Scottish Child Digital Voices are now available!
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 5th August, 2019
From today you can get high quality child and teenage digital voices for use in communication aids and for reading digital information. Download the voices and find out more from our new Scottish Voice website. For communication The new voices have been created by CereProc (makers of Stuart, Heather...
New Symbols for All resources for Eye Gaze
Posted by Claire Harrison on the 15th July, 2019
We have created a new set of Symbols for All resources for learners who use Grid 3 software. If you are working with learners who use Grid 3 software, we have created 12 communication grid sets designed for eye gaze access. These 12 communication grid sets are based on some of our Symbols for ...
New accessibility tools in Windows 10
Posted by Craig Mill on the 21st June, 2019
The latest update to Microsoft Windows 10 (May 2019 version 1903) includes some new accessibility improvements to support visually impaired learners. In March 2019, I wrote a blog article highlighting some of the tools available in Windows. However, the latest Windows 10 update includes not onl...
Making Online Articles Easier to Read
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 18th June, 2019
Most web browsers now have a built-in "reading mode"* that allows the person viewing an article to remove clutter, making it easier to focus on the text. In most browsers this reading mode also allows text size and spacing to be enlarged, margins adjusted and the use of a text-to-speech fa...
Touch Typing and Dyslexia
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 29th May, 2019
Most people think that it is good for people with dyslexia to learn to touch type to help them develop writing skills. But how does typing help, what is the evidence for this, and how should people learn to touch type? (This blog accompanies a webinar I am presenting on May 29th on Touch Typing for ...
Selective Mutism and Technology
Posted by Allan Wilson on the 24th May, 2019
I have had an occasional interest in Selective Mutism (SM) since before my days at CALL Scotland, when I worked in youth training and we had a trainee who refused to speak to anybody. In his case, it was due to a delay in his voice 'breaking' and the embarrassment of speaking with a high, &#...
Professional Learning on technology - what do you want?
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 18th April, 2019
As a Scottish Government funded organisation with a remit to provide expert advice, information, support and Professional Learning to all teachers across Scotland, we want to come directly to you to ask two questions: What technology training you would like us to provide for you? How would you like...
New Voices for Your Chromebook!
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...
Saltersgate students work at CALL
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...
Doorway Online TextType 3 Practice Workbook
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...
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