I have just tried to put them together so that you can get to them easily and will not have to jump around the website quite so much. Also, you may be able to get a better feel for what is included in SOLO by looking down through the topics or titles of the Show-Me-How Video Tutorials.
What is SOLO?
It's a literacy suite of assistive technology accommodations, including a text reader, graphic organizer, talking word processor, and word prediction for students who struggle with reading and writing. Here are some links for the Don Johnston Solo website that will help you get started.
Co-Writer 6
Co-Writer 6 Product Demonstration-5-min. video
Show-Me-How Video Tutorials (about a minute)
This link takes you to a series of very short videos on the following topics:How to use Co:Writer when you are not sure how to spell a word
How to get Co:Writer to predict more words
How to display the word bank
How to activate a topic dictionary
How to find the topic dictionary you created
How to add words to your personal dictionary
How to change the main dictionary
How to change settings and activate a user
How to use the refresh button
CoWriterTrain-in-30-PDF Document. Step-by-step training. 20 pages
Show-Me-How Video Tutorials (about a minute)
This link takes you to a series of very short videos on the following topics:How to change the voice you use and rate of speech
How to change text size and colors
How to have Co:Writer repeat the sentence you just wrote
How to type numbers in your sentence
How to turn off Predict Ahead for test taking
How to use abbreviation expansion
How to use the Co:Writer talk window
How to use Co:Writer with Dragon Naturally Speaking
CoWriter Quick Card-PDF Document. 2 pages
Read Outloud
Read Outloud Product Demonstration-5-min. video
Show-Me-How Video Tutorials (about a minute)
This link takes you to a series of very short videos on the following topics:How to add a note to your outline
How to add new topics and adjust text in your outline
How to rearrange your outline
How to use a premade outline template
How to use electronic bookmarking with your outline
How to capture key ideas for your outline
How to change eText styles in a NIMAS file
How to change the PDF viewing size
How to change voice settings
Read:OutLoud 6 Train-in-30 Tutorial-PDF Document. Step-by-step training. 20 pages
Show-Me-How Video Tutorials (about a minute)
This link takes you to a series of very short videos on the following topics:How to change the toolbar
How to read word by word
How to turn on auditory cues
Read Outloud Quick Card-PDF Document. 2 pages
Draft Builder
This link takes you to a series of very short videos on the following topics:How to add green subtopics
How to add yellow and red subtopics
How to reorganize your outline
How to create a note
How to create a draft
How to check your spelling using the Spelling Checker
How check the meaning of a word using the Talking Dictionary
How to access outline templates
DraftBuilder 6 Train-in-30 Tutorial-PDF Document. Step-by-step training. 20 pages
DraftBuilder QuickCard-PDF Document. 2 pages
Write:Outloud
This link takes you to a series of very short videos on the following topics:How to listen to text with the Speak button
How to check your spelling using the Spelling checker
How to add more sentences to your document
How to use the Homonym Checker
How to use Write:OutLoud in Test Mode
How to Check the Meaning of a word using the Talking Dictionary
How to use the Mark for Deletion Button
How to add a picture to your document
WriteOutLoud 6 Train-in-30 Tutorial-PDF Document. Step-by-step training. 20 pages
WriteOutLoud QuickCard-PDF Document. 2 pages
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