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These Reference Sites have advance copies of all our software. It is well worth contacting your local site to see what they have to offer. The LEA IT Centres offer excellent training and support and many supply software to schools. Centres with a national brief are marked in red. We support a maximum of 100 Sites. For details contact Sukhjit Gill on 01457 819790. Aberdeen TASSCC Summerhill Centre, Stronsay Drive Aberdeen AB15 6JA 01224 346127

Edinburgh IT Support Unit 1st Floor, 154 McDonald Road Edinburgh EH7 4NN 0131 469 2990

Morayshire Elgin Academy Room T4, Morriston Road, Elgin Morayshire IV30 4ND 01343 563374

S. Lanarkshire SEN Microtech. Support Cluster Office, Uddingston Grammar School Station Road G71 7BS 01698 818501

Aberdeenshire Aspects Special Technology Service, Dover Lodge Fraserburgh AB43 9LS 01346 512488

Essex ICT SEN Little Heath School, Hainault Rd., Little Heath Romford, Essex RM6 5RX 0208 599 4864

National Blind Children’s Society Bradbury House, Market Street, Highbridge Somerset TA9 3BW 01278 764764

Stockport Learning Support Service The Cheadle Heath Centre, Edgeley Road Stockport SK3 0RJ 0161 428 8260

AbilityNet Suite 1, Malvern Gate, Bromwich Road Worcester WR2 4BN 01905 420520

Essex Redbridge SERC Ethel Davis School, 258 Barley Lane Ilford IG3 8XS 0208 599 1768

NE Lincolnshire Ed. Development Ctr. Holme Hill, Heneage Road Grimsby DN32 9DZ 01472 323276

Stockton ICT Unit The Education Centre, Junction Road, Norton Stockton-on-Tees TS20 1PR 01642 527668

ACE Centre Advisory Trust 92 Windmill Road, Headington Oxford OX3 7DR 01865 759800

Fife IT Unit, Auchterderran Centre Woodend Road, Cardenden Fife KY5 0NE 01592 414633

Norfolk Access Through Technology Children’s Services, Hewitt School, Cecil Rd., Norwich NR1 2TJ 01603 671400

Suffolk Learning Support Thomas Wolsey School, 642 Old Norwich Rd. Ipswich IP1 6LU 01473 467600

ACE Centre - North Hollinwood Bus. Ctr., Albert St., Hollinwood Oldham OL8 3QL 0161 684 2333

Flintshire ICT Unit Education Department, County Hall Mold CH7 6ND 01352 704222

Norfolk Learning Support Base Old Court House, 34 Yarmouth Rd, N. Walsham Norfolk NR28 9AT 01692 409517

Sunderland Physical Disability Team Oxclose Community School, Dilston Close Washington NE38 0LN 0191 219 3775

Aidis Trust 3 Gunthorpe Street London E1 7RQ

0207 426 2130

Glasgow SENICT Service Richmond Park School, 30 Logan Street Glasgow G5 0HP 0141 418 0829

Norfolk SENIT Centre 6 Hannant Road, North Walsham Norfolk NR28 9ES 07976 720440

Surrey Moor House School Hurst Green, Oxted Surrey RH8 9AQ 01883 712271

Birmingham BASS Software Services Martineau Ed. Ctr., 74 Balden Rd., Harborne Birmingham B32 2EH 0121 303 8019

Grimsby Ed. Development Ctr. Holme Hill, Heneage Road Grimsby DN32 9DZ 01472 323276

North Yorkshire Henshaw’s College Bogs Lane Harrogate HG1 4ED 01423 886451

Surrey SEN/ICT Children’s Service SW Area Office, Grosvenor House, Cross Lanes Guildford GU1 1FA 01483 517355

Bolton SENIAS Castle Hill Centre, Castleton Street Bolton BL2 2JW 01204 338060

Guernsey ECC Grange Road, St. Peter Port Guernsey GY1 1RQ

01481 266351

Northants Children & Families (IPS) Admin Bldg., St John’s Ctr., St John’s Rd Tiffield NN12 8AA 01604 857382

Swansea Education Effectiveness Service Y.G.G. Bryn Tawe, Heol Gwyrosydd, Penlan Swansea SA5 7BU 01792 562674

Borders Howdenburn Primary School Lothian Road Jedburgh TD8 6LA 01835 862542

Gwynedd Cwmni Cynnal Tech. Unit Maesincla, Caernarfon Gwynedd LL55 1RS 01286 677686

Northants Wren Spinney School Westover Road, Kettering Northants NN15 7LB 01536 481939

Swindon Education Support Service Saltway Centre, Pearl Rd., Middleleaze Swindon SN5 5TD 01793 465369

Bury TCSC The Seedfield Centre, Parkinson Street Bury BL9 6NY 0161 253 6933

Halton Learning Support Service Hallwood Park School, Hallwood Park, Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2FL 01928 714502

Northumberland EDC Hepscott Park, Stannington, Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6NF 01670 533554

Trafford SNICTA Cherry Manor Primary School, Cherry Lane Sale M33 4GY 0161 912 3686

Caerfyddin Griffith Jones Centre St. Clears, Carmarthen Caerfyddin SA33 4BT 01994 231866

Harrogate Henshaw’s College Bogs Lane Harrogate HG1 4ED 01423 886451

Nottingham Education IT Educ. Dept., Sir John Robinson Way, Arnold Nottingham NG5 6DA 0115 854 6096

Truro Education Advisory Service Penweathers Centre, Tresawls Road, Truro Cornwall PL25 5DP 01872 323300

CALL Centre University of Edinburgh Paterson’s Land, Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8AQ 0131 651 6236

Hereford IT Dept., Ed. and Conf. Ctr. PO Box 185, Blackfriars Street Hereford HR4 9ZR 01432 260834

Nottingham Aspley Wood School Robins Wood Road, Aspley Nottingham NG8 3LD 0115 913 1400

Tunbridge Wells COMPAID Trust Pembury Hospital, Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4QJ 08452 412134

CENMAC Charlton School, Charlton Park Road London SE7 8JB 0208 854 1019

Highlands IT/SEN Advisory Service Area Education Office, Castle Street Dingwall IV15 9HU 01349 863441

Nottinghamshire Fountaindale School Nottingham Road Mansfield NG18 5BA 01623 792671

University of Paisley Sch. of Education University Campus, Ayr Beech Grove Ayr KA8 0SR 01292 886486

Cheshire Chestnut Lodge School Green Lane, Widnes Cheshire WA8 7HF 0151 424 0679

Hounslow Education Centre Martindale Road, Hounslow West Middlesex TW4 7HE 0208 583 4160

Oxfordshire Cricket Road ICT Centre Room L3, Cricket Road Oxford OX4 3DW 01865 428034

University of Strathclyde Jordanhill Campus, 76 Southbrae Drive Glasgow G13 1PP 0141 950 3000

Cheshire Halton Learning Support Svc. Hallwood Park School, Hallwood Park, Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2FL 01928 714502

Ilford Redbridge SERC Ethel Davis School, 258 Barley Lane Ilford IG3 8XS 0208 599 1768

Oxfordshire HFT Karten CTEC Centre Milton Heights, Near Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 4DR 01235 835507

Wakefield EdIT Centre Woolley Hall, Woolley Wakefield WF4 2JR

Chorley Lancashire Schools’ ICT Centre Southport Road, Chorley Lancashire PR7 1NX 01257 516381

Kent & Canterbury Hospital Rehab. Engineering, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury Kent CT1 3NG 01227 864067

Oxfordshire ICT/PD Centre c/o Omerod Sch., Waynflete Rd, Headington Oxford OX3 8DD 01865 742379

Warrington Education Department New Town House, Buttermarket Street Warrington WA1 2NJ 01925 442925

COMPAID Trust Pembury Hospital, Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4QJ 08452 412134

Kent Education and Libraries The Old Railway School, Newtown, Ashford Kent TN24 0PF 01233 629859

Powys IT Support Team County Hall, Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5LG 01597 826266

West Glamorgan Baglan IT Centre Elmwood Road, Baglan Port Talbot SA12 8TF 01639 779500

Cornwall Education Advisory Service Penweathers Centre, Tresawls Road, Truro Cornwall PL25 5DP 01872 323300

Lancashire LEIS 5th Floor, Joint Div. Offices, 8 East Cliff Preston PR1 3JT 01772 532131

Preston Lancashire LEIS 5th Floor, Joint Div. Offices, 8 East Cliff Preston PR1 3JT 01772 532131

West Midlands BASS Software Services Martineau Ed. Ctr., 74 Balden Rd., Harborne Birmingham B32 2EH 0121 303 8019

Coventry Corporate Training Centre Elm Bank, Mile Lane Coventry CV1 2LQ 02476 527416

Lancashire Schools’ ICT Centre Southport Road, Chorley Lancashire PR7 1NX 01257 516381

Redcar and Cleveland ICT Centre 2nd Floor, Education Dvt Ctr., Corporation Rd. Redcar TS10 1HA 01642 286688

West Midlands Sandwell EMU Popes Lane, Oldbury West Midlands B69 4PJ 0121 544 2001

Denbigh Education Centre Lon Ganol, Middle Lane Denbigh LL16 3UW 01824 712066

Lancashire SENIAS Castle Hill Centre, Castleton Street Bolton BL2 2JW 01204 338060

Ripon Schools ICT Services Highfield House, Kearsley Rd, Ripon North Yorks HG4 2SG 0845 330 2922

West Sussex Manor Green Primary Sch. Lady Margaret Road, Ifield Crawley RH11 0DU 01293 526873

Devon ICT/SEN Centre Kennicott Lodge, Ashburton Rd, Totnes Devon TQ9 5JY 01803 862301

Lancaster St Martin’s College Computer Centre, Bowerham Road Lancaster LA1 3JD 01524 384384

Scunthorpe St Hugh’s Secondary Sch. Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe S. Humbs., DN16 1NB 01724 842960

Widnes Chestnut Lodge School Green Lane, Widnes Cheshire WA8 7HF 0151 424 0679

Dundee ASSIST, Floor D, Gardyne Road Dundee DD5 1NY 01382 438047

Leicester Early Years Support Centre New Parks House, Pindar Road Leicester LE3 9RN 0116 225 4790

Sefton STEPS Netherton Moss Primary Sch. Site, Swifts Lane Bootle, Liverpool L30 3TT 0151 285 5081

Wimbledon Linden Lodge School 61 Princes Way, Wimbledon London SW19 6JB 0208 788 0107

Dundee Tayside Rehab. Services TORT Centre, Ninewells Hospital Dundee DD1 9SY 01382 496300

Lincolnshire St Francis School Wickenby Crescent Lincoln LN1 3TJ 01522 526498

Shropshire Technology Centre Monkmoor Site, Racecourse Crescent Shrewsbury SY2 5BP 01743 233628

Wiltshire PDC 3 Lancaster Park, Bowerhill Melksham SN12 6TT

Durham Education Development Centre County Council, Enterprise Way Spennymoor DL16 6YP 01388 424900

Middlesex Hounslow Education Centre Martindale Road, Hounslow West Middlesex TW4 7HE 0208 583 4160

Solihull Learning Support Service Keepers Ldg., Chelmsley Rd, Chelmsley Wood Birmingham B37 7RS 0121 770 6267

Wolverhampton Penn Hall School, Vicarage Road, Penn Wolverhampton WV4 5HP 01902 558355

East Sussex Eastbourne CLC St Mary’s House, St Leonard’s Road Eastbourne BN21 3UU 01323 747333

Milton Keynes UK SENDIS MKC Support Ctr., Venturer Gate, Middleton, Milton Keynes MK10 9JQ 01908 375072

Somerset PIMSS Team Holway Centre, Keats Road, Taunton Somerset TA1 2JB 01823 334475

Wrexham Erlas Centre Bryn Estyn Road Wrexham LL13 9TY

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01226 392355

01225 793349

01978 317676

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CONTENTS Our 2007 Assistive Technology Handbook was so well received that we have printed thousands more of the 2008 edition and packed it with more advice, hints and tips. Our 42” Interactive Plasma Screens were very popular too and the 50” version even more so. So take a look at the eye-popping 65” version on pages 6 to 8. This should bring school assemblies to life! There are some great price savings too. Our new MyBoard software on page 9 is the perfect partner to any interactive plasma, whiteboard or touch screen. With this software you can now create lots of activities including sorting, sequencing, literacy and numeracy tasks, colouring books, dot to dots, and more... as well as taking full advantage of the instant access these devices offer. But MyBoard has a double life. Remember My World, which I first put in a SEMERC catalogue sixteen years ago? Well the computer fuzzy-felt concept has been hugely popular ever since in delivering all aspects of the curriculum. MyBoard can do all that and much more. It will be a key classroom resource for years to come, and this is your chance to get your hands on it first! We now have a much increased product range from SEMERC. There are even more of these useful titles online too - please see www.inclusive.co.uk. Three times a year we attend Assistive Technology events in the United States to find out what is new there (have a look at the Simple Switch Box on page 85 that Roger Bates found last week – brilliant!). We always share a stand with our sister company, Inclusive TLC Inc. We have quite a following with American special educators who thought SwitchIt! Dinosaurs Extra and SwitchIt! Transport Extra were “awesome”. What do you think? See page 23 for details. Also from the States, the Boardmaker Activity Pad is strongly featured in this handbook. The capability to store infinite speech‑sets in chips on the overlay pockets rather than in the device itself makes this the most versatile simple speech output device yet. I hope you enjoy reading this handbook as much as we enjoyed writing it! Martin Littler, Managing Director Inclusive Catalogues To receive our Early Years or Communication Catalogue, call us on 01457 819790, email [email protected] or see: www.inclusive.co.uk

You can spend your Curriculum Online funds (eLCs) on all of our software. Just mark your purchase order eLCs and fax, post or email it to us. Let us do the rest!

The Inclusive Classroom Interactive Plasma Screen Early Interaction Make Something Happen! Making Choices Communication Get Creative! Older Learners Dyslexia Mouse & Keyboard Skills Curriculum Software SEMERC Corner IntelliTools Corner AlphaSmart Corner Literacy Aids Alternative Keyboards Alternative Mice Switch Access Communication Aids Touch Monitors Control/Other Hardware

3 4 6 10 13 24 30 36 41 44 49 52 68 70 72 74 75 78 83 88 100 101

Access to Software These icons show where IntelliKeys overlays are included or where at least some of the activities have switch access.

IntelliKeys overlays included Switch access included In the sections covering early learning, where most programs have switch access, we also show which switch skills are needed. This will help you to provide progression.

Cause and effect



Switch timing

Choosing with switches Watch for this symbol for resources published by Inclusive (also shown in RED in the Index).

Terms and conditions Please state whether you are ordering for Windows or Macintosh. Purchase orders are accepted from educational establishments. Otherwise, cheque with order or by Credit/ Debit card for telephone orders. Payment following a purchase order within 42 days of invoice date. We reserve the right to change prices where necessary. UK customers please add VAT at 17.5% to all prices. Carriage is £5.00 plus VAT on UK orders, except for some heavy items such as monitors or desks. See individual pages.

One hundred days to return goods!

We want you to have the right resources for your students. Goods in a resaleable condition can be returned and your money refunded up to 100 days after purchase if, in your opinion, they are unsuitable (provided our generous credit terms of 42 days have been honoured).

[email protected] • www.inclusive.co.uk • Freephone: 0800 975 6090

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Make your classroom INCLUSIVE! By Ian Bean, Becta ICT in Practice Award Winner and Information Manager of Inclusive Technology Described by BECTa as “a highly experienced and innovative ICT teacher and coordinator”, Ian has taught learners of all ages with a wide range of severe, profound and complex learning difficulties. He joined Inclusive from Priory Woods, an award winning, Beacon special school. Ian has an in-depth knowledge of assistive technology and has developed detailed assessment techniques and novel teaching strategies to exploit its full potential. Ian is passionate in his belief that technology has the potential to enable and empower all learners, providing them with rich, meaningful and personalised learning experiences.

Walk into any classroom in any school in the UK and you can’t help but see how technology is transforming education. These days, every child has access to a multimedia computer connected to the internet, delivering a world of unrivalled learning opportunities directly to the classroom. From the ubiquitous interactive whiteboard to the digital photographs that adorn every classroom, the evidence is clear – ICT has changed how we as teachers teach and how our pupils learn. Arguably technology has had the greatest impact in the teaching and learning of children with special educational needs, where for some, technology will be their primary method of accessing the curriculum. For these children ICT can provide the scaffold of support necessary for them to achieve and make progress. There are still many challenges ahead for special schools. As teachers, we are encouraged to extend our use of technology in the classroom beyond teaching specific ICT skills and towards embedding the use of technology across the whole school curriculum. These days our teaching has to reflect not just that a child uses a switch, but how the child might use that switch meaningfully in, for example, a history lesson about the Romans.

Interactive whiteboards heralded a shift from the largely individual work on stand alone computers to whole class teaching from a single networked computer. While this has brought significant advantages in terms of lesson delivery, group work and helping us to address the individual kinaesthetic, auditory and visual (KAV) learning styles of our pupils, it has created other equally significant disadvantages, primarily for those who lack the physical or cognitive skills to use the board in

So what is an Inclusive Classroom? An Inclusive Classroom is an environment where technology supports the meaningful inclusion of every child in every activity; where learners are motivated, engaged, challenged and making progress. It is a place where the ICT equipment and software we use complements our tried and tested teaching methods rather than dictating how we run our lessons. Where software can be used by everyone, regardless of whether they use a switch, touch monitor or mouse. For example, our innovative height adjustable Interactive Plasma Screen can overcome almost all of the problems associated with using interactive whiteboards (see pages 6 - 8). New communication devices such as the Boardmaker Activity Pad can be used with the whole class, including everyone in the activity and giving those with communication difficulties an opportunity to take part in a way which meets their needs but does not single them out. From our Jumbo XL large key keyboards to our curriculum focused software, which is carefully designed to work with a mouse, keyboard, touch monitor, switches and interactive whiteboards, Inclusive Technology is leading the way with technology that can really include ALL learners in every activity.

the same way as their more able peers. For these children, interactive whiteboard technology has the potential to exclude rather than include. Software is another issue. There are hundreds of programs available covering a huge range of topics, but how many of them can be used with switches or touch monitors as well as the mouse and keyboard? Wouldn’t it be just great if everyone could use the same software, irrespective of their access needs?

The Inclusive Classroom is an environment where everyone is included, their contributions valued and their achievements celebrated.

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All the help you need... INCLUSIVE INTERACTIVE PLASMA SCREEN This motivating, interactive plasma screen has many features that make it ideal for the Inclusive Classroom. The user’s shadow does not blank out the screen, and its height adjustability makes it suitable for toddlers or wheelchair users. The more severely disabled can join in too, using a wireless switch (pictured) or an Optimax rollerball. Pages 6 to 8

More Inclusive Resources for your Classroom SOFTWARE

TOUCH MONITORS

Make sure that your software meets the different access needs of all pupils. Can you use a switch, keyboard, mouse, touch monitor and IntelliKeys? Our software is designed to be educational, accessible, inclusive and fun for all learners. From page 9

Simple, intuitive and easy to use! Many children can point to what they want and enjoy the result before they can understand the less direct access provided by a mouse. You can use all of our software on a touch monitor or the Plasma Screen. See pages 6 to 8 and 100

COMMUNICATION AIDS

ALTERNATIVE KEYBOARDS

Help those with communication difficulties to join in and be heard. The Boardmaker Activity Pad is ideal for classroom activities and we have many more options too! From page 88

We have a range of designs to meet diverse needs, including those of young children, the visually impaired or those with motor difficulties. IntelliKeys (pictured) caters for many users with one keyboard using different overlays. Jumbo XL (below) has colour coded, chunky keys to make each letter easy to find. An ideal first keyboard! Pages 70 and 75 to 78

ALTERNATIVE MICE Many can struggle with the physical and cognitive demands of using a mouse. Our easy to use alternatives help include all pupils. From page 78

SWITCHES

FURNITURE

Enable computer access for those with more severe physical or cognitive difficulties. We have many types of switch, with more online at: www.inclusive.co.uk From page 83

Correct seating and positioning is important for anyone, but vital for those with physical difficulties. Our adjustable height desks allow each learner to work at the right height. See page 99

Call our friendly team on 01457 819790 or Freephone 0800 975 6090

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Make your classroom INCLUSIVE! The INCLUSIVE alternative to an interactive whiteboard!

42” - SAVE £600

50” - SAVE £900

See page 8

See page 8

The Inclusive Interactive Plasma Screen ACCESSIBLE • Easy, powered height adjustability - suits toddlers, wheelchair users and teachers! • Wide viewing angle and no hotspot - good for visually impaired users. • No projector - no risk from staring into a high powered lamp. • Quiet - no cooling fan to distract the hearing impaired.

EASY TO USE • No distracting shadow cast by the user. • Bright, clear image - no need to darken the room. • No need to re-calibrate the screen when the height is adjusted.

65” VERSION OUT NOW!

AND CONVENIENT!

•  NO DISTRACTING SHADOWS •  EXCELLENT IMAGE QUALITY •  QUICK, EASY HEIGHT ADJUSTABILITY •  SUITS TODDLERS, WHEELCHAIR USERS AND TALL TEACHERS!

• Low lifetime cost - no consumable items like projector lamps. • No moving parts like fans - very low failure rate. • Low maintenance - no filters to clean.

Solving the accessibility problems associated with many whiteboards

The Inclusive Interactive Plasma Screen is ideal for special needs classrooms. Just like an interactive whiteboard, it forms an ideal focus for group teaching – but it solves the accessibility problems associated with many whiteboards. The screen is not affected by the user’s shadow or ambient light, so there is no confusion with the child’s shadow blanking out the area of the screen they are trying to touch – and no need to black out the room when using it.

The screen is quickly and easily height adjustable to suit toddlers, wheelchair users or tall teachers. The adjustability is powered and there is no need to recalibrate the screen each time. Five mounting positions on the stand provide a range from 39cm minimum (from floor to bottom of screen) to 167cm maximum (from floor to top of screen). It is easy to move from room to room too.

NEW MyBoard software is FREE with your Plasma See pages 9 and 67

“It grabs their interest no matter what you are teaching. Music used to be a nightmare but they are into it right away. It makes them really want to learn.” Peter Hales, Class Teacher, Amberley Ridge School

Quick, easy, powered height adjustability The Interactive Plasma - ideal for learners with special educational needs

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The Inclusive alternative to an Interactive Whiteboard!

The Inclusive Interactive Plasma Screen Height Adjustable Plasma Wall Lift NOW AVAILABLE WITH A HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE WALL LIFT

“I’d suggest the Interactive Plasma touch screen from Inclusive. Very mobile, stable, clear, and unlike interactive whiteboards, no shadow - vital when teaching children with autism, and helpful for everyone else! For wheelchair users and tall/short users, MUCH more easily adjusted to a useful height.” Rik Ludlow, Writer, Special! Magazine

Now your Plasma Screen can be supplied with a height adjustable wall mount. It has 750mm electrically driven height adjustment and the screen can start at floor level if required. It has a space saving shallow profile and clear access under the screen.

“We were so delighted by our Plasma Screen that we ordered another one. It has opened up a new world for our PMLD pupils, who are entranced by the quality and size of the graphics. Wheelchair users can access their programs in comfort and can demonstrate aspects of their day to the whole school using PowerPoint and movie presentations. ” Helen Morgan, Teacher, Crownbridge Special School

“We chose the Interactive Plasma Screens over conventional whiteboard technology because staff agreed overwhelmingly that it was superior.” David Macdonald, Headteacher, Amberley Ridge School

Laptop Shelf

Speakers and Brackets

The Laptop Shelf (included with the adjustable stand) is 350mm wide x 300mm deep. Sorry, laptop not included.

Speakers and brackets are also included with the adjustable stand. The JBL Control 1 speakers offer excellent sound quality.

The Inclusive Plasma Screen uses infra-red surround technology. An infra-red beam detects the placement of the pointer or finger, so there is no membrane overlay to limit the viewing angle or introduce parallax error. (This is where the image does not quite correspond with the area to be pressed, because of the distance between the touch sensitive panel and the screen.) This also means that you do not need to exert pressure in order for your touch to be detected – although the commercial grade screen used on the Inclusive Plasma means it is robust enough to withstand repeated knocks with the knuckles too!

See page 8 for pricing

See www.inclusive.co.uk for more information - you can use the pages as handouts

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The Inclusive Interactive Plasma Screen Pricing and Purchasing Information Simply select your screen size and whether you prefer the adjustable stand or wall lift. Then contact our friendly team on 01457 819790. Your screen will be delivered, fully installed with your laptop and a 15 to 20 minute demonstration provided to get you started. You will also receive MyBoard software free! All Panasonic Plasma Screens include a two year on-site warranty. Plasma Screen with Height Adjustable Stand 42” high definition screen with stand, speakers, brackets & laptop shelf £3,995 50” high definition screen with stand, speakers, brackets & laptop shelf £4,995 65” full high definition screen with stand, speakers, brackets & laptop shelf £9,995 Delivery, installation and demonstration (per unit, mainland UK)

£100

Plasma Screen with Height Adjustable Wall Lift 42” high definition screen with wall lift 50” high definition screen with wall lift 65” full high definition screen with wall lift

£3,995 £4,995 £9,995

Delivery, installation and demonstration (per unit, mainland UK)

£100

Please call us for details of leasing options

For further details, please see:

Why not come and see the Plasma at a venue near you at one of our Information Days? These free sessions are packed with know-how and product demonstrations. Be inspired to try new activities, make innovative resources and help all learners take part! See page 105 for details or see: www.inclusive.co.uk

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For those with limited movement, simply using a wireless switch such as the AbleNet Jelly Beamer or our new OPTIMAX Wireless Rollerball can enable them to take an active and meaningful part in group sessions on the Interactive Plasma Screen.

OPTIMAX

Jelly Beamer

OPTIMAX is the very first wireless trackball specifically designed for users with motor skill difficulties. With an operating range in excess of 10 metres, it is ideal for use with groups or in the classroom to ensure that everyone can join in! Lightweight and robustly constructed with no mechanical wearing parts, OPTIMAX can be used as either a desktop or hand-held unit. See page 79. OPTIMAX Wireless Rollerball £149

Jelly Beamer has all the hard wearing features of an AbleNet switch and works the same way - but without cables! It includes a receiver that you simply plug into a switch interface attached to your computer, or a switch adapted device such as a battery toy or IntelliKeys. You can then operate it from 9m away. You can use more than one and they won’t interfere with each other. Red, green, blue or yellow. Jelly Beamer £89

Wireless Keyboard

The Wireless Keyboard is perfect for use with an Interactive Plasma Screen or whiteboard. It operates up to 10 metres away from the receiver so it can be passed around the classroom for everyone to use. It also has a rollerball, scroll wheel and buttons built-in, so everything on the screen can be accessed. The robust, rubberised casing means the keyboard will stand up to everyday use. See page 77 for details. Wireless Keyboard £49

The Interactive Plasma - ideal for learners with special educational needs

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Ideal for use with your Interactive Plasma Screen!

MyBoard

Create, sort and play with pictures and paint!

This exciting new software from Inclusive Technology is ideal for whole class use on the interactive whiteboard or plasma screen. It can also be used with a mouse. Make activities for your learners, or just let them be creative! There are lots of easy-touse tools and resources for making motivating activities, such as a sorting game for teaching shapes, spelling, number bonds - anything! Make your own sorting and sequencing activities, literacy games, numeracy tasks, 3D construction sets, colouring books, dot-to-dots, board games, design and technology activities, maps, circuit diagrams and all sorts of scenes to promote creative play. MyBoard includes lots of sample activities to get you started, plus 2,000 pictures you can use.

MyBoard also has a choice of simple sets of tools that are ideal for less able learners. The sizing and positioning tools are really easy to use – great for whiteboards and clumsy fingers! Also see page 67.

Windows CD-Rom 5 user copy Site licence

£69 £138 £207

i-board Interactive

i-board Interactive is a treasure trove of focused cross-curricular interactive activities for teacher-led whiteboard teaching and guided pupil use. They are designed to be used in collaboration, enabling discussion about processes and outcomes. i-Board Purple is ideal for Reception classes, while i-Board Red is for Year One and i-Board Green is for Year Two.

“It has quickly become one of the most popular software offers on London Grid. Teachers love it; children enjoy it.” David Mason (Content Manager, LGfL) Please state which version you require Or buy all three titles and receive a (Red, Purple or Green): discount! Windows CD-Rom £65 Windows CD-Rom £150 5 user copy £95 5 user copy £240 10 user copy £160 10 user copy £380 Site licence £195 Site licence £485

You can use any software on your Plasma Screen Instead of clicking the mouse, just touch the screen! For attention grabbing cause and effect activities, try Big Bang or one of the SwitchIt! Extra series. Touch Balloons or IT Mouse Skills can help develop early targeting skills. These skills can be used to make decisions in ChooseIt! Maker 2 or the Choose and Tell programs. Insert your own photos into SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2 and you have created a giant drag and drop jigsaw.

Remember that the Plasma Screen is not limited to these programs. Use it to interact with any software you currently own or may buy in the future.

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EARLY INTERACTION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Experiential learning - looking and listening ICT is a very powerful tool we can use to provide meaningful access to the curriculum for learners with profound and multiple learning difficulties (Additional Support Needs in Scotland). At this very early stage of learning, we concentrate our efforts on providing multi-sensory learning experiences designed to stimulate the five senses of looking, listening, feeling, smelling and tasting.

For many children with PMLD, ICT begins in the multi-sensory room where devices such as bubble tubes, wheel projectors, mirror balls and music are used to provide auditory and visual stimulation, often accompanied by hand or feet massage to help the child develop proprioceptive skills. Some schools have installed digital projectors or interactive plasma screens into their multi-sensory rooms to enable them to use a computer and software, extending the experience to include photographs, animation and video.

A lovely example was seen recently where a school themed their multi-sensory room each term in line with the current curriculum topic, in this instance, colour. The room had been set up with spotlights in primary colours, projector wheels showing colour blends, lots of coloured fabrics and tactile materials, together with a range of fluorescing materials for use with ultraviolet light. The school also had an interactive plasma screen running the ‘Colours’ level of Big Bang. This displayed bright colours which filled the room, accompanied by the gentle sounds

of water bubbling. Touching the screen even slightly caused the colour and sounds to change. Multi-sensory work is often carried through to the classroom and other areas of school through the use of mains controllers, such as the AbleNet PowerLink, which allow you to connect devices such as fibre optics or fans and control them with switches. At this stage it is unlikely that the child will use the switch themselves but it should always be available and if appropriate, you can always model the movement to press the switch using the child’s hand.

Computers are another really useful tool for children at an experiential level. Programs such as SwitchIt! Patterns provide a multitude of animated geometric patterns in colours which you can select from a high contrast palette. Try presenting the patterns in black and white as this is often the most successful. Experiment, observe and record the child’s reaction, remembering that some children with PMLD see and respond to some colours better than others. The ‘Movement’ level in Big Bang is an excellent tool to use when teaching visual tracking skills. Individual objects can be made to move across the screen, and in specific directions such as left to right or up and down. The movement speed can also be set at a rate that the child can follow. Slideshows made in SwitchIt! Maker 2 allow us to use images and sounds from any source and on any topic. Some children respond well to seeing photographs and will look at them, especially if accompanied by an interesting or familiar sound. Some children, particularly those with visual impairment, may not be able to sufficiently process a photograph to make sense of the image.

Try using clear, simple drawings with heavy lines such as PCS or Rebus symbols from Boardmaker or Communicate in Print 2. Flash cards from the SwitchIt! Extra series feature images at various levels of complexity which can be used to support multi-sensory work across the curriculum. For example, a teacher with class of children with PMLD/SLD used the animal flash cards in SwitchIt! Farm Extra to extend her literacy sessions using the book Who’s in the Shed? by Brenda Parkes. The teacher had made a story sack for the book with soft toys and tactile materials. She also had animal sounds and repeated lines from the story recorded on

BIGmacks, and used the computer with her interactive whiteboard to look and listen to the farm animals. For her more able pupils, she photographed the images from the book and used them to make an interactive storybook in SwitchIt! Maker 2 and cognition exercises in ChooseIt! Maker 2. At this early stage, it is not always necessary to know that the child recognises the actual images. We are looking for evidence that the child is aware of the stimulus, engaged in the activity and hopefully showing signs of enjoyment. Make careful observations and record the child’s responses to the various programs. Look for patterns of consistent response.

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Making the transition If the child enjoys the experience, they may begin to explore the source of the stimulation by leaning forward or reaching out. Touch monitors and interactive plasma screens are useful tools to facilitate the progression from experiential learning to early cause and effect. All of Inclusive Technology’s programs have been carefully designed to respond if the screen is touched. For example, Big Bang can be set to display bright colours and animation on a touch monitor that will change if the screen is touched. Judy, a year two pupil with profound and multiple learning difficulties, began using the computer by looking and listening to the high contrast animations in SwitchIt! Patterns. Initially Judy took no part in

controlling the program, but as time went on, she began to shuffle forward in her chair to get closer to the touch monitor. Judy’s teacher noted which animations and colour combinations produced this response and changed the program’s settings to use just those. After a couple of months and with much encouragement from classroom staff,

K-1

Big Bang

A superb collection of cause and effect activities for students with profound and multiple learning difficulties. Big Bang has eye catching images, stimulating movement and crazy sound effects to match! Big Bang grabs the user’s attention and encourages interaction with the computer. It develops the visual skills associated with location (finding something on the screen), fixing (holding attention on an object) and tracking (following movement). Big Bang Action has explosive animated fireworks, flying bubbles and stars, and wiggling worms. Or build up the action gradually by pressing a switch with Big Bang Builds. See crazy objects moving around the screen in Big Bang Movement

Judy began to reach out and touch the screen, beginning her journey towards an understanding of cause and effect. Not every child will progress like Judy. Some will be physically unable to touch the screen, while others because of more profound cognitive difficulties may never progress beyond looking and listening. Every child’s journey is unique to them.

