Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 9th October, 2014
I've been trying out the new MyGaze eye tracker from Inclusive Technology.
Looks like it's going to be a very useful and affordable tool for therapy departments, schools and individual pupils, with the basic package of the eye tracker and EyeMouse Play software coming i...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 24th September, 2014
As well as now being able to download individual activities from CALL's Keep Talking book, there are now 'communication game choice boards' available to download for each section. These are made up from the symbols assigned to each activity within the book and can be found underneath...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 24th September, 2014
I was in a school yesterday assessing a pupil. He is working on book 1A from the TeeJay Maths scheme. His hand writing is poor and liable to get worse with time and as the amount of writing he has to tackle increases throughout Secondary.
I showed his teacher the Books For All database and sh...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 24th September, 2014
In a recent blog post, Gillian mentioned using PCS within the GoTalk Now app to create two communication activities 'Scavenger Hunt' and 'I went to the shops and I bought.'
These and many more communication games can be found in CALL's 'Keep Talking' Book, availab...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 18th September, 2014
If you'd like to know more about the great FREE communication app SoundingBoard and how it can be used with pupils who have communication support needs, why not have a look at our recent webinar?
It covers simple editing, using digital images on buttons, sharing resources and switch access fo...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 3rd September, 2014
The shortlisted titles for this year's Scottish Children's Book Awards were announced on August 28th by the Scottish Book Trust. The Bookbug books are Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Alison Murray, Robot Rumpus by Sean Taylor and Ross Collins and Lost for Words by Natalie Russell...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 30th May, 2013
I was asked recently by a teacher in a primary school about whether a child using an iPad with Proloqu2Go for communication could use the text she created within the app for story writing and recording her written work.
At the time, the only way to do this was by creating a page for 'st...
Posted by Joanna Courtney on the 4th April, 2013
Does your child like music? Do they love wading through your iPad music library to find their favourite tunes, perhaps deleting your favourites on the way?!
Help is at hand, from a cool little app called Kidzik and it only costs £1.49!
The app allows you to creat...
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