Posted by 14 on the 20th November, 2012
Brilliant (and honest and funny) insights here from a parent of a young child learning to use a Talker. Every single Teacher, Additional Support Needs Assistant, therapist, parent - and everyone else - needs to read this! It is a summary of the three most important things about te...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 20th November, 2012
One very common question we get asked is "what do you recommend for reading out the SQA Digital Question Papers?" There are several good programs for this such as TextHelp Read and Write Gold, ClaroRead, Co:Writer and Penfriend but if you have no money and you want a nice si...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 16th November, 2012
Yesterday we hosted a course delivered by the great Ian Bean, on switches and switch-operated technology, and during lunch I gave a short demo of my latest favourite switch-operated toy: a Nerf Havock Fire dart gun. I set this up for the CALL Family Day earlier this year, and it was prett...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 13th November, 2012
Earlier this year eight schools in Scotland participated in a study which asked “How does the use of tablet devices (e.g. the iPad) impact on teaching and learning?” Given the huge interest in iPads, this is a good question to ask, and even better to answer! Researchers at the Universit...
Posted by 14 on the 8th November, 2012
Well, just one day after yesterday's very successful Using iPads in AAC Study Day, I've just discovered that yet another new AAC App. It's called SimpleAAC, produced by Tony Jones / Unliimiter, and marketed through Ability World. Have to say, CALL is not endorsing this App as such, &n...
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 8th November, 2012
A number of users of WordTalk on Windows 7 (64-bit) have reported an error with WordTalk installed with Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010 which looks like it is caused by an Office update and causes the following error: "Dialog Box Title: Microsoft Visual Basic, Compile Error in Hidden Module: This D...
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 8th November, 2012
There are still places available for parents interested in attending CALL’s Parent Information Day on Saturday 24th November 2012. We will focus specifically on the use of iPads and apps for children and young people with additional support needs or disabilities. The day will run 10...
Posted by 14 on the 6th November, 2012
Call Me Maybe Take a few minutes to watch this uplifting wee video made by new graduates in speech and language therapy, Queen Margaret University College, as part of the RCSLT's Giving Voice campaign. Terrific enthusiasm, good for them!
Posted by 14 on the 2nd November, 2012
Now that Halloween is over, it's time to think ahead.... Fireworks Night - free online switch/space bar/ games to set off fireworks (and many other cheery activities, such as laying eggs, firing at pirate ships, popping ballons, zooming shapes etc. also singing sheep leads us to the ne...
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 18th October, 2012
Local authority and school ICT services are rightly concerned to protect their systems from abuse, hacking and from viruses, and to protect their users' privacy and security. In most Scottish schools, learners cannot use their own smartphones or mobile devices to access the intern...
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