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1. TeleRead Google has digitized roughly 12 million books Out ofthe roughly 12 million books that Google has digitized 2 million are in the public domain That means they were published before 1923 and have fallen out of copyright But some are more recent books that have fallen through the cracks of the publishing world There are at least a million of these books called orphan works That means they re still under copyright but they are out of print and nobody knows where the authors are Many of those books are science fiction and fantasy novels that were in print for just a few short years Now you can read large parts of those books for free and for a subscription fee you can read them all Links TeleRead article http www teleread com publishing things publishers fear 2 google 2 Google Books overview http books google com help ebooks overview htmi Slide 57 Students must gualify for access WY Bookshare Books without Barriers JONIDIIAXI SHL AONLVAALTI 0 Bookshare is a good source for qualifying students It s probably the best place to start until access to the NIMAC is streamlined Fairly easy to access Downside is the fact that most of the materials are DAISY format which was designed for readers who are blind and many textbooks lack pictures graphs and illustrations which may be useful to students Links Bookshare http www bookshare org Slide 58 Students must gual2. diagnostic tool The Navigator consists of a series of guiding questions to assist teams with decision making about need selection acquisition and use of accessible instructional materials Learning supports for completing each decision making step are available throughout Click the Getting Started button to begin Features of the AIM Navigator Help Me Decide Help Me Decide displays valuable information in a question and answer format to help a team make informed decisions and complete the tasks for each of the decision making checkpoints Tell Me More Toll Me More Tell Me More includes background information and resources to assist teams with in depth exploration of issues related to each decision point The Help button on the menu bar can be used at any time to review the features and functionality of the Navigator An email address to send comments about The Navigator is also included in Help Student Summary Selections and information entered at each step of the decision making process are saved to the Student Summary that can viewed edited printed or saved to a user s computer at any time while the team is in the Navigator If an email address is entered in the Getting Started section of the Navigator then the email link can be used to retrieve the Student Summary for viewing or editing at a later time If no email address is entered then the Student Summary will not be retrievable after exiting the Naviga
3. http aim cast org experience decision making tools aim navigator The AIM Explorer is a simulation tool It actually takes the student through different access methods allowing you to take the student through various interventions to get an idea of their efficacy Do note that this is a tool that has to be learned and the person using it with the student should be fairly proficient in it You can find more information on the AIM Explorer as well as a free download for it from the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials http aim cast org experience decision making tools aim explorer Access Tool Trial hit and miss approach We can also try to find what tools will work by simply trying them all or trying as many as we can until something fits The problem with this approach is that it takes the most amount of time andis a very inefficient use of that time Diagnosis lt gt Tools We need to remember that just having a given diagnosis of a print disability does not mean you know the exact tool to use Remember only 10 of the blind population uses Braille Everyone is different So we need to actually interview and evaluate each child Yes it takes time but when we do it right the rewards greatly outweigh the cost Slide 41 The AIM Navigator is a process facllitator that guides the work of a collaborative team as they work through the AIM related needs of individual students It is not a screening or
4. of the greater cultural cornerstone of literacy education and information access This movement was started by a librarian and caught on like wildfire at the beginning of March From the website Digital Rights Management DRM like a tariff acts as a mechanism to inhibit this free exchange of ideas literature and information Likewise the current licensing arrangements mean that readers never possess ultimate control over their own personal reading material These are not acceptable conditions for eBooks lam a reader As a customer am entitled to be treated with respect and not as a potential criminal As a consumer am entitled to make my own decisions about the eBooks that buy or borrow am concerned about the future of access to literature and information in eBooks ask readers authors publishers retailers librarians software developers and device manufacturers to support these eBook users rights These rights are yours Now it is your turn to take a stand To help spread the word copy this entire post add your own comments remix it and distribute it to others Blog it Tweet it Hebookrights Facebook it email it and post it on a telephone pole Links http librarianinblack net librarianinblack 2011 02 ebookrights h tml Slide 10 This statistic is G a G G 1 in 5 people now purchase only digital books Source Publisher s Weekly Sales of eBooks have been
5. variety of forms Everything that vou will see in the next slide was created using free resources a web connection and or Microsoft Word The black box in this slide represents the rendering process In other words the process that is employed to convert the material into a form that is useful to a particular student It is important to note that just because materials may be available in a digital form it does not necessarily follow that the material is accessible Links AIM Delaware is a new project to ensure that children with print disabilities in Delaware public schools accessible instructional materials AIM https aimdelaware org repository Slide 32 Demonstrations Slide 33 Recorded Supported voice text Synthesized voice Braille Examples taken from a Google Books version of The Call ofthe Wild by Jack London What we see onthis slide are samples of some different presentations of a book this particular book is Jack London s The Call of the Wild which is freely available in a variety of formats We ll talk briefly about Google Books here and will also discuss it in more detail later today Information about the samples shown here e The recorded voice sample was created with a free program called Audacity which is available at http audacity sourceforge net All you need to record your voice is an inexpensive microphone and this software e The synthesized voice sample was creat
6. vision 20 200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses or widest diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than 20 degrees Visually impaired with correction and regardless of optical measurement that prevents the reading of standard print material e Physically limited and cannot read or handle standard print material e Reading disabled resulting from organic dysfunction and of sufficient severity to prevent the student from reading printed material in a normal manner It is very important that IEP teams clearly understand how to determine 1 if a student has a print disability 2 the types of alternate formats that match student need and 3 whether the nature of the student s print disability qualifies him her for access to AIM through one of the specialized mechanisms noted above If a student is determined by the educational team to have a print disability this is documented on the IEP The team must also identify how the student s need for instructional materials in a suitable format will be met Slide 28 Why focus on Accessible Instructional Materials aka AIM The world is changing Extremely rapidly So much of what schools use is text based Printed material creates a barrier to many students not just special education students Use of technology in the classroom is increasing More digital materials are available in the typical classroom today Slide 29 What media
