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Digital Literacy Learning Space Supplemental Resources

This is a collection of all resources provided to students during technology training sessions with the Digital Literacy Learning Space.

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How to Copy and Paste Text

HOW TO COPY AND PASTE TEXT

Shortcuts:

  1. Select the text you want to copy and press Ctrl+C.

  2. Place your cursor where you want to paste the copied text and press Ctrl+V.

Tip: Use Ctrl+Shift+V to paste text without formatting. This feature is available for Office Insiders using Word for Microsoft 365.

COPY AND PASTING TEXT
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/office2000basics/cut-copy-and-paste/1/

VIDEO DEMONSTRATING COPY AND PASTING TEXT
https://youtu.be/sOqaakHHSQY

Read & Write

Read&Write is a literacy support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work. 

DOWNLOAD OUR FREE READ&WRITE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TOOL

Features - at a glance

ReadWrite Text to Speech Icon   Text-to-speech: Read what I type including individual words, passages, or whole documents aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting.
Book and picture dictionary icon Text & Picture Dictionaries: Provide definitions and display images to help with word comprehension.
ReadWrite Vocabulary List Icon Vocabulary List: Creates a list instantly into a new doc, including selected words, the dictionary definitions, images from Widgit Symbols, and an editable notes column.
Check it tick icon Check It: Reviews writing for incorrect grammar, spelling (phonetic), capitalization, punctuation, verb tense and more.
Audio maker icon Audio Maker: Converts selected text into an audio file, and automatically downloads.
Headset icon Talk&Type: Turns the spoken word into text (unavailable for Read&Write for Mac users).

Speech to Text

GOOGLE DOCS VOICE TYPING (Video Tutorial Link)

Type with your voice

  1. Check that your microphone works.
  2. Open a document in Google Docs with a Chrome browser.
  3. Click Tools. ...

  1. When you're ready to speak, click the microphone.
  2. Speak clearly, at a normal volume and pace (see below for more information on using punctuation).
  3. When you're done, click the microphone again.
     

MICROSOFT SPEECH RECOGNITION

TURNING ON SPEECH
1. Windows search, type 'Ease of Access Speech'
2. The Speech window opens. Make sure the Speech Recognition button is turned on. Make sure you have a microphone connected to your device.

TRAINING YOUR COMPUTER TO YOUR VOICE
3. You will have to train your computer to recognize your voice
4. Say "start listening" or click the Microphone button to start the listening mode.

6. Open the program you want to use or select the text box you want to dictate text into.

Say the text that you want dictate.

Interesting Hardware and Software for Learning

 

Tools of Interest

The links given are for demonstrative purposes only. The Digital Literacy Learning Space is not endorsing, recommending, or verifying the use of any particular product as there may be more suitable products for the user’s needs.  Please review this list as a general overview of what is available. This list of interesting tools should not be limited to a student with a disability. Anyone may be able to use these tools to enhance their studies. (CPCC Disability Services and Digital Literacy Learning Services)

Disability General Difficulty Software Hardware
Without Visio I can't see it NVDA (free) Braille stickers for keyboard
Bump dots
Raised Pictures (tactile graphics)
Book reader
With Limited Vision I have trouble seeing it Zoomtext Magnifier (free) CCTV Portable CCTV
Without Perception of Color The colors aren't clear Turn on high contrast Color correction glasses
Without Hearing I can't hear it

Closed captioning
Open Captioning
Otter.ai
WebEx Assistant

 Captioning on Glass (beta)
With Limited Hearing I have trouble hearing it Sound Amplifier

Hearing aids 
Cochlear Implants
Assisted Listening device
Without Speech I can't say it
With Limited Manipulation I can't control it Diction

Joy stick mouse 
Trackball mouse
Head mouse 
Splitable keyboard (splits in half)
       
       

 

CSS Test

HOW TO CREATE A VIDEO EMBED CODE FROM GOOGLE DRIVE FILES

  1. Open video in Google Drive. Go to the ‘three button’ menu and select ‘open in another window’.

Picture of 'thee dots' button in upper right corner selecting the 'other window' choice.

  1. In the other window, again go to the ‘three button’ menu to find a new menu item called ‘embed’, then click on it.

A picture of the 'three button' menu, again but now there is a new embed tool showing.

  1. The embed code window will open. Select all the text and copy it. Click the ‘OK’ button.

Picture of the embed window open and showing iframe code.

  1. Open up your Google Site and in the right column, find and click the ‘embed’ button.
  2. Select the embed tab and paste the embed code into the window and save.
  3. The video appears on the site. If you want to change the shape of the video, double click on the video and the embed code box will reopen. In the code change the ‘pixel’ dimensions to what you like., then Publish.

How to Print Files from a Browser

  1. On your computer, open Chrome and input the following address:https://printanywhere.cpcc.edu/MyPrintCenter/
  2. Click Upload button then select file to upload.
  3. Go to CPCC Multi-Function Printer (MFP). 
  4. At printers you will need an ID & Password
  5. Bookmark this page and choose to Show Bookmarks bar

 

How to Print on Every Campus

How to Print Files from a Browser

  1. On your computer, open Chrome and input the following address:https://printanywhere.cpcc.edu/MyPrintCenter/
  2. Click Upload button then select file to upload.
  3. Go to CPCC Multi-Function Printer (MFP). 
  4. At printers you will need an ID & Password
  5. Bookmark this page and choose to Show Bookmarks bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Print on Campus Video