bluetooth

– wireless connection between DEVICES over short distances. Uses radio waves to

• iPad and iTouch use Bluetooth to connect refreshable braille displays, external keyboards, etc.

• Common in new cars, stereo headsets, wireless mouse, etc.

Definitions

The “Cloud” – data such as photos, music, word processing, books, databases, etc. is saved and stored in high-capacity computer networks and storage devices and not your computer. You access your data through the internet. Instead of saving digital books on your e-reader or tablet computer, they are saved in the “cloud.”

• 5GB is free / 10GB costs $20.00 a year and up.

• Negative aspect of the “cloud” is that you must have “hot-spot” or 3G/4G Internet access to retrieve your books or data.

Devices

• iPod Touch (or iTouch) – an iPhone without the phone or 3G /4G

• WiFi for hot-spots internet access

• Email, browse the web, share files

• Camera (for 3 rd up) generation model and

• Apps / Games

• Touch screen control

Devices

• iPad and iPad Mini – tablet computer which runs on Apple’s iOS. Features:

• Built in Wi-Fi

• Cellular connectivity (3G or 4G) on some models that you pay extra on a monthly data plan

• Touch Screen/on-Screen Keyboard

• Camera and Video

• Bluetooth capability

• Built in access to most refreshable braille displays

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iPad -- Pros and Cons for VI

Pros

1. Bluetooth sync with

Refreshable braille display

2 Apps are inexpensive compared to computer programs

3. Voice Over and Zoom are standard

4. Kids love them

5. Find my iPad App

Cons

:

1. Touch screen difficult to navigate

2. No USB port for file i t hook-up

3. No Microsoft Office yet

4. Requires WiFi for internet or purchased monthly data plan for

3G or 4G.

Andrea Wallace & Jill Pfluke

Pinellas County TVIs

WWE 12/6/12 Digital Text Session 1

Beginning today, you need to be able to:

• download a book from Bookshare

• use a DAISY player

• use text-to-speech software

• teach a student to use a BookPort Plus

• teach a student to use a BookPort Plus

• create digital text

• teach a student to create digital text

• use a refreshable braille display

• use an iPad, Kindle, or other electronic device to access books

• use Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

One of the biggest barriers for students who have visual impairments is access to print.

What & Why?

Digital text is the representation of information in digital format.

It can be accessed through many devices via

Text provided in digital format bridges the gap by allowing instant access.

Digital text separates the content from the display because of the DAISY format! It changes from static (paper) to dynamic

(refreshable braille, digital text, audio, etc.)

Advantages a) A ffordable: many resources are free b) Interactive: can be manipulated c) Complex content can be simplified: can d) Flexible: user accesses with preferred device/programs e) Sets individual options

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Digital text is ...

Digital

Text

What to do with those files ...

Download to devices, such as: o

Computer/Laptop o

Tablet o o o o o o

Android-based devices

Bookport Plus

VictorStream

BraillePlus Mobile Manager

Ebook reader

How to read those files

VictorReader Soft

• Read:OutLoud

• Read2Go

GoRead

Blio

• iBooks

• Kindle

• Nook

Overdrive Media Console

BookTransfer

AMIS (Adaptive Multimedia Information System)

Other Formats:

DAISY

Digital

Accessible

DOC

MS Word 97-2003

SYstem MS Word 2007

BRF

Braille

Ready

Format

RTF

Rich

Text

Format

TXT

Plain Text

Format

PDF

Portable

Document

Format

PDF

Portable Document Format - PDF is typically an image of a file.

Used to “lock” the formatting of a

• Requires Adobe Professional to convert into a text file that can be edited or transcribed into braille.

Digital Text Resources

Spreadsheet containing resources https://visionteacher.wikispaces.com/home

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Other avenues

Intel Reader (Intel)

KNFB Reader (NFB)

Pearl (Freedom Scientific)

Kurzweil

Scanner with OCR software

Digital Book Access on

Mainstream Devices

Benefits:

One device – thousands of books

Instant Access anytime and (mostly) anywhere

More affordable

Devices that everyone uses

With the right accessibility users are given a choice to listen or read tactually.

Major Players The Kindle Family

The Basic Kindle

No flexibility in adjusting menu

Kindle Fire,Touch,

Keyboard, & DX

TTS

No text-to-speech

(TTS).