7. Have more guestions See a need for a sea change in education Take advantage of our demo equipment Walk out of here with a free ereader It is our sincere hope that this session will generate additional questions We are both available to you outside this conference to provide additional support with AIM We have demo stations set up around the room and you are free to explore any of the equipment or software available here If you need additional time or help with the equipment let us know We will be happy to set up additional professional development sessions Slide 6 Books are systems We re in the middle of a publishing shakedown amp I m just trying to make sense of it Print is dying Digital is surging Everyone is confused craigmod Recommended reading Embracing the Digital Book Craig Mod April 2010 The publishing world truly is in a state of chaos It s been turned on its head by the advent of the digital world We will try to provide a little insight into current developments Here are a few resources to help you understand some of the possibilities presented with digital materials Embracing the Digital Book by Craig Mod April 2010 http craigmod com journal ebooks Books in the Age of the iPad http craigmod com journal ipad and books Craig Mod website http craigmod com Slide 7 NOONE 2 ED ADMITTED ED READERS AGAINST DRM Brief discussion about digital rig
8. If don t teach you the material you most likely won t learn it from the text alone So just because a student gets AIM does not mean our job is done It just means the student can start of as egual to everyone else as possible Slide 46 Meet Sofia Sofia is a 7 grade student in a public middle school setting She has an older brother and a younger sister As you can tell she wears glasses that work well to correct her vision She plays the flute but doesn t want to play in the school band She s enjoys swimming in a local competitive swim club She s permanently attached to her iPhone 4 and is proud of her Beatles music collection She absolutely loves math but doesn t read much at home for pleasure She is an avid gamer with the Xbox Live gamertag ToughCookieRacer She loves cars and is interested in possibly becoming a design engineer for Porche for the custom Cayanne She s always been a good student maintaining a B to A average through elementary school and upto 6 grade Recently she s experienced some difficulty in her classes and her grades have started to slide some While her math scores have stayed high A to B from A to A her ELA Social Studies and Science scores have dropped to C Her writing was never great for starters butithas steadily declined Still she manages to get her work done Papers and assignments completed at home typically are of a higher guality than those done in the classro
9. OBIPOCKET re EE a gt m 5 007 5 Oa Q ePUB ee DEB Adobe Comparison of eBook formats Format issues make the entire area of digital text far more complicated than it should be The main reason thatit s complicated is due to publishers fears that what happened to the music industry think Napster will happen to them Thatis their content will be stolen and distributed for free The 23 different formats shown here are used today PDF is probably the format familiar to most participants ePub is a format that you should probably get familiar with It is used by several of the eReaders available and all of the eBooks available through Google Books are available in ePub and PDF formats It may also be helpful to note that EPUB short for electronic publication alternatively capitalized as ePub EPub or epub with EPUB preferred by the vendor is a free and open e book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum IDPF Files have the extension epub It is not a requirement for any publisher to adopt this standard and many have not But it is used quite extensively by a number of the big players in eBooks today Links Comparison of ebook formats http en wikipedia org wiki Comparison of e book formats Slide 16 daisy a Two formats to be aware of DAISY is the format developed and used to support people with visual impairment ePub is similar to DAISY and much of the digital text in ePub for
10. Slide 1 Inclusion 2011 Using Everyday Technology to Support All Students in Next Generation Learning Digital Materials and eReaders Marvin Williams Dan Fendler marvinw udel edu fendler udel edu Slide 2 Today s agenda AM State of electronic publishing Reading machines Today we will cover quite a bit of ground This morning we ll start on the state of digital publishing and then go through a number of the ereaders that are currently available There are several demo stations set up around the room that have a number of the items we will be talking about today There will also be time allocated to visit the demo stations Slide 3 Today s agenda PM This afternoon we will explore ways to determine how to effectively help students who might benefit from access to AIM This is an area which has been problematic for many We will wrap up the afternoon with some additional information about tools available that may help Slide 4 By the end of today You will Have a better understanding of the digital publishing world Become familiar with the a array of digital tools and ereaders currently available Be better eguipped to help students who might benefit from AIM Be better eguipped to help you decide which ereader might suit your needs Know where to find help when you need it AIM Accessible Instructional Materials Slide 5 By the end of today You might
11. This helps ease the transition from physical books to eReaders e There are three effects fonts can have increased aesthetics more comfortable reading quicker reading These are obviously great for reading and readers e The ability to Change Fonts allows eReaders to be much more flexible than a physical book Note that not all ereaders have a choice of fonts Since the aesthetics of fonts impact the reading experience be aware of what you like and don t like Look for the ability to change fonts This is an important concept for struggling readers Links Article eReader fonts The Importance of Fonts for eReaders http ireaderreview com 2010 04 11 ereader fonts importance of fonts for ereaders Slide 20 eReaders Features to consider eReaders Features to consider Slide 21 Things to consider First and foremost consider the kind of material you want to read Is text to speech important Audio books Where do you do most of your reading Is most of what you read web based Is a social component important Do you wantto annotate what you read Do you wantto read across different devices Is a color display important Are fonts important What size screen do you prefer Every adult reader has reading preferences What are yours Consider that struggling readers not only have preferences but also may have needs that if not met may impact their ability to read These are some comm
