Chromebook AT Cross Walk
MCPS now provides Google Apps for Education accounts to all teachers and students. The table below will help you identify apps, extensions and add-ons that provide assistive features comparable to those in our commonly used assistive and accessibly software tools.
| AT Tools on MCPS Windows Computers |
Will it work with Chrome-books? |
Chromebook Options |
|---|---|---|
Kurzweil |
No | Students needing text to speech or other features for non-secure documents can use Read&Write for Google on the Chromebooks. See Text to Speech in the Chrome Browser using Read&Write for Google
Note: County-wide formatives and exams continue to be provided in Kurzweil format. Students with a text reader accommodation will continue to use laptops or computers to take those tests.
|
Natural Reader |
No | Read&Write for Google provides excellent text to speech within the Chrome browser. See Read&Write for Google Resources for more information, quick guides, and videos.
|
Clicker6 |
No | Clicker Apps for Chromebooks have recently been released by Crick Software. Licenses for Clicker Apps for Chromebooks are not centrally purchased in MCPS. |
| Dragon
Naturally Speaking |
No | For students that need voice recognition software, the best option is the Voice Typing feature within Google Docs.
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WordQ  |
No | There are no free word prediction apps for Chromebook. The following paid apps and extensions provide word prediction.
Other word prediction apps for Chrome include:
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| Inspiration/ Kidspiration/ |
No | Many webbing tools exist in the Chrome app store, each with different features.
MindMup 2.0 is an easy to use webbing tool with seamless integration with Google Drive.
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Type to Learn |
No | Many resources are available on the web and as Chrome Apps. See Comparison of Chrome Keyboarding Apps. |
Bookshare |
Yes | Eligible students can read books with built-in text to speech directly in the Chrome browser using the Bookshare Web Reader extension.
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