Mulitple uses with Special Ed. Students
Submitted 6 years ago
Community Review for Dragon Dictation
Colleen M.
Brentwood High School
Pittsburgh PA, US
My Take
I like that students once introduced can use this independently. It allows students to be more independent when completing their work. It can also be used as a spell checker during the writing process and or the revision process.
How I Use It
I have used this product for brainstorming before writing with students who have trouble organizing their ideas. In addition I have used it with students who have motor skill issues- such as tremors to complete some of their writing assignments to speed up their work completion and take some of the stress out of an assignment. I have had students use this when revising their samples to help with spelling.
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Adam C.
Teacher
December 10, 2014
Great for Revision practice, speaking skills, and helping struggling writers.
Dragon is a tool and like any tool, its worth depends on how you use it. Issues with accuracy in dictation have improved over the years. I personally know several individuals with handicaps that rely on Dragon for daily online communication (both personal and business), and it works great for them. Students do need a little warming up to the dictation process, but once they are comfortable, they do well. If you have a purpose behind your use of Dragon, I believe it can be a great tool in your writers' toolbox.
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Joel S.
Technology Specialist
Village East Community Elementary School
Aurora, CO
October 20, 2014
Great Speech-to-Text Functionality
Teachers love this app because it's simple to use and is very accurate in its translations. Kids love seeing their spoken words converted into text, so it's a win-win in my book!
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Christine K.
Special education teacher
March 27, 2014
Good when used often, esp. for students with writing disabilities
I have students use this tool as they are writing essays. I have had mixed success - it's harder to incorporate the writing process as a part of this tool. It is especially good for students who are good at forming ideas, but struggle with spelling. I only use it in the content areas besides writing, however. When I am teaching writing, we do not use Dragon. Also, I've had problems with the app properly syncing to that account with our district's proxies.
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