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EduApps User Manual
NDCO Project 2010
Other educational software suppliers list products that cater to students with disabilities, Edsoft (www.edsoft.com.au),
Softwaretime (http://www.softwaretime.com.au/) Dataworks (http://www.dataworks.com.au/) and New Horizons in NSW
(http://www.nh.com.au/). Some suppliers in other states provide AAC (Augmentative and Alternate Communication)
equipment, mounts and devices, including Technability (www.technability.com.au/index.htm) and Zyteq
(www.zygoaustralia.com.au/content/aboutus.html). Yet other sites promote products for vision impairment
(http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/) and for the deaf.
Agencies exist to promote leading practices and inform consumers as to what is available in their region or country. One
of the most useful of these includes Abledata (www.abledata.com/). Special Education resource sites exist throughout
the world. One exists in Ontario Canada that provides local and global links to resources http://snow.utoronto.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=249&Itemid=146.
Free resource sites such as Innovative Technology Treatment Solutions (www.ittsguides.com/techsupport.html) include
materials for educators including the Technology Supports for Writing: ‘This 51 page cutting-edge video eBook is a rich
resource for information about various software and hardware tools to improve the writing process. It includes one video
describing how to take advantage of this new "just in time" type of multi-media interactive learning tool and 11 integrated
videos showing readers examples of how to use supports built-in to some of the highlighted products.’
The freely downloadable Flash movies and PowerPoint files cater to learning as well as access needs. The Tar Heel
Reader site also boasts over 8,500 files to read online or to download as MS PowerPoint, Open Office Impress or Flash
format. Link to www.tarheelreaders.org.
The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment (JTLA) is a peer-reviewed, scholarly on-line journal addressing
the intersection of computer-based technology, learning, and assessment. (http://escholarship.bc.edu/jtla/).
Once you start investigating Assistive or Inclusive technologies, you will quickly discover links that lead you off at every
tangent possible! It is exciting as you discover that parents and educators around the world are all looking for answers.
Inclusive ICT resources exist and the number, quality and efficacy vary. They may lead you to a key that unlocks the
door of potential for your child or one that you are supporting. It’s worth the time exploring for 10-15 minutes a day. It’s
amazing what you can discover.
Broad categories of Assistive Technology may include:
Alternative Keyboards
Alternative Mouse Systems
Communication Systems
Optical Character Recognition
Personal Data Assistants
Refreshable Braille Displays
Screen Magnifiers
Screen Readers
Text-to-Speech Devices and Software
Text-to-Audio systems and software
Voice Recognition Systems
Word Prediction
Closed circuit TV and monitors
EduApps - AccessApps; TeachApps; LearnApps; MyApps; MyStudyBar, MyVisBar
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