Tag Archives: boardmaker
Boardmaker Studio: Multi-site licensing and no more CD in the drive!
Posted in Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg December 12, 2011
Barbara Landsberg December 12, 2011
Boardmaker Studio, the first update to Boardmaker for a number of years, was released late last year. It is becoming very popular now, so it might be timely to take another look at why you might consider upgrading your current copies of Boardmaker or Boardmaker Plus! to Boardmaker Studio. What are the advantages of Boardmaker Studio? No CD in the drive is required to …
Difference between PCS Thinline and PCS Classic symbols
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Charlene Cullen September 26, 2011
Charlene Cullen September 26, 2011
Recently we have had a lot people asking us about the difference between the PCS Thinline symbols and PCS Classic symbols that are available to use with the Boardmaker Software Family. You can read about the new Thinline symbols in a blog I wrote earlier in the year. The new PCS Thinline symbols could be described as age generic, with a more detailed look …
TRY this – Rugby World Cup 2011
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen September 8, 2011
Charlene Cullen September 8, 2011
It all starts this weekend with the kick off for the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand beginning with New Zealand vs Tonga on Friday night. Be prepared for late nights (or early mornings) and lots of yelling at the television! We have created some exciting interactive activities using our popular Boardmaker and Clicker 5 software. You can use these fantastic resources to …
Going Global to Make a Difference
Posted in Latest News, Tools & Resources, Web links
Charlene Cullen June 2, 2011
Charlene Cullen June 2, 2011
Anna, Laura and Lisa are Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology students from Curtin University, Perth who travelled to South Africa during May. They were accompanied by staff and seven other allied health students to form a team working as part of the Go Global program.
PODDtastic!
Posted in Tools & Resources
Kate Ahern May 13, 2011
Kate Ahern May 13, 2011
This week one of my students told us about his vacation. He told us about the company he had at his house, going out to eat and going to a party. This may not sound that unusual, to talk about a vacation, but it was a huge breakthrough for this student. At 15 years old this student who has cerebral palsy, cortical vision impairment …
Making Words – Accessible to all students through Boardmaker Studio
Posted in New Technologies, Techniques & Tips, Tools & Resources
Jane Farrall April 8, 2011
Jane Farrall April 8, 2011
Making Words is one of my all-time favourite literacy strategies. It has been fabulous for students just learning to spell and for those who think they aren’t good at spelling or phonics (and who have sometimes given up). I can’t thank Patricia Cunningham and Dorothy Hall enough for publishing this activity for the rest of us to use! But before I go on and …
Useful Spectronics Blog posts: Check them out!
Posted in Tools & Resources, Web links
Barbara Landsberg March 31, 2011
Barbara Landsberg March 31, 2011
The Spectronics team continue to be busy bloggers sharing their thoughts and updates on happenings in the world of technology. Listed here are some of the most recent posts, but to view all, or to add your comments, just visit the Spectronics Blog. You can also set up an RSS Feed to be notified of when a new entry is posted. Click here for …
New PCS symbol libraries
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen February 18, 2011
Charlene Cullen February 18, 2011
We have had a lot of queries recently about whether Mayer Johnson will be bringing out a 2010 PCS Addendum library. As many of you know, PCS Addendum libraries have been released every two years since 1998 – with the last addendum being released in 2008. In 2010, Mayer Johnson made the decision to bring out a number of libraries on different topics instead! …
Onset Rime: Developing early literacy with Boardmaker and Clicker 5
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Barbara Landsberg December 20, 2010
Barbara Landsberg December 20, 2010
After Spectronics’ recent series of workshops in New Zealand, many participants enthusiastically requested more information about onset rime activities and their importance in literacy development. So we thought it would also be good to share them with you here in our blog. Onset rime has been shown to be one of the most effective ways of improving phonological awareness. Phonological awareness is an important …
Everybody’s talking about Talking Mats
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Katie Lyon December 7, 2010
Katie Lyon December 7, 2010
Talking Mats are something that I have found really useful with some of the adults with complex communication needs that I have supported and I thought I would share with you what they are, why you would use them and where you can go for more information. Originally developed by Joan Murphy and Lois Cameron from the AAC Research Unit at the University of …