K-1 is a beautiful on-screen kaleidoscope that you can turn and ‘shake’. Pre-set the colours and shapes or allow the program to constantly change them in an exciting display. or simply change the colour of the screen with Big Bang Colour. Activities are fully configurable. Switch, IntelliKeys, keyboard, touch monitor or mouse. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £49 5 user copy £98 Site licence £147

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K-1 has more advanced options too. In design mode, you can choose from different shapes and colours, set the background and change the music. K-1 has bright, contrasting colours and large buttons to appeal to young children. As in a real kaleidoscope, the patterns created are always different. You can even save your animated sequence and play it back as a screen saver! Why not have it on show at a parents’ evening? Or simply print out your design. Use a mouse, keyboard, touch monitor, or one or two switches. Windows CD-Rom £29

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Definitions MDVI - multiple difficulties with a

visual impairment.

MSI - multiple sensory impairments. PMLD - profound and multiple learning difficulties.

Additional Support Needs - the term used in Scotland for special needs. CVI - Cerebral visual impairment.

This term is now often used to describe children who have visual difficulties that are mainly caused by an inability to process and make sense of visual information, rather than a problem caused by a defect in the operation of the eye, not to be confused with the term Cortical visual impairment. A large number of children with cerebral palsy have been found to have this difficulty.

The computer and associated technologies have much to offer for the MDVI child. They are rewarding to use, provide stimulating auditory and visual feedback, and are fun too. The wide range of access methods available, including touch screens, switches of different types and so on, mean that children with severe and complex physical difficulties can usually be provided with a method of controlling the equipment. While independent control is the desired outcome for the child, leading them from an understanding of cause and effect to developing an ability to make choices, there is much groundwork to do before this can happen.

Where do we start? The MDVI learner may need a lot of help and encouragement to develop an understanding of themselves, let alone an awareness of their surroundings. The classroom can often be an overwhelming experience and we may need to consider the use of a carefully controlled learning environment. This may be beneficial as the child can be given visual and auditory experiences in a situation where they are comfortable and feel secure. Care must be taken to ensure that we do not overload the child with a bombardment of sensory experiences, but give them lots of time to absorb and make sense of what is going on. When we find things that elicit positive responses we can consider introducing some control, using a PowerLink to turn on a fan or lights, a switch controlled communicator to provide familiar sounds or a computer program.

Developing visual skills Cam On

The computer provides an important tool for developing visual skills, and for use in the assessment process, as it can produce bright and controllable images. Programs such as Big Bang, SwitchIt! Patterns and Pictures can be used in this way before introducing the idea of control by using a switch or touch screen. Touch Balloons also provides controllable images that can be made to move - a single yellow balloon on a black background can be used to look for evidence of eye tracking, for example.

Supporting visual experiences

Cam On is a fun cause and effect program that uses a WebCam (with optional switch input) to enable a user to interact with a picture of whatever the WebCam is looking at - normally their own image! You may like to think of it as a hall of mirrors, with six different styles (or mirrors) to look at and interact with. These range from simple distortions (e.g. small and fat), to colour changes, to images that respond to movement. The WebCam is not included, but you can buy Cam On together with a WebCam at the special price below. Windows CD-Rom £39 Cam On plus WebCam £55 Also see: USB WebCam, page 101

While the computer can be a useful means of providing the pupil with purely visual and auditory stimulation, it is important to look for ways of extending the child’s experiences. When it comes to interpreting more complex images and giving them meaning, we should consider ways of providing supporting tactile and sensory materials. We may also be working in an inclusive classroom setting where the software is not especially suitable for the MDVI child, but by using additional resources we can help them make sense of what is going on and to feel a part of the class. For example, by: •  Providing real objects that relate to the program being used. •  Printing out key parts of the program. •  Allowing them to use the program before the other children in a one-to-one situation. •  ‘Mediating’ the activity by having an adult explain what is going on. •  Providing additional time and opportunities to use the program. Photographs are widely used in an SEN setting, but it has been found that many children with Cerebral Visual Impairment may not be able to make any sense of photographs. However, they may be able to recognise a heavy line drawing. Inclusive Technology’s programs have been designed to incorporate many features that make them suitable for children with visual difficulties: •  Bright, colourful images with a high level impact - for example, Big Bang. •  Options to define and set limited colours - try SwitchIt! Patterns or SwitchIt! Pictures. •  Well defined images on clear screens - the SwitchIt! Extra titles - Farm, Christmas, Hygiene, Weather and People. •  Programs that can be used to develop and refine visual skills - Switch Skills 1, Touch Balloons, Let’s Go To Town and Let’s Go To The Seaside.

More software for Early Interaction Also see the SwitchIt! series on pages 21 to 23, the Let’s Go series on page 28 and Touch Balloons on page 13

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What do we mean by the term cause and effect? Simply put, developing cause and effect means helping a child understand that they are able to extend influence and control over their immediate environment; that an action on their part can cause a response, either from other people or from objects around them. An example of this may be recording a cheery greeting onto a BIGmack single message communicator. When the child presses the BIGmack (the action), they elicit a response from those people around the child (the reaction). Understanding cause and effect is one of the foundation stones upon which all future learning is built. As babies we developed and generalised our own understanding of causation. We cried to get attention and threw toys on the floor

to get our mothers to pick them up. These are common examples of how we begin to understand that we are able to extend control and influence over the world we inhabit and those that share it with us. Technology provides us with a wide range of tools that can be used to help a child develop their understanding of cause and effect. The technology you choose depends on the individual needs of the child. For example, a child with severe motor difficulties might use a switch to

Touch monitors Touch monitors are the most direct method of interacting with a computer. They work by detecting when the screen is being touched either with a finger or in some cases a pointing stick and converting that touch into a mouse click at the point where the screen was touched. This makes it an ideal tool for early computer work at a cause and effect level. Children instinctively explore new and interesting things with their hands. Touch monitors take advantage of this. As the child reaches out and touches the screen

(the action), the computer responds with a visual and auditory reward (the reaction).

Bright, noisy software such as Big Bang or the motivating sounds and images of the SwitchIt! Extra series increase the probability that the learner will make the step from passively looking and listening to actively touching and controlling.

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TIP: Touch monitors work best for those learners who have the motor skills to be able to reach out and touch the screen comfortably, ideally with their fingertips. Encourage the learner to touch the screen, then remove their hand so they don’t obscure it and lessen the impact of the reward. As the learner’s skills improve, try encouraging them to touch specific objects on the screen – Touch Balloons (right) is a useful program to help achieve this. Being able to identify and target an object is a pre-requisite skill to using a touch monitor to make choices. Some children with physical, visual or perceptual difficulties may not be able to use a touch monitor effectively. For these learners, switches or an IntelliKeys may be a better solution to their access needs.

operate toys, simple mains appliances and the computer. A child with fewer physical difficulties may use a switch for toys and mains appliances and a touch monitor to interact with the computer. A child with visual or perceptual difficulties may use tactile overlays on an IntelliKeys alternative keyboard. There are three main technologies we can use to support the development of a learner’s understanding of cause and effect.

Touch Balloons

Develop hand-eye coordination by popping balloons. Options include: change the pointer to a cross-hair to aim; choose the direction of travel, or make it random; alter the speed and number of balloons; choose bold or pastel colours to develop visual skills. Change the background. You can even add your own pictures - have the balloons float across a picture of your school! Use a mouse, touch monitor, whiteboard or switch. Windows CD-Rom £35 Additional user licence £12

Switches Switches come in many different sizes, shapes and colours designed to be activated by a range of body movements. The majority of learners with severe and complex learning difficulties should be able to operate standard switches, such as the Large Adjustable Pressure Switch

or those from the AbleNet range. Other students may need sensory or non-contact switches. A wide variety is available on pages 83 to 84 or on our website: www.inclusive.co.uk. Don’t forget, you will need an interface to attach the switch to your computer. See page 85 for details.

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Switches can be connected to a wide range of devices, including battery operated toys, mains powered appliances such as fans and fibre optics, communication aids and the computer. This flexibility provides a breadth of experience for the learner. There are no hard and fast rules about where to start or how to progress; choose whatever motivates the learner and provide opportunities throughout the day to practise.

Types of switch control Switches can be configured to work in a number of ways: •  Momentary - press and hold. The child presses and holds the switch down. While the switch is held down the effect continues. When the child releases the switch the effect stops. This is the simplest setting and perhaps the easiest for children with profound difficulties to understand. Some children with motor difficulties may not be able to maintain enough pressure to keep the switch held down. •  Latched - press for ON, press again for OFF. The child presses the switch to start the effect then presses again to stop it. This is arguably the least useful setting as the child needs to understand that the switch can have two different functions.

One really effective way to use this is to connect the switch to a tape recorder with the child’s favourite music. The child can then press the switch to start the music. After a short period, whoever is working with the child can press the switch to stop the music. The child might then be motivated to press the switch again. This leads us into… •  Timed - press and release - effect lasts for a number of seconds. The child presses and releases the switch. The effect is started and continues for a number of seconds before stopping. The learner then presses the switch again to re-start the effect. Remember, the system you choose should always be informed by the needs of the learner; the choice should always be based on whatever works best with the child.

Battery operated toys and devices Playing with toys is a great way for children to experience cause and effect. It is motivating and fun! Best of all, they can be used to encourage group work. The child could press a switch to send a toy car to a friend, or to knock over a pile of bricks that they have built, for example.

Using toy control boxes You can extend the use of battery toys (and make them accessible to learners who cannot use momentary activation) using a Toy Control Box. These offer a range of control modes including momentary, latched and timed, together with the facility to connect two toys and up to four switches for cooperative play. They are also especially useful when developing the use of two

switches. For example, using a battery toy such as a car, you can arrange for the green switch to make it go and the red switch to make it stop. Toys are often used to introduce switches because they are highly motivating and often have educational value. Battery operated devices such as tape recorders can be made switch accessible with Battery Switch Adaptors (see panel, right).

The Toy Control Box (page 87) has connections for one or two toys and up to four switches, as well as a wide range of control options.

The Cooperative Switch Box has a range of control options that help switch users learn to play together and take turns. See www.inclusive.co.uk

Choosing the right switch Choosing the right switch and positioning it appropriately can be a critical success factor for children with physical difficulties. We would always recommend that the learner is properly assessed if he or she requires a more sophisticated switching system. Inclusive Technology is able to provide support for switch assessments held in school or can recommend an independent assessment service if you require an outside body to perform the assessment. Please call our Information Team on 01457 819790 or email infoteam@ inclusive.co.uk for further information.

How to make battery toys switch accessible It’s easy to make simple battery powered toys switch accessible using one of the Battery Switch Adaptors on page 87. You will need to choose a toy with a simple ON/OFF switch. Those with more sophisticated controls such as ‘press the paw’ won’t work.

Open the battery compartment and slide the adaptor between the battery and the connector. Trim it with scissors if necessary.

Close the battery compartment and plug in your switch. You’re ready to go!

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Using switches and toys in class I have a group of eight pupils in a mixed year one and year two class. Their ability level is around P4 in most areas of the curriculum. As part of the ‘listening’ aspect of our Science focus on using our senses, we used a selection of noisy, switch activated toys. These included a drumming bunny, a quacking duck, a funky gorilla and a pig. After the pupils had taken turns to play with the toys, I hid them under a cloth, leaving the switches exposed. Each pupil took a turn to choose a switch to activate and after listening to the noise the toy made, either used spoken language to tell me which toy it was, or used photographs of the toys to point to. We then removed the cloth to find out if they were correct. All the pupils found this an exciting, fun activity and were very motivated by the toys. Using switches enabled me to create an activity that fully included each pupil and motivated them to take part. And it was so much more fun than listening to those tapes of noises around the home! I’ve also used switches to enable all pupils to access toys that spin or turn, such as the ‘twirl o paint’, in our Science topic on ‘pushes and pulls’. In Maths, with a group of year two pupils whose ability ranged from P2ii – P7, I created an inclusive counting activity with a BIGmack. This was recorded with “Ready… one, two, three, four, five”. One pupil was working on using BIGmacks in a range of situations at a simple cause and effect level. She was in charge of the BIGmack and once she activated it, we all joined in counting and tapping the table to the count. What a fantastic effect! She’d look up and smile broadly, often giggling at the response. And the rest of the group were learning to rote count or match a counting name to the tap on the table. Sarah Anderson, Delamere School

Mains adaptors

Infra-red remote control

Switches can be used to control mains appliances such as foot spas, lighting effects and fans. Can there be a better way to experience cause and effect than by using a switch connected to a liquidiser to whip up a milk shake and then get to drink it? To connect switches to mains powered devices you need a control box such as the AbleNet PowerLink (page 87). Simply plug your chosen device into the socket on the PowerLink, connect any switch and choose the mode of operation (see the previous page) and you are ready to go.

For many people music and television are key motivators. As these devices are controlled by infra-red you can’t use a PowerLink to turn them on/off, but you can use a switch accessible infra-red remote control. Big Jack and Micro Jack (page 84) can ‘learn’ commands from ordinary remotes. A TV may not turn on quickly enough to reinforce the cause and effect relationship, but the remote can be set to skip through the channels. Or you could use it to play a CD, or skip to the next track. Infra-red controlled toys are available and these too can be programmed by the Big Jack or Micro Jack.

Using switches with the computer

Remember, some mains devices such as TVs and CD players cannot be switch adapted using a PowerLink. However, you can use a learning, switch accessible remote (see right).

Which software?

Switches can provide access to engaging and motivating activities on a computer. A wide range of software is available which can be tailored specifically to meet the access and cognitive needs of the learner. To connect a switch to a computer you will need a switch interface (see the range on page 85). These devices plug into your computer’s keyboard or USB port and have sockets for up to five switches. Some interfaces need a small driver program to be installed before they can be used. This driver program is included in the package of your switch interface.

Once you have your switch connected, you need to choose a program to use with it. There are lots of cause and effect programs you can choose from, depending on the needs of the learner or the demands of the curriculum. Big Bang (page 11) is a superb example of an early cause and effect program. It has four levels packed with high quality animations and engaging sounds and music, along with lots of options to tailor the experience to meet the needs of the child.

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The program you choose depends upon the individual child. When learners are first experiencing cause and effect it is important to choose software which the learner finds stimulating. We need to give them a motivating reason to press the switch and this is usually some kind of reward - often a short sequence of music, sound and animation. For example, pressing a switch in Big Bang can fill the screen with colourful animated graphics and music. Unlike touch monitors where the effect is very direct and happens under the child’s fingertips, switches are a much more remote method of accessing a computer. For some this can make it more difficult for them to understand that their switch press is controlling what is happening on the screen. Avoid using vocal prompts such as ‘press the switch,’ which will shift the child’s attention from the screen to the switch. Focus their attention onto the screen and use prompts which will cue the child into what is about to happen. Always give them enough time to press the switch, remembering that some learners will need additional time to process what

Profoundly impaired learners Those colleagues who work with more profoundly impaired learners will know that often these children respond better to sounds and images that are familiar to them. Simple slideshows can be set up in SwitchIt! Maker 2 using a child’s favourite pictures, sounds and/or videos, increasing the probability that they will interact with the computer.

is expected of them. After the switch has been pressed, encourage them to release the switch and to look at the screen and listen to the sounds and music they have created. Try to add breadth to the experience by using lots of different software and giving the child many opportunities to practise throughout the day.

Lots of Inclusive Technology’s cause and effect titles have clear curriculum links and because of their unrivalled access features, they can be used by everyone in the class, including those children working at cause and effect level. Try titles like the SwitchIt! Extra series, or make your own cause and effect activities using SwitchIt! Maker 2. For details see pages 20 to 23.

Switch interfaces To use a switch with a computer you will need a switch interface. Switch interfaces connect to your computer either through the keyboard socket or USB port. A small software program is supplied with the interface if needed, so your computer can recognise and use it. Switch interfaces work by converting the on/off action of the switch into an emulated key press, usually the spacebar and enter keys. Most switch software looks for these key presses in the same way that other programs might look for mouse clicks. In recent years, switch interfaces have become much more sophisticated. Some, such as the Crick USB (page 85), will automatically detect the switch program you are loading and will set itself up to work. All you need to do is plug in your switches and use them. Advanced users can create profiles which can add switch access to programs which were not specifically designed for switches.

switch

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Which switch interface?

For schools, we always recommend the Crick USB Switch Interface. It is quick to set up and works with all switch software including Clicker 5. Regular updates for the driver program are available free over the internet. Most importantly for schools, no technical knowledge is needed to use them… simply load your switch software, plug in your switch(es) and everything will just work. The Crick USB Switch Interface has four switch sockets.

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Case study – Jenny Best described as a ‘people person’, Jenny has profound and multiple learning difficulties and responds best when interacting directly with other people around her. Jenny had shown little or no interest in using the computer. After speaking to her parents, we learned that Jenny really enjoyed listening to her Mum singing nursery rhymes. A BIGmack was sent home with Jenny and her Mum used this to record a short song. The BIGmack was used the following day in the classroom and Jenny responded really well, showing obvious signs of pleasure… smiling and vocalising. Initially Jenny required lots of encouragement and ‘hand over hand’ prompting, which helped model the movements that Jenny would need to press the switch independently. Jenny made good progress with this and Mum was happy to change the song on the BIGmack every couple of days. When we felt that Jenny was ready, we moved her over to the computer and created a simple slideshow using SwitchIt! Maker 2. Jenny’s Mum provided some digital photographs of Jenny at home with her family and recorded more nursery rhymes, this time using a cheap MP3 voice recorder we bought from Tesco for £14.99. Jenny loved seeing her family on the screen and listening to her Mum’s singing and within a couple of weeks she was pressing the switch independently.

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TIP: It should be remembered that for some learners, the reward for pressing the switch might not be looking and listening to the on-screen animation, rather the reward is the reactions of the people working with them. A lovely example of this was seen recently where a child was using SwitchIt! Farm Extra, and pressing a switch to see and hear the farm animals. Each time the child pressed the switch to reveal a new animal, the support assistant performed the Makaton sign and did her own version of the animal noise, something the child found incredibly entertaining.

Switch tapping and banging Some learners repeatedly tap or bang the switch. There are a number of reasons why this might be happening. •  The learner does not understand the task. In this instance you might like to return to using switches with more concrete effects such as fans, vibration or battery toys, using the momentary method of activation if physically appropriate. •  The learner is being stimulated by the auditory and tactile feedback from the switch. You could try using the momentary activation method where the child has to keep the switch pressed to receive the reward. Replacing the switch with a Pal Pad switch that provides no auditory or tactile feedback can often help. •  The learner is not motivated by the activity. Try using other software or better still, make an activity with SwitchIt! Maker 2 using images and sounds from known motivators. Remember that software such as the SwitchIt! Extra series and Big Bang enable you to select which animations are played when the switch is pressed. Careful observation can help you identify those animations the learner finds stimulating. It is good practice to always encourage the learner to move their hand away from the switch after it has been pressed.

Assessing the child’s understanding Assessing if a child has developed an understanding of cause and effect can be quite challenging. Often we’ll see a child press a switch then pause to look and listen to the pictures and sounds. How can we be sure the child understands that their switch press is making the effect happen? Are they pressing the switch to explore the tactile and auditory feedback of the switch, then being interrupted by something happening on the computer screen?

As with any skill we are teaching, we need to ensure that the child has generalised the concept. Try to observe the child using the switch in a number of different situations, for example with battery toys, a BIGmack with simple greetings, commands or other messages, and on the computer with a variety of different programs. Only move on when you are sure that the child fully understands that they are making the effect happen.

Switch building

Almost all cause and effect programs feature switch building levels. These usually involve the child creating a picture or scene, ‘building’ it step-by-step with repeated switch presses or mouse clicks, or by touching the touch monitor. For many learners, switch building can serve as a useful next stage in the progression from cause and effect to making independent choices.

All switch building programs allow you to choose the number of steps the child will have to complete before receiving a reward. Initially you should start at one step, where a single switch press will build up the scene and play the animation, in much the same way as programs like Big Bang. When you feel the learner is ready you can change the settings to three presses.

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The key skill we are teaching is learning to complete a sequence and it is very important to ensure that the child pauses to notice and understand that the screen has changed after each press of the switch. Failing to do this might cause the child to repeatedly tap the switch just to see the final reward. By far the best method we have found to teach this level is to use the stories in the SwitchIt! Extra series (pages 22 - 23). Each story can be punctuated by up to five switch presses, each moving the story

along towards the final reward animation. Using stories allows us to talk to the learner about the narrative and help them identify what has changed. SwitchIt! Extra stories have no words; rather, the narrative of the story can come from you or the child and can be differentiated to meet the child’s language level. Remember to use prompts which key into the unfolding story and increase the level of anticipation. “What do you think will happen? Let’s find out.” Try not to shift the focus back to the switch.

Other programs such as SwitchIt! Maker 2 can also be used at this level. Try making on-screen versions of your weekly big book. Don’t waste time scanning the pages, simply photograph the illustrations with your digital camera and record as much or as little of the narrative as the child needs. Switch building programs help learners to improve their looking and listening skills, as well as to build on early cause and effect work by introducing the concept of sequences.

their movements to press a switch within a given time. Switch timing programs are often presented as games. The child is encouraged to look and listen, waiting for a cue to press the switch. The cue can take the form of something popping onto the screen at set intervals (timing) as in Switch Skills 1 - can the child press the switch when the racing car appears? Alternatively, the cue could arise from the positioning of something on the screen such as catching a fly in Spot

On Games (targeting). Remember to use the program options to set the length of time the cue will remain on the screen. Don’t be tempted to start with a very long reveal time; it is always better to start with a short reveal time then increase it if the child finds it difficult to manage. Switch timing programs help learners develop their looking and listening skills, building on previous switch work and reinforcing the skills they will need as they move towards choice making.

This collection of easy switch timing activities is fun for all ages. The activities have exciting themes that provide all the motivation needed to help students who understand cause and effect to develop more disciplined switch use. The activities also encourage speaking and listening and help develop concentration skills. The bright, clear graphics are suitable for those with visual impairment and there are lots of sounds and music. Racing Cars: press when you see a car to make it race. Gorillas: press when you see the fruit. Soccer Shoot: press to kick the ball. Traffic Lights: wait for the green light!

Catch the Crocs: press your switch when you see a crocodile. Can you catch them all? Monster House: an introduction to switch scanning. Choose a door and press to see if a monster is inside. Sunflower: press when the bee reaches the middle of the flower. The program keeps lots of useful statistics about your students’ performance. It also has options that allow you to make the games more difficult to provide progression.

Switch timing So far all of our work has focused on the child pressing a switch or touching a screen to make something happen. Switch timing programs such as Switch Skills 1 introduce a further skill, that of learning to press the switch in response to a computer generated cue. This is a very useful skill and a precursor to learning to scan with a single switch. However, switch timing is not for everyone. Learners with severe motor difficulties may find it difficult, if not impossible, to coordinate

Switch Skills 1

Lots of switch timing fun!

Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom     £49 5 user copy £98 Site licence £147

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Switch Software Options All of the software developed by Inclusive Technology contains options to enable you to tailor the way that the switch works to meet the access needs of the child. Here is an explanation of some of the more common options. Number of switches

Delay

Reward time

This allows you select the number of switches that can be used with the program.

Often described as a ‘pre-acceptance delay’, this setting determines the amount of time the switch has to be held down before the computer accepts this as a valid switch press. This is a useful feature for children who have spasmodic movements or tremors, as it helps eliminate accidental activation.

This option allows you to shorten or lengthen the reward time. Learners with profound or complex learning difficulties often need more time to process things. Short bursts of animation or music can be missed, especially if the pupil also has difficulties with looking at the screen while simultaneously pressing a switch.

Switch colour

Scan box colour

This option allows you to select the colour of the switch prompt that is displayed on the screen. It is very important for some learners including many with Autism, that the switch colour displayed on the screen matches the colour of the switch they are using to operate the program. This setting is also used for some two switch activities where the learner is required to press a specific switch in response to an on-screen prompt.

When carrying out decision making activities using switches, a ‘scanning’ process is used. This involves the selectable objects on the screen being highlighted or ‘scanned’ in turn – either automatically by the computer, or by the learner using a second switch. If the switch is pressed when an object is highlighted, that object will be selected. The scan box colour option allows you to change the colour of highlight around the object. Evidence suggests that some learners will respond better when using a consistent highlight colour.

Scan speed

Background options Programs like Big Bang have the option to begin an activity with an on-screen prompt or to start with a blank screen. Which you choose depends on the needs of the child or the type of technology you are using. For many switch users at the cause and effect level, it is better to start with a blank screen. The animation will only start after the switch has been pressed. If you are using a touch monitor or interactive whiteboard, some children will respond better with a target to touch. The on-screen prompt can also help introduce simple targeting, i.e. “Can you touch the car?”.

Reveal time

Press alternate/requested Some programs, such as those in the SwitchIt! Extra series, have levels that are designed to develop two switch skills without using scanning. With these programs, you can opt to have the user press each switch alternately, or press a specific switch in response to an on-screen prompt.

Number of steps Some programs have ‘switch building’ levels where the learner must press the switch a number of times to complete a sequence. Each press of the switch builds up a picture, scene or story, with the final press in the sequence triggering the animated reward. This option allows you to set the number of presses that are required before the reward animation appears.

Momentary/latched or timed See Types of Switch Control on page 14 for further details.

If a choosing program such as Choose and Tell: Nursery Rhymes is used with a single switch, the computer will automatically scan each of the available choices. This option enables you to match the speed of the scan to the ability of the student. For example, a child with severe motor difficulties might require more time to coordinate their movements and press the switch.

Auditory prompts Some of our programs provide auditory prompts when on-screen objects are scanned. These prompts provide clues to what might happen when that object is chosen. Auditory prompts are especially useful for learners with visual impairment.

Some programs like Switch Skills 1 help to develop timing skills. In programs such as these, an object will appear on the screen for a number of seconds, prompting the child to press the switch in response. ‘Reveal time’ is the length of time that the object will remain on the screen before disappearing. Children with poor motor control will need a longer reveal time to help them coordinate their movements and press the switch.

Watch for this symbol. It shows cause and effect software in our catalogue

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MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN! • • • • • • • • • • It’s easy to get started with our simple cause and effect switch software. We also provide a wide variety of switches to help those with different physical difficulties to access a computer - see the range from page 83 or on our website at: www.inclusive.co.uk

SwitchIt! Maker 2 will turn your text, images, movies and sounds into simple on-screen activities. These activities are automatically accessible using a mouse, whiteboard, touch monitor, keyboard or switches. Make talking books starring your pupils, a slide show of a recent trip or a life story for an adult learner. SwitchIt! Maker 2 is especially designed so that children can make activities as part of a lesson. It’s that easy! SwitchIt! Maker 2 first asks you to choose a layout for a new page - do you want words with a picture, or just a picture? Then add an image or some video. Type in the text using your keyboard or the on‑screen keyboard (great

on a whiteboard), then add some music or have fun recording a voiceover. Then enjoy your activity! Export and import features let you transfer your activities to other computers or onto a CD. Also included is a freely copiable ‘player’ version, so students can take their activities home. SwitchIt! Maker 2 also has a library of over 1,500 pictures, sample videos and music, including a selection of PCS symbols from Mayer-Johnson. See: www.switchitmaker2.com for further details. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £69 5 user copy £138 Site licence £207

Making an activity in SwitchIt! Maker 2 Just follow these simple steps:

1. Choose a layout

2. Choose a picture

3. Add some text

4. Add a sound or have fun recording one

Enjoy your own talking book or slideshow!

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SwitchIt! Bob the Builder™ Have lots of fun adventures with Bob and Wendy, Scruffty and Spud, Farmer Pickles and Bird, Dizzy and Scrambler, Travis, Scoop, Benny, Lofty, Muck, Roley and Pilchard. This switch accessible program includes computer flash cards, pictures to build and animated stories, all on the Bob the Builder™ theme. You could also use a keyboard, mouse, whiteboard or IntelliKeys. Bob the Builder™ and other characters are used with the kind permission of HIT Entertainment.

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Bob the Builder™ ©2006 HIT/K Chapman. This software is available for Windows 2000 and XP only and is available in the UK only due to licensing arrangements. We are delighted to donate all proceeds from this software to the new Children’s Hospital Appeal in Manchester! See www.newchildrenshospitalappeal.org.uk

Happy Duck

Windows CD-Rom 5 user copy Site licence

£49 £98 £147

The original SwitchIt! programs provide progression and age appropriate cause and effect activities for learners of all ages. You can use a keyboard, mouse, touch monitor or switches and each program is fully configurable to suit the individual.

SwitchIt! Originals Set 1

SwitchIt! Originals Set 2

SwitchIt! Patterns

SwitchIt! At Home

Very early visual stimulus program. Build patterns, see them animate. Black and white images, or set the colour options.

Build domestic appliances such as a kettle, food mixer, vacuum cleaner or microwave.

SwitchIt! Scenes

SwitchIt! Diggers

Make blue monster try different activities. Two switch option for turn-taking.

Have fun with ten big commercial vehicles including fork-lift, diggers and tippers.

SwitchIt! Pictures

SwitchIt! Gadgets

See visually stimulating images in a sequence or use them in early switch activities. Black and white or colour.

Build gadgets, then see them working. Computer, camera, radio, alarm clock, video, stopwatch, mobile phone and more.

Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £89 5 user copy £159 10 user copy £219 Network licence (Windows only) £329

Windows/Mac Classic CD-Rom £89 5 user copy £159 10 user copy £219 Network licence (Windows only) £329

Happy Duck is a delightful cause and effect program. Colour in the 45 line drawings. Complete with sound effects and a final sound reward. A second activity option allows the picture to be partially hidden by a cloud. Can you identify it? Windows 5 user copy £45

Abrakadabra

This fun cause and effect program has three levels of difficulty, each with ten pictures to build. It includes animated and sound rewards. Use a touch monitor, switch, keyboard or mouse. Windows CD-Rom £45

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SwitchIt! Extra software offers motivating and engaging cause and effect activities and is ideal for early language work. Press a switch and see flash cards appear, a picture build up or watch an animated story unfold.  The clear pictures are suitable for those with visual impairment and you can use a keyboard, mouse, interactive whiteboard, touch monitor or IntelliKeys, as well as a switch. These programs now also include lots of extra on and off computer resources to help you deliver an entire topic, as well as in-depth teaching tips. See www.switchitseries.com for further information, reviews and inspiration!

SwitchIt! Weather Extra Explores the weather theme with characters designed to appeal to both young and older children. SwitchIt! Weather Extra covers the sun, wind and rain and their effects: keeping warm, keeping cool and meteorological phenomena like rainbows and thunderstorms. You can even go sledging or jump in a big puddle! Press the switch to see flash cards all about the weather, or learn about sun safety with an animated story. Now complete with lots of extra activities and resources to support delivery of this exciting curriculum topic.

SwitchIt! Farm Extra

“Excellent for language skill development.”

 

SwitchIt! Farm Extra develops thinking and language skills around farm animals, their young and where they live. It also looks at the jobs that are carried out on the farm. Cow and calf, sheep and lamb, hen and chick, plus many more to motivate your learners and include them in National Curriculum requirements. Now with lots of extra computer activities, worksheets to print out and additional resources to help you deliver this whole curriculum topic (see above right).

ICT Coordinator

SwitchIt! People Extra

A delightful cause and effect program that encourages students to think and

SwitchIt! Hygiene Extra

talk about the people they see every day. See how the nurse, lollipop lady, postman and supermarket checkout assistant do their jobs. The program also covers the emergency services and a big burly refuse collector. Now with lots of extra activities, worksheets and resources.

More switching fun, this time on the theme of personal hygiene. The areas covered include hair care, showering, cleaning teeth, clean clothes, food hygiene and being well dressed. A great way of covering the PHSE Curriculum. Now includes lots of extra activities, worksheets and resources (see above right for details).

SwitchIt! Christmas Extra

All the joys of the Christmas season in a fun-packed program! Build an on-screen snowman, pull a cracker and decorate the tree. Now with lots of extra activities and resources (see above right for details).

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SwitchIt! Extra software - now with extra resources! Computer Activities - each program

has additional on‑screen activities around its theme. Use a mouse, touch monitor or interactive whiteboard. For details see www.switchitseries.com

SwitchIt! Wildlife Extra

This exciting new program looks at different habitats across the world, the kind of animals that live there and their characteristics, behaviour and diet. Now switch users can explore the African savannah, see crocodiles in an Australian swamp or go diving with sharks. Many different animals are covered, including mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and fish.

Look at the food chain - what does the hedgehog eat and how does he avoid being eaten? Also think about camouflage and different methods of hunting for food. Discuss issues of habitat, endangerment and animal protection. What will happen to the tiger if the bulldozer destroys its forest? What can frogs tell us about life cycles - and why does the male peacock look different from the female? Lots of computer flash cards, pictures to build, animated stories and additional resources, all on the wildlife theme.

