Posted by Craig Mill on the 9th December, 2016
This week I answered two phone queries from different people about pupils who are having difficulties using a standard mouse. Both pupils are doing media related subjects which require intensive use of the mouse, particularly navigating the mouse, single and double clicking, holding and dragging ite...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 17th November, 2016
CALL has created a new email forum, ‘CALL Assistive Technology (AT) Community’ an informal space for people with a common interest; to share ideas and resources, to exchange information, to ask questions related to assistive technology in an educational context, to discuss a rang...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 30th September, 2016
There are three new features in iOS 10 that have the potential to make a big difference for learners with literacy difficulties such as dyslexia and also for those with visual difficulties. Typing Feedback Highlight Content Display Accommodations They can all be found in &...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 19th August, 2016
To make the most of a touch screen tablet device, such as an iPad, requires a user to make a range of ‘multi-touch’ gestures such as touching, tapping, swiping, pinching, rotating, zooming in and out, clicking, double clicking and even triple clicking. For someone with a physical d...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 3rd June, 2016
CALL Scotland is pleased to announce the release of a new resource; ‘Using the iPad to Support Learners with Visual Difficulties’ - an easy-to-use guide. The new resource (in A3 poster format) is primarily aimed at Teachers and Support for Learning Teachers, particularly those supporting...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 16th May, 2016
In a recent webinar, I explored a range of features and tools that are available in Microsoft Word to support learners with literacy difficulties. Although the main focus was to look at customising the settings in Word to suit different learning needs, the latter part of the webinar looked at ...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 30th March, 2016
Due to popular demand, Stuart Aitken and Craig Mill have produced and uploaded an extended version of our video on making and using accessible PDF documents. The YouTube video Accessing Maths using digital PDFs is sub-titled. Or, you can download the video for offline viewing. Accompanying transcri...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 23rd February, 2016
As the iPad increasingly grows in popularity as a teaching and learning tool, CALL would like to find out how iPads are being deployed and managed in local authorities and schools in Scotland. CALL has decided to conduct an iPad Management survey, which we hope will help provide a national...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 13th January, 2016
A new resource from CALL Scotland! When using an iPad to support pupils with literacy difficulties such as dyslexia, there is a temptation to head straight to the Apps Store to download the latest dedicated ‘dyslexia app’. While many of these apps offer valuable literacy support, the bu...
Posted by Craig Mill on the 20th October, 2015
CALL Scotland is pleased to announce the release of a new resource; ‘iPad Apps to Support Creativity’. The resource is available as a free download from the CALL Scotland website. Based on ten categories, the infograph offers apps to support a range of curriculum activities as ...
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