12. ating metadata on the device from metadata in the library and creation of collections on the device based on the tags defined in the library If a book has more than one format available calibre automatically chooses the best format when uploading to the device If none of the formats is suitable calibre will automatically convert the e book to a format suitable for the device before sending it Downloading news from the web and converting it into e book form calibre can automatically fetch news from websites or RSS feeds format the news into a ebook and upload to a connected device The ebooks include the full versions of the articles not just the summaries Examples of supported news sites include The New York Times The Wall Street Journal The Economist Time Newsweek The Guardian ESPN and many many more calibre has over three hundred news sources and the news system is plugin based allowing users to easily create and contribute new sources to calibre As a result the collection of news sources keeps on growing If you are interested in adding support for a news site read the User Manual Once you have successfully created a new recipe you can share it with other users by posting it in the calibre forum or sending it to the calibre developers for inclusion in calibre Comprehensive e book viewer calibre has a built in ebook viewer that can display all the major ebook formats It has full support for Table of Contents bookma
13. books Links Kno website http www kno com waitlist landing Engadget article http www engadget com 2011 02 03 kno shipments delayed no word on why or for how long Slide 51 What can you do NOW Encourage district wide PURCHASE of accessible materials Work to change school policy RE tech use Educate IEP team members RE AIM In your school advocate to begin a process that will assess student needs Make your ebook S s speak purchase only non DRM materials Slide 52 Questions regarding AIM What information about this topic would help you with your teaching efforts Through your teaching experiences are you aware of what AIM is Do you know if your is school taking the initiative related to AIM What classroom issues do you face that having access to AIM might help alleviate If available what kind of training opportunities would be most helpful to you Would you be willing to commit the time to AIM related training Do you have an other questions about this topic Slide 53 i Where can find digital materials Restricted vs unrestricted materials You can find digital materials in many different places Your first stop should always be the publisher But and this is key make sure to get them in a format that will be useful to you or your school There is no one format generally accepted and used by publishers When you have the materials in digital form you can consider of
14. cross the curriculum by other specialized formats of Me cumeuar materials students This student requires exactly the same content in one or more specialized formats Vitiad ave es pailai A This student requires modified content or alternative materials Specialized formats include Grail large print audio Evidence indicates that this student cannot use typical print based materials effectively at this time due and digital text Formats are defined in IDEA 674 0 3 to a disability that impacts comprehension of information The decision points and information contained 0 and in copynght law contained in Title 17 of the in the AIM Navigator are primarily related to specialized formats however learning more about AIM by United States Code Speciatzed formats are discussed completing the decisions points in the Navigator may be useful when selecting materials for this student in detal in the Selection Specialized Formats Needed section of the Nevagator 2 Clear Selection What information or data would indicate that the student can use standard print based instructional Information that led to this decision is there a general indicator that a student could lt Go Bach Save to Summary and Continue gt use or learn to use a specialized format effectively What is the difference between a specialized format and an alternative material Slide 44 So what are we gonna use So what are the formats and the student need
15. d 2007 versions not available for 2010 yet http www daisy org project save as daisy microsoft word add in Slide 64 Create your own ePub materials These programs can edit create or convert books into the ePub format Adobe InDesign Azardi Also reads ePub files Calibre Also reads ePub files ePublt eCub Atlantis Word Processor Sigil Padilicious Advanced Slide 65 Not so Late Breaking News Google is now selling digital books Known as Google ebookstore Google Inc began selling digital books in late summer 2010 becoming competitors to Amazon com Inc Apple Inc and Barnes amp Noble Inc One key difference between Google s approach to digital book sales and the approaches used by Amazon and Apple is that Google customers will not be able to download books sold through the store they ll be accessible exclusively through a Web browser That has some advantages for Google in that it side steps messy DRM digital rights management questions and allows it to offer the service for any device rather than having to negotiate deals Information compiled from CNET http news cnet com 8301 30684 3 20004089 265 html and the WSJ http online wsj com article SB10001424052748703866704575 224232417931818 html mg com wsj on 5 4 2010 Slide 66 The new iPad 2 Marti Mahlo D gue Wee President Crean Teligerce Links Conan iPad 2 video via TechCrunch http techcrunch co
16. e Calibre is one tool It s a free and open source e book library management application developed by users of e books for users of e books It features are divided into the following main categories Library Management E book conversion e Syncing to e book reader devices e Downloading news from the web and converting it into e book form Comprehensive e book viewer e Content server for online access to your book collection There are tools available that allow you to easily convert your ebooks from one format to another We will discuss ways to manage eBooks through free software called calibre This is a blurb from their website about the tool calibre is a free and open source e book library management application developed by users of e books for users of e books It has a cornucopia of features divided into the following main categories Library Management calibre manages your e book collection for you It is designed around the concept of the ogical book i e a single entry in your library that may correspond to actual e book files in several formats calibre can sort the books in your library by Title Author Date added Date published Size Rating Series etc In addition it supports extra searchable metadata Tags A flexible system for categorizing your collection however you like Comments A long form entry that you can use for book description notes reviews etc You can easily search your b
17. ed in Microsoft Word with a free add in called WordTalk which is available at http www wordtalk org uk Home e The supported text example shown is available at CAST UDL Editions which is located at http udleditions cast org INTRO call of the wild html e The e text was taken from a Google Books version of Jack London s The Call of the Wild The text was downloaded in ePub format then converted to text using Calibre free eBook management software that we will discuss later The text can then be used in Microsoft Word or any other text processing software if desired e The files needed to create a Braille version of the book are freely available from http www braille org braille books london callwild index html Links Jack London s The Call of the Wild http books google com books id VCo AAAAYAAJ amp printsec fro ntcover amp dg calltof the wild amp ei hZ VS6SyAof8NeC6oPQH amp cd 1 v onepage amp q amp f false Slide 34 It s how books MN should and Blio is a FREE eReading application that presents eBooks like the printed version in full color and with many accessible features Links Blio http www blio com Slide 35 Read TEET with Our Free Reading apps The re i Watch our naw TY co s about Kindle Reading Apps Shop the 50 000 Kinde books including New 7 of 1 eda ork Times Best 5 oh le wer 550 000 of there books 27639 TP Ava induding 73 New York Times Best Sobers rE customer book
