IRSF Webinar Tomorrow with Susan Norwell (Time Change, 5:00)

December 10, 2013 (Tuesday)

“Emergent Reading”
Presenter: Susan Norwell, M.A. SPED-Educational Specialist
5:30 5:00 pm PST (as was sent in the reminder email today...)

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Mark your calendars for another IRSF Educators Network Presentation related to AAC:

April 29, 2014 (Tuesday)
“Write On: Developing Writing Skills in Children with Rett Syndrome”
Presenter: Rose-Marie Gallagher, M.Ed

2:00 pm PST

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December PRC online trainings!

ASHA CE credits available! Ten Tips to Help Grow Language Date:  December 10, 2013 Time:  11:30am PST - 1:00pm PST Cost:  $49.00 Participants will learn to: • explain the difference between modeling and prompting. • choose target words wisely. • recast and expand on what someone says. • identify person-centered practices. • comment and ask questions to promote communication. AAC Evaluations: Painting a Successful SubmissionDate:  December 12, 2013 Time:  10:00am PST - 11:00am PST Cost:  $35.00 The course will provide training in effective report writing strategies for securing speech generating devices (SGDs) from various funding sources such as Medicare and Medicaid.  Please note this course covers national guidelines. State specific differences do exist, but will only be briefly covered here.  Vocabulary Builder (TM) in the Classroom: Applications for Speaking, Reading and Writing Date:  December 17, 2013 Time:  12:00pm PST - 11:00pm PST Cost:  $35.00 Participants will be able to:•  State three reasons that vocabulary builder is useful in classroom activities•  Explain how to use pre-made sequence sets to do a classroom activity•  Explain how to use masking on the fly to target sight words•  State two examples of writing activities that can be completed using vocabulary     builder

The Many Uses of Book Creator

The Book Creator app is inexpensive ($4.99) and visually very simple. Students can use these easy tools to create a variety of useful projects by adding photos, videos, recording captions, and even drawing.

·    Flashcards - Use your iPad to take a photo of a picture in the text book and add text to write a definition or description. Add sound to speak the description.

·    Diagrams - Use the Pen to draw diagrams or to draw onto photos.

·    Task analysis - Take photos of steps in an activity and create one page per step.

·    Reporting on Events - Take a photo of an activity and add a text phrase about it or add sound to talk about it.

·    Journal - Save photos from the internet (wireless required) or draw using the Pen tool and write about the picture, with or without a writing prompt.

·    Oral Reports – Give a report from your book by creating a series of “notecards.” Add sound and you or someone helping you can pre-record your report.

·    Field Trip – Take photos on a field trip and add text to write about them or add sound to talk about them.

The description below is in iOS7. Consider updating!

1)        New Book     (blue text, upper left corner)

2)        Create a book shape

                        - Portrait (two pages show at a time)

- Square (one page shows at a time)

- Landscape (one full screen page at a time)

3)        +        to add content of the following types

Photo            - to choose from your iPad photos or videos

Camera        - to take a new pic

Pen               - to draw freestyle

Add Text      - to type words

Add Sound - to record voiceover or read the text

4)        Touch white > or + to add another page to the right

 

5)        When your book is complete,  export your book to iBooks

Minspeak E-Newsletter Issue 86

I Have A Question: "Where can I buy visual support materials for Pixons, Unity, and Lamp Words for Life?"  The Minspeak website lists licensed developers of Minspeak-based visual support materials, including apps which help teach Unity.  Contact them for information about their resources. Core in the Classroom: Use Energy Verbs to learn about potential and kinetic energy while practicing verbs. The Pixon Project: Pixons can be used as teaching materials for picturing the metaphors behind Unity® icon sequences.  The word for this week is ready. Compare the Pixon for ready  to the Unity®84 icon sequence  of ready.  Teach the meaning of the words using props, such a clock, watch, or stopwatch.  Do time trials, emphasizing the word ready, as in ready, set, go.  Talk about getting ready and being ready.  Practice these examples: I'm ready, get ready, not ready, are you ready, ready or not.  A game of Hide & Seek is a practical way to practice saying ready.   Spotlight: Thank you Margaret from Canada for her affirmation of the use of props to teach Pixons and Unity icons. "I am making great use of the Pixon Project Kit.  The suggestion of using props for icons has been implemented and working so well!!"   PALSS:  Go to the Minspeak website for the 2013- 2014 Pittsburgh AAC Language Seminar Series schedule and registration materials. Spots are filling up quickly!

Free! iDevice Apps Training on Curriculum: Reading, Writing, Organization (Alhambra, 12/19/13)

iDevice Apps Training on Curriculum – Reading, Writing, and Organization

DATE: December 19th, 2013

TIME: 8:00am – 8:30am (Registration) 8:30am – 3:00pm (Workshop)
REGISTER here! SKILL LEVEL: Beginning , Intermediate

This workshop will provide an overview and basic training on some popular Curriculum apps

ranging from free topaid apps. Curriculum Apps such as: ICDL Books, OverDrive, iBooks, Popplet,

Pages, Pictello, PhatPad, Notability, inClass, Evernote, etc. will be demonstrated and discussed.

Information and resources will be provided.

• Reading Apps • Writing Apps • Note Taking Apps • Organization Apps • Rubric on choosing Apps NOTE: If you have an iDevice, (ipod, iPad, iPad Mini), please bring it to the training. You will also 

need the Apple ID and password to be able to install/delete apps.

AUDIENCE: Classroom teachers, administrators, and other direct service providers from Private Schools, Public Schools and Non – Public Schools PRESENTER: Jenn Park, WSGV SELPA Program Specialist LOCATION: WSGV SELPA Office - 15 West Alhambra Rd, Alhambra, CA 91801 (entrance to building is on Garfield Ave) COST: Free!

Save the date, January 30, February 4, 2014, for the iDevice workshop 
on Math, Science, History and Collaboration!

Save the Date: 10th Annual ATI Conference (2/1/14)

Save the date for the 10th Annual Assistive Technology Institute Conference on Saturday, February 1st at the Orange County Dept of Education in Costa Mesa, CA. This truly affordable 1-day, Saturday conference has been priced at $25 for the day in years past.

The Assistive Technology Institute (ATI) conference provides an opportunity to learn about assistive technology and interact with professionals and vendors in this specialized field.

For more information, please visit the conference website: http://ati.atec-oc.org

Full Day Conference Details:
Date: Saturday, February 1st, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $25
Location: Orange County Department of Education (200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626)
In previous years, there has been an equally affordable full-day on the Friday preceding the conference. Check in at the conference website for more info on the pre-conference workshop.

Description: Various AT speaker breakout sessions offered throughout the day, vendor fair and keynote speaker. For more information on speaker sessions and vendors participating in the full day conference, please visit the conference website athttp://ati.atec-oc.org.

At last check, ATI was still accepting applications from potential presenters. If you are interested in submitting an application (very brief) to present, please contact Lauren Wetzler at laurenw@ocgoodwill.org or 714.361.6200 ext. 226.