As you may have been aware, Spectronics has been running a competition for anyone who posted a comment to the Spectronics Blog before October 30th 2009 to be in the draw to win a free copy of Texthelp Read&Write Gold Mobile USB version (worth $800 AUD/ $960 NZD). Congratulations to Jan Shand at Huntly College in NZ! You are the winner randomly selected from all who commented on the Blog.
Posts Tagged ‘Learning Difficulties’
Nov
1
by Barbara Landsberg
Winner of Spectronics Blog comments competition
Oct
21
by Greg O'Connor
2009 Powered Up For Participation Conference
The Powered Up For Participation Conference is being held this week in Bathurst and Dubbo, located in central western New South Wales.
Powered Up For Participation Program – Bathurst
Powered Up For Participation Program – Dubbo
While I was unable to attend the conference in person, it has been great to have been able to deliver two workshops at the conference – Assistive Technology All Day Every Day Parts 1 & 2 – via the Spectronics online training facility.
Here is a copy of these presentations:
AT All Day Every Day Parts 1 & 2
If you would like a copy of this presetation sent to you on CD contact me at grego@spectronicsinoz.com
To access the blog entry Weblinks for accessible text and eBooks click on the Permanent Resources link found on the right under the tab, Frequently Requested.
Cheers
Greg
Sep
30
by Barbara Landsberg
The Mac is back!
Over the past two years, we have noticed a marked increase in the number of Apple Mac related enquiries coming in to Spectronics’ advisory, training and technical support teams. So it may be of interest to you to be aware of a couple of new text-to-speech programs now available for the Mac platform. Read the rest of this entry…
Sep
25
by Barbara Landsberg
WriteOnline: Online writing support for upper primary and secondary school students
WriteOnline is a new concept – offering an online writing support tool which allows students the option to access their work from school, home, anywhere! It has been developed by Crick Software as a logical progression for older students who are ready to move on from using Clicker 5 as their writing support tool. Read the rest of this entry…
Sep
23
by Barbara Landsberg
Word Prediction Comparison Chart – Updated for 2009
Word prediction is a tool built into several of the programs sold and supported by Spectronics. To help you to quickly compare the features of these programs, we have just updated our Word Prediction comparison chart. View it online or download the PDF file. Let us know if you find this helpful!
Sep
18
by Barbara Landsberg
How do I see more pictures/symbols in Clicker 5?
Clicker 5 is a very popular writing support tool for primary school students – and comes with over 2000 engaging pictures to support and motivate younger students’ writing. One of the most commonly asked questions from Special Education settings however is, “My students need more pictures to support their writing. Can I import the Boardmaker symbols in Clicker 5?” Read the rest of this entry…
Sep
16
by Barbara Landsberg
Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2010 Update – September 2009
There have been MANY emails going back and forward with our talented Keynote Presenters over the past few months. They are coming up with some great ideas for their workshops and presentations! We will be posting news of the sessions up onto the Conference Program section of the Conference website very soon. Keep an eye online as the exciting Preliminary Program comes together! Read the rest of this entry…
Sep
15
by Greg O'Connor
Weblinks for accessible text and eBooks
We are often asked about web links to alternative text formats for people who have difficulty accessing traditional printed text. The team here at Spectronics has put together the following web links for accessible, digital text (also sometimes referred to as ebooks). Check out the resources below, and let us know of any websites we have missed. This blog entry will be updated as on a regular basis. Updated 4/3/2010 Read the rest of this entry…
Sep
14
by Barbara Landsberg
Ginger Software – new contextual spelling and grammar checker!
Every now and then a really innovative new software concept for supporting struggling writers pops up. We think that Ginger fits into this category! It is a clever contextual spelling and grammar checker which automatically suggests corrections for even the most phonetically spelled sentences! It works with sentences written in Microsoft Word and in emails constructed within Microsoft Outlook. Read the rest of this entry…
Sep
10
by Barbara Landsberg
Writing with Symbols 2000 discontinued 30th October 2009
Writing with Symbols is now over ten years old! Widgit Software, developer of the program, is not continuing to provide software and symbol updates for the program and it will no longer be available from Spectronics after 30th October 2009. Widgit is looking to the future and has written two new replacement programs – Communicate: InPrint and Communicate: SymWriter. Combined, these new programs offer all of the features of Writing with Symbols and MUCH more. Upgrade costs for existing Writing with Symbols users can be calculated online or contact Spectronics for advice.