SwitchIt! Extra Prices  Please specify the title you require when ordering. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom 5 user copy Site licence

£59 £118 £177

Worksheets - each CD includes a wide range of worksheets for you to print out and use, including dot to dot, odd one out, fill in the missing letter, match words to pictures, colour flash cards, story sequencing cards, colouring pages, number work 1 to 5, number lines, ‘talk about’ cards, tracking activities and small picture cards for matching, memory games, sorting and lotto.

Some of the Extra series also have worksheets that can be printed onto swell paper and put through a heat machine to create tactile activities.

SwitchIt! Transport Extra See all kinds of modes of transport in this motivating new program. Join in the countdown and see the rocket launch, see the forklift unload the truck or go on holiday on the aeroplane. Raise the sail in the dinghy. Will the wind blow, or will you get beaten by the speedboat? Experience an exciting helicopter rescue at sea, complete with sharks. Also includes a ferry, car, cherry picker, school bus, taxi and train. See the builders and their digger – watch out for the water pipe!

SwitchIt! Dinosaurs Extra

Encounter lots of fascinating creatures in this exciting addition to the SwitchIt! series. Look at the dinosaurs’ behaviour, their habitat and how they hunt or forage. See the pterodactyl catch fish to eat – but what eats the pterodactyl? What happens when the cavemen encounter a sabre toothed tiger? See if anyone can roar louder than the tyrannosaurus rex, and find out if the mammoth can rescue her baby from the tar pit. Watch as the mollusca turns into a fossil.

This accessible program also covers a brontosaurus, triceratops, velociraptor, stegosaurus and more.

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The next step from cause and effect activities is enabling the user to make choices and select their preference. While this may be a tough skill for some people to develop, it is the first step towards more complex decision making and communication techniques.

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TIP: Before moving on to choice making, it is vital to know that the user has fully made the cause and effect connection when using technology. One simple way to do this is to present the user with two switches, one of which is not connected to anything. If the person repeatedly presses the disconnected switch without realising nothing has happened, they have not made the connection. As mentioned previously, it is important to make sure that the ‘effect’ is motivating enough for the user to want to press the correct switch.

Touch Monitors For touch monitor users, the first step in making a choice is to develop targeting skills. Programs such as Touch Balloons and IT Mouse Skills encourage the user to touch in a particular place to make something happen, rather than touching anywhere. The menus enable you to decrease the amount of objects on screen; try starting with only two or three. You can also change background and foreground colours to make the objects easier to see.

Once a user can target accurately, they can move towards actively making choices using a touch monitor. In ChooseIt! Maker

2 it is easy to set up activities which allow a person to choose between two, three, four or six options on-screen for a visual and musical reward. At an early stage this need not be right or wrong answers, just a simple choice. Later you can add questions which need a correct response. Another way to encourage choosing is to use programs which allow exploration of a scene. The Let’s Go… series does just this. For example, in the make a sandwich activity in Let’s Go To The Seaside, the user can construct a sandwich by touching the ingredients they want to add.

Let’s Go To The Seaside page 28

Touch Monitors: page 100

Don’t forget... you can practise these skills on your Plasma Screen too (pages 6 to 8)

Switches Making a choice will involve a switch user being able to use scanning with either one or two switches. In single switch scanning, the computer will highlight the objects on-screen in turn; when the chosen object is reached the user presses their switch to select it. For two switch scanning, one switch moves the highlight between the objects in turn, the second switch selects. Two switch scanning will give the user more control, but for physical or cognitive reasons a user may only be able to access one switch at a time. Single switch users will need an appropriate scan speed. Scan speeds of between 1 and 10 seconds are available on most software which supports switches. Before a user can master either of these skills, they may need to work towards it with some intermediate steps. Following are some ideas for achieving this.

•  The user will need to learn to press the switch at the appropriate time. Switch Skills 1 has several activities which are designed to teach switch timing – showing the student that they need to wait and respond to something on the screen. •  Set up a very simple activity in ChooseIt! Maker 2 with two choice boxes. One has an obvious correct answer (e.g. a brightly coloured picture) which leads to the reward. The second choice box is

blank. This can be expanded upon over time by having objects in the second choice box, but they should always be less exciting than the correct answer, e.g. a black cross or a very small version of the same picture. •  Off computer activities can support the development of scanning skills. Create a red square outline which you can use as a ‘scan box’. Move this between pictures, for example, of food and drink. The user ‘selects’ by nodding, speaking, pressing a BIGmack or their usual signal for ‘yes’. •  In any of the SwitchIt!… and Let’s Go… titles, the options can be changed to allow the user to choose a story from a picture menu. You can narrow down the choice by only leaving certain subjects ticked (start with only two). Set the Switch Access setting to ‘one or two switches’. When the choice has been made, the story progresses by pressing the switch at the right time.

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•  Some programs have auditory scanning which provides extra reinforcement to the user when each object is scanned – especially important for people with a visual impairment. •  A simple way to introduce two switch scanning is to use a SwitchIt! Maker 2 activity with sounds on each slide. This could be photographs of people the user knows and a recording of their voice to accompany it, or pieces of music accompanied by a relevant picture. In the Access Menu select ‘No’ under ‘Do you want the sound and video to play automatically when the page is displayed?’. This will mean that the user can press one switch to cycle through the pictures, but

the sound will not play until they press the second switch.

Visual Impairment For users with a visual impairment, the auditory scanning mentioned above may be one way in which they can access choices. Another way is to use an IntelliKeys alternative keyboard and Overlay Maker 3 software. The appearance and functionality of the IntelliKeys can be changed using configurable overlays, so you could make any overlay tactile with Braille, Moon or objects of reference. When used in conjunction with SwitchIt! Maker 2, it is easy to make tactile choosing activities. Slides one to nine in a ChooseIt! Maker 2 activity can be accessed by pressing the

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relevant number key on the keyboard. By making an overlay which sends a number for each cell, the activity can be made to ‘jump’ to the relevant slide. When making tactile overlays, the Transparent Overlays on page 70 can be useful. Place one on top of a regular overlay and stick objects of reference to it. Then it can simply be removed again for use with other students.

Choice making software - the software on these pages will help your learners develop essential choice making skills. Or use ChooseIt! Maker 2 to create your own - it’s easy and the activities are switch accessible too!

It’s easy to create decision making activities with ChooseIt! Maker 2. It turns your text, images and sounds into linear, on-screen choice making

activities and quizzes that are accessible using a mouse, whiteboard, touch monitor, keyboard or switches. You can offer text choices as well as images, and have more than one correct answer if required. Make activities that really mean something to your students - whatever their age and interests! Particularly useful for helping switch users learn to make choices using scanning techniques, as you can create lots of appropriate and interesting activities in finely graded steps of progression. The program has over 1,500 useful example files, including a selection of PCS symbols from Mayer-Johnson, and it allows you to import a wider range of image and sound files than ever before. Auditory scanning is included too. A new export feature allows you to transfer your activities onto other computers or

a CD. Also included is a freely copiable ‘player’ version to help you share your

activities. Children can even take them home. See www.chooseitmaker2.com for further information, and the Ready-made resources on pages 56 and 64. Windows/Mac OSX 5 user copy Site licence

CD-Rom

£69 £138 £207

Some ideas for using ChooseIt! Maker 2

That’s the one I want - have free choices for activities with no wrong answers! Vote for your favourite pop star, which story we should read or where to go today.

Sound lottos, matching and choice activities for people with visual impairment - have the choices spoken out and press the switch to make your selection.

Assessment - make it motivating! Great for those who struggle with traditional picture tests. Use familiar photographs or appropriate pictures to help assess language skills, number concepts etc.

See www.chooseitmaker2.com

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Add your own photos of children, teachers, parents (anybody!) to SwitchIt! Facemaker and decorate them with hats, beards, glasses, earrings and more. You can also give people different eyes, noses, hair and funny ears, or even spots and face paint. Or try dressing up a picture of the child’s pet! Nearly 100 features give you thousands of combinations, engaging students in creative exploration and experimentation.

A cause and effect level adds features to a face in response to a simple switch input. Other options allow all learners to be creative according to their own ability. SwitchIt! Facemaker is suitable for non‑readers too. Completed faces are saved to a viewing gallery and can be printed out for further use. Ideal for cooperative play as well as PSHE topics, modelling (design and technology), art, supporting literacy and encouraging the use of mathematical language. A set of printable resources is included for you to use away from the computer. Win 2000-Vista/Mac OSX CD-Rom £69 5 user copy £138 Site licence £207

Buy SwitchIt! Facemaker with the Digital Blue Snap! Camera (page 103) for £118 (SAVE £30!)

Create your own jigsaw puzzles quickly and easily with SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2. This program is designed for very young children upwards, with a choice of screen styles that provides age appropriate activities for older children and adults with learning difficulties. It’s easier than ever to turn your pictures into on-screen jigsaws - children can even do it too! Pictures can be cut into two, four or nine piece puzzles that can be completed in four ways, providing progression in skill level: • press a switch to build the picture • click a piece to make it jump into place • find the piece that fits a particular place • drag a piece into the right place. You can now add your own music or voice message to go with each picture.

Jigsaws can also be printed out for use away from the computer. There are readymade jigsaws, pictures and sounds to get you started. Use a mouse, touch screen, interactive whiteboard or one or two switches. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £69 5 user copy £138 Site licence £207

Two by Two

Teddy Games

Two by Two contains a huge selection of pairs matching games from LaraMera. It includes 150 games around colours, shapes, patterns, animals, fruit and vegetables, things at home, vehicles, flags, musical instruments, plants and more... Match words, word with picture, sounds, sound with picture, letters, numbers and many more. The program has configurable settings and you can add your own pictures and sounds to create an endless range of activities. Use a mouse, touch monitor, or one or two switches. Windows CD-Rom £49

Bursting with interesting activities for young children. Lots of fun, animation and sound! Teddy Games helps develop visual perception, memory and language skills. There are 12 different activities: click to make something happen; who’s there?; who’s ringing the bell?; find one the same; match the picture; sort by colour; odd one out; dominoes; complete the picture; build a scene; dress the teddy and find the other half. Teddy provides instructions and rewards success. You can tailor the activities to suit your learners and can access the program using a mouse, touch monitor or switches. Windows CD-Rom £45

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Choose and Tell programs encourage children to make choices and create their own stories. The simple framework guides them through an adventure, but the children’s decisions make it all their own! These programs are switch accessible (complete with auditory scanning), and there are configurable options to suit the needs of the individual. “Imagine the look on the kids’ faces when they realise that Baa Baa Black Sheep can ride a motorbike or pilot a space ship... when they find treasure, real kids’ treasure... chips, chocolate or pizza!” - Ian Bean

Choose a character...

Choose and Tell: Nursery Rhymes

With Choose and Tell: Nursery Rhymes, you decide what happens next! Choose from Humpty Dumpty, The Grand Old Duke of York, Old Mother Hubbard, Old King Cole or Baa Baa Black Sheep. Where will you go and what will you do? Why not take Baa Baa Black Sheep off to the beach on a space rocket. Or will Humpty Dumpty visit the castle in his green boat? This is a great way to get children using their imagination and taking control of the story by making their own decisions. There are lots of fun adventures to enjoy and the results are beautifully illustrated, always entertaining and delightfully comical!

Choose and Tell Prices  Please specify the title you require when ordering. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £49 5 user copy £98 Site licence £147

www.chooseandtellseries.com for information and ideas!

How will they travel?

Where will they go?

Choose and Tell: Legends Embark on a magical adventure based on legends from different cultures! Packed with fun decisions to make and challenging puzzles to solve, this accessible program is sure to motivate your students. Join Jason, Sir Lancelot, the Pharaoh, Hiawatha or Rama on a spellbinding adventure across five locations. Pick a destination and a mode of transport. Encounter monsters who will set a question relating to the Key Stage 1 curriculum, with a configurable difficulty level.

Choose and Tell: Fairy Tales

Choose from Snow White, Beauty, Cinderella, Princess Aurora (also known as Sleeping Beauty) or Rapunzel. Then enjoy a magical adventure with special appeal for today’s children! Decide whether to travel in a pumpkin coach, or go for a funky moped or groovy rollerblades. Will you visit a fairy tale castle or go to the supermarket? Will your heroine find her Prince Charming - or will a magical kiss lead to a completely

different surprise? After all, frogs need love too… and of course, they all live happily ever after. The familiar characters will enchant your children, whilst encouraging them to use their imaginations, make decisions and think about creating a narrative.

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Let’s Go To Town A superb story program with nine interactive scenes. First catch the bus and we’re off!

Once at the town you can choose food at the market, select clothes, buy an ice cream in the square, post a letter and finally catch the bus home again at the bus station.

See www.letsgoseries.com for more information and ideas!

Let’s Go To The Seaside Take a trip to the beach with the latest Let’s Go title from Inclusive Technology!

Ideal for early decision making activities and learning switch scanning!

Let’s Go To Town encourages decision making and discussion of real-life activities at a basic level. It suits students of all ages, principally with severe learning difficulties and/or little reading ability. The large, eye catching animations are designed with the visually impaired student in mind, and fun for all of us! The limited interaction is very useful for students learning scanning using one or two switches. Use a keyboard, mouse or alternative, switch, touch monitor or IntelliKeys. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £49 5 user copy £98 Site licence £147

Let’s Go To Town reviews... “Simple to use with lots of opportunities for talk.” “Good for pupils to practice life skills in a safe environment.” “Excellent graphics and animation.” “Successful with pupils using IntelliKeys and switches.” “Easy to navigate.”

Go paddling, choose sunglasses and a hat, try out a telescope or explore a rock pool. You can build your own sandcastle too, complete with flags, shells and tunnels!

Let’s Go To The Seaside compatibility: Windows ’98, 2000, XP. Macintosh 8.6, 9, OSX.

Let’s Go To The Seaside is a delightful on‑screen story book with decision making activities and animations to link the story together. It encourages the discussion of preferences and promotes life skills. Each page has a limited number of things to click on, making it easy for those learning switch scanning skills. Let’s Go To The Seaside is also useful for developing early reading skills, recognising patterns and matching sizes and colour. It covers staying safe in the sun, picking up litter and simple sequencing in the sandwich making activity. You can access the program using a keyboard, mouse or alternative, switch, touch monitor or IntelliKeys. Windows/Mac CD-Rom 5 user copy Site licence

£49 £98 £147

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Sherston Skill Builders This lovely series helps pupils practice and consolidate simple skills. They are suitable for pupils aged 3 to 13 years and can be used with either a mouse or single switch. Any pupil who needs to concentrate on a specific skill will benefit. Each program contains four focused tasks at four levels; eight familiar topics; configurable options and speech support; clear images and a simple interface. Buy three Skill Builders (specify Vol 1 or Vol 2) Single user: £90 5 user: £180 Unlimited user: £450 Or buy all six Skill Builders Single user: £160 5 user: £320 Unlimited user: £800

Skill Builders - Vol 1 Identification Skills

Skill Builders - Vol 1 Memory Skills

Skill Builders - Vol 1 Observation Skills

These activities focus pupils’ attention on the development of picture/word associations and the different attributes of given objects. These are essential skills in learning to identify and sort objects. There are also opportunities for the development of listening skills, vocabulary extension and the ability to follow instructions. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £34 5 user copy £69 Unlimited user £174 Please call us for more pricing options

Designed to reinforce verbal instructions with visual images. Verbal instructions are ‘chunked’ into small, simple phrases which can be repeated. Also useful for teaching children ‘silent rehearsal’ techniques. The facility to work with between two and five images also provides differentiation for your pupils and allows for progression. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £34 5 user copy £69 Unlimited user £174 Please call us for more pricing options

Designed to sharpen observation skills, which are central to the development of scientific and mathematical knowledge. A child’s ability to recognise and discriminate numbers, letters and symbols depends on learning to distinguish between similar shapes such as 5 and S, or 9, b, d, p and q or h, n and m. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £34 5 user copy £69 Unlimited user £174 Please call us for more pricing options

Skill Builders - Vol 2 Listening Skills

Skill Builders - Vol 2 Matching Skills

Skill Builders - Vol 2 Sorting Skills

Effective listening involves the ability to hear and process information, and differentiating sounds is crucial in developing phonic awareness. These activities help pupils to process what they have heard in order to recall the sounds and order of objects, letters and numbers. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £34 5 user copy £69 Unlimited user £174 Please call us for more pricing options

Successful matching requires the ability to recognise the criteria of size, shape and colour. These activities encourage pupils to consider the criteria by which things can be matched, and has plenty of opportunities for vocabulary extension in paired and group discussions. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £34 5 user copy £69 Unlimited user £174 Please call us for more pricing options

Encourages pupils to practice and refine essential sorting skills by learning to classify objects and images by a common characteristic. By identifying similarities and differences, and making comparisons, pupils will begin to classify and give reasons for their decisions. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £34 5 user copy £69 Unlimited user £174 Please call us for more pricing options

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Inclusive Communication in the Classroom To be included in the curriculum (or in any environment’s activities), a student must be able to communicate, be this at the level of participation or in demonstrating the extent of their learning. As such, a school that includes students with communication difficulties will need to provide a range of AAC systems to meet different needs.

For more information on AAC, see our specialist Communication Catalogue or our communication website at: www.inclusive.co.uk/ communication_aids/index.shtml

Which communication systems work well in schools? At Inclusive Technology we choose our products carefully, ensuring that they can withstand the rigours of classroom life, are easy to program and maintain and have a flexibility of use – perfect for busy classroom staff. Choosing an appropriate aid for a student in the classroom involves thinking about how they might access it and what they might say with it. Throughout the catalogue we have provided hints and tips on what features to look out for and lots of ideas on selecting suitable vocabulary – it’s time to get cracking with communication!

Also check out the new Communicate: SymWriter for even more ways to produce quality resources (page 53).

Simple Voice Output Communication Aids (VOCAs) Give your pupil the power of a voice. VOCAs are great for enabling pupils to initiate, participate and have fun! We have a great range of low cost communicators to meet any budget, plus loads of ideas on how you can get started with these easy to use devices (from page 88). Making your school environment meaningful and inclusive to all students couldn’t be simpler.

Communication for all

Multiple message devices

All schools can provide low-tech communication systems – paper based resources that include photographs, pictures, symbols or the written word are inexpensive and are relatively easy to produce. Symbol generating software can make this task even easier. Boardmaker V6 and Communicate: In Print 2 are popular tools – see pages 34 and 53.

Multiple message devices can be truly flexible in use. You could make use of the different programming levels for storing a range of activity overlays (for example, literacy, numeracy or technology). The Smart Overlay System in the AMDi Smart series makes changing activity overlays even easier (see page 93). The Go Talk 4+, 9+ and 20+ are some

of our best selling communication aids. They are inexpensive, have five levels of recording and high quality voice output, making them ideal curriculum resource tools. Why not try using them to make your own talking books and keyword overlays for your school library? To include all levels of learners, the new Boardmaker Activity Pad (BAP) is hard to beat for flexibility of presentation – from simple ‘talking pictures’ to selfchecking exercises, all saved neatly in SmartPockets. For examples on what you can do with BAP, see page 98. To meet the needs of switch users as well as students who press buttons directly, the FL4SH Scanning Communicator has all the features you need, making it a great inclusive school resource (page 96).

Communication software Don’t forget, SwitchIt! Maker 2 and ChooseIt! Maker 2 are great for whole class communication. You can involve students in producing their own activities to make them truly meaningful and motivational. See page 20 and 25 for further details, or www.inclusive.co.uk.

Choosing an AAC system

Assessment and provision

The wide range of devices and communication strategies now available has opened up AAC to many more users, but has also made the choice of methods more difficult. Expertise in choosing AAC devices and supporting their use can be patchy, but the cost of both makes it important that a correct choice is made. While it is natural that considerable emphasis is placed on the pupil and meeting their needs, it is also very important to be aware of the two-way nature of communication, and the environmental considerations such as support and training for the pupil and their carers.

Assessment of need is a continuing process and should be seen as a multi-disciplinary process. There are many factors that can affect the choice of AAC methods and equipment, including: •  The child’s cognitive ability. •  Physical considerations affecting access to equipment. •  Sensory considerations (hearing, vision). •  Environment – where and when equipment is to be used. •  Funding available. •  Past AAC experience. Often a decision can and ideally should be made locally, but it can be helpful to call on external sources for help and information.

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Getting Started... Where do we start?

Low-tech systems

It is tempting to look for a progression of AAC provision, beginning with low-tech and ending with an expensive high-tech machine. This is a trap we all fall into. We need to look at the whole child and their needs and then establish a range of communication support that is suitable.

Even if they have a high-tech system, many users will need a low-tech system either as a back up (technology does go wrong) or for use when the technology is not suitable. For other children, low-tech communication boards will be sufficient for all their needs. Symbols and pictures are usually required rather than words, as children need access to a large number of concepts - in most cases in excess of their literacy abilities. They also need to be easily understood by other children. The computer has proved to be the ideal method for creating printed communication materials, and Boardmaker (page 34) is the most widely used program.

Low-tech methods, such as paper charts and gesture, will and should co-exist with high-tech if it is required. Some individuals will use their AAC almost all the time and others will use it in particular circumstances, i.e. with strangers or only in the classroom.

Low-tech systems

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The benefits of using a standard symbol system (in this case PCS or Picture Communication Symbols) are considerable: •  Access to a large library of professionally drawn symbols. •  A large selection of support material is available. •  It is used in many schools and countries. •  Support and training can be easily obtained. Other symbol systems are used, among them being Rebus now known as WLS or Widgit Literacy Symbols - and Makaton symbols. Like PCS, these systems can be used in both low-tech printed communication charts and on VOCAs.

Is a system necessary? On most occasions the benefits are considerable, but alternatives may be needed for some users. Recent research has shown that some children will respond much better when using photograph based communication material - especially using familiar people, scenes and objects. The use of digital photography has had a considerable impact on the production of communication materials. Photograph based materials can be produced using standard PC software, or through programs such as Boardmaker, allowing for a mix of symbols and personalised material as required.

VOCAs (Voice Output Communication Aids) The choice of devices has increased dramatically in the last year; there are now many more machines in all categories, from single message to dynamic screen devices costing thousands.

Single message devices - page 88/89

Two message devices - page 90

Sequencing devices - page 90

These are the simplest devices to program and the easiest to use – but are limited to one message at a time. As they are so easy to use they are often available as a classroom tool, available to meet a pupil’s immediate needs – even alongside a more complex device that may need much more time and effort to program.

These are still easy to use but offer that important extra – an element of choice and more control for the child using them.

These play a series of messages or sounds, ideal for telling a story or jokes. See our Communication Catalogue and website for lots more information.

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Moving On... Where next? Not all pupils will be able to move on to devices with a larger selection of messages. Much depends on their need, cognitive ability and how well they are able to access the communicator. In some instances, a child can get more from a single message device that can be quickly programmed with different messages throughout the day, than from having eight messages that remain the same for weeks on end. It is at this stage of considering more complex and expensive equipment that the choice becomes more difficult and is more likely to involve buying a device for individual use. New developments such as the Boardmaker Activity Pad (page 97) can offer more flexibility and make it easier for pupils to share equipment.

Which device? There are many factors that can influence the choice of equipment and it can be difficult to forecast how well the child will progress, so many schools have found it helpful to have a number of devices to use for a trial period. However, in many cases a choice will have to be made, so it can be useful to start with a needs list before attempting to make a final choice of device (or even stay with a low-tech solution):

•  How many messages - what is the pupil’s cognitive ability and understanding of language? •  How will the messages be represented - using symbols, pictures, text or tactile means? Is auditory feedback required? •  How will the messages be chosen? Consider the size of button and number of choices available. •  Access - is switch access required? •  Portability - some users will wish to carry their communicator, so weight is a consideration.

•  Familiarity - you may want to stay with equipment you know and understand. •  Future needs - can the machine grow with the pupil or are you paying for features that will never be used? A list of required features can help a lot when looking through a catalogue, talking to a supplier, or seeking further help from local or national services. Mistakes can be expensive, and not only in financial terms - the wrong choice and resulting failure may be a big set-back for the child.

Software for Developing Communication Skills Speaking for Myself PLUS

Speaking for Myself PLUS has an extensive range of activities and resources for Key Stage 1 and those with special needs and speech and language difficulties. It helps build communication, cognitive and reading skills and uses signing and symbols as bridges to the written and spoken word. It provides an invaluable

resource for ‘teaching reading to teaching talking’. The program has 60 talking flash cards, eight nursery rhymes, simple two and three word talking stories and useful activities around matching, colouring, counting and sound recognition. The nursery rhymes can be listened to, watched and sung along with to further encourage productive speech. Speaking for Myself PLUS incorporates Signalong videos as well as PCS and Rebus symbols for accessibility. It also has additional activities such as flash cards and stories to print out. Windows CD-Rom £49 5 user copy £89 Home user copy £21 Primary site licence £239 Secondary site licence £339

ColorCards Interactive Everyday Objects

Uses photographs to reinforce skills of visual discrimination, problem solving, concentration and attention, and semantics/ categorisation. A valuable addition to speech and language therapy, this CD also develops skills like turn-taking, attending and listening. Also see page 43. Windows CD-Rom £59 5 user copy £139 Site licence £349

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Also see... Single Message Devices 88 Two Message Devices 90 Sequencing Messages    90 Go Talks 88, 91, 92, 94 FL4SH          96 Environmental Control   94

The Grid 2 is an integrated tool for communication and computer access. It can be used for dynamic screen communication or text based communication, and its fully featured on-screen keyboard can control other Windows software. It now has a built-in web browser, word processor, email, SMS text messaging, a calculator, music player and a clock. It has top quality Acapela speech and the complete Widgit Rebus symbol library.

Boardmaker Activity Pad 97

Picture Sentence Key

For more options and further information, see

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Let’s Sign & Write

Let’s Sign & Write makes it easy to create materials to support students who sign and encourage their peers to communicate This powerful teaching tool includes six PCS Learning Magnets sets and two magnetic Kidboards, packed in a handy blue briefcase. The sets include: •  90 Verbs •  90 Nouns •  90 Descriptive Words •  45 School Words •  45 Food Words •  45 Social Phrases and Questions Ideal for creating a host of activities for learners with special needs or emerging readers. Learning Magnets Kit

There is a wealth of tools for symbol users, including smart picture searching, prediction with symbols, verb morphology and ‘sound alike’ words. In addition to Rebus symbols you can use PCS, photos and most other symbol libraries. For text users, The Grid 2 allows seamless integration between voice communication and other computer tasks. Fast prediction and message stores help to speed up input. The powerful on-screen keyboard gives direct control over standard Windows software. It allows menus, dialogue boxes, websites and much more to be navigated under the direct control of the user. The program also provides a way to handle most everyday tasks, for users who do not require a full office suite. Use a mouse or other pointing device, a touch monitor or switches. Windows CD-Rom £360 5 user copy £790 Call us for further pricing options

This language structuring software is ideal for children with autism and language disorders. It teaches basic phrases by helping students learn the concept ‘who’ is ‘doing’ ‘what’. An animated picture is provided for each phrase. Uses PCS symbols. Accessible using a joystick, mouse, touch monitor or single switch. Windows CD-Rom 5 user copy

PCS® Learning Magnets® Super Activity Kit

£130

Barrier Games

Barrier Games are activities that require players to give and receive instructions whilst being separated by some kind of barrier. A common example many of us

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with signs. It includes over 700 BSL graphics for use in symbol software, word processors or desktop publishing. The signs are supplied as line drawings and in full colour. Also included is a clear guide book about supporting signers, a glossary of signs and lots of ideas for creating resources. There are also example files that you can use straight in Writing with Symbols 2000. Windows CD-Rom £49 Site licence £59

will have played is Battleships. They are ideal for developing oral language skills. Barrier Games is a superb teachers’ resource, bursting with ideas for original games. It has many photocopiable resources and full instructions for setting up and playing the games. The book also has advice for adapting the games for children with different ability levels, along with variation and extension ideas. The CD enables you to print out the resources and has full colour versions too. Barrier Games Book and CD £25

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Boardmaker™ V6 Experience Version 6 of Boardmaker - the powerful communication display maker! Create amazing symbol based communication and educational materials with Boardmaker, now featuring over 4,500 Picture Communication Symbols (PCS). Boardmaker also includes more than 100 sample boards and 350 templates so you can quickly and easily create communication boards, worksheets, posters, schedules, overlays for communication aids like the Go Talk or Scan4, and much more!

Now you can quickly and easily add symbol support to sentences, stories and other text. Just click the Symbolate button and symbols automatically appear!

• Make a professional looking communication display in minutes. • Quickly find and paste symbols into your display with a mouse click. • Make symbols any size and give them coloured backgrounds. • Print and/or save your display. • Import your own digital photos or pictures. • Boardmaker V6 includes a simple draw program. Windows CD-Rom £199 BM & ’00 - ’06 Addendums £239

Create dynamic activities for counting, sorting, sequencing and more, with new movable buttons!

Other great new features include:

Upgrading Upgrade to Version 6 from Boardmaker V5 for £69. Upgrade from any earlier version for £99. Send your registration number and original discs with order.

Boardmaker Addendum Libraries

PCS Animations Volumes I and II

Extra symbols for Boardmaker or Writing with Symbols 2000.

1998 BM Addendum Library

600+ symbols. Included with WWS 2000. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £19 5 to 24 copies (each) £10

2006 BM Addendum Library Over 1,000 new symbols describing animals, food, health problems, science, story characters and more.

2000 BM Addendum Library

Include signs, flags and country symbols. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £19 5 to 24 copies (each) £10

2002 BM Addendum Library

Over 1,200 symbols including bathroom skills, behavioural problems and science. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £19 5 to 24 copies (each) £10

•  Drag and drop images from the internet or other programs. •  Align and centre button content. •  Quickly resize multiple buttons. •  Export boards to v. 5.3. •  Draw buttons of any shape with the freeform tool. •  Quickly and easily swap content, appearance and actions between two or more buttons.

Windows/Mac CD-Rom 5 to 24 copies (each)

£19 £10

PCS Symbols Over 3,000 coloured symbols that you can use in other software, such as Clicker. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £80 Additional user licence £20

Help your students learn actions and concepts through animations. The PCS Animations can be imported into programs like Speaking Dynamically Pro, IntelliPics Studio, Clicker or Powerpoint. Volume I has over 500 animations, whilst Volume II has over 880 new animations. Please specify which volume you require. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £69

PCS Animations I and II Bundle Buy both volumes together. Windows/Mac CD-Rom

£99

2004 BM Addendum Library

1,000 new symbols: behaviour, animals, food, health, school, grooming and more. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £19 5 to 24 copies (each) £10

2000-2006 Addendum Bundle All four Addendum Libraries. Windows/Mac CD-Rom 5 to 24 copies (each)

£69 £49

Make a Face Library Design faces, people, emotions and characters! It’s easy to create personalised faces with this library of facial features. Make a symbol for each person in the class and store them with your other Boardmaker symbols. It includes many skin tones, hair colours and styles, face shapes, eyes,

mouths, ears, noses, hats, sunglasses and more! Requires Boardmaker 5/6. Windows/Mac CD-Rom 5 to 24 copies (each)

It’s quick and easy to buy online! See www.inclusive.co.uk

£19 £15

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Boardmaker Plus! V6

Boardmaker V6 Boardmaker V6 is ideal for creating symbol based education and communication support materials. It allows you to print communication books, grids, worksheets, posters, schedules or other symbol supported materials.

Boardmaker Plus! All the features of Boardmaker, plus the ability to create on-screen activities for use on a stand-alone computer or with an interactive whiteboard or plasma screen.

Boardmaker V6/Speaking Dynamically Pro Combo

Bring activities to life and turn the computer into a student learning tool! With the ability to talk, play recordings and jump from board to board at the click of a button, Boardmaker Plus! is terrific for producing customised interactive books, worksheets, games and more.

Speaking Dynamically Pro

For use on a dynamic communication aid. The Combo turns Boardmaker boards into speaking pages, with ‘RealSpeak’ technology providing human sounding voice output.

