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Rewordify

Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online software that improves reading, learning, and teaching. This site can:

• Intelligently simplify difficult English, for faster comprehension
• Effectively teach words, for building a better vocabulary
• Help teachers save time and produce engaging lessons
• Help improve learning outcomes

Text Compactor

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This free online summarization tool was created to help struggling readers process overwhelming amounts of information. However, the general approach will help any busy student, teacher, or professional.

How it Works

After text is placed on the page, the web app calculates the frequency of each word in the passage. Then, a score is calculated for each sentence based on the frequency count associated with the words it contains. The most important sentence is deemed to be the sentence with the highest frequency count.

Obviously, human readers may disagree with this automated approach to text summarization. Automated text summarization works best on expository text such as textbooks and reference material (non-fiction). The results can be skewed when a passage has only a few sentences. Text Compactor is not recommended for use with fiction (i.e., stories about imaginary people, places, events).

Credits

Text Compactor was created by Keith Edyburn for Knowledge by Design, Inc. It is based on theOpen Text Summarizer.  http://textcompactor.com/

Tammy's Tech Tips

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Evaluation Module for Assistive Technology

http://www.texasat.net/users/0011/Eval%20Team%20Persp%202013%20slides.pdf

Hey Can I Try That!

A Student Handbookfor Choosingand UsingAssistive Technology

There are many things that you can use to help with school tasks such as reading and writing and studying. If school tasks are hard for you, there are some tools that you could try

http://wati.org/content/supports/free/pdf/HeyCanITryThat08.pdf

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