Activity+1-+Middle+School

Activity 1: Readily Accessible Tools to Support Reading Comprehension Strategies Using MS Word, Mac Speech and Inspiration



 * ====**Open up this file and follow the directions in the handout.**====
 * MSWord doc - Cheetah [[file:Cheetah.research.worldbook.doc]]


 * ====**Readability Statistics**====
 * MSWord >Tools > Spelling and Grammar > Options Button > Check Readability Statistics


 * ===**Reading** **using the Mac Text to Speech Tool**===
 * Go to System Preferences > Select Speech > Select a Voice > Create a Hot Key to activate Text-to-Speech (Command+Option+T)


 * ===**Reading Strategies using MSWord - Highlighting Tools and Inspiration**===
 * ====**>>MSWord - Highlighting Tools (located on the formatting toolbar)**====
 * ==== Select the yellow highlighter. Highlight the main topics and subtopics (words in **bold**) ====
 * ==== Select the green highlighter. Highlight the Main Idea for each topic. ====
 * ==== Select the turquoise highlighter. Highlight one supporting detail for each topic. ====
 * ==== Select the pink highlighter. Highlight new vocabulary ====


 * ===>>Inspiration - Open Inspiration Cheetah file [[file:Cheetah Topic Web.isf]]===
 * Create a Topic Web and take notes in the writing view in Inspiration
 * **Follow the directions by the instructor and the activity handout**
 * Example: Inspiration - Cheetah file with notes [[file:Cheetah Topic Web.w.notes.isf]]
 * Example: MSWord - Cheetah 2-column notes with images [[file:Cheetah.2-column note w.visuals.doc]]


 * ===Using Awesome Highlighter and Mac Speech - __if time allows__===
 * In the second part of this activity, we will be using an online tool, [|Awesome Highlighter], to support reading comprehension and note taking on the web. Copy and Paste this URL into Awesome Highlighter:[| http://www.cheetah.org/?nd=general_info]
 * **Follow the directions by the instructor and the activity handout.**