Flip ‘n Talk

The program combines selected features of Boardmaker and SD Pro to allow for easy creation of on-screen and printed classroom materials. It supports standard Microsoft voices and has a collection of sample activities, templates and new programming tools that really save time. It also has wonderful ready-made activities like Community Science and Cooking Up Fun. For word prediction, abbreviation expansion and Scansoft voices, you will need the Boardmaker/Speaking Dynamically Pro Combo (below). Windows CD-Rom £249 5 to 24 copies (each) £209 BM Plus! & Addendums £299 5 to 24 copies (each) £249 Contact us for further pricing options.

abbreviation expansion features make this an excellent option for text users too. A great range of access options are available including button magnification, auditory and visual scanning. You can even play movies and launch other programs using this software. It comes with example page sets to get you started. Symbols are not included so you need Boardmaker too. Please specify Windows or Macintosh. Win or Mac CD-Rom 5 copies or more (each)

Flip ‘n Talk is a sturdy, spiral bound set of 15 vinyl strips with picture tabs. Vocabulary may be placed on both sides of the strips, providing the user with up to 30 vocabulary lists. Coloured sticker labels help you easily flip between categories. Two sizes available (see below). Communication Board is a sturdy soft board with clear pockets on both sides that hold 216mm x 279mm communication displays (symbols not included). Flip ‘n Talk CD contains Boardmaker overlays ready to print and use with Communication Board, or onto labels (not provided) to stick to Flip ‘n Talk strips. Small blue Flip ‘n Talk (25mm - 32mm symbols) £19 Large yellow Flip ‘n Talk (51mm symbols) £19 Communication Board £5 CD with Boardmaker Displays (requires Boardmaker) Win/Mac   £19 Flip ‘n Talk Kit - small flip unit, Communication Board and CD   £37 Flip ‘n Talk Kit - large flip unit, Communication Board and CD    £37

A powerful and popular Alternative and Augmentative Communication software package using Picture Communication Symbols. Turn your Boardmaker boards into speaking pages! RealSpeak voices provide an extremely clear, human sounding voice output. Create interactive learning activities! Word prediction and

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Boardmaker V6/SD Pro Combo Full versions of Boardmaker and SD Pro. Win or Mac CD-Rom £359 5 to 24 copies (each) £279 Buy the Combo with the Addendums: Win or Mac CD-Rom £419 5 to 24 copies (each) £319

Interactive Stories Wonderful interactive stories using PCS, adapted for special needs use. Including laminated pages, cut‑outs, communication boards and page turners. Choose from Old McDonald had a Farm, Here and There and Everywhere, A Cold and Snowy Day, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Wheels on the Bus, The Gingerbread Man and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Interactive Stories

£13

Magnetic Kidboard These 23cm x 33cm boards are lightweight and colourful. They are the perfect companion to use with magnetic tape or paper, enabling you to quickly make portable magnetic displays of symbols or any other educational materials. Includes one red and one blue board. Magnetic Kidboard Matt Magnetic Paper (5 sheets)

Don’t forget you can use eLCs to buy software from this catalogue!

£10 £8

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ICT - Inclusive Creative Teaching! The Inclusive Classroom is a stimulating, supportive environment that is conducive to creativity. Information Communication Technology gives us the tools to provide the level of support required to ensure that everyone can play a full and active role in classroom activities. Used creatively, ICT can transform the way that we as teachers teach and how our pupils learn.

I can … Some schools are using SwitchIt! Maker 2 (see page 20) to create simple ‘I can …’ books for their children. The books start with a series of pages about the person, who they are, their likes and dislikes etc. This is followed by another series of pages, each linked to a particular skill area, for example, ‘In PE I can jump…’ The page is illustrated by either a photograph or a short video clip of the child jumping. Digital Movie Creator 3 is ideal for taking short video clips for use in SwitchIt! Maker 2. If the child is able, they may like to add a narration. Depending on the level of the child, they can be involved in deciding what their achievements are and what

they would like on the page. Some children could make the pages themselves. Activities created in SwitchIt! Maker 2 can be used with switches, touch monitors, rollerballs, joysticks... in fact, you can use any common access device, making them accessible to just about everyone. Children love to read and share these books about themselves. After trialling this kind of activity, some schools have been inspired to create interactive records of achievement, which are sent home with the children at the end of each term.

Listen up! Both SwitchIt! Maker 2 and ChooseIt! Maker 2 can be used to create listening activities. Here are a couple of ideas…

What made that noise? Create an activity in SwitchIt! Maker 2 (page 20). On the first page, choose the Listen symbol from the 50 free PCS symbols on the CD. Add the sound effect that you want the children to guess. In our example, we’ll use animal noises.

Lots of free sound effects are available on websites like findsounds.com. Simply type in the name of the sound effect you want and it will bring up a huge list. Save the sound effect into a folder on your desktop. On the next page, add a picture of the animal, together with the sound effect. Continue to add pages in pairs, first the sound and the Listen symbol, then the animal picture and the sound effect. To play the game, have the children guess what is making the sound then press a switch, touch monitor or mouse button to turn the page and reveal the answer. This is great on the interactive whiteboard.

A bigger challenge...

You can have lots of fun getting the children to record these directly with a microphone, or you could use sound effects previously saved on your computer.

For a bigger challenge, use ChooseIt! Maker 2 (page 25). Set the number of on-screen choices based on the children’s ability. Add animal pictures to each of the choice boxes, remembering that one has to match the sound. For switch scanning users, you could add the name of each animal too. On the next page tick the animal that matches your sound effect.

Now add your question. In our example… “What animal makes this noise?”. Instead of recording an instruction, add your sound effect. Continue to add more pages using different animal sounds and pictures. When playing the game, children will hear the sound and be presented with a number of animals to choose from. Remember that ChooseIt! Maker 2 is ideal for creating activities for switch scanning users. The possibilities are endless… how about listening to spoken words and identifying them by reading the words in the choice box? This is really useful practice for those difficult homophones such as their, there and they’re.

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Pop videos SwitchIt! Maker 2 can be used to make animated, switch accessible pop videos such as those on the popular Priory Woods website. To make a pop video for a switch or touch screen user, you will need access to a program called Photostory 3 which is available free from Microsoft (see panel below). Photostory 3 only works on machines with Microsoft XP. You will also need some photographs of your ‘pop star’. There are lots of websites where you can download pictures; perhaps the most popular is Google Images. Do be careful if searching for pictures in school… sometimes the results are not what you might expect. Import your pictures into Photostory 3 and drag them into order on the timeline. Then add sound (it’s easier to record directly from a CD using a microphone). Remember, for a cause and effect activity, you only need about 30 seconds. Save your completed movie to the desktop. Now use SwitchIt! Maker 2 and create a one page activity without any text and add your movie file. That’s all you need to do. Photostory 3 creates the animated video and SwitchIt! Maker 2 adds the accessibility.

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TIP: If you are not sure how to use Photostory 3, Linda Bainbridge from Durham County Council’s Learning Support Service has created a useful stepby-step tutorial (see ‘Useful websites’ below).

Lights, camera, action! Digital Movie Creator 3 (page 103) is an ideal classroom camera. Child friendly and robust, it can take any combination of still photographs and digital video clips which can be transferred to the computer for use in SwitchIt! Maker 2 and ChooseIt! Maker 2 with a single mouse click. The software that accompanies the camera is fantastic, enabling you and your pupils to edit your clips and photos into movies using lots of text, sound and special effects. One little used feature of the software is the ability to make stop frame animations. Some schools have used this to great effect as part of their digital literacy lessons. For example, pupils brainstormed a story, drew a storyboard, painted backgrounds and sculpted the main characters with modelling clay. Using the camera in

Art the supplied cradle and connected to the computer, they created animations by setting up the stage with the painted backgrounds, then positioned their characters and took a couple of frames by clicking the on-screen button. After each frame the characters are moved a small amount, giving the impression of smooth movement when the animation is played back. Remember, it takes around 30 frames to make a second of animation, so don’t be afraid to take three or four frames between each move. When the filming is complete, use the Digital Movie Creator 3 software and microphone to add character voices or a narration. The finished movie can be played on the computer or saved to a DVD disc and sent home.

Useful websites See www.switchitmaker2.com and www.chooseitmaker2.com A step-by-step guide to making pop videos with SwitchIt! Maker 2: www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/subject/ict/training/switchvids.htm Free download of Microsoft Photostory 3: www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx Step-by-step guide to using Photostory 3: www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/subject/ict/training/PhotoStory3.pdf Free sound effects search engine: www.findsounds.com Pop art using Dazzle 03: www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/subject/art/popart/warhol.htm

From the simplest mark making with a touch screen to complex photo manipulation, computers give us a whole set of tools to explore the world of art. A teacher recently used the program Dazzle 03 (page 38) with her students to make their own ‘pop art’ prints in the style of Andy Warhol. Pupils used a digital camera to take portrait photos of each other in monochrome. The photos were then loaded into Dazzle 03 and the tint tool was used with a choice of high intensity colours to paint over the different areas of the face. When complete, the artwork was printed out and assembled as a huge wall display.

If you are looking for more ideas and inspiration, why not come along to one of our Information Days? See page 105 for details or see www.inclusive.co.uk/events

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Splodge

Paint-ING

This fun program enables users to place pictures on the screen, accompanied by suitable sound effects.

This is a great tool for everyone who likes painting, colouring and stamping.

It offers ten different themes with over 180 quality images, sound effects and 56 different background options. It is accessible using a mouse, touch monitor or switches (if you use switches, the images will be positioned for you automatically). Also great fun on an interactive whiteboard! You can easily adjust the activities to meet the user’s needs. The program uses stereo sound, so if you ‘splodge’ a picture on the left side of the screen, the sound will come out of the left hand speaker. Windows CD-Rom £39

Seven different activities offer a vast range of ‘stamps’ and a variety of painting tools. There are sounds associated with every painting option. Paint-ING is very easy to use and enables you to create some weird and wonderful images! The program offers varying degrees of difficulty, from free painting and filling to more complex painting and stamping. It is designed for use with young children or those with learning difficulties. Ideal with a whiteboard, touch monitor or mouse. You can easily adjust the activities to suit the user’s needs. Windows CD-Rom £39

Dazzle 03

Alphabet Paint

1-2-3 Paint

“An enjoyable educational experience for everybody who likes colouring pictures, being noisy and getting rewarded with funny animations”. The 104 pictures and over 400 related sounds provide students with a strong visual and auditory association of the letter and its sound. Alphabet Paint helps to develop pre-reading skills and is designed for either young pupils or those who respond to additional stimulus. Windows CD-Rom £39

1-2-3 Paint has the same functions as Alphabet Paint. It has a high contrast mode and four difficulty levels. Each painting step is accompanied by a sound to add motivation. It includes an activity which rewards you for copying the image correctly. Choose from two colour palettes or create colours by blending. Use one or two switches, mouse, IntelliKeys or touch monitor. Windows CD-Rom £39

Pablo Pablo is a new switch accessible colouring book, full of simple line drawings. You can even add your own personally produced or scanned pictures, and colour them in too! Children can choose a picture and paints, then colour it in using one or two switches or a mouse. Completing a picture gives an animation and sound reward for lots of motivation! The picture can then be printed to take home. The program includes six levels of difficulty.

Windows CD-Rom Site licence

£45 £220

This best-selling drawing program can be used effectively across all curriculum areas and Key Stages to paint and draw, create diagrams and manipulate imported images. Version 03 offers stamp banks, layers, sound and video help, an enhanced text tool and fill effects. New tools enable the user to create natural art effects on-screen by imitating the natural characteristics of using oil paints, crayons, watercolours, acrylic paints, felt markers and dry brushes on canvas. With a unique new feature for Dazzle 03 – Save to Web – users can create and manage an online gallery of images that can be viewed from any online computer, anytime, anywhere! Dazzle 03 is not just for art lessons: create maps for Geography or investigate shapes, symmetry and repeating patterns for Maths. Windows CD-Rom £79 Site licence £399 Additional user licence £15 Additional CD-Rom £15

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Jigworks from Crick

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Useful resource programs to use with Maker software and in other creative activities! Video Bank

Noisy, fun, music making software. Select a background tune and then add percussion sounds or tune motifs. Learn to add rhythm. Can you click your mouse or press a switch in time to the rhythm of the music? An animation appears on the screen and your instrument will add another animation as you play. Drumkit includes many tunes and settings, but you can add your own music files and create activities. Drumkit has an alternative look for older learners too. Mouse, touch monitor, IntelliKeys or switch access. Includes two IntelliKeys overlays. Windows CD-Rom £35 5 user copy £69 10 user copy £89 Network licence £169

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This amazingly flexible tool helps you create jigsaws, inset puzzles and much more! It provides both pre-reading and early reading activities, addressing skills from shape and picture matching up to early word level reading skills. Make jigsaw activities in seconds using any digital picture. Choose how many pieces you want, from 4 to 64, and add sounds. Create custom puzzles by cutting pieces of any shape and size out of your digital image. Or cut simple shapes out of a plain background for early shape matching activities. You can add letters or words for early reading and writing exercises too. Make onset and rime activities, or puzzles where children piece together the letters of their name. Create sets of related activities for children to work through independently. Fully switch accessible. Windows CD-Rom £60 Additional user licence £20

SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2

These video files are useful learning tools and ideal for using in software like SwitchIt! Maker 2. The Animals CD has over 40 MPG movie files in categories including birds, wild animals, fish, insects, pets and farm animals, and the zoo. The Vehicles CD has over 40 movies about aeroplanes, boats, trains, play vehicles, working vehicles and more. Each CD also has a selection of JPEG image files. Please specify the CD required. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £29

Flash! Pro 2

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SwitchIt! Maker 2 a hit in Romania Over 8,500 colour photo flashcards that you can print out to stimulate speech and language. Photos are simply arranged into 65 categories, including actions, animals, emotions, body parts, clothing, food, people, vehicles, locations and lots more. Windows CD-Rom £55 10 user copy      £239 Kingfisher Community School worked closely with a Romanian special school as part of the British Council funded Comenius Project. Project Coordinator at Kingfisher, Tricia Ayrton, said: “Although the Romanian pupils primarily have physical difficulties, the school did not have any appropriately simple software, and nothing that could be operated using switches. SwitchIt! Maker 2 made a huge impression on the visiting teachers – they will definitely keep using it after the end of the project!”. SwitchIt! Maker 2 allows teachers to add their own pictures and text, so

it is ideal for creating activities in different languages. The school also used the program as part of their final project report, to evidence what they had learned. At Kingfisher, the pupils put on a play based on a Romanian legend called ‘Finding the Sun’. Alongside this they created a SwitchIt! Maker 2 activity using pictures of the children showing off lots of Romanian items. Using the program’s free Player, they could also send a copy to show to their Romanian friends. With thanks to Tricia Ayrton of Kingfisher Community School.

Picture This... Pro

Over 5,000 photos for creating picture schedules, communication boards, games, reading activities and more. You can also create lotto boards with various coloured borders. Ideal for teaching matching skills, reading skills and receptive or expressive vocabulary. Includes a program for turning photos into various sized flashcards with or without text. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £55

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Beep!

Lots of fun for young children and teachers too! This collection of six stimulating activities for three to five year olds is based on the themes of creative play and exploration. The activities encourage children to express their ideas, offering endless opportunities for creative thinking and discussion. Find the odd one out, navigate a maze or build a street scene and see it animate. Dress baby in weird and wonderful costumes, try a musical paint box and build sentences with Word Robot. Ideal for playgroups, nursery schools and reception classes. Not switch accessible. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £35 5 user copy £75 10 user copy £125 Unlimited licence £175

If you liked Beep!, you’ll love Beep! Beep!. Six more beautifully designed activities to educate, inspire and entertain early learners. The program is easy to use and supports many of the early learning goals. Differentiate colours, sizes and expressions by popping the right bubble. Match the hats in Snap, and begin to recognise and form letters in Alphabet. Have fun with the onscreen colouring book, observe and explore a scene in Worm World, and manipulate objects in Helicopter Rescue. The program builds confidence in using the computer and develops hand-eye coordination skills. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £35 10 user copy £125 5 user copy £75 Unlimited licence £175

Help Kids Learn with Help Kidz Learn! Our new website, Help Kidz Learn, is designed to help parents support their children’s learning through fun, interactive activities. See www.helpkidzlearn.com

Clicker Paint

FacePaint 2

Painting made easy - and in Clicker! This exciting new program fully integrates with Clicker 5 (page 54) and works as a powerful stand alone program as well. It incorporates unique and innovative features that add new dimensions to classroom creativity. With Clicker 5, Clicker Paint allows pupils to illustrate their writing and engage in a range of learning activities. A button on the Clicker Grid opens Clicker Paint as a pop-up that provides the tools and canvas for you to compose a picture, which then transfers to your Clicker Grid. Clicker Paint is incredibly pupil-friendly, yet includes many powerful features that will motivate children of all abilities. In addition to illustrating stories, pupils can engage in a range of learning activities. Some activities start with a picture already on the canvas and with just the most relevant tools and colours available. For example, complete a simple line drawing using only the fill tool and relevant colours. Find and highlight objects with

the circular brush, or use the stamp tool to add pictures to a background. Pupils can even create their own stamps! It’s easy to customise activities according to the abilities of your pupils. With Clicker Paint, new Clicker activities and templates are supplied to get you started. The activities are ready to use, yet can be very easily modified. The templates make it easy for your pupils to create talking books with their own illustrations and for you to create new activities. There are lots of free, ready-made activities at LearningGrids.com. The program is switch accessible too. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £49 Additional user licence £15 30 user bundle £399

FacePaint 2 from SEMERC allows children to build up hundreds of different faces sequentially, by making choices from a huge bank of features. This can be done in a pictorial way to suit the needs of nonreaders, or by text entry for pupils who are reading and writing. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £42 3 user copy £82 5 user copy £109 Site licence £259

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When using technology for older learners with special educational needs, the challenge is to find resources which meet people’s learning levels but also have age appropriate content.

One way to solve this is to use software into which you can place photographs, images and sounds which you know a person can relate to and are appropriate for their age. Many people find photographs with themselves or family members very motivating. Also, people are more likely to be motivated by things they are already interested in, such as motorcycles, pop music, etc.

Framework software like SwitchIt! Maker 2, ChooseIt! Maker 2 and SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2 enables you to do this. Digital photos and images grabbed from the internet can be easily inserted into activities. SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2 turns photographs into simple jigsaws of two, four or nine pieces. There is a range of skill levels from cause and effect to dragging and dropping the pieces into place. When the jigsaw is complete, the user is rewarded with music and animation. For more than 9 pieces, try Jigworks on page 39. With SwitchIt! Maker 2 you can create slide shows of photos and video clips which can be accompanied by music or sound recorded with a microphone. Activities can be prepared for people to use, or they can be involved in the construction of the activities. More able users can construct the activities independently as the program is very simple and straightforward to use.

Many organisations have used SwitchIt! Maker 2 for clients to record personal information – such as in communication passports and person centred planning. With ChooseIt! Maker 2 you can insert photographs and images, but make simple choosing and question/answer activities. The activities can have simple correct/incorrect answers, have multiple correct answers or all of the answers can be correct, making it a choosing exercise.

SwitchIt! Maker 2, ChooseIt! Maker 2 and SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2 SwitchIt! Maker 2

SwitchIt! Maker 2 turns your text, images, movies and sounds into simple on-screen activities. Create a multimedia life story for an adult, or a CV for someone going on work experience. Create step by step recipes complete with video. The possibilities are endless! The program is really easy to use and the activities are automatically accessible using a mouse, whiteboard, touch monitor, keyboard or switches. See page 20 for further details or www.switchitmaker2.com for more activity ideas. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £69 5 user copy £138 Site licence £207

ChooseIt! Maker 2

SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2

ChooseIt! Maker 2 makes it easy to create decision making activities and quizzes. Add text, images and sounds that appeal to your learners! The activities are automatically accessible using a mouse, whiteboard, touch monitor, keyboard or switches. Like SwitchIt! Maker 2, the program is complete with over 1,500 useful example files to get you started, including images, sound, symbols and video clips. See page 25 for further details or www. chooseitmaker2.com. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £69 5 user copy £138 Site licence £207

Create your own on-screen jigsaw puzzles with SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2! Pictures can be cut into two, four or nine piece puzzles that can be completed in four ways, providing progression: • press a switch to build the picture • click a piece to make it jump into place • find the piece that fits a particular place • drag a piece into the right place. Add your own music or voice message to go with each picture. Print the jigsaws out for more activities. You can use a mouse, touch screen, interactive whiteboard or one or two switches. See page 26 for further details. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £69 5 user copy £138 Site licence £207

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Another area which older learners can cover using technology is that of life skills. Using a computer can be a very powerful way of experiencing situations in a ‘virtual world’. All of the programs listed below work well when used in discussion with peers and staff working with the learners. They also need to be linked to the learners’ real world experiences, so are good as preparation for or review of a similar situation. Out and About 1 uses photographs and video clips to promote life skills. It includes activities based in restaurants, supermarkets and other ‘real world’ situations. Out and About 2 requires a higher level of literacy and numeracy. It contains activities based around information gathering and usage such as shopping, use by dates and correct spelling. Another piece of software aptly entitled Lifeskills: 24 Hours a Day contains photographs and illustrations and takes the user through different daily tasks, from getting dressed to choosing and paying for food. For people who need help with task sequencing, Personal Success may be able to assist them or promote discussion with support staff. The pictures can be printed out for activities away from the computer and could be positioned in relevant places, such as a picture of brushing teeth in the bathroom, to reinforce learning.

Out and About - these award winning titles from SEMERC are now improved and extended. Aimed at individuals aged 14+ who need support with basic life skills around literacy, money, ICT, personal organisation and independence, they have lots of real life videos and photographs. They are switch accessible and have audio and symbol support.

Out and About 1 Plus The Living Community

Out and About 2 Plus Around The Home

Suitable for non-readers, Out and About 1 provides the user with a real ‘life skills’ environment. It includes shopping, leisure, finance, supermarket, bank, restaurant, travel, bus station and college. Activities include picture matching, what’s wrong, spot the difference and jigsaw. There are improved interfaces, menus and user setup, along with many switch settings and accessibility options. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £75 5 user copy £150 Please call us for more pricing options

Entertaining interactive videos show how to cook dishes such as sausage and bean casserole, baked potatoes, chicken korma and apple and blackberry crumble. Associated, differentiated activities include shelf life, information search, put in order, word search and shopping list. There are real life signs and symbols, age appropriate graphics and photographs and extended use of video. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £75 5 user copy £150 Please call us for more pricing options

Out and About 3 Gadgets at Home

Out and About 4 Money and Finance

Users can listen, watch, discuss and even record their own commentary while learning about household gadgets including the cooker, microwave, washing machine, iron, toaster and kettle. Activities include reveal, sequencing, spot the difference, spell the word and word search. As with the other Out and About titles, it has builtin record keeping, printable resources, switch, symbol and audio support. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £75 5 user copy £150 Please call us for more pricing options

Based around absorbing real life videos with follow-up activities and supporting resources, this program reinforces existing money skills and introduces new ones. Areas covered include personal budgeting, online shopping, basic money skills, money recognition, ordering of money and change. There is a fun quiz on money matters and the program covers vocabulary such as PIN, receipt, wages and so on. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £75 5 user copy £150 Please call us for more pricing options

Personal Success

Reinforce hygiene, dressing and personal care skills. Some people need help with the basics - teeth, hair, washing face. Others need assistance with more complex tasks like laundry and makeup. The program includes personal care for men and women, dressing for success and clothing care. Organise them to reflect a naturally occurring sequence - washing hands, brushing teeth, flossing, mouthwash. Use printouts to rehearse activities and as picture cues in the bathroom or bedroom. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £79 5 user copy £125 Overlay pack for Personal Success £7

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High quality software for adults with learning difficulties

Choose & Tell: Legends Drumkit Match Time

27 39 65

Knowsley Borough Council, Inclusive Technology and the JMU International Centre for Digital Content working together

Aimed at older learners with moderate learning difficulties. Users are presented with up to 31 different everyday scenarios in which they make decisions. Choose food in the cafe, visit the Post Office or go shopping. Pay for the goods. Instruction is enabled through a wide range of support including Rebus symbols, Makaton sign language and Signalong signing. Input

can be through a mouse, touch monitor or switches. The graphics style is age appropriate, whilst meeting the needs of users with visual and perceptual difficulties.

Switch Skills 1 SwitchIt! Series Touch Balloons SymWriter

The program has been extensively trialled with service users and the input options and three levels of operation have proved very valuable. Users find the animations stimulating to watch and take great pleasure in being able to help their chosen character. Windows CD-Rom £49 5 CD pack £149 Network licence (Win NT4 only) £229

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ColorCards Interactive Everyday Objects

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Ooops! Ziko World MegaMix Spot On Games Teen Tunes Plus Switch Friendly Games

Easy Games

ColorCards Interactive uses photographs to reinforce skills of visual discrimination, problem solving, concentration and attention, and semantics/categorisation. Activities include: • Match the picture - picture-to-picture matching, audio-to-picture matching and part-to-whole matching. • What’s it for? - all about function. • Odd one out - grouping/classification. • Add on - sort cards into categories. • How many? - simple counting.

A valuable addition to speech and language therapy, this CD also develops skills like turn-taking, attending and listening. Windows CD-Rom £59 5 user copy £139 Site licence £349

ReadIt! The Creature

Disco

This story from Gatehouse Books is now available as a ReadIt! CD, designed to help older learners develop their reading skills. ReadIt! CDs are interactive storybooks, fully narrated and with motivating animations. The story is age appropriate, having been written by an adult learner. It also has a simplified text version to help less confident readers. Read all about an animal lover’s relationship with a rather naughty creature... Windows CD-Rom £25

Disco develops cause and effect and switching skills. The images and animations will entertain older children through to adults and the activities range from a single press to gain a reward, to multi-press picture builds. Windows CD-Rom £45 5 user copy £89 Site licence £219

Six classic arcade style games that help develop the skills of observation, anticipation, timing and concentration: MiniPacman: help Pacman eat all the cookies and avoid the ghost. MiniSpace: shoot all of the objects before they land on you! MiniRabbit: help the rabbit to cross the river or the road. MiniBreak: knock down the bricks by moving a bat to bounce the ball. MiniAsteroids: shoot the asteroids! MiniTetris: steer and rotate the falling blocks to make a complete row. Many options can be configured, including the difficulty level, speed, turning sound effects on or off and so on. Settings can be saved. There are many levels to play and you can create new ones using the program Editors. More advanced students could develop their design skills by creating new challenges for each other. Accessible using one or two switches, a keyboard, mouse or USB joystick. Windows CD-Rom £45

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Using technology to support learners with dyslexia By Judith Stansfield, former chair of the British Dyslexia Association Computer Committee. The term ‘dyslexia’ has loosely become associated with any learning differences that prevent an average or above average child performing in literacy and/or numeracy activities at a level that their oral contributions would indicate. Formerly this was only applied to any child for whom there was no other physical or sensory explanation for the discrepancy and consequently was thought of as a mainstream condition. Now that the ‘dyslexic gene’ has been identified and it is accepted that it runs in families, it is highly likely that children with a physical or sensory disability who come from dyslexic families could also have dyslexic learning differences. The implication for special schools is that they need to address the possibility that their students may also have tendencies to the ‘dysabilities’ of dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia, that may complicate their learning. It also needs to be recognised that undiagnosed dysabilities may play a large part in impeding the learning of children with Aspergers, ADHD, hearing

Using ReadOn to help access the curriculum.

impairment, deafness and emotional or behavioural difficulties. In the long term, teachers of these children are interested in improving their interaction with text and developing strategies to promote more independent learning. Special schools already have a higher adult to student ratio than mainstream schools, which should make it easier to introduce and support the personal equipment and ICT strategies that could liberate the learning of their pupils.

There is now such a large range of software and hardware products that it should be possible to provide solutions to promote the learning of every child. The problem arises for a busy classroom teacher to identify and select what should be used and when! The main areas where ICT can help are:

•  promoting reading •  supporting writing •  supporting numeracy •  providing remediation •  developing organisational skills

Access to the curriculum For a child who is an inadequate reader, accessing curricular material can seem an insurmountable obstacle and it is not good for self esteem to be reliant on someone else to disclose the information for a lesson. The text-to-speech facility on a computer can be used to open up a wide range of possibilities. Especially for younger readers, there are good selections of talking books such as the ReadIt! Younger Reader’s Library (page 57) and those from Crick and Sherston. Older readers need age appropriate texts such as those provided in the Start to Finish range (Don Johnston), Electronic Library (Carron Practicals), Wildcats and Rainbow Reading (Kingscourt) and Wellington Square (Semerc).

“Especially for younger readers, there are good selections of talking books such as the ReadIt! Younger Reader’s Library.”

See page 57.

Supporting writing Screen readers or ReadOn (page 46) can be used to create talking books from texts that are out of copyright and available in digital format or from a selection of scanned textbook pages (not the whole book, however, because of copyright issues). Text scanned into a suitable format can be downloaded into an MP3 player and used with a headset to provide audio support for discreet reading of a paper book. Most worksheets are produced on a computer, so if a student has access to a computer with a talking word processor, they can become ‘talking worksheets’. Difficult words and phrases, or even all the text, can be ‘read’ privately by the student and as many times as needed to understand.

A talking word processor is an essential tool for supporting writing. There are many dedicated word processors and even Word can talk if there is a screen reader available. Such a facility allows the student to hear if text is mis-typed and a half-finished sentence can be read out as a prompt to complete the sentence. A word processor that also has Rebus support when needed is an excellent aid to increase confidence in spelling, especially with homonyms, where the wrong Rebus picture helps the student to try for the correct spelling (for example, pear/pair/ pare, there/their, etc.). The Rebuses can be used for creating text and then removed for the final printout. Talking wordgrids, wordbanks and predictive typing are more supportive to

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a poor speller than a spellcheck, as seeing the correct words is easier and a more positive activity than trying to remember them. Most of these activities used to depend on the student having access to a computer in the classroom or a laptop that is power hungry, and liable to be spending much time in the repair shop. Mobile text producers such as the AlphaSmart have been used extensively in mainstream schools to provide a relatively cheap, very robust solution that is also economical on batteries. Neo (page 72) can also run the Co:Writer prediction program. It is useful to find a typing training program that appeals to the student, that can be followed at home, often over a holiday period, so that the keyboard can be used to type as quickly as the student thinks. Older students with reasonable manual dexterity can find using a PDA helpful for organising their time as well as keeping track of contacts, making notes, email etc. It is essential to keep backing up the information, and using the stylus or very small keyboard can be a problem for younger, disorganised or dyspraxic users. A tape recorder or recordable MP3 player can be useful for initial ideas or making notes. A speech recognition system (SRS), such as Dragon Naturally Speaking, is useful for older students who have to produce long essays or projects. Although greatly improved, it still requires a lot of training attention and is not very practical in a classroom.

Useful websites You may find the following useful for providing further information about dyslexia and about using technology to support learners with specific learning difficulties: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk www.calsc.co.uk www.carronpracticals.co.uk www.clickergrids.com www.donjohnston.co.uk www.dyslexic.com www.hi2U.org www.inclusive.co.uk www.r-e-m.co.uk www.semerc.com www.sherston.co.uk www.tosuccess.org www.widgit.com

Organisational skills One of the common dyslexic traits is poor organisational skills, but this is often accompanied by good visuo-spatial ability. Building mind maps of ideas can be very helpful and if this is done on a computer, the text can be saved to a word processor to produce a final document. Using a Rebus word processor to compile visual timetables to plan the school day or week is helpful, as is using an electronic organiser. Longer term benefits can be derived from regular use of a memory trainer such as Memory Booster (Lucid) or Mastering Memory or Time to Revise (CALSC).

Numeracy Some children have certain problems with numeracy without necessarily being dyscalculic, so whilst it is worth persevering with concept teaching and remedial practice, there comes a point where it is more advantageous to help them use technology to provide coping life skills. Many number programs provide practice in arithmetic skills, often with reassuring support, and are especially useful where levels/activities can be selected by the teacher. MathsWiz (page 63) and IntelliMathics (www.inclusive.co.uk) are good for concept development, whilst learning to use a simple spreadsheet and a calculator can help with the mechanics of calculation. A digital watch makes it easier to respond to requests on what the time is. Using software for remediation of spelling and arithmetic can be productive, especially if the student wants to progress, and there is some fun involved as with WordShark, Nessy, LexiaUK and NumberShark. CoPS, LASS and LADS (Lucid) and Lexion are excellent for discovering the learning strengths and weaknesses of a student and Lexion has the bonus of providing activities to work on these.

Useful books English Teachers Yearbook 2006/7, Spotting Special Needs, p32. J. Stansfield, Communicating through Writing. See www.dyslexia.org.uk/ articles.php?page=comms Andi Sanderson, Matching Dyslexic Difficulties to IT. See http://dyslexic. com/database/articles/matching.html D. Hillage, Count on your computer (SEN Marketing). V. Crivelli, Write to Read with ICT (SEN Marketing).

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Software for Organisational Skills Inspiration V8

Inspiration V8 is a brainstorming and concept mapping tool for visual thinking, planning, organising and learning. Now with a useful mind mapping view. The program includes tools for outlining, diagramming, concept mapping, webbing and pre-writing to help the learner develop thinking skills and structure their research or other work. Useful right across the curriculum. Add hyperlinks to a website. Inspiration V8 is interactive whiteboard enabled and synchronises with Inspiration for Palm OS. 50+ templates included. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £59 5 to 9 user licences (each) £38 Please call us for more pricing options

Kidspiration 2.1

A reading, writing and visual learning tool for 4 - 7 year olds. Helps students to express themselves visually and recognise the connection between words and their meanings. Includes 75 ready-made activities. Use it to: • brainstorm ideas with pictures/words • organise information visually • create stories and descriptions using visual tools • explore new ideas with thought webs and visual mapping. Now you can see symbols paired with words in Writing View. Students can even draw their own on-screen symbols. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 5 user copy £115 Please call us for more pricing options

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Lexion Lexion makes it easy to assess pupils who are struggling with reading and writing. Simply select a test for their age and area of difficulty and Lexion will analyse the result, displaying the results in charts and text. It then automatically creates exercises to address the difficulty. The pupil can practice the exercises either at school or at home, and as they improve, they can be re-tested to assess progress. Lexion is a computer based system for stimulating and training people with

language related learning disorders, dyslexia or aphasia. It covers the most fundamental processes in learning reading and writing, including phonological awareness, letter-sound correspondence, syllable and morpheme segmentation and blending, grammar, spatial skills, arithmetic and understanding the clock. The Lexion analysis helps to assess whether a child will have difficulties in reading and writing during their first years in school. It can also be used as a screening tool when a new stage in reading and writing education is to begin, or where a certain level of ability should have been reached. Lexion has also been designed to engage interest and improve concentration.