18. erent and you may see more attention paid to the quality of printed material It is likely that the ereader will replace the paperback book These are photographs from an unfortunately named website bookshelfporn com If you love books and photography you will probably love this site But you may not be able to access it through your school network Links www bookshelfporn com Slide 9 eBook User s Bill of Rights Every eBook user should have the following rights the right to use eBooks under guidelines that favor access over proprietary limitations the right to access eBooks on any technological platform including the hardware and software the user chooses the right to annotate guote passages print and share eBook content within the spirit of fair use and copyright the right ofthe first sale doctrine extended to digital content allowing the eBook owner the right to retain archive share and re sell purchased eBooks believe in the free market of information and ideas believe that authors writers and publishers can flourish when their works are readily available on the widest range of media believe that authors writers and publishers can thrive when readers are given the maximum amount of freedom to access annotate and share with other readers helping this content find new audiences and markets believe that eBook purchasers should enjoy the rights of the first sale doctrine because eBooks are part
19. fering every student a choice of their preferred materials Slide 54 This is a link to a wiki which contains much of the information presented today we will switch to it and cover different the various different sources both restricted and unrestricted You can find this wiki at http etextsources wikispaces com Sources One note of caution there is no central repository that has all resources available that is kept up to date New resources appear all the time The TeleRead website has a good list of free resources available and also links out to other resources which track additional sites The TeleRead website can be found at http www teleread org Slide 55 Sources for digital text Bookshare textbooks magazines etc a Good source for accessible textbooks a www bookshare org Google Books a http books google com a NIMAC textbooks a www nimac us a Project Gutenberg classic literature a Free access a Many different formats a www gutenberg org TeleRead a http www teleread org free ebooks Links Bookshare textbooks magazines etc www bookshare org Google Books http books google com NIMAC textbooks www nimac us Project Gutenberg classic literature www gutenberg org TeleRead http www teleread org free ebooks Slide 56 Over 3 million free ebooks Google books Google has created a powerful database that publishers do not control e understand know how to profit from
20. g at a later date Providing an email address is optional If an email address is not provided users will not have access to the summary after this session has ended If you ve entered an email address but still didn t receive an email link check your junkmail box or ask an Information Technology IT Specialist if emails from aimnavigator cast org is being blocked Enter an email address Optional Your Email Enter team members completing student summary optional Copyright 2010 NATIONAL CENTER ON ACCESSIBLE INSTRUC TIONAL MATERIALS AT CAST inc 40 Harvard Mils Square Suite 3 Wakefield MA 01880 3233 Tet 781 245 2212 Emait aim fcast org Slide 43 John Doe Grade 7 Age 13 Why would a student need a specialized format A Determination of Need Ifa student is able to understand content presented m In this section teams think about whether this student 1 can gain information from print based instructional tartbooks and ofhar related core instructionat matanats materials used across the curriculum by all students 2 needs materials in a specialized format or 3 needs that are used by othar students across the curneulum modified content or alternative materials but is unable to read or use them the student will need Choose the statement that best describes this student OS IN JA EN Eee eden print materials In this case the student may need This student can use standard print based instructional materials used a
21. g on another device Links Google Books Reader apps for supported devices http books google com help ebooks devices htmli Slide 24 Betcha you can t do this with YOUR ereader This slide contains a video animation of a bookshelf loaded with books In a clever sequence it appears that the books are in motion constantly changing and moving in an artful way Links Organizing the Bookcase http www youtube com watch v cFnuP9niRUg Slide 25 What are Accessible Instructional Materials F AIM ZA Accessible instructional materials AIM are specialized formats of curricular content that can be used by and with learners who are unable to read or use standard print materials They include formats such as braille audio large print and digital text Links All About AIM http aim cast org learn accessiblemedia allaboutaim what Slide 26 What output features of digital text are key Font size type color e Background color e Text to speech e Voice speed e Synchronized highlighting as text is read e Navigation A 4 E AS a We ll spend a bit of time this afternoon sifting through how particular could potentially benefit students This is an important area that often goes unaddressed when considering a particular student s needs Links All About AIM http aim cast org learn accessiblemedia allaboutaim what Slide 27 Who Qualifies for AIM Students who are e Blind
22. heir most recent survey The study itself is the result of surveying thousands of ebook readers several times during the year first in November 2009 then in January 2010 and most recently in July 2010 The press release from Simba can be found here http www simbainformation com about release asp id 1606 O Reilly Radar Kindle 1 http radar oreilly com 2010 08 followreader consumer attitudes toward e book reading htmi Slide 12 US Trade Wholesale Electronic Book Sales Q3 2010 119 7 Million a N 8 y kd 8 8 a N 2 E 2 w s gt S 2 C D 2 2 20 0 anaona nnn 1 Aj Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 O4 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q2 Qi Q2 Q3 Q4 Qi Q2 Q4 Qi Q2 Q3 Q4 Qi Q2 Q3 2 02 02 02 03 3 03 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 08 06 06 06 07 07 0 08 09 09 09 09 10 1 11 67 Billion Sales Mark 3 6 Percent Increase vs Calendar Year 2009 December Sales Rise 2 4 Percent E book Sales Continue to Break Records with 164 4 Percent Gains for 2010 Nearly 18 Million Media Tablets Shipped in 2010 with Apple Capturing 83 Share eReader Shipments Quadrupled to More Than 12 Million According to IDC As a side note eBooks and audio books e g books on tape are tracked differently eBooks are available in any number of different formats and may or may not work on a number of different devices Before purchasing any instructional materials schools need to know how the digital version wi
