Molde Special education - at Aberdeen Workshop

Skottland - Aberdeen

February 2012

Departement of Special education:Teachers involved in the project.

Kari Steinar

Who are our students?Adults with special needs!

People with special needs caused by:• Mental retardation • Mental health problems • Acquired brain injury • Visual / hearing difficulties• Reading / writing difficulties• General learning difficulties

– screening tests – make individual plans for each student – continuous evaluation– write reports every half a year

Most of our students takes part in this process.

Based on expert assessment from the educational and psychological service,

the teachers at our departement:

Our ICT-education consists of:(Information, Communication, Technology)

• Windows and Office (certifications)

• Communication (AAC*, hardware, software)

• Internet (incl.: E-mail, Facebook, Spotify, Skype)

• Photo editing (incl. photographing)

• Music / sound editing (Mac)

*AACAlternative and Augmentative Communication

– Alternative: means that the person has a different way to communicate than voice,

and describes the process of developing

a replacement for speech.

– Augmentative communication: means support or help-communication. Needs supplemental forms of communication.

Digital tools at the departement of Special education: Hardware

• Computers – mouse and keyboard

(adapted)– switches– touchscreen

• Smartboard

• IPad

• MAC

• RollTalk

• Read-list

• Read-TV

• Camera

• C-pen

• GoTalk

• SoundbeamMore details? Ask for this when we are planning the 3rd workshop (Molde)

Digital tools at the departement of Special education: Software

• MS Windows & Office• Open Office• IPad - software• Internet

• E-mail

• Scholastic software– Both CD and Internet

• Programsnekker (RollTalk)

• Symwriter• Boardmaker• The Grid• VS Communicator• Screenreader• E-Lector• LingDys & LingRight • PCS symbols • Digital dictionaries

(pictogram, Norwegian Sign Language)

More details? Ask for this when we are planning the 3rd workshop (Molde)

RollTalk

VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWth61hxt2k

Rolltalk is used by people with speech

disabilities and/or motoric disabilities.

In addition of being a communication aid,

Rolltalk provides environmental control

including operating a wheelchair, controlling

the TV, radio, light and heat, open doors, etc.

More about RollTalk

The software ”Rolltalk Designer” is used in Rolltalk and provides great opportunities for individual adaptation of communication, customized access to Internet, write e–mail or SMS.

Every feature can be used with both text and / or symbols.

Multiple Access Options - as well as the easy to use touch screen, Compact Rolltalk can also be operated using a head mouse, eye-control, a joystick or switches.

Features in RollTalk

More about RollTalk

ICT-education for blind students

We use:• Jaws screenreaderhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GPNTctdezg&feature=related

This software reads and speaks all the information on the

screen for the student.

The student navigates using his ordinary keyboard.

Electronic Braille reader for computers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgBOU2sYS10

This hardware shows Braille codes on a digital device plugged to the

computer. (It shows the text ”from” the screen).

Symwriter

An easy-to-use symbol program for everybody

Write with symbols or text

On screen grids to help beginners writers

VIDEO:

http://www.widgit.com/products/symwriter/index.htm

Thank you for your attention!

More details?

Ask for this when we are

planning the 3rd workshop (Molde)