Reading Pen Oxford Edition

ReadOn

This amazing device scans printed text and displays it in large characters. It will read out the word and then show or read a definition from the Oxford Concise Dictionary. The display flips over for lefthanded people. It will display syllables, spell words letter by letter, read reversed out words - even words split between two lines! Adjustable volume. Batteries included. The Reading Pen now has an English voice, simpler menu operation and enhanced scanning. Reading Pen Plus can also language translate and it can capture text to be uploaded to a computer. Reading Pen Oxford Edition £170 Reading Pen Plus £218

See our literacy aids from on page 74

This comprehensive learning tool is designed to help people of all ages to overcome the reading problems associated with dyslexia. Regardless of reading level, it allows the student to experience reading with minimal supervision and support. Mistakes can be made and risks taken, hopefully resulting in an increased willingness to read and improved ability. Features include visual tracking exercises, comprehension support, auditory feedback and customised visual cues for problem words. Settings can be personalised. Text can be entered or copied into ReadOn (hard copy text can be loaded using Optical Character Recognition). The student can then use ReadOn’s visual tracking options to read it. ReadOn uses letter, word, phrase or paragraph highlighting to help prevent the student from being distracted by all the other text on the page. Students can also use the auditory word assistance for help with tricky words.

The assessments cover a great many areas, including phonological awareness, building words from component sounds or syllables, matching a picture to a sounded word, reading and reading comprehension, spelling and remembering sequences. The exercises also cover a wide range of areas, including: •  Phonology. •  Writing the word. •  Letter sequencing. •  Matching words to a picture or sound. •  Comprehension. •  Assembling syllables. •  Sentences and texts - exercises in grammar, syntax and comprehension. Lexion teacher licence Additional teacher licence Site licence

£250 £50 £680

Words for which they seek assistance are automatically recorded in an individual word bank. This information can be used as a basis for further work, which might include multi-sensory activities, visual imagery, clay models or word lists. They could, for example, create a painting or a clay model that represents the word. This visual clue can then be added to ReadOn and be used to assist with their decoding in future. ReadOn’s writing options include a talking spell checker and auditory feedback of letter names and words during typing. Students can also use the voices to listen back to their work – an invaluable editing tool. Windows CD-Rom 5 user copy 10 user copy Primary site licence Secondary site licence

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Developing Reading and Spelling Skills

Nessy

Nessy is an interactive, multimedia resource that enables pupils of various ages and ability levels to read, write and spell with confidence, enthusiasm and enjoyment. Each of the 120 lessons follows a structured, phonic approach supported by printable card games, activity sheets, mnemonics and computer games, delivered in a simple and fun way. •  259 card and board games. •  586 different versions of 12 animated computer games. •  1,500 printable activity sheets, rules and word lists. •  Animated spelling rules. •  A library of ready-made mnemonics. •  Storybooks with decodable text. •  Assessments to track progress.

•  Add your own words into the games. •  Motivational writing activities. The program helps dyslexic students between 5 and 16 years old to learn to read, write and spell in a fun, yet effective way. It is easy to use, gives a simple lesson structure that saves time planning and can be used by class assistants without guidance. The highly motivational game based learning has also proved a hit with EBD, EAL, Down’s Syndrome, Asperger’s and mainstream pupils. Based on 40 years of research and practical teaching at the Bristol Dyslexia Centre, Nessy combines a system of structured incremental phonics linked with language, writing skills and vocabulary development.

“Nessy really has made a huge difference. It is easily understood, and teaches through understanding, fun, concrete methods... The games are fantastic for learning. I love it!” Julian Swindale, Sefton Park Infants School

Starspell 2.3

WordShark 3S This popular teaching resource is used widely in schools. It combines the excitement of computer games with the serious task of learning to read and spell. Its 36 different games use sound, graphics and text to teach and reinforce word recognition and spelling. WordShark 3S includes phonics, onset and rime, homophones, spelling rules, common letter patterns, visual and auditory patterns, prefixes, suffixes, roots, word division, high frequency words, use of words in context, alphabet and dictionary skills and more. The games and selection of 1,500 pre-recorded words are designed to assist those with specific learning difficulties. Suitable for home and school use, and all ages. The word lists are arranged in three alternative structured courses covering the Literacy Hour UK spellings and word recognition, secondary school/adult SEN and the three stages of the book Alpha to Omega. Variable speeds and other options meet all grades of skill. The latest version has 3,000 extra words from the KS3 Curriculum and sentences that show the words in context. It is easy to add new words for learners to practice and the program keeps student records too. Windows CD-Rom 5 CD pack 10 user network licence 15 user network licence

The clear, phonic based structure includes printable card games, activity sheets, mnemonics and computer games. Successful trials have shown Nessy helps to rebuild self confidence and improve literacy skills. Windows CD-Rom £102 3 user copy £255 5 user copy £355 Please call us for more pricing options

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This popular and useful program is ideal for the Literacy Hour. As well as the familiar look - listen - cover - write - check format, it includes words in context sentences, onset-rime activities, plus hangman and anagram games. It also has lists of words for the Literacy Hour Framework, as well as National Curriculum subject word lists for Key Stages 3 and 4. Windows CD-Rom Additional user licence Site licence

£59 £10 £259

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Supporting Reading and Writing Penfriend XP 3.0

A powerful tool for those with dyslexia or physical disabilities, adding word prediction, speech and an on-screen keyboard to almost any software. Penfriend XP helps with spelling, confidence and speed of writing. It also reads out almost any text, such as web pages or word processed documents. Penfriend XP works with your word processor and tries to guess the word you are typing. One key press then finishes the word for you. It also learns the words you use frequently and recently. This information is saved for each user, together with individual settings. Now with even better prediction and more lexicons, including a 30,000 word lexicon for adult users. Teachers can select preferences, edit student lexicons and add topic specific vocabulary. If you use Clicker 4/5, it can also enhance your grids with prediction. Windows CD-Rom Additional user licence

£60 £20

Penfriend XL 3.0 Screen reading, word prediction and on‑screen keyboards! Penfriend XL has additional features including word prediction in French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish and Latin. The screen reader can read menus and dialogues, word processed documents and web pages. If you have suitable voices installed, it can speak in many European languages. Includes on-screen keyboards for several languages, with accented characters too. Compatible with Clicker 5. Windows CD-Rom Additional user licence

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WordBar V2

£120 £30

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WordBar V2 from Crick provides writing support for students. It is a toolbar which sits along the bottom of your screen and attaches itself to whatever word processor you are using. Every grid contains words or phrases that can be sent to the word processor with a click. Faster writing, improved spelling and accuracy. It includes high quality speech so you can hear words or phrases before you write. Version 2 has great new features including new file and grid templates that are suitable for all ages; adjustable height tabs; child friendly Sassoon font and easy network support. Windows CD-Rom £60 Additional user licence £20

Dragon Naturally Speaking - Preferred 9

Watch your words appear as you talk! Dragon gives you the power to create documents, reports, e-mails and more - all by speaking! It’s over three times faster than typing and amazingly accurate. Just use your voice to dictate and edit in Word, Excel, Corel, WordPerfect, and virtually all Windows based applications. Voice recognition is great for those with literacy difficulties: it improves spelling and increases the speed at which users can get their thoughts onto paper. No need to touch a keyboard or make repetitive mouse movements. You can also surf the web, launch programs, and control your mouse and the entire desktop! Dragon is now up to 99% accurate, never makes a spelling mistake and learns as you use it. You can even dictate into a handheld device away from your PC, or use a compatible Bluetooth microphone. No script reading required, so you can get started right away. Free noise-cancelling microphone included. Windows

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This ‘floating’ toolbar helps improve reading and writing skills with features such as speech feedback, phonetic spell checking, word prediction and homophone support. It promotes independent learning and improves the accuracy and vocabulary of written work. Features include high quality speech feedback, phonetic spell checker, word prediction based on sentence context and specialist dictionaries, a talking dictionary and talking simple calculator. It also has a Word Wizard word finder that combines a dictionary and thesaurus. Choose to hear text as you type letter by letter, word by word or sentence by sentence, or have text highlighted as it is read out. Hear icons and menus too. Teachers can monitor spelling mistakes and usage logs, customise the program and change the toolbar style. Windows CD-Rom £140 Primary site licence £495 Secondary site licence £795

textHELP Read & Write Gold 8 Additional features include: • Converts scanned papers into word files that can be read aloud or edited. • Converts text into audio files for use on portable audio devices. • Fact Folder research tool. Capture text or images from any application, including the internet. The source is automatically recorded and information is classified by topic. Convert your research into text or a slide show. •  PDF Aloud - enables speech with synchronised highlighting in PDF files. •  Speech enabled Scientific Calculator. •  Pronunciation Tutor to develop more accurate speech and pronunciation. Windows CD-Rom £320 Macintosh CD-Rom £320 Primary site licence £1095 Secondary site licence £1795 PDF Aloud £59 Screen Reader £25

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Developing mouse and keyboard skills can be of particular benefit for those who struggle to use a pen or pencil to record their work. With a computer, pupils with physical difficulties can achieve neater presentation and greater accuracy. Those with learning difficulties may find that a computer helps them to focus on the content of their work rather than the process of recording it.

Developing mouse skills Using a mouse or one of the many alternative devices on pages 78 to 82 requires a combination of motor, cognitive and physical skills that can be a considerable challenge to many learners. The activities in IT Mouse Skills require a minimum of cognitive and perceptual ability, allowing the user to concentrate on one element of mouse use at a time. It begins with ‘mouse over’, to help teach the first essential skill; moving the mouse pointer around the screen. It does not require any button pressing - all they need to do is pass over little characters, which then disappear with a satisfying sound! The next activity encourages the learner to start clicking. They can click anywhere on the screen to make a fun character appear. If the pupil tends to hold down their mouse button and needs to learn to let go, the program’s options can make

the character appear when the button is released. You could practice targeting too – can they put a character in each corner of the screen? Further activities help to learn double-clicking and click timing before moving on to drag and drop. Accuracy is encouraged when the learner drops the character down a hole! The final activity is around drop-down menus. Click on the odd one out in the row, and a drop-down column of characters will

appear. Again, click on the odd one out to see an on-screen reward. You could introduce some further simple activities to help pupils consolidate their mouse skills. Young children will enjoy colouring in on-screen pictures in programs like Alphabet Paint, or exploring a beach scene in Let’s Go To The Seaside. You could also introduce some fun choosing activities with programs like the Choose and Tell series.

IT Mouse Skills

CatchMe

Have fun while learning the many applications of the mouse! Move the mouse over an object, drag and drop, drag along a path and practice using drop-down menus. Various clicking activities can be found such as clicking anywhere, click timing and doubleclicking. Introductions to each activity are provided and the successful completion of a task is met with a range of pleasing rewards. Many games are configurable. Adjust the difficulty level and change the background for high contrast; ideal for low vision. Customise the colours and sound effects too. Setups will be remembered when re-starting the program. Windows/Mac OSX 8.6+ CD-Rom £45 Additional user licence £12

CatchMe is excellent for practising mouse and whiteboard skills. Improve hand-eye coordination by targeting and dragging colours, shapes, letters and numbers, or try games with balloons, mazes or revealing a picture. The activities Ballooning, Mazes, Painting and Uncovering are ideal for teaching the important functions of a mouse in an entertaining and motivating fashion. You can even add your own digital images and sounds to provide extra motivation. This lovely program has many options to tailor each of its activities to the needs of the learner. Windows CD-Rom £45 Site licence £220

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Developing keyboard skills Whether a child uses a physical keyboard or an on-screen version, it helps if they know their way around the keys. For pupils with learning difficulties, a keyboard with lowercase letters (page 76) can help with letter recognition. Alternatively, you could customise your keyboard using lowercase stickers (page 77). Colour coded keys can also help to jog the child’s memory (were they looking for a green key?) and are useful when giving verbal prompts. The Jumbo XL (page 75) uses bright green for consonants, purple for vowels and yellow for punctuation keys. Another option is the Kidglove (page 77). This removable, transparent sleeve has lowercase stickers on the inside. The alphabet keys are very clear and other keys, which might distract, can be blanked out with removable stickers. There are high contrast gloves for those with low vision too.

Typing tutors Keyboard familiarity

Pupils can get to know the keyboard by making a game of typing common words, or words that have their letters close together (such as ‘tree’, ‘was’, ‘red’ and ‘wear’). The learner could work alongside another child or a teaching assistant. You could add to the motivation using a talking word processor that will read the word out when the space bar is pressed, or that is picture supported.

Typing tutors take a structured, methodical approach to developing the user’s keyboarding skills. First Keys 2 helps develop early literacy skills as well as keyboard awareness. It

Touch typing Once the pupil has some keyboard awareness, those with poor handwriting but reasonable fine motor skills may benefit from a touch typing program. UltraKey 5 has high quality graphics, speech feedback and animation that helps motivate learners to practice as well as encouraging good posture. It is aimed at teenagers, but can also suit younger and/or older learners.

introduces letters through a variety of activities that teach key position, letter recognition and spelling, using an onscreen keyboard. These include simple copy typing or filling in the gaps in a piece of text. You can also set up word lists to make the learning experience relevant.

The keys are introduced letter by letter and there is the opportunity to practice typing individual letters, words and whole sentences. The program analyses any incorrect keys pressed and provides exercises to work on areas of difficulty. Other typing tutors include Five Finger Typist for learning to type with one hand and Touch Type, which speaks the next letter to be typed and allows you to change the font, size and colour, making it suitable for visually impaired users.

UltraKey 5

Rhyming activities can help too – typing words that rhyme can help familiarise the child with typing patterns for words with similar endings. Other activities for helping achieve keyboard familiarity could include simple spelling, initial letter and letter recognition activities and Cloze exercises. Activities should be kept short, achievable and motivating, with plenty of short sessions being more effective than one long session.

UltraKey 5 is especially suited to the classroom because it can be adapted to individual learning needs including text size, practice content, keyboard display and voice usage.

NOW! UK English version Keyboarding instruction with stunning 3D multimedia and voice accompanied instruction. A friendly but powerful learning management system makes UltraKey 5 the most comprehensive solution available for schools. Ideal for eleven years old and upwards.

Awesome graphics and animation Resident website with additional activities Includes ergonomic, health and safety instruction You can easily add custom practice and typing tests Choice of text size for special needs Speech for those with reading difficulties Record keeping with easy management Completely network friendly

Windows/Mac CD-Rom 1 station school edition Home user copy (home use only)

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TypeQuick for Students

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TIP: You could try a program like First Keys 2 on an interactive plasma screen to add extra motivation – the child will still be learning how the keyboard is laid out.

First Keys 2

and it includes an extensive range of images. You can add your own too.

First Keys 2 develops keyboard awareness and early literacy skills. It suits young children or older pupils with learning difficulties and the clear layout and speech feedback are suitable for those with low vision. Key locations are taught by matching letters with pictures and speech,

• Initial Letter: match a letter key to the initial letter of a picture prompt. • Match the Text: type in the whole word or phrase to match the text. • Build the Text: text and picture appear, but on the first input the remaining text disappears. • Fill the Gaps: shows the picture and text, but with gaps. • Look Cover Spell: see the picture and text. The word then disappears and the student must type it in. • Spell from Picture: the student must type a word using a picture clue. Windows CD-Rom 5 user copy 10 user copy

£40 £88 £124

Learn to type with Kewala and friends in this exciting Australian adventure! Helps you type quickly and correctly with 10 fingers without looking at the keyboard. TypeQuick is a 10 to 15 hour adventure, behind which is a structured course of lessons. Type your name and the computer recognises where you are, what progress you have made and how fast you are typing. Ideal for 7 - 14 year olds. NB: the 5 & 10 packs enable 5 & 10 users to use the program at one time. So you can put unlimited numbers of individuals through the training as long as they are not all logged on at once! Please state whether you require a stand alone or network version. Individ. (home) user copy Win/Mac £21 Family (4 users on 1 PC) £49 5 PC pack £245 10 PC pack £395 Additional user licence £39

Touch Type 2

Nessy Fingers

Five Finger Typist

This on-screen typing tutor works at your own pace. See the letter, hear it, then type it. A full on-screen picture of the keyboard teaches the home keys first, then introduces the others through a range of exercises. The program also includes a monitoring system to show where you need practice. Touch Type 2 is suitable for all ages and is adaptable for special needs. The program speaks the next letter to be typed and has the option of changing the font, font size and font colour - suitable for visually impaired users. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £35

This touch typing program also helps children improve their spelling skills. Nine fantastic games using real words and sentences provide all the motivation needed! Explore the land of Ness and battle dragons and ghosts. Crush Rocky under a giant snowball. Score goals against the boss gorilla or win trophies in the hall of fame. The key positions are taught in the sequence of the alphabet. Set personal speed and accuracy targets. Configurable, with nine levels of difficulty. Windows home user copy £17 5 user network £75 Please contact us for additional options

A complete set of typing lessons for both the right and left hand. It teaches the keyboarding technique for singlehanded touch typing on the QWERTY keyboard. Users learn the home position, then complete exercises which introduce new keys and revise keys already learned. The application remembers the last lesson worked on in a user’s document file. Lessons are graded, starting with simple exercises. An animated hand graphic on the screen shows the correct hand movement as keys are typed. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £51

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In early 1979, an American company named Micropro released software that would fundamentally change the way human beings would handle text. That program was Wordstar, the world’s first commercially successful word processor. Wordstar gave those lucky enough to have access to a computer the ability to enter, amend, format and print text with a keyboard. This was a revolutionary concept back in 1979, when the most common technology for entering text was the humble typewriter. These days however, computers and word processors are commonplace and many of us use them every day in our work or for our leisure. Children routinely use them in our homes and in schools, often pressing keys on a keyboard at almost the same time as they begin to use pens and pencils. The real power of word processing lies in the way the computer can automate and simplify some aspects of the process of writing text. Cut, copy and paste, for example, allows the author to move individual words or whole paragraphs without having to re-type each and every word.

In-built functions automatically format the document for us, correcting spelling mistakes as we make them. Documents can be created using any combination of text and images, and some word processors even allow the addition of sounds, video clips and links to pages stored on the worldwide web. Text to

Specialised word processors Most special schools have access to at least one of the more specialised word processors such as Clicker 5, Writing with Symbols 2000 or Communicate: In Print 2. These programs have sophisticated features designed to provide additional support to the learner with special needs. Clicker 5, for example, enables you to create on-screen grids using any combination of words, pictures and sounds, which the child can use to enter letters, whole words and sentences. At its simplest, this allows the child to write simply by choosing pictures. They can be accessed using a mouse, touch monitor or switch scanning, making them ideal for use in the Inclusive Classroom environment. Clicker 5’s flexibility ensures that the program will continue to support your pupils as their skills and confidence grow. Grids can be made to support any topic and at any level, from talking storybooks and simple sentence building, right through to topic specific word banks. Writing with Symbols 2000 is another specialised word processor with many of the same features as Clicker 5, including the facility to create switch accessible grids. WWS2000 however, has the facility to use Widgit Literacy Symbols (previously known as Rebus symbols). Developed over 20 years ago and now used extensively in special schools, Widgit Literacy Symbols were designed to provide additional

support to children experiencing reading and writing difficulties by ‘drawing’ a small representative picture above or below the word, for example, an outline of a car over the word ‘car’. Research tells us that by presenting key information carrying words in this way it can help a child decode text by assisting the recognition and retention of the words. WWS2000 has been replaced by Communicate: SymWriter. This adds some very useful features designed to support emergent writers. It allows the child to see the meaning of words as they type them. It features a pictorial spell checker and can use grids in much the same manner as programs like Clicker 5. Perhaps the biggest improvement is the use of ‘Smart Symbolising Technology’. This enables more accurate symbolisation of text, with less need for manual corrections. The program can work in multiple languages, ideal for supporting MFL lessons.

speech technology used in other word processors can read out whole documents, single words or even individual letters as they are typed. It is little wonder then that computers are playing an increasing role in supporting the development of literacy skills, especially for those pupils with special educational needs.

Communicate: In Print 2 also makes use of the Widgit Literacy Symbol set, this time as part of a desktop publishing (DTP) program. DTP programs are similar to word processors but have many extra features that provide flexibility when creating and printing documents such as posters, books and worksheets. Communicate: In Print 2 is the ideal tool to create symbolised versions of books to support independent reading in the literacy hour. Symbols can be printed in grids for communication books or for use with PECS. Many schools use them to create visual timetables to help children on the autistic spectrum make sense of their day.

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Literacy Communicate: SymWriter from The exciting successor to Writing with Symbols! Ideal for simple word/symbol processing for emergent writers, SymWriter enables users to see the meaning of words as they write. The symbols appear automatically in a side panel, illustrating the word just typed or chosen. The program includes over 8,000 Widgit Literacy Symbols in colour and black and white and 1,500 Widgit Pictures (clip art and photographs), or you can add your own. SymWriter makes writing easier with the aid of grids and buttons, in text, text and symbol, or symbol formats. This helps support those who cannot write text but can write using symbols, and text writers with a limited vocabulary. It’s easy to create grids and buttons and position them wherever you like. The program can speak out individual letters, words and sentences as they are created, or read back whole documents. The pictorial spell checker helps users understand the meaning of selected words by illustrating them with symbols, whether or not you are using symbols in the finished document. New ‘smart’ symbolising technology enables more accurate symbolisation of text, with less need for manual corrections. SymWriter works in multiple languages and other language databases will be available in the future, Did you know? along with curriculum resources. Windows CD-Rom £129 Let’s Sign & Write has British Sign 5 user copy £292 Language graphics that you can use in 10 user copy £413 symbol software. page 33 For more options, contact Inclusive

Creating resources Using In Print 2 gives you the ability to import photos and pictures, draw text boxes and create grid layouts. This means it is the package to use for making posters and information signs with symbol support. In Print 2 will also format your designs into a book layout, so is great for making and printing adapted, symbol supported books.

Supporting word processing SymWriter will provide a symbol for each word as the user types. This can help support emerging writers by giving an indication that they have typed the word correctly. It can also help by illustrating the meaning of words as they are typed. Writing grids can also be created in SymWriter, enabling users to construct sentences from whole words or phrases.

Digital story sacks

Communicate: In Print 2 from

Communicate: In Print 2 is a flexible, symbol supported desktop publishing package for creating books, worksheets, flash cards, newsletters, templates and posters. It makes book creation easy and you can print them in a ready to fold format or as single sheets. You can even create grid layouts for worksheets or timetables. It is easy to add your own digital images too. Communicate: In Print 2 includes: • The Widgit Rebus symbol set. • 7,500 symbols as line drawings and in colour to support literacy. • 1,500 colour images for illustration. • Flexible layout creation.

Do I need Communicate: SymWriter or Communicate: In Print 2?

The program can automatically add symbols to your writing. Use them in speech bubbles, text boxes, frames and tables. It has a pictorial spell checker and speech output too. But Communicate: In Print 2 is more than a writing tool; the layout capabilities and smart printing help you create all kinds of materials with a really professional finish. Windows CD-Rom £89 5 user copy £201 10 user copy £285 For FREE resources to use with Communicate: In Print 2, see www.widgit.com/SIP

We’re all familiar with the concept of story sacks, a big bag filled with props to bring our literacy sessions alive for children with severe and complex special needs. Some schools are extending this concept to include an element of ICT. Many colleagues now routinely paste symbols above the key information-carrying words in their big books. They use BIGmack communication devices with repeated lines or sound effects from the story recorded onto them. They have switch accessible on-screen talking versions of the book made quickly and simply in SwitchIt! Maker 2 and, depending on the ability of the pupils, comprehension activities made in ChooseIt! Maker 2 or writing grids for use with Clicker 5. If you would like to learn how to make your own digital story sacks, why not come along to one of our Information Days? They are held regularly at venues around the country. For more information, see page 105 or www. inclusive.co.uk/events

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Literacy Clicker Pricing

Clicker 5

Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £120 Additional user licence £25 Upgrade from Clicker 4 £75 (serial number required with order) Upgrade additional user licence £20

Essential Clicker Add-ons These resources all require Clicker 4/5.

For ten years, Clicker has been helping children of all abilities to achieve success, winning six BETT Awards and now used in over 40,000 schools worldwide. Now, its unique combination of talking word processor and Clicker grids is even better! New features include an almost human speech engine, pop-up grids to help create talking books and a new picture library.  Clicker 5 now uses just one file to store a whole set of Clicker grids, and also provides direct access to free resources at www.LearningGrids.com

Clicker 5 is ideal for early readers and writers, for supporting struggling writers and extending older writers. Its talking word processor lets you write with pictures and words, and Clicker grids give students instant access to words, pictures and sounds. Text from the grid is entered into Clicker Writer (included) with a simple mouse click. They can hear a word spoken before they write it, too. Turn on the instant pictures feature and immediately your pupil’s writing is picture supported. If you wish, you can add your own images and if you have Penfriend, you can have word prediction within your Clicker grids too. Switch access included.

Clicker Animations Enhance Clicker’s writing support for verbs. The CD includes 100 original animations and over 500 ready-made Clicker grids on various themes. Windows/Mac site licence £75

PCS Symbols Over 3,000 coloured symbols. Windows/Mac CD-Rom Additional user licence

£80 £20

Find Out & Write About ... Factual, curriculum based CDs, each with an interactive talking book and Clicker grids. See www.inclusive.co.uk

Clicker Phonics Clicker Phonics gets your children going with phonics and delivers engaging materials at the right level for their needs. It can be used alongside any phonics scheme, including ‘Jolly Phonics’, and takes children from the first steps of discriminating environmental sounds right up to systematic synthetic phonics. Ideal for 3 to 6 year olds, plus older pupils who are struggling with reading. Suitable for whiteboards and for individual work. Requires Clicker 5. See www.inclusive.co.uk for further information. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £25 Site licence £75 Please specify title required.

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The first two CDs help with discriminating between sounds, such as a dog’s bark or a cow’s moo. This builds the foundation of young children’s abilities to hear and discriminate between sounds in words. Recording your own sounds helps develop speaking skills too.

In these CDs, children tune into the sounds of language, learning to focus on patterns in words and differentiating between their sounds. Rhyme and alliteration help develop attention to detail, increasing children’s sensitivity to the sounds in words.

Now we move on to synthetic phonics! Fun activities build fluency in hearing, saying, reading and writing all 42 phonemes. These CDs follow the current recommendations for phonics teaching and help develop the skills required to decode unknown words.

CD1 - Sounds Around

CD3 - Rhyme Time

CD5 - Sounds and Letters

These activities encourage children to recognise and play with rhyming words, rhyming couplets and longer rhymes. Children experiment by inventing and recording their own rhymes.

Introduces the major grapheme/phoneme correspondences. Each letter sound and shape is introduced, and children gain synthetic phonic skills by blending sounds to build words.

CD4 - Alphabet Animals

CD6 - Read and Write

Meet fun ‘alliterative characters’ and play with ‘silly’ sounds. Children learn to recognise initial phonemes and matching sounds.

Reinforces synthetic phonic skills through reading, writing and spelling activities using new and unknown words. Fun stories with decodable text help practice skills.

Listen to and discriminate between sounds in a park, street, garden, beach and farm. There are many opportunities to explore the locations, record sounds and complete a range of activities.

CD2 - Noisy Bears Discriminate between ‘action noises’ in a fun talking book with six bear characters. Also create your own storybooks with recorded sound effects.

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Literacy Learning to type To use a word processor effectively, we need to learn how to use a keyboard. Keyboards come in all shapes and sizes to meet the specific needs of the child. For example, young children or those children with some level of dyspraxia may benefit from a keyboard with larger keys, such as the Jumbo XL. Those with only one useable hand or very restricted movement might benefit from a smaller keyboard, such as the Compact or Ultra Compact Keyboard (pictured bottom right). Pupils with poor vision might require a high contrast or large print keyboard to help them see the letters. There is an enormous choice and as with any technology, the choice of keyboard should always be informed by the needs of the child. Ask 100 people why the keyboard has a QWERTY layout and almost all of them will tell you it is to speed up typing. While this was true back in 1878 when the typewriter was first patented - the QWERTY layout reduced the number of times it would jam - in 2007, it leaves us with a slight problem. Children learn the sequence of letters in the alphabet at a very early age, ABCDE etc. However, when they come to use a keyboard, the sequence of letters they have learned is all jumbled up, making it much harder for them to find the letter they require. Keyboards are available in ABC layout, and for some children it may help them learn their way around the keyboard more quickly. However, the rest of the world outside of school uses QWERTY keyboards and there is a compelling argument that we should use ‘standard’ keyboards wherever possible, as our pupils are unlikely to find ABC layout keyboards in the ‘real’ world. Learning the keyboard layout takes lots of practice, which some children can find quite boring. For younger children, programs like Nessy Fingers (page 51) can make this fun. Delivered as a series of fantastic games and using real words and sentences, it supplies all the motivation needed. Children can explore the land of Ness and battle dragons, as well as having lots of other adventures while learning the key positions. The program is configurable and allows personal targets to be set. First Keys 2 is another useful program to support letter recognition and keyboarding skills (pages 50/51). It offers the facility to create six different activities from the same word list. One teacher used it to create an interactive talking version of her weekly big book, which the children used on the interactive whiteboard. Using the text from the book, the teacher created a word list, and simply by ticking a couple of boxes in the options menu, she had created a range of differentiated activities for her pupil’s individual work. Technology has much to offer teaching and learning in literacy. Traditional tools such as word and symbol processors can provide children with just the right amount of support they need to write independently. Talking animated storybooks such as those in the ReadIt! Younger Reader’s Library (page 57) feature high quality animations and sounds that can really bring stories to life. The text in these books can be configured to display and be read at different levels of complexity, enabling easy differentiation for the less able child.

Making simplified keyboards with IntelliKeys USB Using an IntelliKeys board and a copy of Overlay Maker 3, you can make your own simplified keyboards. For children with severe learning difficulties, try making a keyboard with a photograph of the child and just the letters of their name below. Used together with a talking word processor such as Clicker 5 or Writing with Symbols 2000, the child can be encouraged to touch and listen to each letter in turn. When the child has touched all of the letters, the computer will read out the child’s name. As the child progresses change the overlay to reflect a standard QWERTY layout, but just use the letters of the child’s name, leaving the other keys blank. How about making a keyboard with just the letters you are working on, perhaps mirroring the SATPIN letter sequence used at the start of popular phonics programmes? Create a blank keyboard and add each letter one at a time as the child learns to recognise them. Creating keyboards with Overlay Maker 3 is quick and easy. A forty five day evaluation copy to try at school is available - contact us for details.

Also see: Mouse & Keyboard Skills pages 49 - 51

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Literacy Series

These useful CDs each contain over 20 activities that map directly to the DfES Primary Strategy Letters and Sounds document. Each activity has a graded sequence of 20 to 40 simply presented multiple-choice questions, which are structured using a positive reinforcement strategy. Correct answers result in a short animated sequence with music and spoken reinforcement, while full speech support and switch access options provide access to learning by almost all students. The CDs include simple performance reporting, so you can record student progress. Designed by a teacher with over 20 years’ experience in primary and special schools, the series is ideal for pupils at the Foundation Stage and KS1, as well as those with special needs who need extra practice. Should the activity content not quite fit your specific needs, you can modify them using ChooseIt! Maker 2 (see page 25). ChooseIt! Maker 2 is very easy to use and allows you to change the text, pictures, speech or music in an activity.

Practice matching and identifying environmental sounds, vocal utterances, musical instruments, music styles, nursery rhymes, simple instructions, sequencing sounds, counting syllables, rhyming and alliteration. Covers most of Phase 1 of the Letters and Sounds document.

You can also use each CD on its own - no need for additional software!

Alphabet Initial Letter Phonemes

Initial Blend Phonemes

Covers the sounds of the 26 letters, both individually spoken and spoken at the beginning of words. There is one activity for each letter, with five extra activities for each of the long vowel sounds. A choice of round-up activities includes VC and CVC blending. No grapheme recognition is required, although graphemes are introduced passively.

This CD covers the sounds of the 26 most common initial consonant blends. One activity for each of ch, sh, th, qu and tr. A further 13 activities introduce more blends in pairs (e.g. for “bl” and “cl” together). Also includes fun round‑up activities. Grapheme recognition is not required, although graphemes are introduced passively.

Initial Letter Graphemes

Initial Blend Graphemes

Over 40 activities focus on learning the names of the 26 letters (rather than their phonic sounds) and on dictionary skills. Includes distinguishing letters from other symbols, through to sorting whole words alphabetically. Also letter reversals, matching upper and lowercase and the British Sign Language alphabet.

Prices  Please specify the title you require when ordering. Windows CD-Rom 5 user copy 10 user copy Network licence

This useful CD looks at the matching and recognition of written letters, a-z. There is one activity for each letter as well as a selection of round-up activities.

Covers matching and recognition of written blends. Common blends are covered, both individually and in pairs. With several motivating round-up activities.

£29 £59 £89 £159

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Introducing the ReadIt! Series Inclusive Technology presents ReadIt!, a series of interactive, animated storybooks, perfect for the Literacy Hour.  The ReadIt! CDs feature imaginatively written, age appropriate stories, fully narrated and beautifully animated, which will engage even the most reluctant of readers. ReadIt! stories can be used as a ‘big book’ on an interactive whiteboard, or on a touch monitor/standard computer for individual or small group work. Read either the full text or a simplified version of each story, which provides the support that less confident readers need to encourage them to read independently.  They are accessible using one or two switches and have selectable background and text colours to support learners with a visual impairment.