23. hts management from a more humorous perspective Understanding a little about DRM might help everyone understand the issues around digital materials today A sad thing about accessing restricted materials is that there are even more steps involved related to gualifying A comic panel titled Why DRM Doesn t Work or How to Download an Audio Book from the Cleveland Public Library depicts the following steps e Find a book you are interested in e Add book to your cart Login and check out your book s Geta download link e Boot up Windows Download proprietary software e Install software e Get cryptic error Google you problem e Learn that you need an updated security certificate e Open Windows Media Player e Download new security certificate e Learn that you need to update Windows Media Player e Install update e Reboot Windows e Start up Overdrive Media Player e Get another cryptic error message e Insert profanity S e Give up on stupid library Open bit torrent site e Click download e Enjoy your audio book Links DRM Comic http bradcolbow com archive view the brads why drm doesn t work p 205 ReadersBillofRights info http readersbillofrights info about Slide 8 JE pe People love books And the thought of losing something comfortable and familiar is disturbing for some Whatever you hear books are not going away The type of books available for purchase may be diff
24. ify for access RFB amp D Y Recording for the Blind amp Dyslexic RFB amp D Recording for the Blind amp Dyslexic is another good resource available for instructional materials and is particularly useful for materials recorded by human voice This is a restricted resource student or individual must qualify for access to the material and there is a subscription cost associated with membership A membership fee schedule for schools can be found at http www rfbd org Membership Schools and Educators 26 Individual memberships are also available Links RFB amp D s home page http www rfbd org Slide 59 Students must gualify for The NIMAC was intended to be the go to place for accessible instructional materials It is basically a repository of instructional material published after July 2006 It is searchable in a number of different ways The format of the material found in the NIMAC is NIMAS or National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard which is a technical standard used by publishers to produce source files in XML that may be used to develop multiple specialized formats such as Braille or audio books for students with print disabilities Technical details The source files are prepared using eXtensible Mark up Language XML to mark up the structure of the original content and provide a means for presenting the content ina variety of ways and styles For example once a NIMAS file se
25. les 91 0 M Q3 2010 Sales 119 7 M Source of E book Purchases by iPad Owners Nook store 12 Apple iBookstore 29 Amazon Kindle store 40 Publishers Weekly January 24t 2011 eBook sales are off the charts They have overtaken the sales of books There are a large number of reading devices available and more on the way Interesting note more iPad owners are purchasing their eBook materials through Amazon than through the Apple iBookstore Links International Digital Publishing Forum http idpf org about us industry statistics Source of E Book Purchases by iPad Owners http www publishersweekly com pw by topic industry news bookselling article 45861 amazon ups its edge html Slide 14 oe NN 408 a L Comparison of eReaders A sampling of a few popular eReaders currently available The list grows daily and will increase significantly over the next year All the devices shown here are available commercially There are a number of devices in development that will be introduced over the next year Devices shown Top row The Sony Reader Kobo Amazon Kindle the Xoom and the Nook color Middle row The Victor Reader Stream Bookeen iPod Touch the Droid B amp N Nook and the Classmate Reader Bottom row The JooJoo iPad 2 and the Entourage Edge Links Comparison of ereaders http en wikipedia org wiki Comparison of e book readers Slide 15 mar AIR a AV Z M
26. ll be made available i e what format All agreements to purchase textbooks should specifically spell out the expectations The chart shown onthis page depicting guarterly US trade retail eBook sales is taken from The International Digital Publishing Forum IDPF and can be found at http www openebook org doc_library industrystats htm Notes The data above represent United States revenues only The data above represent only trade eBook sales via wholesale channels Retail numbers may be as much as double the above figures due to industry wholesale discounts The data above represent only data submitted from approx 12 to 15 trade publishers The data does not include library educational or professional electronic sales The numbers reflect the wholesale revenues of publishers The definition used for reporting electronic book sales is AIl books delivered electronically over the Internet OR to hand held reading devices The IDPF and AAP began collecting data together starting in 01 2006 Links for additional information on statistics and numbers http www openebook org doc_library industrystats htm http www publishers org main PressCenter Archicves 2011 Fe b DecemberStatsPressRelease htm http www idc com about viewpressrelease jsp containerld prU S22737611 amp sectionld null amp elementid null amp pageType SYNOPSIS Slide 13 2010 Wholesale statistics OFF THE CHART vs Previous Quarters 01 2010 Sa
27. m 2011 03 03 conan ipad 2 video Slide 67 eReader Giveaway Links Ebony and Ivory video http www youtube com watch v CmALA8miQY8 Slide 68 Contact Information Dan Fendler Marvin Williams 302 856 7946 302 651 6790 e fendler udel edu e marvinw udel edu Slide 69 600 870 DATI Picture of soon to be disappearing farmland with irrigation running off of Gills Neck Road in Lewes Delaware And a big thank you written across the sky Thanks for participating today DATI s telephone number 800 870 DATI 3284 Dan s email address fendler udel edu Marvin s email address marvinw udel edu
28. mat can be used with a variety of devices From a pure accessibility perspective EPUB borrows heavily from the DAISY Standards and W3C amp Web Accessibility Initiative WAI specifications The text must be present for presentation through synthetic speech refreshable braille displays and enlarged character display Every person over 50 enjoys the benefit of increasing the font size and most systems support sizes that legally blind people can use Using assistive technology such as a screen reader Text To Speech TTS and refreshable braille can be supported Links A list of ePub eReaders http www epubbooks com ebook readers Slide 17 DAISY Planet September 2010 EPUB and Accessibility Millions of EPUB publications have become available in the last few years with more titles than a blind person 25 years ago would have ever dreamed The addition of EPUB support in accessible eBook readers provides visually impaired readers with immediate access to the growing eBook market Print disabled readers can now open any unprotected EPUB book and experience their preferred combination of audio synthetic speech and highlighted text From a pure accessibility perspective EPUB borrows heavily from the DAISY Standards and W3C amp Web Accessibility Initiative WAI specifications The text must be present for presentation through synthetic speech refreshable braille displays and enlarged character display Every person over 50 enj
