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Cray 2000 Software Resources
July 28, 2000
Compiled by Greg Dawald

The following list and information were taken from the various web sites:

1. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Standard software, high-quality headset microphone, quick reference card, award winning documentation.  Price  $109.

2. IntelliKeys, the versatile alternative keyboard ($395)

· Overlay Maker -Design and print overlays for IntelliKeys. Overlay Maker designs and prints overlays for IntelliKeys. Use letters, words, pictures, or mouse actions as part of your overlay design ($69.95)
· IntelliPics -Create multi-media activities and presentations. IntelliPics is the versatile authoring tool. Create student or class presentations, make textbooks and stories accessible, and develop a host of curriculum-focused, multi-sensory activities ($69.95)
· IntelliTalk II - this revolutionary word processor combines speech, graphics, and text in exciting new ways. IntelliTalk II offers an array of features to make it easy to develop meaningful activities. Insert graphics from textbooks or other sources. IntelliTalk II comes with pre-designed activities, writing templates, toolbars and hundreds of picture items for you to use in your activities (99.95)
· ClickIt!  - Mouseless access to "point-and-click" software. ClickIt! is the handy utility that makes "point-and-click" software accessible in minutes. Add scanning to an existing piece of software for switch or IntelliKeys users. ($99.95)
· Access Pac - A gateway to curriculum adaptation in one convenient package. ($720)
· Keyguards for IntelliKeys Clear acrylic keyguards are available for each of the standard overlays. Slip in your overlay then snap the appropriate keyguard onto your IntelliKeys. ($50.00)
http://www.intellitools.com/

3. AlphaSmart 3000: Overview - The AlphaSmart 3000 is a simple, portable and affordable computer companion. It is compatible with any computer, Macintosh or PC, and with most printers. ($199/219)
 http://www.alphasmart.com/products/index.html

4. The Magic Touch from Keytec and the TouchWindow® by Edmark are affordable touchscreens that easily mount externally on the monitor of your Macintosh or PC(13-15” TouchWindow $335, Magic Touch $224)
http://mayer-johnson.com/product/index.html

5. Big Friendly Calculator for Macintosh (Freeware)
Scottish Council of Education Technology

6. The Math Now students can do basic arithmetic problems - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - directly on the computer. Choose from 300 sample problems or type in your own. MathPad displays each problem in the correct vertical format.
http://at-advocacy.phillynews.com/data/mathpad.html

7. Access to Math Autogenerates math worksheets to match student's needs.
 http://at-advocacy.phillynews.com/data/accesstomath.html

8. textHELP!® Read & Write Version 4
By listening to our Users we have made substantial enhancements to Read & Write, further developing this quality product that will stimulate motivation, promote learning and achieve results. ScreenReader reads window menus, documents, emails or Internet pages using optional friendly animated characters to make using your computer an easier and more fun experience. ($249)
http://www.texthelp.com/

9. ReadPlease 2000 - ReadPlease 2000 shatters the myth that computers must sound robotic and monotonous. Just
imagine having web pages and e-mail read aloud to you. (Free download version)
http://readplease.com/

10. WriteOutloud - Write:OutLoud is the easy-to-use yet powerful talking word processor with a talking spell checker. This award-winning program helps get class work done and makes students enjoy writing. ($99)
http://www.donjohnston.com/catalog/writoutfrm.htm

11.  Text Edit Plus – Tex-Edit Plus is a scriptable, styled text editor that fills the gap between Apple's bare-bones SimpleText and a full-featured word processor. It's fast, efficient, and has a clean, uncluttered interface. It's also great for cleaning up text which is transmitted over the Internet. Tex-Edit Plus features: PowerPC native (fat), extensive munging abilities, unlimited file size, Drag&Drop support, AppleScript support, Word Services support, Speech Manager support, picture handling, sound handling, movie handling, ability to create SimpleText Read-Only documents, and much more. (shareware $15.00)
http://www.nearside.com/trans-tex/

