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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 506872" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>TeDo... there IS a way to read brainwaves... oops, I mean, <em>soundwaves</em>. The newer versions of MS Word have it built in - or at least the school version do - and otherwise there is Dragon - the voice recognition software that you train to type for you. It DOES take work to get it going. It has to learn your voice. Once you get it there... the tech evaluation fellow told us that he's seen senior-HS kids who are quad, taking notes this way faster than anyone else in the class can write OR type. If it means enough to you (i.e. the person using it), it can be worth it.</p><p></p><p>I agree about alphasmarts. They just aren't smart enough. On a real computer, you can load all sorts of other assistive technolgy - including math formatting programs (and science... chemical equations!), really artistic graphics programs (way beyond Paint), etc. A "real" computer is a far better answer.</p><p></p><p>The schools here have given up on Alphasmarts other than for really young kids who need something to start on (K, to about grade 2). "Keyboard technology" accommodations = laptop. And yes, the kids DO bring it home - in fact, are expected to, so they can do homework, AND keep it charged up...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 506872, member: 11791"] TeDo... there IS a way to read brainwaves... oops, I mean, [I]soundwaves[/I]. The newer versions of MS Word have it built in - or at least the school version do - and otherwise there is Dragon - the voice recognition software that you train to type for you. It DOES take work to get it going. It has to learn your voice. Once you get it there... the tech evaluation fellow told us that he's seen senior-HS kids who are quad, taking notes this way faster than anyone else in the class can write OR type. If it means enough to you (i.e. the person using it), it can be worth it. I agree about alphasmarts. They just aren't smart enough. On a real computer, you can load all sorts of other assistive technolgy - including math formatting programs (and science... chemical equations!), really artistic graphics programs (way beyond Paint), etc. A "real" computer is a far better answer. The schools here have given up on Alphasmarts other than for really young kids who need something to start on (K, to about grade 2). "Keyboard technology" accommodations = laptop. And yes, the kids DO bring it home - in fact, are expected to, so they can do homework, AND keep it charged up... [/QUOTE]
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