Reading font can be increased

• reading

No audio guide through menus

Kindles

Nooks

OH MY!

iPads

Nook Simple Touch, Simple Touch with

GlowLight, Color, Study and Tablet

Adjustable contrast & brightness

Adjustable font size & type

TTS is limited – publisher must grant access.

Keyboard navigation.

Keyboard navigation + TTS = Voice guide menu

iPad & iPod

VoiceOver (similar to JAWS)

Zoom (enlarges screen)

Apps – accessible apps for reading

3 rd party apps not required to be accessible by VoiceOver

Bluetooth braille display

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Apps

i Books for iOS

Compatible with VoiceOver & Zoom

In app font adjustment

Audio descriptions of pictures*

Bookmark

Search word or page number

Only available iOS

Limited number of books available

Apps cont …

Learning Ally (formerly RFB&D)

Must be a member

Compatible with VoiceOver

DAISY titles only

Easy browsing

Audio Only

Page and chapter navigation

Bookmark

Only available iOS

Apps cont …

Read2Go

Direct access from Bookshare – member access

I t th d l d

HTML, text, and DAISY titles

In app highlighting, text colors and type sizes

Ease of navigation

Only iOS

Apps cont …

Blio

• Windows, iOS and Android

• Import other downloads

• In app voice purchase or VoiceOver

• audio and video playback

• highlighting, note taking and reference options

• Does not have audio descriptions of pictures

Kindle

Windows, Android, and iOS

Not accessible with VoiceOver

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Apps cont …

Audiobooks

• iOS and Android

Accesses Librivox library

Use with VoiceOver or built-in

Text Access

OverDrive

Ebooks and audio books from your library

Compatible with VoiceOver

Current players

Book Sense BookPort

Victor Reader

Stream

PlexTalk

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Final Thoughts ...

Not only do you want to learn how to do this for your students, BUT ...

they need to be empowered to do be able to do this for themselves!

Declaration of

Independence

Moving on to Bookshare

Introduction to Bookshare and

Software Playback Bookshare

Online library of accessible media for individuals with print disabilities

• Free membership to qualified students

• Provides 4 ways to enjoy reading: o multi-modal (see/hear simultaneously) o o o read with screen magnification listen electronic braille or hardcopy braille

Bookshare Website

Let’s Explore the

Bookshare Website: www.bookshare.org

Adding members

• Add Members (the students) and additional Sponsors (staff).

• Video demonstration http://assets.bookshare.org/guides/addmembers-and-sponsors/lib/playback.html

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Individual Memberships

Students can also have Individual

Memberships.

Video Demonstration http://assets.bookshare.org/guides/om-toim/lib/playback.html

.

Compatible AT Software

• HumanWare Victor Reader Soft

• Don Johnston Read:OutLoud

• Kurzweil 3000/ 1000

• TextHelp

• WYNN

• OpenBook

• Window-Eyes

• JAWS

• Zoomtext

Free software for computer use

Getting Started → Reading Tools → Free

Readers for Bookshare Members o

Read:OutLoud (PC and Mac) & o

• Higher quality voices are also available to download: o

Acapela TTS Voices by Acapela

Group

Victor Reader Soft (VRS)

• Login to Bookshare and select

“Reading Tools” under “Getting Started”

• Select “Download Victor Reader Soft.”

• Save the installer file to your computer

(Note where it saves to).

• Find the downloaded installer file.

• Open by double-clicking it, and run.

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Victor Reader Soft Cont'd

• Complete Setup Wizard by following prompts, reading and accepting the license agreement, and installing the application onto your computer (a shortcut will be placed onto your computer desktop).

VRS Voices

Select “Reading Tools” under “Getting

Started” in the primary navigation bar, select

“Download Acapela TTS Voices,” and save

• Find the downloaded installer file, open by double-clicking it, and run.

• Complete the Setup Wizard by following prompts, reading and accepting license agreement, and installing the application onto computer.

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Bookshare and FIMC-VI

• FIMC-VI uses Bookshare as the

Accessible Media Producer (AMP) for

Florida.

derived files from NIMAS to DAISY (or

BRF).

• Remember… NIMAS files are State-

Adopted books published after 2007.

To Order a Digital File from FIMC-VI

1. Student should have a Bookshare account

2. Search Bookshare to see if the ISBN download.

3. If Bookshare has the exact same

ISBN, you can download the file directly from Bookshare.

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Ordering Digital Files from FIMC-VI

If file is NOT available in Bookshare; and it is State

Adopted and published after 2007 …

1. TVI will submit special order request to FIMC-VI for the digital format.

2.