ReadIt! Younger Readers’ Library Delightful, animated stories for younger children. Each carefully crafted story helps children develop reading and listening skills in a fun, engaging way.  Each CD is packed with resources including matching games, picture builds and talking clocks, together with over fifty ready-to-print flash cards and worksheets to use away from the computer. Each includes a CD-Rom and a full colour illustrated book. Please specify the title required when ordering. Single user pack: £29 5 user pack: £59 10 user pack: £79 5 extra books: £20 Or buy all three titles! Single user pack: £79 5 user pack: £159 10 user pack: £199

The Sleepy Farmer

The Best Thing

The Time of My Life

An enchanting farmyard tale focusing on animal sounds. Join in the fun as the animals try to wake up the sleepy farmer who just won’t get out of bed.

Hop in the car and join the family on a fun day at the zoo. See and hear all of the animals… but what was the best thing? Supports the early learning goals.

A beautifully animated story designed to help children recognise the time with a variety of time pieces. An enchanting tale of one child’s very special day!

The Sleepy Farmer has additional computer activities including a Sound Lotto game, Make Your Own Farm Pictures and Animal Sound games. There are many printable worksheets too, including Simple Counting, Flash Cards, Colouring Pages, Matching, Sequencing, Learn to Write Numbers, Dominoes and more.

The Best Thing has additional computer activities: Make Your Own Animal Pictures, Match to Line Drawing and Match to Silhouettes. There are many printable worksheets too, including Simple Counting, Flash Cards, Colouring Pages, Matching, Sequencing, Writing Numbers, Making Sets, Dominoes and more.

The Time of My Life also has a Talking Clock (ideal for the whiteboard) and Match Time - simple matching exercises using analogue and digital watches and clocks. It has many printable worksheets too, including Make a Clock, Set the Clock, Write Time, Flash Cards, What Time When, Sequencing and more.

“Inclusive, interactive stories which are brilliant on your whiteboard and aimed at Foundation/KS1 children? ReadIt! gives us titles which have many options for accessibility or differentiation, such as switch access or full and shortened versions of the text built-in as integral features of the software, so we can concentrate on the teaching and learning in our classes. Clear pictures and strong, simple storylines with the literary features, such as repetition, that we are looking for are all here, ready to load and use! Try it - enjoy it - ReadIt!”. Carol Allen, Hadrian Education Centre

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Digital literacy

Digital cameras are one of the most exciting innovations to come to the classroom in the last few years. Digital still and video cameras are now almost commonplace in special schools, and their use has extended beyond staff taking photographs for evidential purposes. Now, even very young children regularly use digital cameras to take photographs and video clips as part of their learning across the curriculum. One really interesting application of this technology is in digital literacy. Many children with special needs have difficulty organising their ideas and getting them down on paper. It seems that for some children, pencils are the barrier to self expression. Digital cameras free children from these difficulties and enable them to share their ideas and opinions through pictures and video. Tools such as SwitchIt! Maker 2 simplify the process of organising photographs and video clips into coherent presentations, with the added advantage that when completed, they can be used by everyone, irrespective of their access needs. They can even be sent home to parents on a CD.

For further information see: Digital Movie Creator 3 page 103

Communicate: By Choice

Communicate: Webwide

This program makes it easy to create decision making, matching and sequencing activities. Make activities around specific vocabulary, such as ‘find the tallest’. Play picture matching, match pictures with labels or an object to its silhouette. Try sequencing using text or graphics. The program uses the new Rebus colour symbols to provide diverse and motivating learning experiences and has speech, sound and animated feedback. It includes many ready-made activities and you can create your own, either from scratch or using a simple template editor. Suitable for whiteboard, touch monitor, mouse or switch. Available as a stand alone product or as an add-on to Communicate: In Print 2 (from £40: see www.inclusive. co.uk for details). Windows CD-Rom £89 5 user copy £201 10 user copy £285

With Communicate: Webwide you can view web pages in symbols or plain text! Many web pages are too complex for those who struggle with text. Now you can simply convert them to symbols! Or view them as text in a pre-set size and colour. Change the background colour too – ideal for those with a visual impairment. You can also sort the layout into a clear, single column. Hear the pages read with speech synthesis. Save your favourite sites in an easy to access viewer. Change from one view to another at the click of a button. When you subscribe to Communicate: Webwide you can install it onto any computer you use to access the internet. Please supply an email address for receipt of an account activation code. First year single account £69 Additional year £60

Mini Matchers

Help young learners develop basic and early literacy skills with these delightful programs from Sherston. Each has a clear interface and attractive images, optional reward screens and speech support. The activities help all pupils enjoy a feeling of achievement. Mouse or switch access.

Mini Matchers 1 - complete simple two-piece puzzles that animate when answered correctly. Two activity types and three topics to choose from: who’s hiding?, things that go together and opposites.

Mini Matchers 2 - choose from two activities (which piece? or which pair?). Complete simple two-piece puzzles that animate when answered correctly. Three topics included: whose home?, whose baby? and whose tail?.

Mini Matchers 3 - complete simple SwitchIt! Maker 2

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two-piece jigsaw puzzles that animate when answered correctly. Two activity types and three topics included: find the letter, find the word and find the rhyme.

Please specify which title you require. Windows CD-Rom £34 5 user copy £69 Unlimited user £174 Please call us for more pricing options

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Literacy Words and Sentences

Words and Sentences helps students of all ages who are learning English. It also helps those with specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia. Students receive comprehension practice and learn

to understand words in the context of a sentence. The 15 different activities, such as Right or Wrong, A/An, Who am I?, Which Word Does Not Belong?, Match the Word to

the Picture, Word Hunt, Build a Sentence and Yes or No, have full speech support. Use one or two switches, keyboard, touch monitor or mouse. Windows CD-Rom £49

Language Cards Interactive

four levels of difficulty, along with a photo viewer section. The activities are carefully designed to support users with special educational needs and are switch accessible.

Lexion

Language Cards Interactive is a brand new series of CD-Roms developed by Sherston in conjunction with LDA. The series includes three programs that will help your pupils to develop their basic language skills, as well as build and consolidate a strong vocabulary through the use of a comprehensive collection of photographs. Each CD includes matching, finding and find the word activities, each at 1

Nouns

This program contains 242 photographs that cover seven topics, including parts of the body and everyday objects. Pupils will become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary through these stimulating activities. 2

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Verbs

The program presents and explores 35 verbs in three activities, to help pupils learn about actions and tense sequencing. 3

Each CD features: •  Clear, simple interface and images. •  Full speech support throughout. •  Mouse or switch mode. •  Animated ‘rewards’. •  Switch off speech or text facility. •  Configurable options. •  Suitable for whiteboards.

Prepositions & Adjectives

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Includes 35 photo prepositions and 35 photo adjectives to help your pupils develop their vocabulary. The activities help improve listening skills and increase reaction speed to auditory prompts. Please specify which title you require. Windows/Mac CD-Rom 3 user copy 5 user copy 10 user copy Unlimited user

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Lexion is a comprehensive assessment and training tool that is designed to help people with speech and language related learning disorders and/or dyslexia. Lexion can help identify specific areas a child may have difficulty in, and devise a program of motivating exercises to improve skills. Many children would benefit from structured training in basic language processes before and during the acquisition of reading and writing skills - Lexion can be a great tool for group as well as individual teaching. The program is suitable for Reception class children to Year 9, plus adults with dysphasia. See page 46 for further information. Lexion teacher licence Additional teacher licence Site licence

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Smart Phonics 1

The first in a series to make learning phonics fun, full of sound and colour. This CD covers consonants, vowels and digraph beginnings. Explore each letter and its phonic sound on a simple child friendly screen, with finding activities and word making games. Windows/Mac CD-Rom 5 user copy Site licence

Handwriting for Windows V3

Smart Phonics 2

£34 £69 £175

This follows on in the Smart Phonics series to successfully tackle digraph endings, blend beginnings and blend endings. This superb program is packed full of examples and rewarding activities and kids simply love it! Windows/Mac CD-Rom 5 user copy Site licence

£34 £69 £175

Vowel Sounds

Smart Phonics 3

Produce worksheets in simulated handwriting with the correct letter shapes and joins. Enter your text, then choose your letter forms and style. The font follows accepted good practices and now offers additional styles, such as italic and bold. Make choices about letter styles, such as looped ‘k’, etc. Now with an enhanced word processor with support for tables and graphics. For Windows 98 or later. Windows CD-Rom £29 Site licence £69

Superb CDs of printable resources from Kath Balcombe, the author of Handwriting for Windows

The Handwriting Files The last in a very popular phonics series, this CD helps children learn blend beginnings, the magic ‘e’, vowel digraphs, changeable vowel sounds and r-controlled vowel sounds. Clearly presented with wonderfully illustrated cartoons and spoken instructions. Windows/Mac CD-Rom 5 user copy Site licence

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A collection of 19 poems that teach the different vowel sounds (short, long and rcontrolled). Each poem concentrates on the different spelling patterns for an individual vowel sound, e.g. the long o sound can be spelt: oa as in boat, ow as in grow, o_e as in bone or ough as in dough. Word work activities are included. Create words by dragging sounds into the correct area. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £34 5 user copy £69 Site licence £175

This comprehensive resource helps improve handwriting. The printable book gives suggestions on correct seating and positioning, letter construction etc. The Handwriting Files also includes many worksheets to practice letter formation and handwriting. Windows site licence £25

A Reference for Spelling

A to Z Activities to practice letter recognition and letter sounds etc. Choose the letter you wish to practice. Press the letter to see and hear a word and see a picture. Find the letter in a set of words. Word building activities. Memory games for words beginning with ... plus much more. Beautiful images and clear sound. Windows CD-Rom £49

A superb reference source which has comprehensive lists of words coded into word families, useable in a number of different ways. It includes a Personal Spelling Sampler which can be used as a record for students. Windows site licence £25

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Numeracy ICT can be a very powerful tool to reinforce practical numeracy skills. It won’t teach the students for you, but it can provide another way of generalising learning. It is relatively easy to progress from sorting real cups to sorting cups on a whiteboard or plasma screen, before moving on to the more ’virtual world’ of the computer. ICT can also be one way to prove whether a student has achieved a learning objective. The computer will not give the subconscious clues or signals to the correct answer which students are so adept at picking up on! Inevitably there is some ‘drill and practice’ involved in numeracy; ICT can provide motivating and fun ways to do this.

When working at the earliest levels in numeracy, it can be hard to find a breadth of tasks and resources which achieve similar goals. Thankfully there are many ICT resources available to support numeracy – some of which may not be obvious at first glance.

Experiential learning For students working at this level, we want to use ICT as a motivating way for them to experience early numeracy concepts. By inserting digital images into SwitchIt! Maker 2, it is easy to create a simple counting activity which can be advanced by a switch, mouse click, the spacebar or a touch monitor. Audio commentary can be added to each slide to support the picture. Video clips (recorded on your digital camera or downloaded from the web) can make this even more motivating to use, for example: Slide 1 - 1 balloon Slide 2 - 2 balloons Slide 3 - video clip of lots of balloons

About video clips You can use www.alltheweb.com to search for video clips, though contrary to expectation, it usually takes less time to make your own and you get exactly the right content and length. The other advantage of using your own photos and video clips is that you can provide an activity containing photos of the same physical objects you may use for learning about number. This will strengthen the link between the concrete or physical and the abstract or virtual.

Learn More About Maths

Six activities to practice and reinforce essential early Maths skills and concepts: counting to 9 animated creatures; completing a sequence of numbers; pelmanism game using numerals; analogue and digital time telling; addition and subtraction practice. Learn More About Maths is fully configurable, with saveable options. Select which activities a user will play, set the difficulty level, font, and where and how speech and sound rewards are used. Decide which time intervals should be used by each level of difficulty in the time telling activities. Use a mouse, touch monitor, keyboard or single or two switch access. Windows CD-Rom £49

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Experiential learning

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Providing you are willing to record your singing voice, counting songs can be split into one number per slide and each part illustrated with a photo or picture. This then becomes an accessible activity which can be used in a group or by an individual to encourage recognition and anticipation of the next part of the song. If you use this activity in a group and with an interactive whiteboard or plasma screen, the Jelly Beamer wireless switch enables everyone to take their turn. It can simply be passed around with no cables to get in the way or be too short!

Recognition and response Using IntelliKeys SwitchIt! Maker 2 slides can easily be accessed by an IntelliKeys alternative keyboard. Make a simple overlay (using Overlay Maker 3) with three buttons which send numbers 1, 2 and 3. This will ‘jump’ between the first three slides in your SwitchIt! Maker 2 activity. Physical objects can be attached to the IntelliKeys overlay which relate to the pictures on the slides. This is particularly useful for visually impaired students who can locate the tactile object and then get the audio reinforcement when they press on it.

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TIP: Make your first slide blank and put picture 1 on slide 2, picture 2 on slide 3 etc. Your IntelliKeys overlay needs to reflect this - sending 2, 3, 4 instead of 1, 2, 3. This will mean that there is no picture or sound until the first press of the IntelliKeys. Also see IntelliKeys Overlay Maker 3

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ChooseIt! Maker 2 is perfect for making activities which require an answer. It can be used with a mouse, rollerball, touch monitor, interactive whiteboard or switch(es). See page 25 for details. As with SwitchIt! Maker 2, your own images and sounds can be used so that the computer based activities are linked to the practical. Two, three, four or six options can be displayed on the screen to increase the complexity, and the question can be given in text, audio or both. If the option for a prompt is turned on in the menu, it then becomes a matching activity.

The complexity of the exercise is a combination of the pictures used and the question asked. At a basic level the question could be “Can you find the number 3?”, but more advanced students could be asked “Which is the highest number?” or “What is six minus three?”. The ChooseIt! Readymades (page 64) provide groups of pre-made activities in the ChooseIt! Maker 2 format. All the activities are linked to curriculum goals. They do not need ChooseIt! Maker 2 to run, but if need be they can be imported into the program and edited.

Many other programs have content which can be used for numeracy activities providing further breadth to lessons. Some examples are listed below:

Let’s Go To Town - discuss size, shape and colour in the clothes shop. Select the right amount of fruit in the market place. Count to three at the bus stop. Page 28. Let’s Go To The Seaside - have fun building a sandcastle with up to five towers and flags. Count rock pool creatures into a bucket. Page 28. SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2 - count the pieces into the jigsaw. Page 26.

Beep! - the street scene. Ask students to place a certain number of objects in the scene: three cars, two trees and one house. Press Play to see the action. Page 40. Jigworks - cut out jigsaws of numbers and amounts can be made to help with recognition. Many activities can be downloaded from the website. Page 39.

Other programs at this level include: Making Sense with Numbers. Page 63.

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NumberShark 4

MathsWiz 1 has over 120 exercises forming a comprehensive revision resource for NC Maths AT2 “Number and Algebra”, Levels 2 to 4 and towards Level 5. The exercises cover addition and subtraction, from numbers up to ten to over 1000, multiplication and division (from 2 x table to over 1000), decimals and fractions (including comparison), negatives with number line (including a thermometer), percentages and first quadrant coordinates. Exercises covering part of AT3 Levels 2 to 5, particularly measures, are also supported: weight and length including unit comparison, estimation and problem solving; time including use of analogue clocks and calculations; Geometry including angles, perimeter and area. Some questions are multiple choice while others require a typed answer. Suitable for mental methods or by use of a calculator. Teachers can use MathsWiz 1 to create individual learning programmes and it provides complete performance recording features. Further exercises to complement your own SoW or topics can also be created. Windows CD-Rom £55 5 CD pack £189 Network licence £385

The latest version of this popular software helps anyone improve their basic numeracy. It addresses many of the difficulties which lead students to dislike Maths. These include poor short term memory, limited attention span and poor sequencing skills. The program features 45 games to teach and reinforce numeracy in ways which add meaning and understanding to numbers. The games are played with your chosen units of work (topic), each of which generates a new set of ‘sums’ every time you play. The 500 topics offer a finely graded structured course, isolating one new level of difficulty at a time. NumberShark 4 covers: •  Operations + - x ÷. •  Numbers to 7 digits. •  Negative numbers. •  Percentages, fractions and decimals.

Making Sense with Numbers

This fun software includes nine different activities around early number work. Number recognition (1-9), counting, dotto-dot, dominoes, memory activities and painting by numbers. Park the car by choosing the right number or have fun with Numberhunt. Delightful graphics and animations with speech and sound. You can configure the level of difficulty for your users and access the program using a mouse, keyboard, touch monitor, or one or two switches. Windows CD-Rom £49

MathsWiz 2

Covers the same learning objectives as MathsWiz 1, but from Levels 3 to 6. Additional exercises cover percentage equivalences, calculations with fractions, volume, coordinates in four quadrants, simple equations, powers, money problems and the 24 hour clock. Windows CD-Rom £55 5 CD pack £189 Network licence £385

•  Worded problems. •  Maths vocabulary. Personalised learning can be supported by setting up individual programmes of work and records of student activities are kept. Worksheets can be printed in a variety of formats. Variable speeds and other options meet different skill levels. Windows CD-Rom £50 3 CD pack £135 5 CD pack £215 10 user network licence £360 20 user network licence £520 Please call Inclusive Technology for more options

From 1 to 100

Many programs work on simple number work to 10. This CD from LaraMera gives access to higher level Maths concepts. It has twelve different activities to practice, and reinforces essential early Maths skills and concepts using numbers up to 100 around money; complete a sequence of numerals; addition and subtraction; memory games and magic squares. You can select a range of numbers and From 1 to 100 will present activities for that range. Fully configurable, with saveable options. Keyboard, mouse, touch monitor, or one or two switches. Windows CD-Rom £49

At www.inclusive.co.uk: Bubble Reef Knowsley Woods IntelliTools ReadyMade Fractions Show Me Maths Star Fractions

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These useful CDs each contain over 20 separate revision activities that map directly to Foundation Stage, P‑Scales or National Numeracy Strategy targets. Each of the 20+ activities consist of a graded sequence of 20 to 40 simply presented multiplechoice questions. Correct answers result in a short animated sequence with music and spoken reinforcement, while a fun ‘monkey story’ game on each CD adds to the motivation. Full speech support and switch access options provide access to learning by almost all students, and simple performance reporting allows you to record student progress. These activities were designed by a teacher and Maths & ICT Coordinator with over 20 years experience in primary and special schools. The activities are structured using a positive reinforcement strategy without the need for on-screen help. Should the activity content not quite fit your specific needs, you can modify them using ChooseIt! Maker 2 (see page 25). ChooseIt! Maker 2 is very easy to use and allows you to change the text, the pictures, the speech or music in an activity. You can also use each of these CDs on their own.

Foundation Shape, Space & Measure

Number 0 to 5

21 graded activities covering comparison of quantity, counting sets of objects, counting on (rote counting), counting back, numeral recognition and matching sets to numerals. They map directly to the Foundation Stage targets and P-Level descriptors.

Number 5 to 10

Key Stage 1 Shape, Space & Measure

23 graded activities covering odd one out sets, counting sets, counting on (rote counting), numeral recognition, more than, less than and simple addition up to 10. These 25 activities cover colour, 2D and 3D shape, positional words, opposites, sequencing shapes and time awareness (non-clock time). They map directly to the Foundation Stage targets and P-Level descriptors.

Includes 21 activities covering matching and recognition of geometric 2D and 3D shapes, sequencing shapes, counting sides, nets, weight, length, capacity and planes of symmetry. Directly supports all areas of the NNS at KS1.

Money

Time

Number 0 to 100

This CD has 23 activities based around the 100 square, covering more than, less than, counting in 2s, 5s, 10s etc., number bonds in 10s and doubling. Over 25 activities about cash, from coin recognition to working out change. Includes “What can you afford?” activities. Coin images are enhanced photographs, giving greater realism whilst retaining clarity for VI students.

24 activities around time, from times onthe-hour up to counting on and back in units of 5 minutes, and everything in between. Many activities give you a choice of analogue or digital clocks. Includes an activity on weeks, months and seasons.

Buy all seven! Single user £149 • 5 user £319 • 10 user £479 • Network £849

Prices  Please specify the title you require. Windows CD-Rom £29 5 user copy £59 10 user copy £89 Network licence (Windows only) £159

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Numeracy Group work

More advanced users

As mentioned in the introduction, the interactive whiteboard or plasma screen is a great way to make the leap from physical to virtual objects. All whiteboard software and painting packages enable you to create simple drag and drop activities which can be saved and re-used. This kind of activity probably works best in a group, where the relevant guidance and rewards will come from the teacher rather than the computer. Some ideas include:

For more advanced users, there are packages which cover higher level skills and can progress with the learner:

Sorting - draw two circles and a few objects on-screen which need to be sorted by colour, size, shape or combinations of these variables. Counting - draw boxes with a number next to each and have lots of counters on-screen. The correct number of counters needs to be dragged into each of the boxes. Number lines - drag numerals or amounts into the correct order on a line.

Editing ChooseIt! Readymades Activities

NumberShark 4 has activities for counting, sequencing, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The level can be tailored and the program relates directly to the National Numeracy Strategy. Page 63. Clicker 5 is generally considered to be a literacy program, although many numeracy activities can be freely downloaded from the Crick website – or you can create your own. Page 54. From 1-100 does just what it says – provides counting, addition and subtraction activities up to 100. The level can be set for up to 10, up to 20, up to 30 etc. Page 63.

Match Time

What do you do if you want a student to use the ChooseIt! Ready-mades but they find the theme from Coronation Street more motivating than the standard reward music? Or you wish to change the text? Or you just want to rearrange the page order? All the Ready-made activities can be imported into ChooseIt! Maker 2 (see page 25) and then edited.

Windows/Mac CD-Rom 5 CD pack

•  From within ChooseIt! Maker 2, click the ‘Import’ button. •  Tell the program you are importing ChooseIt! Maker 2 activities.

•  Browse to the ChooseIt! Readymades activities. These will normally be in C:\Inclusive\ChooseIt Readymades\Activities. •  Select the folder of the activity you wish to import and click OK. •  In the box which appears, give the activity a name, choose a folder in which to store it, and click OK.

Editing •  Click the ‘Activities’ button. •  Find your imported activity in the relevant coloured folder. •  Click the ‘Edit’ button next to your activity. •  You can now edit any of the content within this activity!

Of course, you can use each Ready-made CD on its own... no need for extra software!

A basic program for students learning to tell the time. Four progressively difficult levels provide multiple-choice matching exercises. Level 1 has activities around matching the hour hand for three, six, nine and twelve o’clock. Level 2 introduces minutes in fifteen minute intervals while Level 3 uses all the minutes within an hour. Level 4 has clocks that are up to four hours earlier or later than the sample. Includes digital and analogue clocks, and spoken cues too.

New 123 CD from LaraMera has ten fun activities to practice and reinforce essential early maths skills and concepts using numbers from 1 to 20. You can practice addition and subtraction with the help of many animations, music and lots of surprises! Find the right answers to colour in a picture, help the mouse escape the cat or free the fish. Have fun firing a catapult at the correct number! You can adapt the activities to meet the needs of individual students, for example: choose the number range covered; turn off the sound effects; or change the speed of the activities. Options can be saved for different users and you can view their results. Use a mouse, keyboard, touch monitor, whiteboard, one or two switches

£59 £115

or IntelliKeys. Suitable for early learners and those with special needs. Windows CD-Rom £49

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CURRICULUM SOFTWARE • • • • • • • • • • • • Other Curriculum Software PSHE and Life Skills

Music/Other

Coping with Chaos

Mini Musical Monsters

This story based program about emotions and behaviour is designed for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, and may be useful for some on the autistic spectrum. Sam goes to different places and you must help him cope with the things that happen to him there. First you must recognise how Sam feels, then you decide what he does about it. Coping with Chaos is best used as a tool for discussion about emotions and appropriate behaviour, either one-toone or with a small group. By looking after Sam and relating to him, learners will be encouraged to understand that other people have feelings just like they do. By controlling Sam’s actions, learners can witness the consequences of inappropriate behaviour. Sam has his own fears and dislikes just like real people. It is hoped learners will be prompted to generalise these experiences and develop consideration for others.

Mini Musical Monsters from Q&D Multimedia has six beautifully designed activities for 3 to 5 year olds. Children can have lots of fun experimenting with music making, rhythms and sound effects.

Mini Musical Monsters is also ideal for developing vital ICT skills and will quickly build confidence in novice computer users - any mouse click or keyboard press will produce interesting results! Mini Musical Monsters contains no speech and does not require reading skills. It is a valuable addition to any early years or foundation stage setting. Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £35 5 user copy £75 10 user copy £125 Unlimited licence £175

My World 3

Coping with Chaos has 14 different ministories featuring realistic animations in 3D. These take place in six familiar locations (a classroom, café etc.), providing greater situational variety. Sam might be bothered by a wasp in the park, or a loud noise might make him jump. There are also two levels of play. The simpler level is for learners only able to understand ‘happy’, ‘sad’ and ‘angry’, while the second level adds emotions like ‘scared’, ‘bored’, ‘excited’ and ‘embarrassed’. Coping with Chaos is best used on a large display with a group of students and used

as a motivating focus for discussion in a PSHE lesson. It is suitable for readers and non-readers and all on-screen text for learners has spoken support. Switch access options are available for learners who cannot use the mouse or a touch monitor. Compatible with: Windows 2000 and XP. Macintosh OSX. Windows/Mac 5 user copy Site licence

CD-Rom

£49 £98 £147

Popular, award winning educational and special needs software. My World 3 screens can contain pictures, text, animation, video and sound. These can be picked up, moved or deleted. Add and edit text. Simple to learn and use as a powerful learning tool across the whole school curriculum. Windows CD-Rom £49 Additional user licence £10 See www.inclusive.co.uk for My World software collections!

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Other Curriculum Software

MyBoard

Create exciting activities across the curriculum! This exciting new software from Inclusive Technology is ideal for whole class use on the interactive whiteboard or plasma screen. It can also be used with a mouse. Make activities for your learners, or just let them be creative!

MyBoard provides lots of easy-to-use tools and resources for making motivating activities, such as a sorting game for teaching shapes, spelling, number bonds - anything! Make your own sorting and sequencing activities, literacy games, numeracy tasks, 3D construction sets, colouring books, dot-to-dots, board games, design and technology activities, maps, circuit diagrams and all sorts of scenes to promote creative play. MyBoard includes lots of sample activities to get you started, plus 2,000 pictures you can use.

MyBoard also has a choice of simple sets of tools for less able learners. It is really easy to use – great for whiteboards and clumsy fingers!

All About Materials

Windows CD-Rom 5 user copy Site licence Also see page 9.

£69 £138 £207

... and for the ICT Coordinator IT Inventory IT Inventory from Bransoft is designed to help hard working ICT coordinators manage their resources by maintaining a database of all their computers, peripherals and software.

Introduces a variety of new skills. You can watch videos of heating/cooling experiments; test for magnetic properties with a simple simulation; sort objects using the Venn method and test knowledge of the properties of materials. A simple notepad facility with talking word banks enables learners to quickly communicate their ideas in words and pictures. The on-screen text is read aloud, making it suitable for early or non-readers. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 5 user pack £59 10 user pack £79 Site licence £119

Key data includes: •  Serial numbers, warranty expiry, specification. •  Support contacts, spare part numbers and service history. •  Value, purchase history and insurance details. •  Location, network name and in or out of commission. Time saving features include: •  Cloning records. •  Software automatically recorded or deleted against a list of computers. •  Hyperlinks to suppliers’ websites and email addresses.

Reports include: •  Warranty expiry. •  Location list. •  Software installation by machine audit. Developing ICT capability in school is all about sustainability. Any school applying for ICT Mark will find this tool invaluable in saving time, spreading workload and sharing knowledge that is all too often locked in the ICT coordinator’s head! Windows CD-Rom £99

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SEMERC CORNER • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A selection of software for special needs from SEMERC. See more titles at www.inclusive.co.uk!

At the... Series

Touch Games 1

These exciting educational programs are designed to create role play activities based on children’s own experiences. Each helps develop knowledge and understanding of the world and supports personal, social and emotional development. They include teacher support materials and are suitable for whiteboards. Choose from At the Toyshop, At the Café, At the Doctor’s, At the Post Office, At the Garden Centre or At the Vet’s. (Please specify title when ordering.)

Alphabet Track

Windows/Mac CD-Rom 3 user copy 5 user copy 10 user copy Unlimited licence

£39 £59 £79 £119 £199

Word Track

For mouse or touch monitor training. Touch or click to make fireworks blast off. Annabel and Honey Bee teach tracking and mouse dragging. Other activities help with short term memory and sequencing. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £31 5 user copy £89 Site licence £189

Touch Games 2

Enables users to learn the names of the letters of the alphabet and alphabetical order. Also improves keyboard awareness. Suits young mainstream learners (aged 6 to 9) as well as older learners. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

Reinforces the correct spelling of words in the context of sentences. Includes 180 sentences of increasing phonic complexity, with animated illustrations. The learner is required to correctly track the sentence as well as correctly typing it. Includes photocopiable extension activities. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

Spell Track

Eye Track

More Touch Games activities: Buzz Off, Wake Up and Magic Painting for language work; follow a path with Postman Pete; dressing and face building activities. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £31 5 user copy £89 Site licence £189

Touch Funfair

Develops spelling skills through tracking the correct letters. Helps with word recognition, graphic knowledge and phoneme/grapheme correspondence. Consolidates phonic skills and spelling strategies. You can add to the word lists too, for personalised activities. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

Supports those experiencing difficulty with visual perception. Four activities help with visual discrimination, spatial orientation, visual figure ground skills, visual memory and visual closure. Printable follow-up activities and flexible user options. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

All the fun of the fair! Lots more activities to develop the skills of cause and effect, tracking, visual discrimination and matching. Configurable difficulty level. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £31 5 user copy £89 Site licence £189

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Leaps and Bounds

Leaps and Bounds 2

Leaps and Bounds 3

Six activities to introduce pre-school children and the developmentally young to a host of vital skills. They include mouse skills, decision making, visual and auditory stimulation, left/right orientation and tracking. Engaging graphics, catchy music and plenty of surprises. For mouse, switch or touch monitor. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

Six attractive, highly motivating activities form an imaginative and educational experience. Suitable for non-readers too. Activities include mouse skills, decision making skills, visual and auditory stimulation, left/right orientation and tracking. Also reinforces communication skills. Mouse, switch or touch monitor. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

A totally enjoyable educational experience for young children. The CD-Rom uses bright, colourful characters to stimulate the imagination of young learners and encourage the development of vital early learning skills. The program is text free and speech free, making it suitable for the youngest of users. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

Musical Leaps and Bounds

Leaps and Bounds Switch

Fun packed music and listening activities. Children can respond, explore, experiment, express their ideas, and use their imagination. Helps develop vital early listening skills, as well as lengthening concentration span and enhancing visual and auditory memory. Supports the main elements of Units 2–7 of the QCA Music Scheme of Work. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

A selection of activities from the Leaps and Bounds series, now available for switch users (or use a mouse/keyboard). Bright, colourful characters stimulate young learners’ imaginations and encourage the development of vital early learning skills. Also develops pre‑reading skills and enhances decision making processes. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

Sound Beginnings 1

Sound Beginnings 2

Sound Beginnings Making Sounds

Encourages vocalisation and language development through exploration and skill building exercises. You can select appropriate sounds, words and phonemes for your pupils and view each pupil’s user record. Gradually reveal pictures through sound stimulus. Reward pupils for saying specific words. Windows CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

More exciting activities using voice stimulus. Activities include counting, flying, painting, racing and placing. Configurable for individual users and you can track progress through printable user records. There is even a gallery that can be viewed showing saved screenshots from certain activities that a user has accessed. Windows CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

This PC and MAC dual format CD-Rom includes the Racing, Jigsaw, Blow-up, Invaders and Floating activities from the PC only Sound Beginnings 1 and 2 programs. Particularly suitable for pupils who are at the early stages of acquiring spoken language. Configurable activities with printable user records. Windows/Mac CD-Rom £39 3 user copy £59 5 user copy £79 Site licence £199

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INTELLITOOLS CORNER • • • • • • • • • • • • •

IntelliKeys USB Create your own ideal keyboard! The look and functionality of IntelliKeys can be changed quickly and easily by placing overlays on its touch sensitive panel.

Use IntelliKeys with Overlay Maker 3 software (opposite) to create your own overlays. Make a simplified keyboard, or one that will enter whole words or sentences at the touch of a button. Create overlays for working on specific topics, or tactile versions for the visually impaired. The possibilities are endless! IntelliKeys comes with six standard overlays that are ready to use with any word processing program or any other software that requires keyboard input. It is easy to create your own overlays too using Overlay Maker 3 software. You could design an overlay to help your students work on a specific topic, or that contain just a few keyboard functions to make it easy for them to understand and use. You can also customise IntelliKeys for individuals using a simple on-screen

control panel. For example, you could change the required response rate. Ideal for students with physical, visual or cognitive difficulties. The dual switch sockets also include those who use switches. IntelliKeys can be used with Windows or Macintosh computers and if software runs with an ordinary keyboard or mouse, it will work with IntelliKeys! IntelliKeys simply plugs into the USB port and can be unplugged again while the computer is running, allowing easy access.

