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  1. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI The 15-state Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Consortium is working to improve academic outcomes for approximately 1.3 million K-12 students with print disabilities within the member States through the timely acquisition and delivery of high-quality educational materials in accessible formats (audio, Braille, eText, large print). www.cast.org

  2. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI The development of this project by the AIM Consortium at the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and the Michigan Department of Education IDEA Mandated Activities Project Michigan’s Integrated Technology Supports was funded by Grant # H327S070003 from the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The contents of this project are not exhaustive and inclusion does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education, the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan’s Integrated Technology Supports, or the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) www.cast.org

  3. www.humanware.com DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Victor Reader SoftBookshare Editionv 2.5 www.cast.org

  4. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Features: • ONLY reads Bookshare books. • Multiple book navigation options • Screen customization • Audio options • User profiles • Synchronized text-to-speech highlighting • Annotations (bookmarking, highlighting, text notes) www.cast.org

  5. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI www.cast.org

  6. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Global Navigation Window(left side of screen) The Global Navigation window has 2 tabs: • Headings tab (contains book index or page numbers) • Annotations tab (contains bookmarks, notes) www.cast.org

  7. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Text View Window The Text View window displays the contents of the book being read. www.cast.org

  8. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI User Profiles When starting Victor Reader Soft, the “User Profile” window opens. User Profiles let you save custom audio and display settings. User 1 profile might be used to save settings for a person with visual impairments. User 2 profile might have settings for a sighted person who needs text highlighting. www.cast.org

  9. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Create a new User Click the “ADD” button. Highlight the new User. Click “OK” www.cast.org

  10. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Customize settings for new User profile Use the Settings menu to choose program features for this User Profile. • Choose display Settings • Choose audio Settings www.cast.org

  11. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Add books to Favorites • Click the Open Book toolbar button • Use Browse path button to locate a book on your computer. • Click “add to favorites” www.cast.org

  12. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Note: The goal is to add all books that are currently being used into the “Favorites” area. www.cast.org

  13. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI To open a book Click the “Open Book” button Highlight “Favorites” in the Source box (you’ve already added all current books here) From the booklist, highlight the book you want to read, and click www.cast.org

  14. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Reading a book Once a book has been opened, you may use the Play/Stop button to begin and pause the reading. Volume and rate of speech may be adjusted using these tool buttons: www.cast.org

  15. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Navigate using the Global Navigation window Using the “Headings” tab Double-click on the section of the book you want to read. www.cast.org

  16. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Navigate using Page tools In the toolbar, you may type in a page number and click “Go” (Green light icon). Or, you may use the Page arrows to move one page forward or backward. www.cast.org

  17. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Navigate by “Elements” To navigate by “Elements”, open the Navigation Menu, highlight “Navigation Elements”, and choose an element (Level 1, page, phrase, sentence, etc) Use the left and right arrows on your keyboard to move to the previous or next element. www.cast.org

  18. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Navigate by Annotations Annotations include bookmarks, highlights and text notes that have been added by the user. Using the Annotations menu, you may move to any of these markers. www.cast.org

  19. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Customizing Audio Go to the Settings menu and highlight Audio to change the audio options. For example, sighted users may want to silence the application messages that are used by persons with vision impairments. To do so, choose “Messages”, then click “No Speech” www.cast.org

  20. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Customizing the text Display Use the Settings menu to highlight Display options, including text highlighting, font size, etc. www.cast.org

  21. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI The font toolbar button Use the font tool button to choose the size text you want: www.cast.org

  22. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Adding Annotations Bookmarks, highlights and text notes are all called “annotations.” Use the Annotations Menu, or the annotation toolbar tools to insert or go to annotations. Bookmark and text note tools are also found in the toolbar. Bookmark Text note www.cast.org

  23. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Text Synchronization Text may be highlighted as it is read aloud. Use the Settings menu, choose “Display”, then “text synchronization” Select the type of highlighting you want. www.cast.org

  24. DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Keyboard shortcuts An example of a few of the shortcuts available in Victor Reader Soft: www.cast.org

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