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Accommodations Walk into a classroom and a teacher is tasked with meeting a variety of needs. This is no secret, but what may not be as apparent are the options that are available to meet the need. I'm going to quickly offer up three different options that exist in the on-screen keyboard available on the Chromebook.  Voice Typing Don't have a touch enabled screen on your Chromebook? No problem! This first option works with every Chromebook and is a great for students that struggle with typing. Voice typing has been well known within Google Docs , but did you know there is a built-in option for any text field you come across? No extra installations required. The user can dictate complete sentences and pause whenever necessary. The real key is knowing how to activate your on-screen keyboard without access to a touch screen Chromebook. Make sure you check the later half of the following video to find out.  Finger Swiping If your students are using a touch en...

Voice typing in Google Docs! Voice Typing launched in the tools menu in Google Docs earlier this year. It has been widely publicized and rightfully so as it serves as a great asset to any user. Voice typing is simple as you can quickly dictate your thoughts and the text will appear in your Google Doc. I especially like it for creating quick feedback to students in their writing vs. typed responses. It is also handy for students that have a handwritten report and wanted it in a digital format. Students can read their responses aloud while voice typing does all the heavy lifting. 

Like Orange Slice?  Orange Slice is an awesome resource for student feedback. The teacher rubric allows you to quickly build a rubric right within a Google Doc, score it, and return it back to a student with their grade on the document. It even works well with Google Classroom and other LMS products as it automatically changes the document file name with the grade added on it. For more detailed information about using Orange Slice, please check out my earlier post.   There is also a student rubric . This allows the students to share the document with one another, give peer feedback, and allow the teacher to consider the peer feedback in the final grade. This is a great way for students to be a part of the learning process. As they read through a peer's work, they will also consider the same score indicators when revising their own writing.  Like Voice Typing? Voice Typing became a tool built right within Google Docs earlier during the...