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VisitAssistive Technology Free Trials
We have compiled a list of our favourite assistive technology that offer free trials, so you can take them for a test drive!
VisitDelivering meaningful student support remotely
Some resources for support workers to ensure their students get the most out of remote support. This includes a handy downloadable guide and webinar.
VisitStudy Blue
Studyblue is an online study and revision tool, based around the idea of using "index cards" to make new information memorable. You may have tried the "index card" system before - writing questions or prompts on one side of a card, and then writing the answer on the other so that you can systematically work through your deck to revise.
VisitTechdis CereProc Voices
Jack and Jess are the names of voices you can add to your text-to-speech program. They are both natural sounding voices and can be added for free!
VisitXMind
Xmind is a concept mapping program, (much like Mindview, Mindmanager, and Inspiration), which allows you to create 'spider diagrams' or 'mind maps' on your computer. Creating a mind map can help you to plan and write essays, revise for exams, and organise large projects.
VisitNatural Reader
NaturalReader is a text-to-speech (TTS) program that can be used to listen back to Word documents, PDF files and web pages using a synthetic voice.
VisitPC Keyboard Shortcuts Guide
This handout is a quick guide for all the Windows keyboard shortcuts.
VisitQuizlet
Quizlet is a free learning and revision tool. It was originally designed by a high school student to help with learning languages, but you can adapt this tool for any course of study.
VisitScreenShades and WindowShades
If you are aware that you have a specific learning difference (SpLD), such as dyslexia or dyspraxia, you may also be familiar with the terms 'visual stress', 'scotopic sensitivity' or 'Irlen syndrome'. These are all phrases that describe the experience of finding black text on a white background difficult to look at for more than a short period of time.
VisitGoogle Docs
Google Docs is a free word processing and document management program that features many of the tools you might expect to find in Microsoft Word - as well as some extra tools that Word doesn't have!
VisitGoogle Drive
Google Drive is a free cloud storage application, similar to Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive. The basic principle behind having your files stored in "the cloud" is that you can easily back up documents, photos and other files just by saving them to a specific folder on your computer - your Google Drive folder.
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