FIMC-VI will authorize Bookshare to convert the fil O t d

3.

FIMC-VI will notify TVI that the book is ready.

4.

TVI (or student) returns to Bookshare and downloads the book.

5.

Books are typically converted and ready for download within a week or 10 days of the original order!

Ordering Digital Files from FIMC-VI

If file is NOT State Adopted and it is published before

2007 …

1.

TVI will submit special order request to FIMC-VI for the book in digital format.

2.

FIMC-VI will determine if there are any sources

(L i All t ) h digital or audio format. th b k i il bl i

3.

If the book is not available in digital or audio format, a hard copy format (either braille or large print) can be ordered.

4.

The teacher then receives the delivery of the book in hard copy.

Bookshare Ordering

 

Flowchart

Devices

 

Available

 

from

 

FIMC

VI

• American   Printing   House   for   the   Blind   offers:

1.

   BookPort

2.

   Refreshabraille   18

3.

   Braille   Plus   Mobile   Manager

4 B k P t D k T   l

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Next

 

Time

 

– May

 

8

 

at

 

1:00

 

p.m.

 

ET

• Discuss   importance   of   auditory   learning

• Tools   for   teaching   these   devices

• When   to   begin   teaching   the   devices

• Review   your   experiences   with   digital   text

Homework

 

Assignment

 

for

 

Next

 

Time!

• Register   a   student   for   Bookshare

• Get   a   Bookport or   other   device   (Order   from  

Kathee   Cagle   if   needed)

• Download a book to the device  

• If   you   have   a   student   reading   braille,   use   a  

Bookshare file   with   a   refreshable   braille   display.

 

• Write   up   an   explanation   of   what   you   did,   the   results,   and   email   to   me   by   May   1,   2013.

 

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Resources http://accessproject.colostate.edu/udl/modules/ete xt/mod_etext.cfm

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Help_on www.intel.org

www.bookshare.org

www.aph.org

www.apple.com

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/BN-

Accessibility-Statement/379003519/

Resources

• Wikipedia

• Center for Accessible and Specialized

Technology – www.cast.org

• DAISY Consortium – www.daisy.org

Matrix comparing readers and text: https://carmenwiki.osu.edu/display/10292/E-

Book+Reader+Accessibility+and+Comparison+M atrix

• Access to Electronic Books, a Comparative

Review: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm11/b m1105/bm110509.htm

RESOURCES – YouTube Videos

• APH- Connecting the Refreshable Braille

Display: Bluetooth and USB (YouTube video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNpb4OmkW

Oc

• APH Refreshable Braille Display: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ_aYCJ0y

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EVALUATIONS

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FIMC-VI 2012-13 SERVICES

1. Procurement or production and distribution of accessible instructional materials

2. Professional Learning a) Working with the Experts b) Quality Programs for Students with Visual Impairments c) Webinars

3. Braille FCAT development

4. Volunteer services for braille and audio

5. Professional Loan Library

6. NIMAS Florida

7. Braille Challenge

FLORIDA REGIONAL

BRAILLE CHALLENGES

Affiliated with the

National Braille

Challenge created by the Braille Institute of

America and sponsored by FIMC-VI.

BRAILLE CHALLENGE

• FIMC-VI hired Sue Glaser part time to manage all aspects of the Florida Braille Challenge.

• Grown from one event with 19 students in 2008 to four events with over 100 students participating in 2013

2013 offered four events

• Tallahassee – January 25

• Orlando – February 8

• Ft. Lauderdale – February 22

• Tampa – March 1

Data analysis shows improvement in braille reading fluency and comprehension for students participating for more than two consecutive years

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FIMC-VI 2012-13 WORKSHOPS AND

WEBINARS

March 8: Digital Text for Students with Visual

Impairments Webinar (Session 1 of 2)

May 8: Digital Text for Students with Visual

Impairments Webinar (Session 2 of 2)

May 10: New Teacher and New Program Supervisor Webinar

(Session 3 of 3)

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FIMC-VI FULL-TIME STAFF

Suzanne Dalton – Supervisor

Kay Ratzlaff – Coordinator

Donna Ross – District Resource Teacher

Kathee Cagle – Order Processing and APH

Census

Diana Moyer- Large Print Production

Vernon Underwood – Braille Production

Siew Ng – Braillist

Denise Battle – Shipping

Curtis Nelson - Receiving 77

QUESTIONS?

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