I tried this for a student a couple years ago, but he just didn't have strong enough voice for it to get the commands right for him. At the time I set up the built in feature in windows vista to recognize voice commands and also convert voice to text. I think the special ed department even bought a nicer microphone/headset combo for him to use. If the student has a stronger voice it shouldn't be a problem though.
Chris Franzen Technology Coordinator Nokomis School District 511 Oberle St. Nokomis, IL 62075 On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Tim Grimes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jim, > > Have you considered and iPad with Dragon Dictation? The Dragon App is free > for the iPad and iPod Touch. Apple earphones have a microphone, so your > student could use that in conjunction with the iPad or iPod Touch with > dragon dictation. > > If you are interested, I can arrange for a demo iPod with the software > installed. Let me know if I can help. > > -Tim > > > Tim Grimes > Apple, Inc. > 314.954.6325: mobile > 314.667.3561: fax > [email protected] > > For immediate assistance, please contact: > > Andrew Schoss > Inside Account Executive > 512.674.6831: phone > 866.646.0760: Fax > [email protected] > > > Order Status: > apple.com/orderstatus > or > 800.800.2775 x 4 > > Tech Support: > 800.800.2775 x 3 > > Education Store: > apple.com/education/store > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 1, 2010, at 11:16 AM, JimHays wrote: > > > Is anyone using voice recognition software with special needs students? > We have a high school student who has severe physical limitations - I think > he has Muscular Dystrophy. He is taking a high school composition class > where the students do a lot of writing. We are looking into the feasibility > of getting him a laptop with voice recognition software and I was wondering > if anyone has tried this. > > What works? What doesn't work? > > > > I am reading that the built-in voice recognition in Windows 7 is pretty > good but I think that I would want a "little more" for a project like this - > possibly Dragon Naturally Speaking. > > So does anyone do something like this? > > > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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