Tag Archives: Web links
“Google It” ……..is maybe even more powerful than you think!
Posted in Techniques & Tips
Katie Lyon September 19, 2012
Katie Lyon September 19, 2012
I am constantly amazed at the brains behind Google. I can’t tell you how many times I “Google It” or tell people in my life to “Google It” on a daily basis….. Since its launch in 1998, Google has become much more than just a search engine – there is even a definition in the Dictionary! (I Googled …
Handy AAC assessment tools for you
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen July 6, 2012
Charlene Cullen July 6, 2012
Whether we are looking at a communication app for a mobile tablet or a traditional speech generating device we still need to be considering the skills of the individual, features required in the device or app, the motivations of the end user and a whole host of other guiding principles to make the decision about the best communication …
Using iPads with Students with ASD
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Teaching and Learning
Gerry Kennedy May 22, 2012
Gerry Kennedy May 22, 2012
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), also known as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs), cause severe and pervasive impairment in thinking, feeling, language, and the ability to relate to others. These disorders are usually first diagnosed in early childhood and range from a severe form, called autistic disorder, through pervasive development disorder to a much milder form, Asperger syndrome. Autism Spectrum …
Simple English Wikipedia – what a simple way to create PDF books!
Posted in Tools & Resources
Katie Lyon May 17, 2012
Katie Lyon May 17, 2012
Simple English Wikipedia is similar to the Wikipedia we know and love, but it uses Simple English words and grammar. This is great for some of the people we support who have literacy difficulties or for people who are learning English. There are over 82 000 articles on the website – so heaps of topic areas relevant to …
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 …
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 …
Universal Access to Web Browsers
Posted in Tools & Resources
Gerry Kennedy November 21, 2011
Gerry Kennedy November 21, 2011
1. Introduction As per critical software for users with different access and learning needs, the web browser is most definitely one of the most important. Students now spend so much of their time online inside a browser. When they are on social media sites, chatting, searching, researching and collecting data, emailing, shopping, banking, reading the news, sports, entertainment …
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 …
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 …
Weally Wonderful Websites V6.6
Posted in Web links
Gerry Kennedy October 26, 2011
Gerry Kennedy October 26, 2011
The Weally Wonderful Websites V6.6 document, in MS Word, has filled out to 67 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. Sections on eBooks, iPad/iPod resources and others have been updated from Version 6.0. About 50 more sites have been …
