Tag Archives: AAC
what’s in your bookcase?
Here’s a quick look at our Inky Ed! bookcase – lots of great books around inclusive education and a handful worth reading with more of a disability focus. We have added a few around grammar and language development to use … Continue reading
switch access for iDevices… from those in the know!
INKY ED OUTSOURCED? well, just for today… Because I haven’t yet managed to get my hands on the “APPlicator” yet (but plan to). Because Jane’s Blog is one you should be visiting regularly in any case. Because Jane has provided a … Continue reading
Filed under Technology - things that help, Access all Areas
the ‘season proper’
Football season is here. In Australia you are spoilt for choice with the amount of sport and number of ‘footy codes’ to choose from. In our family it’s Australian rules football and the AFL (Australian Football League). Mac has consistently … Continue reading
Filed under Access all Areas, Inclusion... straight up!
kenken: no-brainer for differentiated instruction?
You’ve probably seen these puzzles appearing in your newspapers over the last few years. Looking a bit like a weird Sudoku puzzle they are worth a second glance. KenKen puzzles have built in differentiation, potential for collaborative learning and are … Continue reading
Filed under Accessing the Curriculum
classroom friendly wireless keyboard/mouse
Filed under Technology - things that help, Access all Areas
a mysterious excursion
Mac had a school excursion. It was to the local animal park on one of our coldest days this year. For some perspective… our animal park is not a big, fancy ‘zoo’. It is a small wildlife park in a … Continue reading
more specifically… which reindeer?
We were at a disability equipment expo. Mac (in his mostly ‘home made’ wheelchair) and I were mooching around looking at what’s new, innovative, desirable and, of course, a pipe dream. We were also lamenting most of what we really … Continue reading
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the NEWELL network
One of the pre-conference workshops I attended at AGOSCI 2011 was all about telecommunications. I was interested in this topic as I would love Mac to be able to ring his Grandparents and thank them if they have looked after … Continue reading
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fishing for info @ AGOSCI 2011
Just back from the AGOSCI conference in Adelaide where I was both an attendee and presenter. I will post soon about what I learnt, gleaned, extracted from those in attendance. It is a very interesting coming together of people with … Continue reading
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anyone for tea?
What a lovely afternoon we had. R (Mac’s former aide) arrived at school to meet him so she could come home to our house for afternoon tea. Mac was happy, giggling and very excited. He liked showing her his room … Continue reading
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boring? really? or is that really boring?
I don’t think I need a crystal ball to predict trouble in Mac’s future. I know there has always been potential given the ‘genetic’ predisposition (paternal of course ). And I know that to enable a 7yo the power of … Continue reading
Filed under Accessing the Curriculum, Inclusion... straight up!
chocoholic
It was an interaction full of sincerity. Mac’s newest aide “M” was on her first full day working with him. She had been learning about his equipment, how he uses his foot switches and trying to find out more about … Continue reading
look how far we’ve come
I was in class helping set up Mac’s equipment for his aide when class started. The topic the students were about to begin was plurals. The conversation went something like this… MRS R: OK, who can remember what a plural … Continue reading
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best ever headphones
For an auditory scanner, comfy headphones/earbuds are a necessity. So, after a year or so of searching I have finally found some headphones for Mac that we LOVE. Headphones or earbuds have always been a bit of a problem for Mac. … Continue reading
an ‘app’ a day 2
Another AAC app made its way into the iTunes store late December last year for iPods and iPads. The TouchChat suite looks like it has lots to offer with the ‘hook’ most likely to be the opportunity to add Word … Continue reading
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