It also gives full access to both mouse and keyboard at all times. No need to run MouseKeys - mouse access through the board just works! IntelliKeys USB comes complete with a new set of standard overlays that reflect years of customer feedback. A new overlay specifically designed for web access is included too. Suitable for Windows ’98, ME, 2000 or XP and IMac or G3 with OS 8.6 or 9.x. USB cable included. IntelliKeys USB £249

US Foolscap Paper

Transparent Overlays

US Foolscap Paper is just the right size for printing your overlays. Dimensions: 330mm x 215mm. US Foolscap Paper (1 ream) £13

Buy IntelliKeys with Overlay Maker 3 for £279. Save £30! More great IntelliTools bundle prices at www. inclusive.co.uk

IntelliSwitch This wireless switch interface has a transmitter and a small receiver that plugs into a USB port on your computer. Place the switch where it is convenient for the user! See page 85 for details.

Forty blank, transparent, matt plastic overlays. Ideal for protecting overlays or for creating a tactile overlay to place on top of a pictorial overlay. Try adding Braille, Moon or real objects to the sheet for users with a visual impairment. Transparent Overlays £15

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Creating Overlays for your IntelliKeys

2. Print it!

3. Use it!

It’s easy to design your keyboard using Overlay Maker 3. Choose suitable colours, layout and text.

Print onto US foolscap sized paper and, optionally, laminate for longer lasting overlays.

Send the overlay to the board and it’s ready to use immediately. The possibilities are endless...

Overlay Maker 3®

Overlay Maker 3 has many overlays that you can customise or simply print out and use. They include alternative keyboards like Dvorak, high visibility or abc - ideal for younger learners or autistic students. There are also templates that match the IntelliKeys keyguards. Your overlays will automatically work with switch scanning. Version 3 also has many ready-made literacy and numeracy activities such as simple counting, along with teacher tutorials. There are off-computer activities to print out too, including newsletters, game boards, calendars and more. It is easy to design your own overlays. Simply create keys of any size and location. Then decide what each key will do by typing in simple keystroke commands. Name and save your overlay. You can also insert common image files directly into keys, make transparent keys,

apply backgrounds, define switch content by selecting one of fifteen pre‑sets, and flip and rotate pictures on keys. It also has the same simple look and feel as ever. It is very easy to organise your overlays too, with the simple creation of folders and sub‑folders with different icons and notes. Overlay Maker 3 offers seamless access to Boardmaker symbol libraries that are installed, so you don’t need to have both applications open or copy and paste. Ideal for using your IntelliKeys with IntelliMathics 3, IntelliTalk 3 or IntelliPics Studio 3. These programs will automatically make overlays to run with your activities. Includes the IntelliTools picture library of over 300 useful images, but you can easily add your own digital pictures. Win/Mac CD-Rom £69 Buy it with IntelliKeys USB for: £279

1. Design it!

Match the keyboard to the learner with Overlay Maker 3 - the perfect partner for IntelliKeys. Create your own IntelliKeys overlays! Version 3 of this useful software is even easier to use and includes lots of ready to use templates and activities.

IntelliKeys USB Keyguards

IntelliKeys Snap-In™ Keyguards

These really useful IntelliKeys keyguards are made of clear, durable acrylic.

These lightweight keyguards simply snap onto IntelliKeys over an overlay. They are useful for helping with accurate choice making as well as providing spatial separation. They also help prevent unwanted keystrokes. The black colour helps to enhance visual discrimination. Includes a disc of matching Overlay Maker templates. IntelliKeys Snap-In™ Set 1 £95 Four keyguards with 2, 3, 4 and 6 holes.

They have holes that isolate each ‘key’ on the IntelliKeys to help the learner make accurate choices. Each fits one of the standard overlays for IntelliKeys USB. Alphabet USB Keyguard Basic Writing USB Keyguard QWERTY/Web USB Keyguard Maths Access USB Keyguard Mouse Access USB Keyguard BUY ALL 5 FOR:

£39 £39 £39 £39 £39 £165

BUY ALL 5 AND SAVE!

IntelliKeys Snap-In™ Set 2 Four keyguards with 9, 12, 15 and 20 holes.

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£95

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ALPHASMART CORNER • • • • • • • • • • • • •

AVAILABLE MARCH 2008 The latest in a much loved and well respected line of classroom writing tools from AlphaSmart. NEO2 has the great features of the original Neo, plus new ones that make it even better for classroom use. As well as mobile word processing capability, it offers Kaz typing tutor, AlphaQuiz for designing and assessing quizzes, wireless printing, extra memory and more! Neo is still the best digital notebook or writing tool to be used in the classroom, across all ages and abilities. It enables schools to get more ICT for their money, as well as get better use from the ICT that is already within the school. NEO2 is as robust and easy to use as it predecessor, and still has the same wonderfully long battery life of up to 800 hours from just 3 AA batteries!

So what’s new? •  Incorporating technology from AlphaSmart’s successful Classroom Response System (CRS), NEO2 now enables teachers to create tests, ask questions, or take votes quickly and easily within their lessons. The results

can instantly be shown on a screen or interactive whiteboard. •  With twice as much memory as Neo, NEO2 has room for more software applications. As well as Beamer and KAZ (the award winning typing tutor), NEO2 comes out of the box with AlphaQuiz. This additional software package allows teachers to set multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions, the first three of which will be marked and graded automatically! •  Using wireless technology, NEO2 can print to a network printer, making this process much easier and more manageable in the classroom. NEO2 NEO2 Class Set (5 units)

£189 £921

The simple, portable, low cost computer companion. Neo is easy to use, lightweight and affordable. Designed to provide a wide range of computing capability on its own, and to integrate effortlessly with desktop and laptop computers. Now with free KAZ keyboarding instruction software. Take this lightweight, rugged tool anywhere - school, home or field trips - to write stories, brainstorm, take notes and more. Like the AlphaSmart 3000, Neo offers a full size keyboard and an extraordinary battery life, but adds a 50% larger display and twice as much memory. The large display can be used to view extra lines of text, or show the text in a larger size, making it easier to see.

See www.inclusive.co.uk for the latest news, prices and information!

Neo includes AlphaWord Plus, a word processor with spell check, thesaurus, word and paragraph counts, SpanishEnglish word look-up, instant access to eight file spaces, plus named files and more. You can also add new functions through SmartApplets. Neo also includes three AA batteries; USB cable; an IrDA port for printing or sending to IrDA devices; AlphaSmart Manager software; AlphaWord Plus and Calculator SmartApplets. Compatible with Windows and Macintosh computers and many USB and IrDAenabled printers. Size - 4.5cm H x 31.5cm W x 24.7cm D. Weight - 2.0lbs, 0.91Kg. Neo £169 Neo Class Set (5 units) £824

For more information and options see: www.inclusive.co.uk

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • ALPHASMART CORNER AlphaSmart Fabric Slipcase

Simple, affordable and portable notetakers for students who need access to word processing to support writing.

AlphaSmart Fabric Slipcase

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Maxess Angled Rest

£7

AlphaSmart Neoprene Case This useful angled rest provides improved visual and physical access to the AlphaSmart 3000. It will fit snugly into the Carrying Case along with your AlphaSmart. AlphaSmart Angled Rest £20 Allows you to snugly protect, carry and store your Dana or Neo. AlphaSmart Neoprene Case £14

Carrying Case

How much work would you do if you had to share a keyboard? Well, you have seen it in countless school computer rooms… one types and decides what to type, while the other thinks about what they will do after school that evening. There are good examples of collaborative work - but how much easier it would be if two keyboards were provided. Then collaboration could result in turn taking and editing the text, while each user had easy access to the keys that do the job! AlphaSmarts, Neos and Danas all offer this facility. Just attach them as you would to send work to a computer or laptop and they will work happily alongside the existing keyboard. I have seen this work so successfully, both to engage all of the students and to increase output. In one case, students began taking away the Neos to continue their work, downloading it at their next lesson as they attached the Neo to work alongside the main keyboard. This shows how the right access devices can create a true connection with the task. Maggie Wagstaff Advisory Teacher IT & SEN

Dana/Neo Angled Rest and Keyguard

£14

Allows you to protect, carry and store your Dana, Neo or AlphaSmart 3000. With internal pockets for accessories and a shoulder strap.

Backpack

£20

Conveniently carries your Dana, Neo or AlphaSmart 3000 along with your school materials. A padded internal pouch for your notetaker with a quick release strap ensures protection.

AlphaSmart Portfolio A professional quality case for your Dana, AlphaSmart 3000 or Neo in simulated leather. Internal compartments for documents, business cards, pens and Removeable shoulder strap.

A stylish, clear plastic angled rest and metal keyguard for the Dana or Neo. They will all fit into the backpack for portability. Dana/Neo Keyguard Dana/Neo Angled Rest

£45 £20

Portable “Fold Flat” Rest

£34

styluses.

This cleverly designed rest folds flat and fits in the bag with the AlphaSmart. Portable Fold Flat Rest £25

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LITERACY AIDS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Speaking Language Master - Special Edition

Literacy Aids from See www.inclusive.co.uk for our full range of Franklin devices

Chambers Speller (Large)

Pocket Thesaurus

• Phonetic spell correction for 110,000 word entries. • Offers 500,000 synonym returns. • Confusable words function. • 10 word games to test vocabulary. Pocket Thesaurus £14

Oxford Primary Dictionary and Thesaurus

• Phonetic spell corrector links students to all definitions in the Oxford Primary Dictionary and Thesaurus. • Word bank from the National Literacy Association with 100+ key curriculum words grouped by topic and level. • Identifies and defines common confusables, e.g. rain, rein and reign. • Suitable for special needs use as well as Key Stages 1 and 2. Oxford Primary Dictionary £26

Speaking Language Master

• Phonetic spell correction for over 225,000 words from the Chambers Dictionary. • Confusable words function - highlights commonly confused words like discrete and discreet. • Word list feature - create lists for different users. • Suitable for Key Stage 2 upwards. Chambers Speller (Large) £17

Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus

All the benefits of the Speaking Language Master, but adapted for those with speech difficulties or visual impairment. Students can build vocabulary and improve their comprehension by listening to pronunciations and in-depth definitions. The speech function also pronounces learning games and it will read out the words typed or highlighted on-screen at the touch of a button. The Dynamic Pronunciation Guide will highlight and speak individual syllables and an ID button will identify keys on the keyboard. You can also store and play back up to 26 messages. Includes press on locator dots and orientation keys for easy navigation, as well as a carry case, headphones and batteries. Speaking Lang. Master Spcl. Ed. £245

Reading Pen Oxford Edition • Speaking dictionary and thesaurus featuring 500,000 words and definitions and 250,000 synonyms. • Speaks all words and definitions. • ClariSpeech pronounces every word. Collins English Dictionary £85

Designed to improve vocabulary, word choice, pronunciation, spelling, writing and word study. • 130,000 word phonetic spell corrector. • 300,000 definitions from the Merriam Webster dictionary. • Thesaurus with 500,000+ synonyms and antonyms. • Hear words and definitions read out. • Phonics key for easy access to pronunciation guide. • Confusables feature. • Create your own personal word list. • Grammar guide plus 10 word games. Speaking Language Master £102

This amazing device scans printed text and displays it in large characters. It will read out the word and then show or read a definition from the Oxford Concise Dictionary. The display flips over for lefthanded people. It will display syllables, spell words letter by letter, read reversed out words - even words split between two lines! Adjustable volume. Batteries included. The Reading Pen now has an English voice, simpler menu operation and enhanced scanning. Reading Pen Plus can also language translate and it can capture text to be uploaded to a computer. Reading Pen Oxford Edition £170 Reading Pen Plus £218

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Jumbo XL Keyboard

Large Keyboards “At Priory Woods School we used large keyboards with coloured, lowercase keys for primary children and white key uppercase versions for seniors, and saw many pupils make significant progress in keyboarding.” Ian Bean

Now with function keys and a USB connection!

Which would you choose? Jumbo XL and Big Keys LX are well featured, large key keyboards. Both are rugged with inch square keys, and both offer versions suitable for older people and those with failing eyesight, as well as bright colourful versions for a youngster’s first keyboard.

New Jumbo XL is an excellent first keyboard for young children. It has chunky 25mm square keys that are colour coded and easy to find and press. They also help the user to identify vowels, consonants and punctuation marks. The keyboard has all the standard keys with the exception of the numeric keypad. It has separate function keys (F keys), a Windows key and Shift keys on both sides of the keyboard. Jumbo XL has USB connectivity as standard. In addition, there are two extra USB ports on the right hand side. These are really useful for attaching a numeric keypad, a mouse, trackball, joystick or webcam etc. The keyboard is Windows or Mac compatible (all keys have a Mac function). The overall dimensions of Jumbo XL are the same as a standard keyboard – 48.2 x 17.9 x 3.4cm. Jumbo XL uses reliable membrane technology, with a life beyond 1 million strikes, and has a limited lifetime warranty.

Most users want a QWERTY layout from the start, even for young children. But if you want an alphabetical “ABC” layout, the Big Keys LX has upper or lowercase versions. How far do you need a regular keyboard layout and functionality? Except for the numeric keypad, Jumbo XL has all the standard keys including a full set of function keys, a Windows key and two shift keys. Big Keys LX has fewer keys (and so less clutter) and you need to use keyboard shortcuts to get at the functionality. How will you connect your keyboard? Jumbo XL has a native USB keyboard connector and two extra USB sockets so you can plug in a mouse etc. Big Keys LX is a native PS2 device and USB adaptors are available at an additional £9 plus VAT (although it’s free from Inclusive with the Big Keys LX).

Big Keys LX has 60 large, chunky keys, including access to function keys. It is available in a wide range of colours and layouts, with qwerty or abc layouts too. The keys help the user to recognise when they have been pressed with a nice distinct click and will not keep repeating a letter if held down. Keyguards and a glove are also available.

Big Keys LX - PS2

LX ABC (white keys) LX abc (white lowercase keys) LX QWERTY (white keys) LX qwerty (white lowercase keys) LX QWERTY (high contrast) LX ABC (coloured)

Jumbo XL (lowercase) Jumbo XL (uppercase) Jumbo XL (lowercase, white keys) Jumbo XL (uppercase, white keys) Jumbo XL Keyguard Any Jumbo XL and Keyguard

£99 £99 £99 £99 £99 £99

LX abc (coloured lowercase) LX QWERTY (coloured) LX qwerty (coloured, lowercase) LX Clear Plastic Keyguard LX Metal Keyguard LX Clear Keyboard Glove

£99 £99 £99 £55 £50 £18

For more information about alternative keyboards, see www.inclusive.co.uk

See www.inclusive.co.uk for more information - you can use the pages as handouts

£49 £49 £49 £49 £55 £99

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Compact Keyboards and Accessories Compact Keyboard with Mouse Pad

Standard Size Keyboards Cherry Internet Keyboard

•  Size of a laptop keyboard: saves space. •  A mouse and keyboard in one. • USB connection - can easily be alternated with a standard keyboard. £50 £50

Keyboard with Mouse Pad Maxess Mouse Pad Keyguard

BUY BOTH FOR £95!

•  Still struggling to find the right guard for your keyboard? Look no further. •  Internet and multimedia control. •  Non-sensitive to dirt or liquids. • USB/PS2 connector. £25 £45

Cherry Internet Keyboard Cherry Internet Keyguard

BUY BOTH FOR £65!

Compact Keyboard with Roller • Laptop keyboard sized: saves space. •  Integrated rollerball for builtin alternative mouse access. •  Reduces trailing wires. •  USB connection: easy set up. £59 £45

Compact Keyboard with Roller Compact Keyguard

Cherry Internet Keyboard with Wrist Rest • Robust white keyboard, ideal if you struggle with a mouse. • Keyboard presses for web and email plus extra internet and multimedia keys. • Detachable wrist rest included. • USB/PS2 connector.

BUY BOTH FOR £95!

£25 £45

Wrist Rest Keyboard Keyguard

Compact Keyboard •  Can provide keyboard access to laptop computers. • Ideal for users with limited movement or younger children. •  PS2/USB connection. Compact Keyboard (grey) £45 Compact Windows Keyboard (black) £45 Compact Keyguard (grey or black) £45 Clear Compact Keyboard Rest £20

BUY BOTH FOR £65!

Large Print Keyboard •  Ideal for people with visual impairment. •  Extra large, clear text. •  USB connection. •  Black with yellow letters. Uppercase or lowercase (please specify when ordering).

KEYBOARD PLUS KEYGUARD £85!

£36

Large Print Keyboard

Ultra Compact Keyboard • Ideal for those with limited movement or who like to ‘fix’ themselves and use a small target area. •  All the functionality of a standard keyboard. •  USB connection. Ultra Compact Keyboard £25 Ultra Compact Keyguard £50

Lowercase Keyboard •  An alternative PS2 keyboard for your PC with lowercase characters on the keys. £19

Lowercase Keyboard

Angled Keyboard Rest Clear Laptop Rest/Covered Laptop Rest The new Covered Laptop Rest (see right-hand photo) completely covers the keys. Ideal for fidgeters!

Above left: a clear, angled rest. Clear Laptop Rest (for laptops with 15” screen) Clear Laptop Rest (for laptops with 16” screen) Clear Compact Keyboard Rest Covered Laptop Rest

£25 £28 £20 £45

• This lightweight rest gives improved visual and physical access to standard keyboards. • 483mm wide x 210mm deep. Angled Keyboard Rest

£35

Also see:  IntelliKeys - page 70 Create your own ideal keyboard!

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• • • • • • • • • • • ALTERNATIVE KEYBOARDS Kid Glove and Keyboard

Clevy Keyboard

The keyboard glove has lowercase stickers on the inside and comes with a keyboard which it fits like a ...

The alphabet keys are clear as can be. Other keys which might distract are blanked out with removeable stickers. High contrast gloves for those with low vision. Touch typists can feel the home key “bumps” through the glove. White on black glove & keyboard £35 Black on yellow glove & keyboard £35 Black on white glove & keyboard £35 Lowercase glove & keyboard £35

Clear Keyboard Glove Whatever your keyboard, we have the glove to fit! We have gloves for over 2,000 keyboards. Simply place an order and we will send a form for you to fill in to make sure you get the correct glove for your keyboard. Clear Keyboard Glove

Wireless Keyboard

A brilliant, tough keyboard designed for younger children. Clear and child friendly, with large keys and lowercase letters. The simple layout and colour coding makes it easy to find the keys: blue for letters (light blue for vowels), red for numbers, orange for punctuation and green for actions. With USB and PS2 ports. A high quality, clear plastic keyguard is also available: it clips firmly into place, yet is easy to remove if needed. The clear construction ensures that keys are not obscured. Clevy Keyboard £49 Clevy Keyguard £49

Full Keyboard Stickers

77 £49

This Wireless Keyboard is perfect for use with an interactive plasma screen or whiteboard. It operates up to 10 metres away from the receiver, so it can be passed around the classroom for everyone to use. It also has a rollerball, scroll wheel and buttons built-in so everything on the screen can be accessed. A robust, rubberised casing means the keyboard will stand up to everyday use. Extra keys give access to volume control, media player and internet browser functions. This keyboard is also great for wheelchair users who may need a keyboard on their tray.

£10

Alphabet Keyboard Stickers

These great new stickers include every key in upper and lowercase. Each pack contains four sheets of stickers - white on black, yellow on black, black on white and black on yellow.

Medigenic Keyboard and Mouse

Lowercase and uppercase, high contrast vinyl stickers. 5 sheets with 4 choices of style. Alphabet letters only. Alphabet Keyboard Stickers £5

Wizkeys

£18

Y-key-key Dual Keyboard Connector

This handy device connects two PS2 keyboards to a single PS2 port at the same time. Y-key-key Dual Keyboard Connector £35

Ideal for environments where keyboards can collect biological contaminants and require attention to maintain disinfection. This keyboard and mouse system provides a built-in alert indicator that reminds users to clean them at regular intervals. They can be thoroughly cleansed, in place, using hospital grade antibacterial wipes and sprays (or rinsed under a tap). In addition, there are no nooks and crannies for bacteria to hide and they have a hypoallergenic and latex-free finish. The keyboard’s backlit keys are useful for low light environments too. USB connection. Windows XP and 2000. Medigenic Keyboard and Mouse £195

Wizkeys is the brand new, spellbindingly simple on-screen keyboard! •  Ideal for access difficulties. •  Great for whiteboards. •  Built-in dwell-click. •  Powerful word prediction. •  Drag to resize feature. •  All in one effective, resizable window. •  For Windows XP. Windows CD-Rom £45 Network licence £209

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Lomak - for controlling the keyboard AND mouse

PS2 to USB Adaptor

Lomak - the light operated mouse and keyboard Lomak provides a whole new approach to the way a computer is operated. A hand or head pointer controls a beam of light that enters, then confirms, any key or mouse function. It is an affordable and effective alternative for anyone with a physical disability that prevents them from using a standard keyboard. Lomak is easy to use, with an intuitive layout and ergonomic design. Inputting is quick and natural, with little physical effort required. For Mac or PC.

Connects one PS2 mouse and one PS2 keyboard to a single USB port. PS2 to USB Adaptor £9

Also see:

Handpointer Set Keyboard, handpointer and wrist rest. Lomak Handpointer Set £875

www.inclusive.co.uk

Headpointer Set Keyboard, headpointer and laptop stand. Lomak Headpointer Set £945

for more information about using alternative computer access devices

For details see www.inclusive.co.uk

ALTERNATIVE MICE About alternative mice Many people find a standard mouse hard to use. Physical difficulties can make it hard to control, and long term use may give rise to RSI.  The options on these pages may help. Many alternatives have a rollerball or joystick.  The  simplest are those like the KidTRAC or PC TRAC. These meet many needs but may not be appropriate for users with more severe motor control difficulties as they may touch the buttons accidentally. More specialist devices, like the Traxsys Rollers and Joysticks or the n-ABLER, have guards or recessed buttons to make accidental presses less likely. Some devices also allow the buttons to be controlled by external switches.

Y-mouse Dual Mouse Connector

Connect a mouse and a Roller or KidTRAC at the same time. Connects two PS2 devices to the PS2 port on your PC. Y-mouse Dual Mouse Connector £35

Control the cursor with a single, light touch! Orbitrack

This revolutionary new input device allows computer users to control the direction and speed of the cursor with a single, soft touch. Requiring no hand or wrist movement, it represents a significant advance in computer input technology and is suitable for all computer users, particularly young children and those with motor skill difficulties and motor impairment. Orbitrack uses a control ring to manage cursor movement for precise targeting of objects on the screen. Unlike a mouse, trackball or joystick, no hand or wrist movement is necessary, and unlike a touch pad, the cursor does not have to be ‘driven’ around the screen by constant finger movement.

•  Unique cursor control technology. •  Large, 50mm cursor control ring for easy operation and precise targeting. •  Soft touch operation (no pressure required). •  Ultra reliable with no mechanically moving/wearing parts. •  Sealed against the ingress of fluids. •  Ergonomic design - sloped case for comfortable wrist position and large palm/hand rest area. •  Symmetrical design allows use with either hand. •  Soft touch, colour coded buttons (left/ right click, drag lock and double-click). •  Buttons easily accessed without the need for hand/wrist movement. •  Four speed settings. •  Resettable memory provides an ‘orientation’ facility, switchable left and right click buttons, on/off audible alert signals and smart acceleration option. •  Auto detecting PS2 and USB protocols. •  Easy plug and play installation (no additional drivers required). •  PC and Mac compatible. Your personal settings are stored in memory and will be retrieved each time the computer is powered up. Two year warranty. Orbitrack £149

Tel: 01457 819790 • Fax: 01457 819799 • [email protected] • www.inclusive.co.uk

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A unique wireless joystick, ideal for users with motor skill difficulties. •  Three different handles included! •  Interference free operating range exceeding 10 metres. •  Responds to the lightest touch. •  Ideal for use in group sessions or classroom settings. •  Receiver unit with two additional sockets. •  Precise tracking and cursor control. •  Four cursor speed settings. •  Audible alert for speed setting. •  Low profile provides a natural hand rest for comfortable operation.

•  Large footprint for stability. •  Sockets allow the left/right click buttons to be operated using your own switches.

OPTIMA Joystick

OPTIMAX Wireless Rollerball

This compact joystick does not require fine motor skills and is suitable for a wide spectrum of computer users. OPTIMA Joystick responds to the lightest touch for accurate navigation and precise targeting of objects on the computer screen. Three different handles included! Features include:

OPTIMAX is the very first wireless trackball specifically designed for users with motor skill difficulties. With an operating range in excess of 10 metres, it is ideal for use with groups or in the classroom to ensure that everyone can join in! Lightweight and robustly constructed, OPTIMAX can be used as either a desktop or hand-held unit. Optical technology ensures precise cursor control and silky smooth ball movement, and the bidirectional radio link provides interference free operation. •  Two additional sockets for switches. •  Precise tracking and cursor control. •  Large free running ball requiring only the lightest touch. •  Provides a natural hand rest. •  Left/right and drag lock buttons.

• Robust construction. • Light touch movement. • Precise tracking and cursor control. • Four cursor speed settings. • Audible alert for speed setting. • Large footprint for stability. • Provides a natural hand rest. • Left/right and drag lock buttons. • Colour coded buttons mounted sub‑flush to prevent accidental activation. • Sockets to operate left/right click buttons from remote switches. • Easy ‘plug and play’ installation. • OPTIMA Joystick is PC and Mac compatible. • Two year manufacturer warranty. OPTIMA Joystick £169

See www.inclusive.co.uk for more information

•  Left/right and drag lock buttons. •  Colour coded buttons mounted sub-flush to prevent accidental activation. •  Easy ‘plug and play’ installation.

OPTIMA Rollerball

The OPTIMA Rollerball uses durable, optical technology for precise tracking and control of the cursor. A silky smooth ball movement and large footprint for stability make the OPTIMA ideal for a wide spectrum of computer users. Robustly

•  OPTIMAX Wireless Joystick is PC and Mac compatible. OPTIMAX Wireless Joystick

£225

•  Colour coded buttons mounted sub-flush to prevent accidental operation. •  Trackball sockets to operate left/right click buttons from remote switches. •  Easy ‘plug and play’ installation and auto detecting PS2 and USB protocols. •  PC and Mac compatible. •  Up to 6 months battery life. OPTIMAX Wireless Rollerball £149

constructed with no mechanical wearing parts, the OPTIMA is maintenance free and will give years of untroubled service. Features include: •  Durable optical technology with no mechanical wearing parts. •  Precise tracking and cursor control. •  Free running ball requiring only the lightest touch. •  Silky smooth ball movement. •  Large footprint for stable operation. •  Colour coded buttons mounted sub-flush to prevent accidental activation. •  Auto detecting PS2 and USB protocols. •  Easy ‘plug and play’ installation (no additional drivers required). •  OPTIMA Rollerball is PC and Mac compatible. OPTIMA Rollerball

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A highly adaptable mouse alternative. n‑ABLER’s large, free moving trackball requires only a light touch. Together with the five sub-flush, colour coded function buttons, it makes for easy navigation and manipulation of objects on the screen.

n-ABLER allows fingertip control with minimal hand movement, reducing fatigue. The symmetrical design and reversible button functionality allows for left or right-handed use. The device also has a large footprint for stability. n-ABLER has switchable left and right click buttons; double-click and latching drag lock buttons; X-Y axis lock and scroll button; adjustable cursor speed and easy ‘plug and play’ installation. Colour LEDs and an optional buzzer provide confirmation of all button operations.

n-ABLER is compatible with PC or Apple Macintosh. n-ABLER Rollerball £199 n-ABLER Joystick £240

EasiTrax

SmartNAV 3 Pro

SmartNAV features:

SmartNAV 3 Pro gives you hands free control of a computer. Simply move your head to position the cursor! A full dwellclicking system and on-screen keyboard are included in the software.

SmartNAV 3 Pro also has smoothing control to dampen unwanted head movement, separate X and Y scaling for users with limited range of motion, and much more. User preferences can be saved. SmartNAV 3 Pro £240

n-ABLER (for USB & PS2)

The Inclusive EasiTrax represents a major advance in the design of pointing devices for those with special needs. Light, easy to use and requiring minimal hand movement to operate, EasiTrax combines the benefits of both rollerballs and joysticks in one!

TrackerPro

With clever LED support! This innovative joystick features three multi-function buttons with tactile and visual feedback, offering increased usability without cluttering up the joystick. • Clever, hidden LED support. • One touch drag lock for easy dragging and dropping. • One touch scroll lock for quick and easy page navigation. • Five pointer speeds - suitable for experienced users and those just starting out with a pointing device. • Visual and tactile feedback. • USB with PS2 adaptor. Presented in an age neutral cream, the EasiTrax is suitable for learners of all ages, and its simple plug and go setup means it is ready to use in seconds. EasiTrax £127

TrackerPro’s smoothness, accuracy, ease of use and performance in outdoor light make it the ideal choice for users that use head movement to access their computer. It is also extremely small and compact. This hands free mouse is very quick to set up and can be tailored to individual movement, ranges and speeds. Simply attach one of the reflective dots to your glasses or forehead and TrackerPro starts to work immediately. The hi-res camera gives ultra smooth, pixel perfect tracking. You can use TrackerPro for drawing or other applications requiring fine control.

•  Very fast cursor movement (with adjustable speed if required). •  Pixel accurate pointing and control with Precision Mode for fine movement. •  Gravity feature: snaps the cursor to clickable items for fast navigation. •  Plug in a switch for clicking if needed. •  Share control in Cooperative Mode. •  Sunlight resistant.

Even if you don’t have perfect head control, you can move the cursor accurately using TrackerPro’s unique joystick mode. TrackerPro’s small size and outstanding adjustability make it much easier for the therapist to position and for the individual to use. The tiny speed switch on the back gives additional adjustability.

TrackerPro operates from a USB port or a compatible AAC device, and allows you to be completely mobile without the need for battery packs or power adaptors. The unique USB cable also has a built-in switch jack.  For clicking, you can use a single switch or a dwell program such as Madentec’s Magic Cursor for Windows. TrackerPro TrackerPro with Magic Cursor

It’s quick and easy to buy online! See www.inclusive.co.uk

£585 £685

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PC TRAC/MaxTRAC Pro

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Save £70! Buy a Traxsys Roller Plus or Roller Plus Joystick and receive two FREE Large Adjustable Pressure Switches.

A large, sturdy, affordable, three button trackerball which is 100% Microsoft mouse compatible. Easy to use: just plug in and go! The low profile case is a natural hand rest and minimises the wrist angle. Useful ‘drag lock’ feature - press the drag button and the button stays ‘locked’ until you press again. KidTRAC PC PS2 KidTRAC Max USB

£59 £69

This is a similar product to the Microspeed KidTRAC, but in age neutral grey and now in black. Please specify the colour required when ordering. PC TRAC PC PS2 (grey only) £59 MaxTRAC Pro USB £69

Roller II (for USB & PS2)

The Roller Plus comes with one red and one blue switch. The Joystick Plus comes with one yellow and one green switch.

Traxsys Roller Plus

Inclusive KidTRAC

SEE ABOVE NOW WITH TWO FREE SWITCHES!

A KidTRAC with switch sockets! The jacks allow switch operation of the blue, red and green (drag lock) buttons. We can supply coloured switches to match (those pictured are not included). Inclusive KidTRAC is great for operating switch software that allows mouse clicks for switch input. Inclusive KidTRAC PC PS2 £79 Inclusive KidTRAC Max USB £89

The popular and robust Traxsys Roller now has coloured buttons to make it easier to see which one to press. The removable guard helps prevent inadvertent button pressing. The roller has three switch sockets to allow switch operation of the buttons. USB connector with PS2 adaptor. (Switches not included.) Roller II USB/PS2 £95

Roller Joystick II (for USB & PS2)

A robust trackerball with extra functions, useful where the user has significant physical disabilities. The guard avoids unwanted presses, but is removable if not required. Screw holes beneath allow easy fixing to a surface or wheelchair tray. Separate buttons to emulate: • click, right-click and double-click • latching drag as on the Roller • button to control pointer speed • button that allows only up/down or left/right movements of the pointer, making it easier to navigate menus or even draw straight lines. Buttons can be replaced by switches using the Roller Plus Switch Box, which is now included FREE (worth £25). Roller Plus USB/PS2

Rollerball Rests

£249

Traxsys Roller Plus Joystick

These angled rests are designed for special needs rollers and joysticks. Shallow 20° rest 14cm x 22cm £19 Shallow 45° rest 14cm x 22cm £19

The joystick version of the new Roller II from Traxsys has colour coded buttons that match the three new switch sockets. It comes with a USB connector and a PS2 adaptor. Additional handles (the SoftKnob and T-bar) are supplied FREE by Inclusive Technology. Roller Joystick II USB/PS2

£179

NOW WITH TWO FREE SWITCHES! (see above)

Some users with physical difficulties may find it easier to control a joystick than a ball. All the same functionality as the Roller Plus. Now includes the Roller Plus Switch Box so that the buttons can be operated by switches. Additional handles (the SoftKnob and T-bar) are supplied FREE by Inclusive Technology. Roller Plus Joystick USB/PS2

See www.inclusive.co.uk for more information - you can use the pages as handouts

£285

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My First Mouse from

BIGtrack

These mice are just the right size for little hands and have attractive designs that appeal to young children. They are easy to use too – just plug and play. The Educational RYB version has bright red, yellow and blue colouring to help denote the different buttons. My Bee and the Ladybird are fun characters that will really motivate your learners. Optical technology. USB and PS2. My First Mouse (specify choice)

Single Button Mouse

£12

Tiny Mouse

Originally designed for children, this BIG trackball has many features that make it ideal for users who don’t have the fine motor skills required by a mouse. Because of its chunky size, BIGtrack doesn’t require control with the fingertips - a swipe at the ball and at the buttons works just as well. BIGtrack has these great features: •  Simple to set up. •  The design is suitable for the desktop or your lap. •  There is no need for fine motor skills to operate BIGtrack. •  Two big mouse buttons. •  High contrast colours.