29. nt the expecting the student to do student to do it s H h What is the ow does she 9 feel about the x subject matter S material Next we should look at what we re asking the student to do If we re asking her to read what are we asking her to read how we re asking her to read when we re asking her to read and where we re asking her to read Is she at her desk In the library Does she like what she s reading Is she able to see the book Does she get distracted while reading Can she visually track the text as she reads it Can she comprehend what she s reading Why or why not All of these things will give us insight as to possible complications the student may face trying to read that may be complicated by the student s disability or may complicate the reading process regardless of disability Ever try to read something you don t like Now try reading it in extremely fine print or in Mandarin Chinese How engaged would you be in reading it How would your comprehension and retention rate The more investment we have from the student the greater our chances for success This gives us good info on medium and format Slide 40 How do know Ask the Student Routine Testing Tools Directed Testing Access Tool Trial So how do we figure out what will work Well we need some way to determine if the intervention will work Ask the Student First and best thing we can do is ask the student
30. om Her parents think Sofia may have a problem with reading and have asked the school for help The Interview Sofia s parents suggested that Sofia be examined for a possible learning disability because her brother has one and they re seeing some parallels between what happened with him and whatis happening with her Sofia was evaluated by an independent diagnostician who said she has dyslexia In talking to Sofia we and her parents learned that she s had some difficulty with reading for years She s just been better at figuring out wantthe text was trying to say Now the books are more difficult so she s having a harder time doing that While Sofia tells us that she doesn t like writing because it takes too long her parents tell us that she has a very difficult time getting started They say she will set out to write something and spend hours fiddling around without writing That s usually when the arguments start because she s not getting her work done They estimate that a two paragraph writing assignment takes about three hours for her to complete an hour of writing and two hours of fighting Sofia tells us thatthe thing she hates most about writing is getting her thoughts together She says that when she has to write something she knows what she wants to write about but when she goes to write it it s just a soup of ideas that she can t pull together to put on paper She said it s a little easier typing but she s not a fa
31. on aspects to consider Slide 22 Reading distances Near medium and far Should reading on a tablet accommodate all these Having access to digital text opens up new worlds for everyone There are things that publishers SHOULD be considering when they create and publish ebooks One important consideration is the ability to change what we are reading to accommodate the reading distance from the material There is an article is a good starting point for this discussion Link below Also consider that with the increased availability of Cloud Syncing one should consider what the reading experience will be like on a small device such as a smart phone a medium sized device like a 7 tablet or a larger device like a computer screen The material should be flexible enough to present legibly across all devices Links Article A Simpler Page by Craig Mod January 11 2011 http www alistapart com articles a simpler page Slide 23 Cloud syncing Google books Overview Devices eBooks Booksellers He Reader apps for supported devices Many of the apps that run on numerous devices have the ability to share digital material across different devices that you might use For example if you have the Kindle app running on your PC your smart phone and your tablet device you can read books across the devices and the cloud will remember where you left off on one device and pick up at the same place when you continue readin
32. ook collection for a particular book calibre supports searching any and all of the fields mentioned above You can construct advanced search queries by clicking the helpful Advanced search button to the left of the search bar You can export arbitrary subsets of your collection to your hard disk arranged in a fully customizable folder structure Finally calibre will even go out onto the internet to find book metadata based on existing title author or ISBN information It can download various types of metadata and covers for your books automatically The metadata system is written using plugins so that different types of metadata sources can be supported in the future E book conversion calibre can convert from a huge number of formats to a huge number of formats It supports all the major e book formats The full list of formats can be found here The conversion engine has lots of powerful features It can rescale all font sizes ensuring the output e book is readable no matter what font sizes the input document uses It can automatically detect create book structure like chapters and Table of Contents It can insert the book metadata into a Book Jacket at the start of the book Syncing to e book reader devices calibre has a modular device driver design that makes adding support for different e reader devices easy At the moment it has support for a large number of devices the complete list of which is here Syncing supports upd
33. oys the benefit of increasing the font size and most systems support sizes that legally blind people can use Using assistive technology such as a screen reader Text To Speech TTS and refreshable braille can be supported All of the features we are beginning to see in EPUB reading systems have been part of DAISY readers for more than a decade It is wonderful to see accessible features working their way into the mainstream From a pure accessibility perspective EPUB borrows heavily from the DAISY Standards and W3C 8 Web Accessibility Initiative WAI specifications The text must be present for presentation through synthetic speech refreshable braille displays and enlarged character display Every person over 50 enjoys the benefit of increasing the font size and most systems support sizes that legally blind people can use Using assistive technology such as a screen reader Text To Speech TTS and refreshable braille can be supported Links DAISYPedia http www daisy org daisypedia epub daisy standards under revision Slide 18 The ereader incompetence checklist for discerning consumers editors publishers and designers Craig Mod October 2010 e Amlreading text If the text in your ereader isn t text but is instead an image jpeg png etc then by golly your ereader s incompetent Does my ereader make the text less accessible to the visually impaired If so then sorry my friend your ereader is incompe
34. poang a valabity may d thousands of free books mduding popstar of and re isand Get free book samples raad the first chapter for tree before you Gece to buy Demo of free Kindle Reading apps Links http www amazon com gp feature html ref kcp ipad mkt Ind docld 1000493771 Slide 36 Slide 37 We know we re going to have to enable access to text We just have to make sure that we find the proper access tool However it s often more than finding the right tool for the student to use Get some ideas about what people typically think to do if they have a student who can t read a standard text book Figuring what AIM means for a student the form it takes that s usually the challenge What do you do when you hear you ve got a student who needs AIM Slide 38 Let s consider The Student Let s consider the student We need to consider student capabilities What can the student to What are her strengths What are her weaknesses When are either both apparent Does the student like to read but gets frustrated doing it Does she try to read Has she given up Does she frustrate easily How does she feel about trying doing new and different things Does she think she has a problem What does she think would help What doesn t she want to try These things all give us into on the best format and then medium Slide 39 Let s consider What we want to student to do What do we How are we really wa
