Inclusive Technology Supports

Technology can provide a tremendous opportunity to engage, inspire, support, master, and much more. Durham District School Board (DDSB) understands the importance of technology to support inclusive education. There are a number of programs and technology tools that our staff and students use to support their learning each day.

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Technology can provide a tremendous opportunity to engage, inspire, support, master, and much more. Durham District School Board (DDSB) understands the importance of technology to support inclusive education. There are a number of programs and technology tools that our staff and students use to support their learning each day.

View the available programs below.

	Book Creator Book Creator is an engaging and easy-to-use program for making digital books on any device. It has many built-in accessibility features such as Voice to Text and Read to Me. Students have the ability to choose images, write or dictate text, draw, add voice recordings or videos and more. Students will sign in with their Google Account and use the join code their teacher provides. See the video tutorials below to learn more. Book Creator - Signing In Book Creator - Making a Book
	Chooseit Maker Chooseit Maker is a website to develop skills required for students who use alternate access methods such as switches, joysticks, touch or eye gaze. Students play personalized learning activities on any device and educators use photos, images, symbols, text and sounds to individualize the games, activities and quizzes. How to Access ChooseitMaker How to Access ChooseitMaker from an iPad
	D2L D2L is an online learning platform. It allows parents and guardians to view the work students have been doing and what is on their schedule. It also posts communications the teacher is sharing with students. Watch the video tutorial below to learn more. D2L
	Google Workspace Google Forms Google Jamboard Google Keep Google Workspace - Docs, Sheets and Slides Google Workspace - Google Drive
	DDSB Library Learning Commons Explore, read, question, create and more at a Durham District School Board (DDSB) Library. School Library Learning Commons across the DDSB offer students and the community the tools, books, information and resources you need. Search your school and DDSB catalogue for books, ebooks, streaming movies and online resources. Library Learning Commons
	OrbitNote OrbitNote makes PDFs accessible and editable. This program allows for differentiation so students can show their learning in multiple ways. They can also have the document read to them, highlight key points and collaborate on the document. Check out the video tutorials below to learn more about OrbitNote. Locating OrbitNote Finding OrbitNote PDF The OrbitNote Toolbar Opening OrbitNote
	Read&Write Read&Write supports students of all abilities. This literacy support tool reads webpages and all the files in the Google Drive. The dictation feature allows students to use their voice to type. There are many other built-in tools such as the screen mask, dictionaries and translator. Check out the video tutorials to learn how Read&Write can support you. Adjusting Select to Speak Reading Tools Toolbar Collecting Highlights French Translation
	WeVideo WeVideo is an online editor for all skill levels to make high quality videos, podcasts, gifs, and more. It has templates, green screen and other features that are easy to use. To learn more, select the video tutorial below. WeVideo

Device Support

French as a Second Language Supports

Windows

Ease of Access

Alternative Access

Standard access to technology is accessing a laptop using the touchscreen, keyboard, trackpad or mouse. And access on an iPad is using the touchscreen, keyboard, or mouse.

Alternate mouse access includes single or multiple switches and interfaces, a joystick, track ball and eye gaze

Chooseit Maker is a website to develop skills required for students who use alternate access methods such as switches, joysticks, touch or eye gaze (tracking). Students play personalized learning activities on any device and educators use photos, images, symbols, text and sounds to individualize the games, activities and quizzes.

For more information about alternate access methods, reach out to your child’s Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT) to consult with DDSB Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.

To support all students who have received a DDSB Chromebook through the 1:1 or Special Education Allocation (SEA) programs, view some tips on safe and healthy use of the devices.

Clear Cache

Clearing your browser’s cache of images and website data often solves issues that arise when websites that were previously loaded in Chrome may stop working properly. This may include symptoms such as the browser crashing when specific sites are loaded, sites freezing at specific points, or sites loading with blank segments.

Power Wash

If a Chromebook is not functioning properly, it may be recommended that your child “Power Wash” the device. This process resets the Chromebook back to its factory default settings and clears any data stored internally on the device.

Remove unapproved extensions

Book Creator

Chooseit Maker

D2L

Google Workspace

DDSB Library Learning Commons

OrbitNote

Read&Write

WeVideo