Tag Archives: Apps
Play School Art Maker FREE
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning
Ian Bean December 21, 2011
Ian Bean December 21, 2011
If you’re working with younger children you won’t want to miss this great free app. Create animated scenes with your favourite toys from Play School. Choose a background, add the toys and move them around to create your ‘story’. The app records the movements and sounds automatically then plays them back for all to enjoy. For more information about this app please visit their …
TarHeel Reader Books: A great resource for iBooks on your iPad
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Barbara Landsberg December 8, 2011
Barbara Landsberg December 8, 2011
As the Spectronics consultancy team travel around Australia and New Zealand, they are often asked about how to create customised books and bookshelves on the iPad. Books which students can read in self-selected reading time or just for their own enjoyment. Jane Farrall, Spectronics’ Senior Speech Pathologist, recently wrote a helpful guide which steps you through the process of creating books for the iPad, …
NDCO Tasmania Providing Solutions II Assistive Technology Forum and Engaging VET Learners Workshop
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, iPad Basics, Teaching and Learning
Greg O'Connor December 7, 2011
Greg O'Connor December 7, 2011
Greg O’Connor presented the following sessions at the recent Providing Solutions II Assistive Technology Forum and Engaging VET Learners through iPads Workshop in Hobart, November 2011. Click the following links to download his presentations. To view the handout, click here. Providing Solutions II Forum and Engaging VET learners through iPads Workshop http://www.slideshare.net/Speccos/providing-solutions-ii-forum-and-engaging-vet-learners-through-ipads-workshop Introduction to the iPad: Supporting Diverse Learners in VET and Beyond http://www.slideshare.net/Speccos/introduction-to-the-ipad-supporting-diverse-learners-in-vet-and-beyond …
Weally Wonderful Websites V8.0
Posted in Web links
Gerry Kennedy December 6, 2011
Gerry Kennedy December 6, 2011
Weally Wonderful Websites has been updated for the last time in 2011. It has grown to 85 A4 pages in length with new sites added to 75% of the document. Once again I thank people who have contributed especially to Lee Blunt, Greg Alchin and Steven Jurgeit. Please share it on listservs, Twitter Feeds and email it on to colleagues and especially parents. Download …
FREE Online Resources
Four brilliant resources this month: APPitic: Organised and fully annotated database of over 1300 ipad apps for education selected by Apple Distinguished Educators. http://www.appitic.com Sploder: Use simple tools to create your own online games. Includes shoot-em ups and platform games. http://www.sploder.com All Abilities Playground: Fantastic web site packed with games and activities for children of all abilities. http://www.allabilitiesplayground.net.au AAC Photocards: Make your …
Intellipad – the Write tool for the iPad
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies, Teaching and Learning
Jane Farrall November 29, 2011
Jane Farrall November 29, 2011
Intellipad is a relatively new writing app available for the iPad. Developed by an Occupational Therapist who wanted a custom keyboard for her client – the App has become much more than a custom keyboard creator and is a very clever writing and literacy teaching tool. At the most basic level, Intellipad offers a keyboard with word prediction, some basic spell checking and text-to-speech …
Six months to go | Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2012 Update
Posted in Conference 2012
Eliza Bale November 17, 2011
Eliza Bale November 17, 2011
The countdown to the conference has officially hit the six month mark! So, with lots of news to report our updates will start to increase – follow our Facebook page, ILT2012 Facebook group and Twitter feed for the latest. All Key AAC Technologies and App Developers will be on-site! If you are interested in the very newest trends in technologies supporting Augmentative and Alternative …
TarHeel Reader Books – a great resource for iBooks on your iPad
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Jane Farrall November 17, 2011
Jane Farrall November 17, 2011
Over the past few weeks I have presented quite a few workshops where I have talked about making custom bookshelves within iBooks for self-selected reading time – or just for making a range of books available for students to enjoy! One of the resources I have been using to contribute to custom bookshelves is TarHeel Reader books, imported into iBooks. TarHeel Reader, as I’ve …
Weally Wonderful Websites V7.0
Posted in Web links
Gerry Kennedy November 15, 2011
Gerry Kennedy November 15, 2011
The recently updated November issue of the Weally Wonderful Websites V7.0 document has filled out to 76 x A4 pages of web sites, resources and links to a number of categories that cater to students with different learning, access and communication needs. Significant updates to a number of sections on Teacher Resources ( many thanks to Lee Blunt for some absolutely wonderful teaching and …
SENICT – Special Educational Needs ICT: Ipads for Autism?
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Opinion
Ian Bean October 24, 2011
Ian Bean October 24, 2011
60 Minutes article on Apps for Autism On Sunday, the US news programme ’60 Minutes’ aired an article entitled ‘Apps for Autism’. As an assistive technology consultant it’s important for me to keep up-to-date with current practice in the use of technology to support people with disabilities. I watched it with interest. The article opens showing an Autistic young man who has no speech …