35. rapidly growing over the past few vears Sales of digital books surpassed audio books in 2009 The trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future eBook sales statistics do not include audio books Audio books are tracked separately http www teleread org 2010 04 27 does anybody know do ebook sales stats include audiobooks AAP Yearly Industry Statistics including all forms of publishing http www publishers org main IndustryStats indStats 02 htm Slide 11 What is the number one eReader in the US As of August mid According to Simba s nationally survey of over 1 880 adults the PC has again been named the No 1 e book reading device named by 68 of e book users nationwide as the most frequently used device to consume an e book Dated April 14 2010 In spite of the fact that there are many different dedicated eReaders now available and many more on the immediate horizon up until August 2010 most consumers of eBooks read their material on a computer It may surprise some that statistics show that many adults who consume eBooks 68 read eBooks on a computer According to Kelly Gallagher VP of Publishing Services at RR Bowker DiscoverBowker the Kindle moved to number one ereader in August 2010 Kelly oversees the ongoing study Consumer attitudes Toward E Book Reading with the Book Industry Study Group and during Thursday s FollowReader chat Kelly previewed some of the results from t
36. rks CSS a reference mode printing searching copying customizing the rendering via a user style sheet embedded fonts etc Links Calibre website http calibre ebook com Slide 63 Creating accessible Word documents Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007 not available for 2010 allows you to save documents in a number of potentially accessible formats including PDF and DAISY two commonly used formats worldwide The trick is to use styles when creating documents Once created documents can be easily saved into formats that can be used by a number of students who might benefit from an alternate presentation It is also important to note that we all do things to make the materials we create more readable On this slide one document is being display two different ways One document has very little formatting and all the words appear to run together There are no headings or page numbers to make the structure of the document apparent The second document is formatted It has styles applied to differentiate between headings and body text to make reading easier If someone needs to read a document with a screen reader like Jaws it can be difficult to comprehend if no styles are used like the unformatted document is harder for sighted participants to parse We will show how content created in Microsoft Word can be easily saved in a number of different formats Links MS Word Save as DAISY download for 2003 an
37. s to access text Do we need an MP3 player Will an iPad work best Why nota tablet Hopefully from the information we ve gathered through our investigation we now know what format s for text the student will need and what delivery device s the student will need If we haven t tried the final tools and formats with the student nowisa great time to do that to make sure we ve found what we want You should always keep track of what you tried and why so that you know and so that the next group to get the student will know Also if the student transitions from the K 12 system to higher education the paper trail will help the people in that setting know and understand what worked and why Slide 45 Access lt gt Comprehension Access Instruction Comprehension In order for us to fully understand how AIM can work we need to understand that while giving a student AIM CAN improve their performance it does not guarantee it It just levels the playing field It still comes down to good teaching to help students get it Case in point give you all quantum physics text books with nice large print Some of you may want audio so l Il give it to you in that format too I ll give it to you in whatever format you want but that doesn t mean don t have to teach the material It means you can access the material better so that will facilitate teaching in the same way using a text or guiding principles facilitates learning
38. st typist She said that writing in class can be ok but sometimes it gets overwhelming taking notes She feels like she can get lost while trying to capture some ideas Also when she s thinking about something her teacher just said she can get lost on her paper trying to write it down She says listening and writing at the same time is a lot harder than it looks At home her parents have tried large print books from the library but it doesn t help much Sofia s mom mentions Kurzweil as something the son of a friend uses in school and wonders if it might help Sofia The discussion of Kurzweil and what it offers prompts heavy eye rolling from Sofia She says she doesn t want any of that stuff because it makes her look too different We asked Sofia what she thinks would help her and she offers and enthusiastic I don t know Her father asks about digital readers like the iPad and the Kindle Slide 47 THE WORLD S LARGEST st IEP TEAM EVER vd P Slide 48 AIM Tools AIM Navigator AIM Explorer e For IEP Teams e For Teacher student Requires internet collaboration Collects data e Helps with assessment Helps decide which features may benefit student Sample summary Links AIM Navigator http aim cast org experience decision making tools aim navigator Sample report http aim cast org experience decision making tools aim navigator sample student summary AIM Explorer http aim ca
39. st org experience decision making tools aim explorer Slide 49 Scanning While scanning is pragmatic and effective it also diverts available educational resources to product retro fitting and file format production neither of which is an efficient use of instructional resources cs NATIONAL CENTER ON ACCESSIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WK aj Seach Pe 9 9 ut WRITTEN IN STONE You Tube video of scanning Book Flipping Scanning spectrummag 132 videos lt Subscribe The evils of scanning Some approach material conversion with a scanner Please try and save time effort and frustration by finding another way to acquire accessible materials Scanning should always be the method of last resort The sample shown here was scanned into Kurzweil 3000 as is shown in the image It was taken from a Foss Science Series workbook Note that the font used on this particular workbook looks a bit like handwritten text This can present problems as demonstrated by the errors which occurred during optical character recognition OCR when Kurzweil translated this image into text This requires a lot of work to edit the work that the OCR has done in order for the text to be considered usable Links AIM Overview of accessible media http aim cast org learn accessiblemedia text overview Fast scanning video http www youtube com watch v tCOXCS5PT j8 Slide 50 What s on the horizon for eText
