Monthly Archives: March 2010
Take a picture – hear the words on your mobile phone
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg March 25, 2010
Barbara Landsberg March 25, 2010
We mentioned CapturaTalk in a newsletter last year – a clever program that allows your Windows Mobile phone to take a photo of written text and then have it read aloud to you in a clear UK English voice! It will also read aloud text in documents on the phone – including emails, SMS messages and web pages visited. PDF files can now be …
Co:Writer 6 UK Version – The best version yet! Up and running in 30 minutes!
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg March 25, 2010
Barbara Landsberg March 25, 2010
For the past 20 years, Co:Writer has been offering support to students who struggle with reading and, particularly, writing. It is an incredibly clever word prediction program, capable of suggesting correctly spelled and grammatically appropriate words in place of words misspelled by students. This is of great value to students who struggle to even type the first two or three letters correctly, or omit …
Inclusive learning technologies supporting students of all abilities
Posted in Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources
Greg O'Connor March 22, 2010
Greg O'Connor March 22, 2010
Professional Educator is Australia’s premier quarterly education magazine, published for the Australian College of Educators (ACE) by the Australian Council for Educational Research. Making the link between educational research and practice, Professional Educator reaches practising educators and school leaders, education researchers and policymakers – http://www.acer.edu.au/profed
After 20 years – A new Lightwriter!
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg March 18, 2010
Barbara Landsberg March 18, 2010
Yes! After nearly 20 years of the very popular Lightwriter SL35 being available, and remaining relatively unchanged, a new Lightwriter has just arrived this week in Australia and New Zealand. Meet the Lightwriter SL40 Standard!
Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2010 Update
Posted in Conference 2010, Events
Eliza Bale March 18, 2010
Eliza Bale March 18, 2010
Early Bird Registration Prize As we mentioned earlier, registrations are coming in very quickly for the conference now. Very exciting to see. Don’t forget there is an Early Bird Prize for all registrations received before the end of the Easter weekend. Be in the draw to win a WriteOnline 3-year subscription valued at $399 – just for registering before midnight on Monday 5th April …
Have you heard about the Education Tax Refund?
Posted in Tools & Resources, Web links
Anita Raftery March 11, 2010
Anita Raftery March 11, 2010
Are you aware of the Education Tax Refund? We just found out today – thanks to those parents who let us know when they rang to have a chat about inclusive technology solutions for their children! Parents, families and caregivers may be eligible for an Education Tax Refund This means you could get 50% back on a range of primary and secondary school education …
iZoom: A lower cost alternative for people with low vision
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg March 11, 2010
Barbara Landsberg March 11, 2010
At less than half the cost of ZoomText, iZoom is an exciting new option for people with low vision who need an easy-to-use program for magnifying text on their computer screens. Another big bonus is that iZoom speaks out the text using clear male and female Australian voices!
Nursery Rhymes to Sing See and Sign
Posted in Tools & Resources, Web links
Katie Lyon March 5, 2010
Katie Lyon March 5, 2010
For those of you who are working with young children, I wanted to let you know about Nursery Rhymes to Sing See and Sign. This is a great FREE resource that is available from the Scope website.
