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A review by Pete Wells, Winner of Becta's ICT in Practice Award 2006 The teacher options on this product are vast and absolutely fantastic allowing the teacher to tailor the product to be enjoyed and used effectively by even the most disadvantaged pupil. The range of activities is excellent too, from simple picture builds to really engaging, AGE APPROPRIATE stories (rare for teenagers with SEN!) that cover an awful lot of curriculum areas. |
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SwitchIt! Maker 2 a hit in Romania SwitchIt! Maker 2 is providing Romanian pupils with accessible educational activities, thanks to the Comenius school development project. The British Council funded scheme creates partnerships with schools in different countries, to increase understanding of different educational environments and cultures and provide professional development for teaching staff. |
Taking Care of Business Listen to Martin Littler, being interviewed on Oldham Community Radio's ‘Taking Care of Business with Ed Stacey’. Download the interview as an MP3 With thanks to Ed Stacey and Oldham Community Radio. 99.7 FM |
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by Ian Bean, Becta ICT in Practice Award Winner 2002 Can there be a more natural and intuitive way to access a computer than by touching the objects on the screen? Pointing at something you want is a natural way to communicate; young children often point accurately and with understanding long before they can react in other ways. |
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Laura Cryer has joined Inclusive Technology as Special Projects Manager. Until recently Laura worked with SEMERC as their SEN and Inclusion Publisher, developing over thirty well-known and respected software titles. These included the Tracks series, Sound Beginnings, Out & About series, Phoneme Factory, Emotional Literacy Screeners, Sensory Awareness Screener, Letter Olympics, Touch Its, Making Creatures, Think About!, Strumbie Island, A Busy Day and others. |
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Raising the profile of learners with severe and complex special educational needs. Learners with Severe and Complex Special Needs in England face enough challenges without being systematically omitted from each new initiative that emerges from the DfES. It didn’t used to be like this at all. |
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A review by Rosie Murphy at Fairfield School Anyone used to ‘Facepaint’ will welcome the arrival of ‘SwitchIt! Facemaker’. Although the basic principles are the same, this program is far more exciting in that it allows the user to import their own photographs and incorporates animation as well as a host of other new and different features. |
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A review by Rosie Murphy at Fairfield School ‘Coping with Chaos’ is different from a lot of other programs in that it features 3-D animation in the form of a character called ‘Sam’. Sam is put into a variety of difficult situations which are commonplace for most students. Decisions have to be made to help him cope with his emotions. |
Bercow Investigates Communication Disorders Provision John Bercow the Conservative MP and Channel 4 “2005 Backbencher of the Year” is to investigate the provision of help for learners with a communication disability following a request from the Prime Minister. |
John Bercow Conservative MP |
