Learning at home - creating a custom toolbar in Word
Posted by Craig Mill on the 1st February, 2021
Microsoft Word includes some handy tools to support reading and writing such as Immersive Reader and Dictate. However, for some learners, Word's Ribbon and its numerous Tabs can make it challenging and difficult to navigate and find things. Create your own custom toolbar The video tutorial below...
Learning at home - textbooks and copyright
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 28th January, 2021
With schools closed and students learning at home, how can teachers continue to teach with the textbooks purchased for use in class? Can we make copies for students to use at home? Can we distribute textbooks from the Books for All website? Recently we've seen and heard of colleagues shar...
How to read maths with Immersive Reader
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 26th January, 2021
Last Friday a teacher asked if we knew how to read mathematical expressions with Immersive Reader. Here's how it can be done. The question: We are looking for an alternative to PDF for Mathematics papers as we have a number of pupils who rely on use of Immersive Reader. At the moment they are s...
Technology-based Assessment Arrangements - SQA Digital Exams on iPad
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 13th January, 2021
With the latest version of Books on the iPad you can type into answer boxes on SQA Digital Question Papers. Find out how in this blog. SQA Digital Question papers are PDF files and the question-and-answer papers have 'form fields' for students to type their answers on screen. Previously, you...
Looking for an Assistive Technology Professional Learning Course?
Posted by Craig Mill on the 12th January, 2021
If you have an interest in assistive technology and would like to update your professional development, CALL Scotland, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh School of Professional Learning, will be running the Inclusive Digital Technology (IDT) course in March 2021. No...
iPad Short video guides to support reading and writing
Posted by Craig Mill on the 12th January, 2021
‘iPad short video guides to support reading and writing’ is a series of quick guides explaining how to use the iPad’s built-in tools to support reading and writing. The guides can also be used on an iPhone. There are 12 videos in total which are organised in a contextual YouTube Pl...
Technology-based Assessment Arrangements - digital assessments must be accessible
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 7th January, 2021
Digital Assessments must be accessible to all learners including students with disabilities or additional support needs. In this blog we explore what this means and how to create accessible assessments. More students in more schools and local authorities are being provided with personal devices, and...
More Complex Needs Home Learning Resources
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 7th January, 2021
Back in March we shared some links to resources for learning at home during the first lockdown period and you can still read about them in the CALL Blog archive. Here are some more which we think you might find useful as we begin another period of learning at home. One of the many challenges of crea...
Technology-based Assessment Arrangements - during lockdown at home
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 6th January, 2021
On Monday the First Minister announced that schools would only be open for children of key workers and vulnerable children for January. In many schools, January is 'prelim month', so how can prelims or assessments be undertaken when most learners are at home? Summary The main points put forw...
Supporting dyslexic learners at home
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 6th January, 2021
The use of technology can be so important to a learner struggling with literacy difficulties. With pupils now accessing remote learning and most resources being delivered digitally, knowing how to make the best use of technology can make a huge difference in keeping your dyslexic pupils engaged in&n...
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