ICT Accessibility Essentials and Checklist
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...
Use of ICT in assessment - an exemplar from Denny High School
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...
Use of ICT to assess reading in National 3 and 4 Literacy Units
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 ...
Digital Parenting - A \'Must Read\' for Parents
Posted by 14 on the 10th October, 2013
Edition 2 of Vodafone's special publication 'Digital Parenting' is a rich up-to-the-minute resource that should be of great interest to parents anxious to take all possible steps to understand the issues facing children in these 'always connected&...
iSlope - good posture and working position for iPad use
Posted by 14 on the 9th October, 2013
Here's a useful product for pupils starting to use iPad in the classroom. With or without a protective case like the Big Grips frame (as pictured), or Gumdrop, Otterbox etc., many users will require an additional stand to raise and tilt the device and hold it steady in position. Rather...
eBooks from public libraries
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 8th October, 2013
Frank Shaw from South Lanarkshire emailed to say that the South Lanarkshire library service now have an eBook and digital audiobook lending facility. To find out more, visit their web site. I took the opportunity to search and update our Books from Libraries page on the Books for All w...
Paediatric Powered Mobility Workshop 1/11/13
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 3rd October, 2013
Bobath Scotland are running a one day workshop on Powered Mobility for children, led by Ros Livingston and Debbie Field. This is a great opportunity to think and learn about both the evidence base for paediatric powered mobilty and it's importance for children's development and...
Nice new video of P2Go users
Posted by 14 on the 18th September, 2013
Excellent new video released recently by Assistiveware, the Proloquo2Go suppliers. It features an introduction by the wondeful Jane Farrall (AAC specialist) from Australia, and some nice examples of conversational P2Go use by three highly engaged and communicative iPad-using school pupi...
Setting up the iPad for a user of Proloquo2Go
Posted by 14 on the 14th September, 2013
Proloquo2Go is a very popular App for communication, on the iPad. The developers, Assistiveware, provide a number of excellent support materials - videos, tutorial, fact sheets, FAQ, forum for discussion and so on, and you are advised to consult these when getting started. CAL...
Including All Children in the Scottish Children\'s Book Awards
Posted by Robert Stewart on the 11th September, 2013
The Scottish Children's Book Awards is an innovative nationwide reading project in which children and young people from every corner of Scotland read and vote for their favourite Scottish children's books of the year. Last year over an amazing 31,000 votes were cast and c...
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