Tag Archives: Intellectual Disabilities
Touch Skills Progression
Posted in Tools & Resources
Ian Bean December 19, 2011
Ian Bean December 19, 2011
Colleagues around the world are using the ‘Switch Progression Road Map’ that I wrote during my time at Inclusive Technology to help them assess, teach and record switching skills. Hilary Norton, an advisory teacher for ICT/SEN and inclusion wrote in an article for MJO, “This book should be in every classroom.” In my latest book, ‘Touch Skills Progression’, I explore the skills students with …
Boardmaker Studio: Multi-site licensing and no more CD in the drive!
Posted in Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg December 12, 2011
Barbara Landsberg December 12, 2011
Boardmaker Studio, the first update to Boardmaker for a number of years, was released late last year. It is becoming very popular now, so it might be timely to take another look at why you might consider upgrading your current copies of Boardmaker or Boardmaker Plus! to Boardmaker Studio. What are the advantages of Boardmaker Studio? No CD in the drive is required to …
Weally Wonderful Apps V2.0
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Web links
Gerry Kennedy December 5, 2011
Gerry Kennedy December 5, 2011
Weally Wonderful Apps V2.0 is an update of the Version 1.0 document. I have added categories that are more descriptive and so the resource should be more user-friendly. Quite a few new apps have been added as well as some new resources and links to articles. I hope that this 13 page document will be useful for educators, therapists and parents in locating suitable …
LCD Touchscreens: Beginning of the end for Interactive Whiteboards?
Posted in New Technologies
Barbara Landsberg November 28, 2011
Barbara Landsberg November 28, 2011
Just add a laptop or an iPad 2! No data projector needed. No shadows. Fully height-adjustable. Even project wirelessly from your iPad 2 (using an Apple TV unit and a WiFi connection)! We have been looking for an attractive alternative to interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in the classroom for many years. We think we have found it now! The 65″ and 55″ EDUSS Multi-touch Interactive …
Weally Wonderful Apps V1.0
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Web links
Gerry Kennedy November 10, 2011
Gerry Kennedy November 10, 2011
I have created a new resource in MS Word that just applies to Apps – thus ‘Weally Wonderful Apps’. It is Version 1.0 and has an introductory page and then is followed by six pages of links to resources, articles, reviews. Best-Of sites and teaching and learning supports for people working within education and therapy. It will definitely expand over time and will save …
Universal Access to Reading Software
Posted in Tools & Resources
Gerry Kennedy October 31, 2011
Gerry Kennedy October 31, 2011
1. Introduction Students live in a world of symbols, icons and words. Every day they process printed text online and in printed newspapers, journals and magazines, in school worksheets and handouts, in sports reports, recipes, product information, accounts, social web sites, text messages, online chat and/or emails. As emerging readers, they rely on their reading skills, comprehension and experience to understand and interpret the …
Warringa Park School iPad Project
Posted in Latest News, Teaching and Learning
Barbara Landsberg September 20, 2011
Barbara Landsberg September 20, 2011
Warringa Park School is a special school in Melbourne and was one of the first of many Victorian special schools to roll out iPads to all of its students (almost 300 in total). To learn more about the project read their story online or contact the school’s full-time “iPad Coach”, Dawn Hallett on email hallett.dawn.l@edumail.vic.gov.au. Dawn organises weekly tutorials for staff dedicated to the …
The trouble with lists …
Posted in Sources for Quality App Reviews, Tools & Resources
Ian Bean September 12, 2011
Ian Bean September 12, 2011
Like many colleagues, I am very interested in how new technologies are being used to classrooms to support learners with communication, cognitive and other difficulties. Right now I’m researching the use of ipads. Like many of you I see these in schools and I’m constantly being asked for recommendations of the best apps to use. My research has led me to some great sites …
Queensland All Abilities Playground Project
Posted in Latest News
Darren Trentepohl September 12, 2011
Darren Trentepohl September 12, 2011
Did you know that the Queensland Government has helped to really take AAC to the streets? The Queensland All Abilities Playground Project integrates best practice in supporting children with complex communication needs. The installation of multi-modal AAC communication systems in 15 specialised playgrounds around the state, allows the children to use either pictures or signs to chat to family and friends. The website at …
Skooging it: Music made accessible and … uber fun!
Posted in Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg August 23, 2011
Barbara Landsberg August 23, 2011
Meet the Skoog! It’s an exciting new musical instrument with accessibility at its heart. An instrument designed explicitly for special education to empower those unable to play traditional instruments. The Skoog is a soft, squeezable object that simply plugs straight into your Mac or Windows computer or laptop’s USB port. Simply touching, pressing, squashing, twisting or tapping the Skoog allows you to play a …