12. Writing with Symbols 2000 Version 1.5 -This powerful word/picture processing program that allows you to type words and have the option of having picture symbols quickly pop in with each word. ($199.00)
http://mayer-johnson.com/product/index.html

13. CoWriter - Co:Writer is the writing assistant with intelligent word prediction that helps struggling students build and write complete and correct sentences. It reduces the number of keystrokes needed to produce a word or sentence, so students aren't frustrated by writing. ($290)
http://www.donjohnston.com/catalog/writoutfrm.htm

14. TypeIt4Me 4.8.1 -Anytime you enter text in your Mac by typing it at the keyboard, TypeIt4Me can help you do it faster and more accurately. (shareware $27 students $14))
http://www.r-ettore.dircon.co.uk/

15. OmniForm4.0 - Take any paper form, scan it with OmniForm, and wow! You've got an electronic form that
you can fill it out right on your screen ($149 OminFiller $49)
http://caere.com/products/omniform/

16. Wynn Wizard/Reader - Used with a standard PC, WYNN lets you open a file and hear it read aloud or, scan in apage using a flatbed scanner, and read that aloud. Once you open a page, you can edit it by adding text or making corrections. And, you can alter the way the page is presented on the screen as well as the way it is read aloud to you. To help you study, you can insert notes and bookmarks, highlight sections, or look up words in the dictionary. (Wizard $995, Reader $399)
 http://www.wynn.arkenstone.org/

17. Boardmaker is a graphics database containing over 3,000 Picture Communication Symbols (from PCS Books I, II, & III) in bitmapped clip art form. ($399.00)
http://mayer-johnson.com/product/index.html

18. Pics4Learning -Thousands of images donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. Permission granted for teachers and students to use.  (copyright friendly)

19. Ditto.com – a search engine for internet graphics
http://www.ditto.com/

20. School Image Gallery - The Hoxie 'School Image Gallery' is a collection of school related GIF graphic files for you to browse
http://www.hoxie.org/clipart/CLIP00.HTM

21. ButtonKey 1.2 ButtonKey lets you "click" on buttons, radio buttons and check boxes in dialogs (modal and non-modal) by typing the first or first few characters of the button's name. It can also make the escape key simulate a click on Cancel. ButtonKey is separately configurable for individual dialogs. Shareware ($15)
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/computer_access/mac/macshare.html#automenus

22. CaretPatch  - A system extension that draws the caret (I-Beam cursor) with a line two pixels thick instead of only one pixel. Freeware.
http://www.ecnet.net/users/gnorris/place.shtml

23. Fat Cursors 1.2.1  - Fat Cursors is a System 7-compatible control panel that automatically enlarges the cursor (arrow and I-beam) to make it more visible. The program is especially useful for people with visual impairments and PowerBook users.
http://techctr.educ.umkc.edu/mactrick

24. Easy Access 7.2 Easy Access is a control panel extension containing a set of keyboard utilities. These utilities assist people who might otherwise have difficulties using the keyboard or the mouse. Included as part of Easy Access are three main features: Mouse Keys, Sticky Keys, and Slow Keys. (Freeware)
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/computer_access/mac/macshare.html#automenus

25. SoundMover -An application that lets you move sounds from file to file.
It displays a graphic representation of the selected sound and allows you to perform cut and paste editing on it.
(shareware)
http://www.r-ettore.dircon.co.uk/

26. Eliza - Eliza is an amusement psychologist program which chats with the user in plain english, and uses advanced artificial intelligence methods in order to solve the user's problems or just entertain the user. ($8.00 for Registered version)
 http://users.surfree.net.il/juventus/

27. Inspiration 6.0 - Inspiration 6.0 is a significant upgrade from 5.0. The upgrade provides users with an
expanded set of graphic organizers and visual learning tools to integrate the high-quality graphic and Internet technologies now commonly available in schools. ($66.95)
http://www.inspiration.com
 
 

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