WYNN 5 Makes Learning in Web-Based Environment Easy

The newest version of WYNN 5 Software, developed by the Learning Systems Group of Freedom Scientific, Inc., provides special students with study tools that make learning in Web-based environment easy. The new assistive technology solution also assists students in reading Internet content.

Incorporating the support facilities of a literacy software program into the Internet, WYNN 5 reads aloud Web text for students and helps them access tools like dictionary and highlighting features for their day-to-day classroom activities.

This assistive technology product provides the students with WebMasking™, a feature that blocks out elements like advertisements while selecting text on a Web page line, sentence or paragraph. The highlighted text can be extracted from the Internet directly into a document with just one click of the mouse.

Other features of the new WYNN 5 include:

1. A redesigned browser module that helps students read and study
2. Updated Web toolbar for navigation, which assists students to study and work within WebCT and other educational courseware sites
3. A redesigned speech interface that gives accessibility to SAPI 5 speech technologies to provide users with their choice of synthesizer
4. Enhanced printing options
5. A built-in pop-up blocker
6. Reads Internet email
7. Talking online form completion
8. Compatible with Flash and Java Applets

 

According to Elaine Huot, M.Ed., educational consultant and language specialist, this assistive technology is a lifeline for many students with disabilities. WYNN 5 now extends its multi-sensory approach to assist all learning styles in working more effectively with the Web.

With WYNN 5 users can access the regular features too, such as:

• Visually customize text pages for reading
• Use study tools like spell check, highlighting, text note, voice note, dictionary and thesaurus
• Access any type of text including printed pages electronic text, Web sites or PDF

 

Source: Speech Technology Magazine