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Realizing the Benefits of Digital Content: Taking the Tools to
Scale
OSEP Project Director’s Meeting
July 31, 2006
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
http://nimas.cast.org
• NIMAS establishes a standard file format for digital textbooks (IDEIA-2004)
• Required that all publishers comply by December, 2006
• Publishers to provide digital copies to NIMAC for distribution to states– National Instructional Materials Access Center
@ American Printing House for the Blind– http://www.nimac.us/
Systemic Model for Accessing General Curriculum and
Assessment
Kentucky Components
1. State digital text repository
2. Statewide infrastructure of assistive technologies to use digital text
3. Classroom and state accountability assessment in accessible digital format
State Repository for Digital Text
• Centralized state system for rendering NIMAC files student ready, local viewing and distribution of digital textbooks
• Needs to include mechanisms for copyright protection
KAMC & KAMD:State Model for Digital Text Repository
KY Accessible Materials Consortium (KAMC)
http://kamc.louisville.edu/kyecontent/
Established in response to 2002 KY digital textbook law
KAMC created at University of Louisville in 2003 by Ky. Dept. of Ed.
Digital copies come from publishers each year by area of content adoption
1500 digital textbooks available by fall of 2006
KY Accessible Materials Database (KAMD)
http://apps.kde.state.ky.us/kamd/
(August, 2004)
Ky. Dept. of Ed. online searchable digital text database
Requires local “Digital Rights Manager” (DRM)
Additional Digital Text Sources
• http://www.ditext.com/etexts.html
90 sites containing or linking to digital text
● Internet Public Library (IPL) 40,000 E-Books that can be read online or for free download
http://www.ipl.org/reading/books/
Building the Assistive Technology Infrastructure for Use of Digital Text
Since 2001 over 1300 KY schools (95%) have acquired a text reader Site license (i.e., Read & Write Gold) @ 50% discount (www.texthelp.com)
Inclusive reader (reads in window)
Tools of Read & Write Gold 8.0(www.texthelp.com)
Text to Speech (TTS) Speech to Text (Dictation) Text to audio (MP3 conversion) Talking spell check, dictionary, calculator Word Prediction Mind Mapping (Graphic organizer) English to Spanish Translation Accessible Test Maker Tool Download
Need for Accessible Digital State Assessment
• KY state assessment accessible (CATS Online) for use with assistive technology
• Available to all eligible students with disabilities since 2003
• Number of participating students almost doubled annually
KY Accessible State AssessmentYear of CATS Online State Assessment
Number of Participating Schools
Number of Participating Students with Disabilities
2003 29 schools 204 students
2004 74 schools 510 students
2005 147 schools 1200 students
2006 200 schools 2306 students
CATS Online 2005 Post-Test Survey: Student Responses
• 83% said they could concentrate better reading the test on computer
• 78% said they preferred taking the test on computer
• 84% said they re-read passages/questions/answers
• 91% of students thought they scored better
Student Comments
“I liked it alot, because you got to hear them read to you and see what they were reading.” Gr. 11
“i like being on the computer and not having someone read to me like a kid” Gr. 10
“It was easy and I liked it because I could do it by myself.” Gr.4
“It was better than listening to an adult read and I could go at my own pace.” Gr. 7
CATS Online Demo Site
• https://catsonline.ecollege.com/
• Grade Login ID Grade Login ID
• 4 g04st2161 10 g10st7314• 5 g05st9398 11 g11st6974• 7 g07st9567 12 g12st1215• 8 g08st4057
Student View: New Preferences
Student View: Multiple Choice
Lessons Learned: Digital Access is More Then Text• Need for creating and providing digital curriculum
(digital textbooks not enough)• Assistive technologies must be readily available
across settings ( more kids are ready than adults to use the technology)
• Providing state assessment in
accessible (universally designed)
digital format gives students better
way to demonstrate what they have learned
For more information contact:
Preston LewisHuman Development Institute
University of [email protected]
(859) 257-7672 (ext. 80257)