Posted by Allan Wilson on the 17th April, 2019
Chromebooks are becoming increasingly popular in Scottish schools, partly because they are relatively easy to manage and also because they turn on very quickly so there's no need to wait for the device to boot up. However, the limited range of built-in voices has been a disadvantage for learners...
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 8th April, 2019
Three senior students, James, Charlie and Daryll, from Saltersgate School in Midlothian have just completed three days of Work Experience with us here at CALL Scotland. We were delighted to be able to offer them this opportunity to be part of our team, to undertake some work tasks and to produce som...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 2nd April, 2019
Doorway Online's Text Type 3 is a colourful, engaging and accessible touch typing tutor that takes learners from learning the home keys (a s d f g – h j k l ;) to the familiarity of the whole keyboard. Doorway Text Type 3 includes a series of exercises that if followed properly, can...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 18th March, 2019
MyStudyBar is a suite of free applications assembled into one package to support literacy difficulties. This poster highlights a range of tools in MyStudyBar such as: XMind – a mind mapping tool to help with planning essays and projects. Balabolka – a text-to-speech program which can al...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 18th March, 2019
With Learning Tools and Immersive Reader, Microsoft Office 365 has some really good features for supporting reading, but there's some confusion about whether and how you can use the free Scottish computer voices - here's my understanding of the situation. Background We think it's really ...
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 12th March, 2019
Do you work with learners who love to watch videos on YouTube? The fantastic and free to use Tar Heel Gameplay website offers you a way of creating interactive, accessible games using any YouTube video. This means you can use whichever video most motivates your learner to teach them switch and touch...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 8th March, 2019
Next January in 2020 Microsoft will officially stop supporting Windows 7. For those local authorities and schools who have not yet updated to Windows 10, there will be an impending need to do so, to avoid potential security risks. Like many others at the time, I liked Windows 7 for its reasonable st...
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 5th March, 2019
We are now taking bookings for our FREE ASL and Technology conferences to be held in June. These conferences are growing in popularity each year and we expect an excellent turnout at our two spacious venues. Moray House, Edinburgh – 12 June 2019 Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow – 13 June 20...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 20th January, 2019
Are you unable to run your usual Windows programs (e.g. Clicker 7) on your new Windows 10 laptop or Surface Go? It may be because they are set up with Windows 10 S, rather than Windows 10 Pro. Here's how to fix it. Yesterday I met a teacher who said Clicker 7 didn't work on their new Windows...
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 18th January, 2019
This is the latest poster in our popular 'App Wheel' series. We receive regular queries about useful iPad apps for complex learning difficulties. This new poster is our response. The 'Wheel of Apps' is not comprehensive, but attempts to identify relevant, useful apps and to categoris...
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