OrbitNote vs. Read&Write

I think OrbitNote is a great tool for all teachers to use to make paper assignments accessible to a variety of learners.

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I recommend it to everyone! It's great for learning and researching, digesting learning however is best for you, such as listening, seeing it in a different color, etc. It's also great for people just wanting to function while at work. You can do all the fancy-dancy things, but actually, it can just help people get through their day-to-day, which is great!

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• OCR scanning.
• Text to speech.
• Annotation on worksheets.
• Integration with Google classroom.

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• Read&Write works well with Word in Office 365 (we are a Microsoft board)
• Read&Write is excellent in the speech to text and text to speech areas.
• We love the prediction tool, especially for users whop are apprehensive to dictate yet still require spelling support.
• We love the collect highlights feature, especially when we are researching a webpage in order to write a research paper.
• We love the summarize tool!

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• Would like it to have a specific iPad app.
• Circle- shape tool difficult to use.

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• I wish the Check It tool was available on the web (only in GDocs currently)
• I wish the highlighter/collect highlights would collect citation information (kind of a combination of MyBib and highlighters)
• One weird thing with the Reading tools (text-to-speech) is that if you are zoomed in to FIT on a GDoc it does glitchy stuff (skipping or not displaying) vs when you are at 100% zoom
• why isn't Rewordify in Read&Write in a Google Doc? only on web version? Same for Simplify text tool.

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As an assistive technology software that revolutionizes literacy experiences. With features like text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and vocabulary tools, it empowers learners of all abilities. Its impact extends beyond the classroom, fostering engagement, accessibility, and personalized learning.

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Extremely user friendly and easy to use

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Highly available

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Integrates well and quickly

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I always appreciate the emails with tips, tricks, videos and professional development. The tool is often changing for the better and it's good to stay in the loop. I have also been pleased with the tech support from Texthelp when needed. However, we rarely need tech support for the product. Our sales rep has helped us renew our license multiple times!

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Still trying to get all schools and teachers to buy in that students need this access

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I like how read&write integrates with OrbitNote making it where students do not have to learn multiple tools depending on what they are doing on the computer.

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Clicker was missing from the list. The benefit of using Read&Write over other software has been its integration with Google, and that it brings all the features into one toolbar. This means we are not adding additional cognitive load to our students.

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Easy to use

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• It has made it possible for teachers to provide accessible materials to students with just a few clicks.

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• It engages more students in the writing process
• It engages more students in the reading process by allowing struggling learners to listen to text and be able to keep up with the discussions with their typical peers.
• It has improved learning outcomes by giving students tools to promote independence and engage them in the process and allowing them to create their best work.

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