40. t has been produced the XML and image source files may be used not only for printed materials but also to create Braille large print HTML DAISY talking books using human voice or text to speech audio files derived from text to speech transformations and more If interested you can find more detailed information about NIMAS at http aim cast org learn policy federal what is nimas While there are guite a few textbooks available over 19 000 file sets as of October 2009 it is difficult to get access to the content It s a valuable resource but may lead to frustrations until Delaware makes access to the material easier Links NIMAC http www nimac us index html Slide 60 Smart phones as ereaders Manufacturer operating system share smartphones Often at odds with school policy the use of smart phones in school can help provide accessible text to students It may be the preferred device for those who need AIM Consider starting a discussion about revising school policy around cell phone use Links Visualized US smartphone market share by manufacturer and platform made pretty http www engadget com 2011 03 03 visualized us smartphone market share by manufacturer and plat Slide 61 e Amazon Kindle Supported platforms Android BlackBerry iPad iPhone iPod Touch Mac PC 620 000 available eBooks including many Best Sellers Thousands of free eBooks including popular classics Read the first chap
41. tent and an GEDE e Can you copy text If you can t your ereader s incompetent e Can you resize text No Incompetent See accessibility e Are you a text heavy publication such as The New Yorker Is a single issue of your magazine gratuitously large 500mb per month EI Lazy incompetence E e Does a PDF export of your content provide a basically identical reading experience as your ereader Would a PDF actually provide a better reading experience zoomable searchable real text Then your ereader s plagued by confused incompetence craigmod Good news People working in the mainstream publishing arena are starting to embrace the fact that digital text should be accessible to everyone This is a tongue in cheek ereader incompetence checklist Note the focus on accessibility Links Bad ereaders http craigmod com satellite bad_ereaders Slide 19 The Importance of Fonts for eReaders Fontchoice is definitely important to help eReaders cater to individual preferences Font choice is also important to help books set themselves apart and add beauty and character e Fonts have a lot of impact on readability without most users understanding why By providing a variety of font choices you increase the probability that a user likes reading on an eReader e By using serif fonts you cater to an eReader s strength high density of pixels and make the reading experience very familiar similar to printed books
42. ter before you buy Synchronizes last page read bookmarks amp notes across devices Adjustable text size Learn more at Amazon s Barnes 8 Noble Supported platforms BlackBerry iPad iPhone iPod Touch Mac PC Android More than 1 million available eBooks Thousands of free eBooks Adjustable text size amp font Lend purchased eBooks to friends Learn more at Barnes amp Noble s Borders Supported platforms Android BlackBerry iPad iPhone iPod Touch Mac PC More than 1 million available eBooks Thousands of free eBooks Adjustable text size Learn more at Borders e Books Supported platforms iPad iPhone iPod Touch Limited to Apple touchscreen devices Ten of thousands of available eBooks Synchronizes last page read bookmarks amp notes across devices Adjustable text size and font Text search function Learn more at Apple Cross platform eReading apps Links Wirefly article Best eReader Apps for Your Smartphone http www wirefly com learn wireless news best ereader apps for your smartphone Kindle app http www amazon com gp feature html ref kcp_ipad mkt Ind docld 1000493771 B amp N app http www barnesandnoble com u free nook apps 379002321 Borders app http www borders com online store MediaView_ereaderapps iBooks app http www apple com ipad built in apps ibooks html Slide 62 For the tech savvy ebook conversion tools are availabl
43. tor To Do List The To Do List can be used to enter information such as what action is needed who will be responsible and by what date it will be accomplished The To Do List can be printed or saved to a user s computer If an email address is entered in the Getting Started section of the Navigator then the email link can be used to retrieve the To Do List for viewing or editing at a later time If no email address is entered then the To Do List will not be retrievable after exiting the Navigator Slide 42 Getting Started As a team works through the decision making process the Navigator collects the decisions made along with any notes entered into text boxes at each point All are included in a summary that can be viewed at any time saved to a local computer or printed The following student information will serve as the heading of the summary The information will be secure and no student data will be shared or tracked Teams may elect to use a student s name or a number or some other identifier if there is a concern about entering a student s name Enter student information Student John Doe Grade 7 Age 13 if a team would like to save an unfinished summary or retrieve a completed student summary for future use enter an email address below and a link to the summary will be emailed to the address provided This link is the only way to access a student summary after exiting the Navigator for viewing editing or printin
44. what s he needs Before we go through a ton of what might be unnecessary work why not ask what s needed Routine Testing Tools gather information and try something If that doesn t pan out we can use the tools we currently use to test reading comprehension This is using more the scientific method routine delivery gives a baseline or control Treatment groups are the use of different intervention techniques So if a student listens to the text being read to him or ideally from a recording and she shows improved comprehension we know that audio is important If the student can independently read the text from a computer screen and not have improved comprehension we know that a digital format on a computer may not be important While this approach may seem hit or miss it s actually allowing us to gather data and see just how effective an intervention is It might also help steer us towards the next intervention to try Directed Testing AIM Navigator and Explorer and the like We can also try dedicated direct testing Free resources for this are the AIM Navigator and the AIM Explorer The AIM Navigator is a tool for the AIM Team to use as a guide while taking the student through the process It will prompt you to answer guestions about the student so it might be best used after you interview the student You can find more information on the AIM Navigator from the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials
45. works best for each student Of combination of media We will see a few examples of how books can be presented i e audio digital text digital text with built in supports Braille or MathML One of the toughest questions for educators is How do you determine which is most effective for a particular student Have participants consider how they use instructional materials for courses they take How does that compare with how students are able to use materials in the public classroom What features would be helpful to them when using their course materials Slide 30 H we PS d AN OX ESE N F N AN H 4 w RI A E N 3 Vee wa SS A Pm TA e 72 m at ee fr 0 NEN lt an a yi zi 1 AN X JAS cS PAN Sad At this moment access to or conversion of materials is a real Pandora s Box This can be a very frustrating area for educators Publishers are actively trying to make the process harder in order to protect their published material This is in part due to what happened to the music industry think Napster Electronic instructional materials are more complicated than simple audio files they may contain many different types of media so they are not quite as easy to reproduce There are many competing interests in the publishing arena which adds to the complexity of the problem Slide 31 If you have your instructional materials already in digital form itis VERY easy to transform itto a
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