#TIPS FOR MAC PRO 2014 ARCHIVE#
If you have a digital camera, iPhone, or iPod with a built-in camera, you may wish to make iPhoto a tool in your toolbox. iPhoto is an easy way to store, categorize, and archive your photos however, you might also consider using it for some of the following tasks. Note: Movies must be in the upper portion of the screen to play. If they are not, click the rotate button (two arrows in a circle).
#TIPS FOR MAC PRO 2014 MOVIE#
Open iMovie (the icon is a star with a movie camera) in the toolbar (along the bottom or side of the Mac.There are just a few buttons to familiarize yourself with, and then you are ready to record. Record someone reading (and demonstrating) complex directions rather than writing them down.Record a video of yourself to send to someone (instead of an email or text).Monitor your progress for reading fluency by comparing “before” and “after” videos in your video archives.Practice reading fluency at home (chorally reading a text) with a “model” from a teacher, therapist, or volunteer. Remember, repetition is key for mastery!.Receive instant feedback on your presentations before you give them.Record a meeting or lecture to accompany (or eliminate) notes.Possible Uses of the Mac’s iMovie software: IMovie is another powerful and versatile tool that is ready-to-use on the Mac. It is a powerful way to get feedback on your speech or reading fluency. It can give you an alternative means of obtaining information (in addition or in place of the written form). iMovie can also be a powerful practice tool if you are working on your reading with someone else. Using your built-in camera, you can record a video and archive it without any need for saving or transferring it from a camera to your computer. You can transfer any of these movies to an iPod or iPhone for easy reference, repetition, and portability. Try it out with this website or a favorite online magazine or newspaper. Try highlighting text in a document on your computer. Read along for one sentence or multiple pages of text. Try editing with “Alex” (text-to-speech).Highlight the text you want it to read, and press the command that you set up.Close (with the red x in the upper left corner).
Check the box “Speak selected text when key is pressed”.Adjust the speaking rate (with the sliding bar).Click the microphone, labeled “speech”.Go up to the apple in the upper left-hand corner of your screen.You will only have to set this up one time, and then you will always have access to this tool. Practice your reading fluency for a presentation by chorally reading along with it.Build up your vocabulary by decoding hard-to-pronounce words.Increase your reading comprehension by seeing and hearing the text.Improve your reading rate by silently reading along with text-to-speech.Edit your papers or presentations by rereading them along with text-to-speech software. This is especially helpful for catching spelling errors, omissions, and substitutions.Read your favorite magazine or newspaper (online).Possible Uses of the Mac’s Text-to-speech software: In addition, you can access it with a shortcut keystroke (such as apple key+ R). In other words, you don’t have to open up a special application to interface with the program you are using. Though many text-to-speech programs exist, the quality of the voice is often poor, with a robotic and choppy quality. This can be distracting and interfere with comprehension. The voice named “Alex” on the Mac has a natural intonation pattern (It even takes a breath between sentences). You can adjust the rate to be faster or slower, depending on your preference.
#TIPS FOR MAC PRO 2014 HOW TO#
Keep reading to learn how to maximize your Mac computer to help you read, edit, and dictate. Have you ever thought, “If only I had the right tools, I could do everything that I want to do?” You may have more power at your fingertips than you realized.
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