Bits & Bytes

Our goal is to keep you informed and up to date on the newest technologies that our district uses. If you would like further assistance with any of the information that is delivered in the monthly newsletters, please feel free to contact one of the Technology Content Coaches - Ed Duclos or Debbie Matchett. We look forward to working with you this year!

Sincerely,

The EdTech Team

Read and Write has been pushed out to all student accounts. This Chrome extension provides reading and writing supports for Google Docs, website, PDF's and ePubs. Some of the tools include:

• Text to speech
• Dictionary
• Talk and type
• Word Prediction
• Colored highlights for researching and extracting information
• Typewriter for PDF's and ePubs

Staff can add the Read and Write for Google Chrome extension by visiting the Chrome Web Store. To access the full functionality of the extension, be sure to use your district account.

Example: username@apps.southwindsorschools.org

Equatio has been pushed out to all student accounts. Equatio is a Chrome extension that allows the user to easily create mathematical equations. Equatio works with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms and Drawings. The user can input the mathematical equation via keyboard, handwriting recognition (with touchscreen/touchpad) or voice dictation.

Staff can add this Chrome extension by visiting the Chrome Web Store. To access the full functionality of the extension, be sure to use your district account.

Example: username@apps.southwindsorschools.org