Tag Archives: Switching
Proloquo2Go 3.0 will have switch access
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen April 11, 2013
Charlene Cullen April 11, 2013
It’s been announced on the AssistiveWare blog and I am jumping up and down with excitement! Most things in the technology world give me a buzz but this announcement has me squealing excitedly as well. Proloquo2Go is a communication app used widely around the world by people of all ages with complex communication needs. When the new version …
Tarheel Reader makeover and new beaut features
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen February 12, 2013
Charlene Cullen February 12, 2013
We’ve blogged in the past about what a fantastic resource Tar Heel Reader is and how you can use this free collection of easy-to-read and accessible books for kids of all different abilities in the classroom. There are now over 25,000 books in 20 languages! You can also write your own books and then publish them to the …
Remarkable Ideas
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen February 1, 2013
Charlene Cullen February 1, 2013
When you’re in the classroom with a room full of diverse students it often presents a challenge to include all students into various activities. You might have a student with hearing impairment, difficulties with vision, learning difficulties or a student with significant physical motor disabilities. I’ve come across some great ideas that can be useful for engaging and …
Everybody say “Cheese!” – using a switch to take a photo or video on the iPad
Posted in Accessibility and Access, Apps and Mobile Learning
Charlene Cullen December 18, 2012
Charlene Cullen December 18, 2012
Taking a photo has become such an accessible hobby to most people nowadays with the advent of the teeny tiny point and shoot digital cameras and then came along the smartphone and now the iPad. It’s even possible to set up the iPad with a switch so that those individuals with a physical impairment can snap a shot …
HelpKidzLearn Advent Calendar and more online Christmas activity ideas
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen December 6, 2012
Charlene Cullen December 6, 2012
There is no end to the Christmas fun you can encounter this holiday season. There are so many games and activities for all learners. So I thought I’d share a few with you in addition to the many that you will see posted here over the next few weeks! HelpKidzLearn have developed a great range of fun, accessible …
How do you set up a switch interface with the iPad?
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen October 23, 2012
Charlene Cullen October 23, 2012
For some of us, accessing the iPad isn’t all that easy. People with physical impairments may need to consider alternative access methods such as a stylus, key guard or an alternate keyboard to name a few. For people who have limited mobility in their hands, they might consider using a switch. But it isn’t a case of just …
Play that funky music
Posted in Accessories, Apps and Mobile Learning
Charlene Cullen May 18, 2012
Charlene Cullen May 18, 2012
Now that the Spectronics Inclusive Learning Technology Conference 2012 is just days away I have been busily preparing for the workshops I will be presenting. In one of our sessions we’ll be showing the APPlicator which is a new switch interface, also known previously as the Switch4Apps. This has just become available through Spectronics recently. Jane wrote a …
The APPlicator – switch access to MORE apps and music too!
Posted in Accessibility and Access, Accessories, Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies
Jane Farrall April 15, 2012
Jane Farrall April 15, 2012
Reposted with permission from www.janefarrall.com/blog In the beginning, there was no switch access to the iPad/iPhone/iPod touch. Over time, however, a small range of apps have been released which offer internal switch access – but unfortunately different apps were released along with different switch interfaces and a confusing picture of switch access to the iPad began to appear. …
Touch Skills Progression
Posted in Tools & Resources
Ian Bean December 19, 2011
Ian Bean December 19, 2011
Colleagues around the world are using the ‘Switch Progression Road Map’ that I wrote during my time at Inclusive Technology to help them assess, teach and record switching skills. Hilary Norton, an advisory teacher for ICT/SEN and inclusion wrote in an article for MJO, “This book should be in every classroom.” In my latest book, ‘Touch Skills Progression’, …
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