Many teachers hesitate to use Speech-to-Text because it feels like doing the work for the student. Many students avoid Text-to-Speech because they don't want to look "different."
As a result, students with dyslexia are trapped by mechanics, unable to share their brilliant ideas. Multilingual learners are silent, waiting until their spelling catches up to their thinking.
This webinar flips the script. We stop viewing these tools as "crutches" and start using them as "ramps" to access the curriculum.
Stop Retrofitting: Learn to design lessons that are accessible from day one using the UDL framework.
Save Time: Stop manually scribing for students. Teach them the protocols to do it themselves independently.
Auditory Scaffolding: Concrete strategies to use TTS for bi-modal input to accelerate language acquisition.
Bypassing Barriers: See how STT removes the "dysgraphia barrier" to reveal a student’s true compositional ability.
Equity in Action: Move beyond compliance and offer true access to grade-level rigor for marginalized populations.
Scalable Strategy: This isn't about buying new software. We use tools already built into Chromebooks, iPads, and Google/Microsoft suites.
You won't just leave with ideas; you'll leave with resources you can print and use tomorrow morning.
Bulleted List of Deliverables:
✅ The "Think, Say, Check" Student Anchor Chart: A printable protocol to stop students from rambling when using Speech-to-Text.
✅ The Classroom Tech Triage Guide: A one-page cheat sheet for troubleshooting common microphone and audio glitches without calling IT.
✅ The Implementation Action Plan: A structured exit ticket to help you plan your first voice-inclusive lesson.
✅ Certificate of Completion: (Optional: mention if you are providing this for PD hours).
Defining TTS/STT as independence tools, not just accommodations.
Mapping voice tools to Multiple Means of Representation and Action/Expression.
Specific strategies for bridging the reading gap and lowering the affective filter for writing.
Live demo of built-in tools and classroom management for "noisy" tech.
Canissa Grant is an educator on a mission to dismantle barriers to learning. With 13 years of experience in Special Education, they believe that voice technology is a fundamental tool for equity, not just a special education add-on. Canissa cuts through the noise to provide teachers with actionable, UDL-aligned strategies that empower multilingual and dyslexic students to demonstrate what they truly know.
A: Yes! All registrants will receive lifetime access to the replay and all resources.
A: No. We focus on the free accessibility tools already built into Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Chromebooks, and iPads
A: Yes. The strategies are applicable K-12, though the examples will lean toward grades 6-8.