Technology that helps everyone
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Ask a family member: have you ever used subtitles or a voice reader? Write one sentence about when and why.
Answers differ. The child writes one real example, for example subtitles on a noisy bus.
2
Draw the flow of speech-to-text with three boxes and arrows.
voice→program→text
voice → microphone and program → words on the screen.
3
Write three jobs in which a worker uses information and communication technology (for example a pilot, a doctor, a teacher). Say what each uses.
Answers differ. For example: a doctor uses a screen to see test results; a pilot uses maps on a screen; a teacher uses a projector.
4
Finish your five-question plan for a helper idea from the activity. Which question was the hardest?
Answers differ. Check that the plan names one user and one need.
5
Explain in two sentences why a photo of a page cannot be read aloud by a screen reader.
A photo is only a picture of the words. The page must first be turned into real text.