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Annotated Bibliography April 19

Raskind, M; Stanberry, K (2010) Assistive Technology Tools: Writing. //Great Schools.// Retrieved from [].

There are a couple of assistive tools that would help students with writing. One of them is an abbreviation tool that would store abbreviations, frequently used words and phrases. This would lessen the keystrokes for a student but would ensure proper spelling of words. There are a couple products that would help students such as EZ Keys for Windows, Words +, Typeit4me, and Activewords. Another product that would assist students would be Intellikeys, this is an alternative keyboard that is programmable and has special overlays that customize the appearance and function of the normal keyboard. A student that is learning disabled would benefit from this by having less input options, grouping keys by color and location, and adding graphics to aid comprehension. Graphic Organizers and outlines are a great way to help students organize their thoughts and idea. There are several types of graphic organizers there are programs that you are able to dump all of your information into then latter organize the information into appropriate categories and order such as Inspiration and Draftbuilder. There are also programs that you are able to make organizers any way you want such as Popplet. All of these assistive writing tools help students become more successful in the classroom and helps them embrace technology.