Monday, September 19, 2016

List of Switch Accessible Games and Activities you can run on your Web Browser:

List of Switch Accessible Games and Activities you can run on your Web Browser:

HelpKidzlearn: The subscription $99 per year for 1 user or $219 for a site. If you create an account you can play 10 games for free as much as you like.

Papunet http://papunet.net/games/games They have games similar to angry birds that work with switches. Some games available that just work on attention and looking. Can be customized.

Tar Heel Reader has lots of free switch accessible content, it has synthesized text reader, available in multiple languages, and has current age-appropriate topics created by users and teachers http://tarheelreader.org/ look for Tar Heel books on everything from Presidents’ Day to Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift!

Hiyah http://hiyah.net/online.htm has powerpoint-like books all made that you can advance with a button press. All subjects.

ShinyLearning http://www.shinylearning.co.uk/freegames/ more silly games.

Specialties http://www.specialbites.com/ More Games and some blog-type content. Downloadable slideshows (switch accessible) They also adapted some popular meme/videos with a timed play (Charlie bit me!!! ). 

CyberChase Railway Hero game by PBS kids is completely accessible and Math themed.

Some kids could use a switch in google docs and record voice to text. http://stealthswitch3.com/applications/


If you have a programmable switch interface (like stealth switch)  you can use a switch as a shortcut for something. Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts that work in Chromebooks to program into a switch input https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/183101?hl=en

Friday, September 9, 2016

Find crisp photos for teaching materials!


  1. Begin an Image Search in google by typing the word in the address bar in Google Chrome Browser, or the google search bar on the website. Press “enter” on your keyboard




2. Choose “Images” to narrow the search


3. Choose “Settings" and "Advanced Search Tools” and specify file size for images.
Web images, especially the thumbnails used for Google indexing, are 72 dpi or less. Anything you print will need to be at least 300 dpi or more, or it will look blurry when you print it.


4. Under “Advance Image Search,"
Go to “Image Size"

Choose “Medium” or "Large"

5. Scroll down to click on "Advance Search" to find images.
6. Click on the picture you want, to expand it, but don’t copy it yet. That is a thumbnail of the image you want (72 dpi).



7. Instead, Choose “Visit Image” and it will appear in its web page context.

8. Right click your mouse cursor on the picture in it's special tab and choose to “Copy” to paste immediately in another document, or “Save Image as” to rename, and use for later.