Tag Archives: curriculum support
Spectronics on the road in 2011: Register now for full day workshops!
Posted in Events, How to learn more!, Workshops
Barbara Landsberg February 28, 2011
Barbara Landsberg February 28, 2011
The Spectronics team are about to hit the road for another series of popular workshops in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Workshops for Auckland and Wellington in November of this year are currently being finalised too. It would be great if you could join us!
ANZ Versions of Communicate: SymWriter and Communicate: In Print 2
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg September 14, 2010
Barbara Landsberg September 14, 2010
We announced in October last year, that as Writing with Symbols was over ten years old, it would no longer be available. Since then we have seen great interest in the two replacement programs – Communicate: In Print 2 and Communicate: SymWriter. Combined, these new programs offer all of the features of Writing with Symbols and MUCH more. …
Bookshare is now available to Australians who have a print disability
Posted in Tools & Resources, Web links
Anita Raftery June 10, 2010
Anita Raftery June 10, 2010
Bookshare is now available to Australians who have a print disability! The Association for the Blind of Western Australia and Bookshare.org offer Bookshare services to Australians. Bookshare is a service which can provide a reader who has a print disability access to a wide range of titles in DAISY text only format. To download copyrighted books, you must …
What’s APPropriate: Using iTunes to Find Gems for Your Students in the App Store
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Conference 2010, Favourite Sites, New Technologies, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Tools & Resources
Jane Farrall June 1, 2010
Jane Farrall June 1, 2010
I am still bubbling over with ideas and enthusiasm following the fabulous Inclusive Learning Technologies conference last week! What an amazing collection of people, presentations and technology. I promised a few people who were unable to get into the “What’s APPropriate: Using iTunes to Find Gems for Your Students in the App Store” session that I would blog …
Clicker 5 SuperDrive – Save over $7000 on 62 titles all on one drive!
Posted in New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg April 1, 2010
Barbara Landsberg April 1, 2010
The Clicker SuperDrive is an incredibly convenient and affordable way to own the entire collection of “Powered by Clicker” curriculum titles (titles released up until 1st January 2010). Gain instant access to Crick Software’s vast range of acclaimed titles to develop literacy skills across your school. Install on your network for access by all computers on your school …
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
Assistive Technology Books
Posted in Tools & Resources
Greg O'Connor February 19, 2010
Greg O'Connor February 19, 2010
Here at Spectronics we often get asked, “where can I go to find out more about inclusive learning technologies, particularly addressing the implementation of these technologies in the classroom?” This blog is the first in a series of postings that will explore a range of resources available to support our understanding of how inclusive technologies can advance independent …
Adapted Learning
Posted in Tools & Resources, Web links
Charlene Cullen December 4, 2009
Charlene Cullen December 4, 2009
Adapted Learning turns 1 year-old this week – and has already become a fabulous resource for Boardmaker users all over the world! In its first year over 22,000 boards have been posted for everyone to use – and over 25,000 people have joined this online sharing community. If you haven’t discovered Adapted Learning yet, it is a free …
