Posted by 14 on the 12th December, 2013
Have you tried running your favourite websites on your iPad and then been devastated to find that they won't work? I did - HelpKidzLearn is a vital day by day necessity, as is Doorway Online. They don't run on iPad, seemingly because these are Flash based websites,...
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 10th December, 2013
The latest version (3.1) of the Scottish Voice is now available to download. It is available for both Windows and Mac (Intel). They will also work on the latest version of OS X (Maverick 10.9). Once installed on your computer, you can use Heather or Stuart with most 'text-to-speech' ...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 9th December, 2013
SQA have confirmed that word prediction software is a reasonable adjustment for learners with disabilities for the writing assessment of Literacy at National 3 or 4. Word predictors analyse text as it is typed on the computer, and try to ‘predict’ the words that the learner is m...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 2nd December, 2013
Staff often ask whether to use standalone or networked computers in exams, and so we have written a quick guide (below) and also available for download. Exam Profiles for Digital Question Papers In an exam you can either use standalone computers, or you can use machines attached to your school...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 2nd December, 2013
We have added some notes on using ICT to support learners with additional support needs in National 3 and 4 assessment of writing. As you probably know, human scribes are not regarded as a reasonable adjustment when assessing writing for National 3 and 4 Literacy qualifications, but l...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 7th November, 2013
Last week I was fortunate to attend a brilliant workshop on Paediatric Powered Mobility at Bobath Scotland in Glasgow. It was organised by Sandra Mackay and colleagues at Bobath, and featured Ros Livingstone and Debbie Field from Sunny Hill Health Centre in Vancouver. R...
Posted by 4 on the 28th October, 2013
Scottish Government has set up online access so that everyone with an interest can follow progress on how outcomes for children with complex additional support needs are to be improved.The Strategic Commissioning Project web pages provide an overview and reports on how Scottish Govern...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 14th October, 2013
Earlier this year we were asked by colleagues in ICTSLS (ICT for Support for Learning in Scotland - staff with specific responsibility for ICT and ASN across Scotland) to produce some simple recommendations about basic accessibility software that one would expect to find on computers in schools...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 10th October, 2013
Serendipitously, there are some new assessment exemplars focusing on learners with additional support needs on the National Assessment Resource and the exemplar from Denny High School is relevant to the current discussion regarding appropriate support for learners in assessment of literacy at Nation...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 10th October, 2013
Under Section 96 of the Equality Act, SQA has responsibility to decide what is and is not a ‘reasonable adjustment’ for assessment in the new National Qualifications. From August 2013, SQA have decided that human readers are not to be regarded as a reasonable adjustment when learners ...
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