Thursday, March 13, 2008

Assistive Technologies for LD Students

A reminder from Parents Education Network about an upcoming event:

Assistive Technologies for LD Students
Date: 3 April 2008, Thursday
Time: 07:00 PM
End time: 09:00 PM
Location: Fort Mason Conference Center, San Francisco

Are you wondering what technology will help your child in school?

Bob Luke, Technology Coordinator at Charles Armstrong School will discuss and demonstrate the latest assistive technologies for LD students.

Topics will include:

- Internet resources for finding out about Assistive Technology and available products

- Paperless writing environment -- keyboarding, using Inspiration, MS Word and Kurzweil in the Writing Process

- Voice Recognition Software -- Dragon NaturallySpeaking

- Talking word processors -- Kurzweil, WYNN and Write:OutLoud/SOLO

More information at www.parentseducationnetwork.org

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