You may want to print the Teaching Tips to keep with other teaching materials.

Voice Recognition Sites—Have students visit the company sites of voice-recognition software producers, which are provided at this link.

If feasible, students should bookmark the company site of the voice-recognition software they are using and review that site for its product information and potential help.

You may also assign various comparison activities. Have students review the company site of the software they use as well as the site of at least one other major voice-recognition company. They should compare the sites in terms of (1) the usefulness of the information provided and (2) the accessibility of each site. Ask students to determine other offerings the sites should include and to list material they would remove from the sites. Have students explain their choices.

Have students review on a regular basis the Web sites they selected. They should observe how often each site is updated and the value of the updates to users of voice-recognition software.

Excel 2000—This link includes two useful, downloadable files, a detailed script that students may follow to learn how to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5.0 to create an Excel spreadsheet and a sample Excel document.

If your class time permits, have students access this link and use the script in class.

If your class time is limited, encourage advanced or interested students to explore this link on their own.

Navigating the Internet—Provide a fun challenge for your students by accessing the material at this link. Students will use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 5.0 to control Internet Explorer 4.0 (or higher) to browse the Web by voice.

You may incorporate the Internet navigation lesson into your class or encourage students to follow the script and learn the needed commands on their own.

Bibliography—This annotated bibliography connects with the online articles it summarizes or with sites from which students may purchase full-length version of the annotated articles. The articles cover voice-recognition products, developments, and applications.

You may assign brief reviews of the articles or the sites; students should share their reviews with one another.

Ask students to summarize articles, to explain the pros and cons of buying articles from online resources, and to review the sites where the articles are located.

If students need to write papers for other courses and are allowed to choose their own topics, they will appreciate the collection of articles should they decide to write about a voice-recognition topic.

Note: Some of the articles listed in the bibliography must be purchased from the source. Encourage students to make wise purchases.

Language Resources—This link connects to a wealth of excellent, selected Web sites that students may use to learn more about language and about written, spoken, and electronic communication.

Let students visit these sites during class time or immediately before or after class so that they will know the useful connections available at this link.

Augment the Internet activities from the book with Web site activities you develop for these sites, or ask students to develop and share activities for sites from this list.

Have students compare and contrast the various dictionary resources, noting similarities and differences. They may write a persuasive paragraph explaining to their classmates which dictionary site is best. Your classes may conclude the activity by voting for a "Top Dictionary Resource."

Students may write reviews of the language resource sites, noting the value of the information and ease of use.

Students may write letters to particular individuals they believe would find a certain site or several sites valuable, explaining (1) why the individual will value the resource and (2) how the resource can be helpful to the individual. The first part of the explanation may be general or specific to the audience for the letter. The second part should discuss specific aspects of the language resource site that the audience for the letter will value.

Microsoft Accessibility Link—This link will take you to Microsoft's resources for individuals with special needs. The site includes information about accessibility products and training for individuals who need help because of issues related to their vision, hearing, mobility, or cognitive/language abilities.

Primarily intended as a professional resource for instructors, the site may also serve your classes or individual students.

You may ask your class to explore this site. Students could evaluate the site as a whole resource, or they could focus on individual articles or special needs, sharing summaries or key points.