Highly requested from teachers across the country, this mouse is great for both SEN and Foundation pupils that have problems distinguishing between a left and right mouse click. Requires USB connection and Windows ’98 or later version. Single Button Mouse USB £24

Wireless Mouse

The Tiny Mouse is about half the size of a typical standard mouse. Designed with the youngest of computer users in mind, it is generally the best fit for children up to five years old. The wheel button is fully customisable and is intended for use as an automatic double-click - this can be a difficult manoeuvre for young hands and minds. Tiny Mouse USB

£19

The large 3 inch ball has left and right mouse click buttons, which are located behind the trackball to help prevent unwanted clicks. BIGtrack also allows for a second mouse to be connected simultaneously. BIGtrack is easy to install and works on any Windows or Macintosh computer that has a USB or PS2 port. Just plug it in and you’re away! BIGtrack £49

Switch Accessible BIGtrack

Small Optical Mouse

BIGtrack is also available with two standard 3.5mm sockets. These allow switch access to the left-click and right-click functions. (Switches are sold separately.) BIGtrack with switch sockets

Ideal for laptops, this stylish optical mouse has the latest wireless technology. Simply plug the receiver into the USB port on your computer and you’re ready to go. No more messing with fiddly glide pads. High resolution precision movement and intelligent battery saving, together with a unique design that allows you to store the USB receiver inside the mouse. Compatible with Windows ’98/SE/2000/ ME/XP. Powered by 2 x AAA batteries. Wireless Mouse USB £19

This is a small and stylish optical mouse (above left). The optical technology means there is no mouse ball to stick and no need for a mouse mat. We now supply the version with the longer wire, suitable for desktop computers. The version with a shorter wire for laptops is currently unavailable. Optical Mouse USB/PS2

£79

Find out more about including all learners.  The ICTS NOF training materials are free and online at www.inclusive.net

£25

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Get Switching! Switches make it easy for young children or those with physical or learning difficulties to use a computer. Simply press and see it happen! It’s easy to get started using simple cause and effect switch software like SwitchIt! Weather.

Don’t forget that you will need a switch interface to connect the switches to your computer. A selection is available from Inclusive (see page 85).

switch

AbleNet Switches

interface

computer

Jelly Beamer

• responsive across the entire surface • easily mounted with the flange base • flexible - six foot lead, 3.5mm jack • complete with audible feedback

NOW - buy four AbleNet switches for £98! Buy four Big Switches, Jelly Beans or Specs Switches, one in each colour (red, green, blue and yellow). The Big Switch - diameter 127mm (5”), has cable storage in the base. Available in red, green, blue and yellow. Big Switch £27 Four switches in all four colours £98 Jelly Bean - 64mm (2.5”) diameter. Jelly Bean Switches are available in red, green, blue and yellow. Jelly Bean Switch £27 Four switches in all four colours £98

Specs Switch - 36mm (1.4”) diameter. Includes three bases: standard flange base, a space saving flush base and a strap for mounting onto objects or your wrist. Available in red, green, blue and yellow. Specs Switch £27 Four switches in all four colours £98

Pal Pad Switches

Only 1.2 ounces of force will activate Adaptivation’s Pal Pad switches. They can be operated with the slightest touch whether from directly above or at a shallow angle. They can be plugged into communication

aids, battery operated devices or computer interfaces. Pal Pads are flat switches, approximately 3mm thick, yet are very rigid and durable. They are designed to be tolerant of rough usage. Pal Pads come with a foam rubber backing you can attach to the back to minimise slipping. Ideal for those users who are distracted by audible clicks or those who require a very low profile switch and can exert very little pressure. Three sizes and four colours: red, blue, green and yellow. Please state size and colour when ordering. Mini Pal Pad (51mm x 51mm) £25 Small Pal Pad (64mm x 102mm) £25 Large Pal Pad (114mm x 152mm) £25

Jelly Beamer has all the hard wearing features of an AbleNet switch and works the same way - but without cables! It includes a receiver that you simply plug into a switch interface attached to your computer, or a switch adapted device such as a battery toy or IntelliKeys. You can then operate it from 9m away. You can use more than one and they won’t interfere with each other. Red, green, blue or yellow. Jelly Beamer £89

Jelly Beamer with SLAT

£129

Combines a wireless Jelly Beamer with a Switch Latch and Timer for operating toys or appliances (see page 87). There are four modes of control: Timed Seconds runs the device from 1 to 60 seconds with each press; Timed Minutes runs it from 1 to 60 minutes; with Latch mode, press once for ON and again for OFF. Direct mode runs the device as long as the switch is held down.

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Large Adjustable Pressure Switch

Some users can only exert the lightest pressure to operate a switch. Others prefer a firm pressure to minimise unwanted presses, perhaps from tremor. This large, robust switch allows easy adjustment of the operating pressure. Just twist the large 127mm (5”) cap and the pressure needed can be changed, in small steps, from light to heavy. The hexagonal base tessellates and fits the standard Big Switch Mounting Plate. Available in red, green, blue and yellow. Buy all four and save money! One Large Adjustable Switch £33 Four switches in all four colours £100

Medium Adjustable Pressure Switch

A 64mm (2.5”) version of the adjustable switch. See above for details. Available in red, green, blue and yellow. Buy all four and save money. One Medium Adjustable Switch £33 Four switches in all four colours £100

Ensure your switches are positioned securely

See page 86 and www.inclusive.co.uk

Micro Jack

Big Jack

This simple, trainable remote control can control many electrical devices including a TV, DVD, stereo or any infra-red controlled device. Micro Jack can be accessed with external switches (not included). •  Trainable infra-red remote control that ‘learns’ functions from other transmitters (for a TV, CD or video etc.). •  One built-in button. •  Two switch jacks for access by two external switches. •  Three programmable functions. •  Battery: 3 x type SR44 - included. •  Transmission range: 10-15m. •  Size: 46 x 36 x 16mm. •  Weight: 35g (including batteries). Micro Jack £213

AbleNet Snap Switch Caps Placing pictures on switches is simple with these clear, durable caps that snap on and off. Medium fits the Jelly Bean; large size fits Big Switch or BIGmack. There is no small size (too easy to swallow). Medium Snap Switch Cap Large Snap Switch Cap

Ideal for everybody who needs to use switches for environment control! Big Jack is a six function trainable infrared transmitter that can be operated with switches. Simple to program and use, Big Jack can learn commands from other remote control units to operate a television, CD player, toys or even cameras. It can be used to control any device which currently uses an infra-red remote control. •  Six switch jacks for access by up to six external switches (not included). •  6 programmable infra-red functions. •  Programmable macros - press one switch to automatically send a sequence of multiple commands. For example, it could turn the volume up three times rather than having to press the switch three times. •  Takes 4 x 1.5 V (AA) batteries. •  Transmission range: 20-30m. •  Size: 140 x 100 x 38mm. •  Weight: 280g (including batteries). Big Jack £299

Ultrastick™ Adhesive

£4 £4

For more specialist switches see www.inclusive.co.uk

See our website for mechanical and sensory switches from ERi, Grasp, Microlight and Soft switches from Tash, and many more!

£9

Tough, sticky, re-usable switch adhesive for flat surfaces. A useful size that can be cut to shape. It works! Available in 2 Jelly Bean circles; 1 Jelly Bean and 2 Specs circles; or one rectangle (please specify).

Access Switch

This great new switch has an ingenious clear cover that screws onto the switch, preventing it from accidentally falling off. The Medium Access Switch is 65mm diameter and you can fit symbols or objects up to 2mm thick under its clear cover. The Small version is 32mm diameter and will accept symbols up to 1mm thick. Both have a 1.4 metre cable with a standard 3.5mm jack plug. Red, yellow, green or blue (please specify size and colour). Access Switch £19

It’s quick and easy to buy online! See www.inclusive.co.uk

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Connecting Switches to Your Computer Don’t forget you will need an interface to connect switches to your computer.

QuizWORKS USB Switch Interface

Simple Switch Box A new, really inexpensive switch interface ideal for use with Inclusive Technology switch operated software. Easy to use and no software to install - simply connect to a USB port on your computer, plug in one or two switches and you are ready to use programs such as the Inclusive SwitchIt! and Maker series. The two jack sockets allow switch presses to send Space and Enter, allowing you to operate any software that can be controlled by these keys. It cannot be used with programs that

Crick USB Switch Interface

Have you ever become frustrated setting up different switch boxes for different applications? This clever and reliable USB switch interface does it for you. It works with almost all switch accessible software on Windows and Macintosh computers. This interface sets itself up for the application you are using - not only when

require other switch inputs: please contact us if you require further information. Simple Switch Box USB £35

using Clicker, ClozePro or Jigworks, but also other software from other publishers. It comes with USBKeys2 software that can detect the application you are using and set up your switches for the appropriate key presses or mouse clicks. It uses a database of accessible software titles, which can be updated free of charge from www.switchindex.com You can also add settings for your favourite applications quickly and easily. It can capture key presses or combination key presses; mouse clicks, double-clicks and mouse drags; you can even set up your switches to open other applications! CE marked and FCC approved. USB lead included. Requires Windows ’98 and above/Mac OS 9 or X, and a USB port. Crick USB Switch Interface

£99

QuizWORKS USB Switch Interface £59

Joy Cable 2

The simplest switch connection available! Just plug in the switches. Suitable for two switches. USB interface. This switch adaptor is supported by most switch accessible software. It comes with Sensory’s Switch Driver software to allow it to be used with programs that do not directly support switch access. Joy Cable 2 £49

Mouser 4

IntelliSwitch This wireless switch interface has a transmitter and a small receiver that plugs into a USB port on your computer. You can place the IntelliSwitch anywhere where it is convenient for the user and it will operate from up to 20 feet away. It works by radio signal, so it doesn’t matter if there is a wall in the way. •  Two built-in recessed switches allow you to assist the user. •  5 switch input jacks (plug in up to 5 switches with 3.5mm connectors). •  The control panel contains 25 pre-sets and allows you to choose what you want to do with the switch. Operate switch

A switch interface for Windows or Macintosh. Use it to connect switches to a computer with a USB port. Allows switches to send space, enter, tab, esc, backspace, up arrow, down arrow, left arrow, right arrow, 1, 2, 3, 4, 0 and click. Just press the switch to toggle between lines and set the key presses you require. A light indicates which row is operational.

accessible software and IntelliKeys software, including Classroom Suite. •  Use up to 5 separate IntelliSwitch transmitters with a single USB receiver on the same computer (you can set the receiver to receive 5 separate signals that do not interfere with each other). •  Requires 2 AA batteries when used wirelessly. •  Optional auditory feedback. IntelliSwitch £178

Mouser 4 allows mouse buttons to be switched off. You can also operate the buttons from switches using the three jack sockets. Get switch access to mouse click software! Mouser 4 plugs straight into your computer’s USB port - no need for additional software. It also turns one USB port into two PS2 and two USB ports. Mouser 4 USB

Also see  IntelliKeys

[email protected] • www.inclusive.co.uk • Freephone: 0800 975 6090

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Switch Positioning and Mounting We supply a wide range of switches and mounts to help meet the access needs of your learners. Simple solutions such as the re-usable Ultrastick (page 84) can secure most switches to tables, trolleys or trays, stopping them moving around and deterring fiddlers. The Maxess Mounting System (below) provides a platform to securely position and reposition switches. Doublesided mounts enable switches to be positioned at different angles; great for learners who have problems lifting

their hand away from a horizontally mounted switch. With Universal Switch Mounts, you can easily mount switches to surfaces such as tables and wheelchairs. With the Magic or Variable Friction Arms, simply clamp the mount to the surface, position the switch so the learner can use it and tighten it up (below). Don’t forget the mounting plates when ordering a mounting arm. There are various sizes to suit all AbleNet and Adjustable Pressure Switches. Why not pick up a camera mount too?

Universal Switch Mountings

More Options...

Mount switches quickly and easily to surfaces such as table edges. Each extends to 51cm (20”). The MAG and VFA hold up to 2Kg. All four accept mounting plates for Adjustable, Big, Jelly Bean and Specs Switches and two sizes of rectangular plate. They can fit other devices via female 10mm (3/8”) or 6mm (1/4”) standard camera mount threads.

Lightweight Switch Mounting £59 A lighter duty but less expensive switch mounting (above left). Includes clamp.

Connect it to your mounting arm and attach any video, digital or still camera; a great solution for those who find it difficult to hold a camera. Choosing the right switch and positioning it appropriately can be a critical success factor for children who use switches. If you would like more information, why not attend one of our FREE Information Days or book a training day at your establishment? See www. inclusive.co.uk/training/ for further details.

Mounting Plates

Tighten large knob to fix position.

A very heavy duty and stable gooseneck mount (above right). Includes clamp.

NOTE - all of these mountings require a Mounting Plate to attach switches or other devices. Big Switch Mounting Plate £9 Jelly Bean Mounting Plate £9 Specs Switch Mounting Plate £9 Rectangular Plate 279mm x 114mm £9 Rectangular Plate 203mm x 114mm £9 Camera Mounting Bracket £10

Maxess Mounting System

Maxess Switch Tray

Maxess Switch Mounts

Developed with therapists and switch users, these mounts enable switches to be securely positioned and repositioned in the most efficient and comfortable way for the user. The ergonomic design enables wires to be tidied away.

Cushioned for comfort, the Maxess Switch Tray holds switches or switch mounts firmly in place. Ideal for use with an individual or in assessment situations, where a range of secure switch positions need to be tried. There are three sizes: 540mm x 290mm £40 350mm x 350mm £35 240mm x 360mm £30

Many switch users have greater control with the switch at an angle. These doublesided switch mounts give two alternative mounting surfaces (55º and 85º). Used with the Maxess Switch Tray, the mounts offer various positioning options. A fixing pack is included for one switch. Maxess Small Switch Mount £16 Maxess Medium Switch Mount £18 Maxess Large Switch Mount £21

Magic Arm (MAG)



£99

One lever tightens up all joints and fixes switch position.

Variable Friction Arm (VFA) £99

Short Arm Switch Mounting

£59

A short version of the Lightweight Switch Mounting. A durable, 152mm (6”) mounting. Clamp included.

Gooseneck Switch Mounting £59

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SWITCH ACCESS Connecting Switches to Battery Operated Devices Toys and simple devices are often used to introduce switches because they are highly motivating and educational. Watching a child operate a toy using a battery adaptor and a switch can help establish whether they understand cause and effect: that is, they know that the switch press causes the device to operate. Moving toys are also good for group work; the child can press to send the toy to a friend.

Jelly Beamer with SLAT

Combines a wireless Jelly Beamer with a Switch Latch and Timer for operating toys or appliances. There are four modes of control: Timed Seconds runs the device from 1 to 60 seconds with each press; Timed Minutes runs it from 1 to 60 minutes; with Latch mode, press once for ON and again for OFF. Direct mode runs the device as long as the switch is held down. More than one pupil can each use their own Jelly Beamer with Wireless Switch Latch and Timer at the same time, without interference. Switch on a toy from as far away as 9 metres! Jelly Beamer with SLAT £129

AbleNet Toy Control Timers

Toy Control Box

Choice SLAT £79 Learn to turn on one of two toys, games or appliances in a choice making activity. One user - two switch inputs. Dual SLAT £79 As above, but this time two switch users can control their own toy or appliance.

Connecting Switches to Mains Operated Devices AbleNet PowerLink®

£75

A control unit to connect mains appliances to a switch safely for easy activation. It has an infra-red receiver for wireless use with the AirLink Remote Switch. Also with a 3.5mm jack for a switch. There are four modes of control: • Direct Mode: keeps the appliance on only while the switch is activated. • Timed Seconds Mode: allows the appliance to run for 1 to 60 seconds. So much more than just the usual latching timing and direct play options with just one toy. Connections for one or two toys and up to four switches provide opportunities for many activities. Choose a toy to play with, by using two switches. Have one switch make a toy car go and another make it stop - a simple introduction to two switch activities and cognitively easy as each switch performs a consistent action.

• Timed Minutes Mode: allows the appliance to run for 1 to 60 minutes. • Latch Mode: one activation turns the appliance on; the second turns it off. PowerLink

£110

AirLink Remote Switch

Modes of control include: • play for a designated time • press the switch to turn on, press again to turn off • hold down the switch to keep playing • turn on with one switch, turn off with the other. Sorry, toys, switches and battery adaptors are not included.

Battery Switch Adaptors Single SLAT £62 Achieve a timed or latched mode of switch control with battery toys or appliances. Timed: the appliance remains on for 1 to 60 seconds with one activation. Latch: one switch press turns the appliance on; the next turns it off.

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An infra-red, remote switch that allows you to operate your PowerLink from across the room (up to 6 metres)! No wires to get in the way. AirLink also has a lead so it will work as a standard 64mm (2.5”) switch too. Teal with black base. AirLink Remote Switch £69

Adapt any battery operated toy or device for switch operation. AA Battery Adaptor £7 C/D Battery Adaptor £7

Also see www.inclusive.co.uk for our Cooperative Switch Box. Ideal for helping switch users learn to work together and take turns!

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The simple way for people with speech problems to make themselves heard!  They are also a fun way to develop switch skills and assess a users’ understanding - can they produce a message at the right time? It is easy to change the message, giving lots of opportunities to join in.  A child could play a repeated phrase from a story or a chorus from a song. A toy control option adds an extra dimension by playing a message whilst switching on a battery toy.

Ab­leNet BIGmack®

£83

AbleNet LITTLEmack™

£83

•  BIG 127mm target area. •  Free toy cable and Snap Switch Cap. •  75 second memory. •  Volume control and on/off switch. •  External 3.5mm switch jack. •  One-shot timer prevents message repetition when pressed continually. •  Green, red, yellow, blue or black.

•  64mm target area. •  Free toy cable - connect a toy and link the speech output with a reward. •  Free Snap Switch Cap for securing pictures or symbols to the top. •  75 second memory. •  Angled base for easy access. •  Green, red, yellow, blue or black. •  See AbleNet accessories on page 94.

Lex

No Touch Talker

£95

WITH LEVELS! •  Large 127mm x 178mm activation area. •  Record messages up to 20 seconds each. •  Three ‘levels’ of message can be stored. •  Great sound with adjustable volume.

£35

•  A slight movement will activate the motion sensitive device. You could place it in a doorway to give a verbal cue as people walk past. •  Recorded message (10 seconds) or chime tone available. •  6.35cm x 11.11cm x 3.18cm.

£45

•  Easily interlocks with other Partner/ Pluses to create multi-message communicators. Start with one and add more as skills are acquired! •  Elevated platform and slot for picture cards - ideal for teaching object discrimination. •  Light touch message activation.

Go Talk Button

•  10 seconds recording time. •  Large button for easy use. •  Compact size (51mm diameter). •  Put it in your pocket, or use the built-in magnet to display on a metal surface. Go Talk Button £6

Go Talk One £9

Personal Talker

£9

Talking Symbols Notepad •  10 seconds recording time with great sound quality. •  Add a picture or symbol to represent the message. •  Mounts on any surface using the hook and loop strip or internal magnet. •  Light touch, 51mm square button. •  Batteries included. Talking Symbols Notepad (3 pack) £45

Partner/Plus

•  Large picture display. •  10 second message. •  Slim and lightweight. •  You’ll be impressed with how good it sounds! •  57 x 120 x 6.5mm.

One Talker •  10 seconds recording time. •  A pen point is needed to record, eliminating accidental erasure. •  Activate by pressing the play button or begin teaching single switch access using the self-adhesive ‘bumper’ (included). •  Batteries included.

•  8 seconds quality recording time. •  A handy little communicator that fits in your palm or your pocket!

It’s quick and easy to buy online! See www.inclusive.co.uk

£10

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More choices... VoicePod

£45

Talking Photo Album

•  10 seconds recording time. •  Magnetic caps make talking labels for food cans; or connect to any object using the adaptor or strap supplied. •  Replaceable button cell batteries. Talking Tins Kit - yellow

£14

Each Kit has 3 tins, 3 adaptors & 3 straps.

Talking Tins - Red WITH LEVELS! •  30 seconds recording time. •  Red Talking Tins allow messages to be stored on levels. Talking Tins Kit - red £20 Each Kit has 3 tins, 3 adaptors & 3 straps.

Single Messages... Remember to change the message often, to allow as many communication opportunities as possible!

Promotes independent working, increases motivation and adds meaning to words and pictures. Try using it for quizzes/sorting activities, e.g. find the pictures of items beginning with ‘s’. Record “That’s right” or “Try again” onto the cards for the child to check their answers. •  Place photos, pictures, symbols and/or text into VoicePod’s plastic sleeves. •  Record a corresponding message. •  The student can choose a picture, slide it into the pod and it will automatically play the corresponding message. •  36 re-usable, two-sided sleeves included. Each has an ID strip to ensure that VoicePod plays back the right message. •  Holds a maximum of 72 messages (up to 9 seconds each).

iMemo

In the morning... Greetings - “hey there”, “morning!”. Being nosy - “what’s up?”, “what did you do last night?”. Giving information - “I’ve brought something to show you”, “I’m tired”. Going home... Leave taking - “byeeee”, “see ya later”, “got to go”. Along the way - “are we nearly there?”, “let’s play a game/sing a song”. Giving Information - “guess what I’ve been up to”, “I need to take ….. in tomorrow”, “Barry came in today”.

•  Record multiple messages. •  120 seconds total recording time. •  Message repeats until you choose to move on. •  Pocket size - 43mm x 93mm x 12mm. •  Built-in LED torch. •  Replaceable button cell batteries. •  Easily attached to key ring/neck strap. iMemo

•  Insert photos into the 24 transparent ‘envelopes’ and record up to 10 second messages for each. Holds standard 10cm x 15cm photos, symbols, images or text. •  The use of this album is only limited by your imagination! You could use it to: -  Reinforce vocabulary and reading words. -  Keep a diary. -  Make a talking timetable. -  Keep an interactive record of a school trip. -  Show choices for dinner or snacks. -  Show the options for leisure activities. -  Create a communication passport. -  Tell a story. -  Use it to help with conversation. -  Support daily tasks like making breakfast, with step by step instructions. Talking Photo Album £20

TimeCue

£10

Activity time... Get attention - “come here Mum”, “I need a break”, “look at what I did”. Direct others - “everyone line up!”. Taking part - lines of a play/, repetitive lines in a story/song, sound effects. Choosing - “I want that one”, “that’s right” (as choices are shown). Fun time... Joining in games - “you can’t catch me”, “you’re it!”, “my turn”. Express opinions - cheering, wolf whistle/raspberry blow (if you dare!), “cool”, “rubbish”, “na na na na nah”.

Voice Cue •  Hear verbal reminders when you need them! •  Record up to five messages (60 seconds total). Set the clock to play them back at particular times. •  Messages can have two playback times for example, hear “take your medication” twice a day. •  ‘Replay’ button repeats the message. •  Requires two AA batteries (included). Voice Cue

£22

•  A single message speech output device that links to a digital clock. •  Record a message, then set the clock to play it back at just the right time. •  Remind users that “Gym class begins in five minutes,” or “It’s three o’clock, time to go.” •  Add a picture cue for further information. •  TimeCue is light and portable. Folds flat to fit neatly in a bag or pocket. •  Encourages independence at school, home or in the community. •  Batteries included. TimeCue £10

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Two Message Devices Moving on to two messages can create more opportunities to interact and it introduces choice. Pictures on the buttons help associate them with the message and can help develop vocabulary.

Partner/Two

£99

Sequencing Messages Stepped communicators are still operated by a single switch but produce sequences of messages.  The user could read the text from a storybook, give a sequence of instructions to a carer or friend, or count objects as they are placed in front of them.

BIG Step-by-Step

£116

A stepped communicator with a BIG button. Record sequential messages up to 75 seconds! • FREE Snap Switch Cap. • FREE toy/appliance cable. • Crystal clear sound. • 75 second memory. • BIG 127mm button.

•  16 seconds per message. •  Change each overlay individually. •  Square picture size of 89mm. •  Output jack for connection to toys. •  Input jack for switch access.

LITTLE Step-by-Step iTalk2

£116

StepPAD

£19

•  Ideal for recording step by step instructions. •  Press play to hear the cue as often as needed. •   P r e s s ‘forward’ for the next step or ‘rewind’ for the previous one. •  You can change one step without affecting the others. •  Total 72 seconds of recording time. •  Batteries and clip included. •  Size: 55mm x 90mm x 11mm.

£69

Sequencer

•  Angled base for easy access. •  Includes two Snap Switch Caps. •  Includes dual toy/appliance jacks. •  64mm diameter activation areas. •  Built-in symbol storage area. •  Ten seconds per message.

•  Just like BIG Step-by-Step, but with an angled base for easy access. •  64mm target area.

Step-by-Step with Levels

£135

•  Like LITTLE Step-by-Step (above), but stores three sets or ‘levels’ of message for different activities or times of day.

Getting Started... Partner One/Stepper

BIGmack Page 88.

iTalk2 See above.

BIG Step-by-Step See above.

•  Record as many messages as needed up to 90 seconds. •  Press the button (or a connected switch) to play them back in sequence. •  Two levels or sets of messages. •  Red, yellow, green, blue or purple. •  Easy to mount with a threaded base. •  External switch jack. •  Adjustable volume. •  Uses a 9 volt battery (included).

£115

Getting Started with £249 Communicators NOW WITH A FREE talkbook worth £25! See page 94. Three of our most popular communicators to get you started. Save money too! Complete with Snap Switch Caps and toy cables.

£115

Randomizer

•  A single panel device. •  Record sequential messages up to 60 seconds. •  Input jack for external switches. •  Output jack for toys or appliances. •  Square picture size of 89mm. •  Reverse mode to step through the sequence backwards. • Repeat mode continually repeats any single message.

£105

•   Like the Sequencer, but plays back your messages in a random order. Roll dice, choose colours for a game or pick team mates.

Also see: Boardmaker Accessories Switch Mounts



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Moving On... Devices with Multiple Messages Tech/Four

£149

•  Square layout minimises range of motion needed. •  Two output jacks for connecting toys. •  Two input jacks for switch access. •  8 seconds per message. •  Square picture size of 70mm.

Base Trainer

£149

Partner/Four

•  8 seconds per message. •  Two output jacks to connect toys. •  Two input jacks for switch access. •  Optional vibrating feedback and LED illuminated feedback available for ease of operation by visually impaired users. Partner/Four £149 With LEDs £169 With LEDs/Vibrating £195

Go Talk 4+ £89

•  A communicator and a learning tool in one device! •  The cardholder and hook and loop securing strip on an elevated platform allow for a picture or object to be added. •  Four switch plates (76 x 102mm) help with object discrimination. •  Two output jacks for connecting toys. •  Two input jacks for switch access. •  4 messages of up to 8 seconds each.

•  Super sensitive 76mm x 76mm buttons. •  Five ‘levels’ of messages. ‘core’ •  Two buttons that don’t change with the levels (ideal for saying ‘hello’). •  Great sound quality. •  Total message time of 4.5 minutes. •  Record lock prevents accidental erasure. •  Storage compartment for overlays. •  Two AA batteries included.

NOW WITH A FREE 4pic4 worth £15 - see page 96. A superb, robust speech output device from Traxsys. Four large, coloured buttons each have their own message. Record up to four sets or ‘levels’ of messages. Plastic inserts allow you to add pictures to represent each message. 4talk4 has excellent, clear speech with adjustable volume (loud enough for school assembly). It also includes sockets for the connection of external switches and battery operated devices. Press to say “Make the toy rabbit jump” and see it happen! Switches and toys not included (but the batteries and two toy leads are). 4talk4 £229

Flexible! From one to eight message locations SuperTalker™

VoicePal 8K

Traxsys Inclusive 4talk4

£179

•  Size: 305mm x 220mm x 45mm. •  Also available with switch access: like the standard version, plus 16 minute memory and 8 input jacks to enable direct switch control (not via scanning) and 2 jacks for attaching toys. SuperTalker SuperTalker with switch access

£125 £250

SuperTalker Adjustable Stand •  8 messages of up to 11 seconds each. •  Can be controlled with a switch. •  Using a Taction Pad, play messages by touching nearly any object (one Taction Pad and one Mini Pal Pad included). •  Delayed activation option (switch must be held down for 0 to 2.5 seconds). •  Option to repeat a message up to 10 times if the switch is held down. •  Requires four AA size batteries (should give in excess of six months use). •  Size: 147mm x 95mm x 32mm. •  Weight (with batteries): 284g.

•  Meets developing communication needs with 1, 2, 4 and 8 message grid options. •  Begin with a single message button and, as the learner progresses, change the grid to add more buttons. •  Eight ‘levels’ or sets of messages. •  Eight minutes total recording time. •  Record messages of any length up to the total. Volume control with lock. •  Plug a switch into the ‘step ahead’ jack and you can use it like a sequential message device. •  Requires 4 AA batteries.

This sturdy mounting system keeps the SuperTalker firmly in place. Adjustable back allows for different viewing angles. Quick and easy removal. SuperTalker Stand £100

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Tech/Talk 8

Go Talk 9+

Eight message cells, each with a clear message of up to four seconds. Available with a black grid/grey base or a white grid/ blue base (please specify when ordering). Also available with extended memory and/ or jack sockets for attaching switches. See www.inclusive.co.uk for details. Tech/Talk 8 x 6 levels £299 Tech/Talk 8 x 8 levels £339 Tech/Talk 8 x 12 levels £489

Tech/Speak 32

£99

•  Five message levels. Three useful ‘core’ messages stay the same on each level. •  5cm buttons. •  Total message time of nine minutes. •  Record lock stops accidental erasure. •  Whole level erase option. •  Storage compartment for overlays. •  Adjustable volume. •  Two AA batteries (included). •  See page 94 for Go Talk accessories.

Go Talk 20+

Thirty two message cells each give a clear message of up to two seconds. Black grid/ grey base or a white grid/blue base (please specify when ordering). Tech/Speak 32 x 2 levels £339 Tech/Speak 32 x 4 levels £399 Tech/Speak 32 x 6 levels £489 Tech/Speak 32 x 12 levels £699

Also available with extended memory and/or jack sockets for switches: www.inclusive.co.uk

Listen to Me

£59

•  Up to 10 seconds per message. •  With a carry case/ moisture guard. •  Three volume settings (tip: record on the lowest). •  Clear 2.5cm square sleeves hold symbols or pictures (inserted individually). •  Includes a jack for an audio input lead for recording direct from a CD. •  Operates from three AA batteries or the mains (AC adaptor supplied).

•  20 buttons with five levels. •  Five ‘core’ message buttons stay the same even if the level is changed. •  Great volume and sound control. •  Easy sequential recording, whole level erasing and built-in overlay storage. •  15 minutes total recording time. •  Large 25mm square keys. •  Requires two AA batteries. •  Size: 305mm x 229mm x 22mm. •  See page 94 for Go Talk accessories. Go Talk 20+ £125

Call 01457 819790 for our Communication Handbook or see www.inclusive.co.uk/ communication_aids/index.shtml

Lingo

£129

Includes Symbol Holder/ Keyguards A major advance in light, wearable communication aids, small enough for a pocket or to wear (belt clip included), and yet loud enough to attract attention in the busiest classroom. Lingo has seven message buttons, each giving 25 seconds of clear digital recording. Each can be individually recorded or erased and given a new message. The eighth “memo” button can be recorded with up to 60 seconds worth of sequential messages, ideal for shopping lists, step-bystep instructions etc. New messages can be added without erasing existing ones, up to the maximum recording time available. LED feedback shows which button has been pressed. Easy to use with rechargeable batteries and useful low battery and low memory indicators and lockable volume control. Lingo also has a headphone jack. The Lingo comes complete with a combined Symbol Holder/Keyguard which allows for two, four and eight location layouts. Lingo measures 6.4cm x 13.3cm x 2.6cm and weighs 127.6 grams (4.5 oz).

Pocket Go Talk •  Single switch scanning capability (with adjustable scan speed). •  Holds up to 25 messages on five levels. •  Up to 14 seconds per message. •  Light (215g) and small (143mm x 76mm x 25mm), so very portable. •  Great sound quality. Volume adjusts from a whisper to crystal clear speech. •  Level lock prevents unintentional changes. •  Requires two AA batteries. •  Free carry case worth £22 included. Pocket Go Talk £99

Also see: AMDi Accessories AbleNet Accessories Go Talk Accessories

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The AMDi “Smart” Series The Smart Series from AMDi incorporates many new features, including a smart overlay system, an interchangeable flash memory system, a slimmer profile, a handle for easy carrying, controls hidden behind a door and a low battery indicator located on the grid. Smart Overlay System

Each device also has:

Each overlay can be keyed by simply punching a hole in the designated area, using a standard hole punch. Each Smart Series device then senses the hole pattern on the overlay. This makes changing levels quick and easy – simply change the overlay and the level is changed accordingly!

•  ‘Real Voice’ high quality audio reproduction. •  ‘Time Lock’ recording control technology. •  Rechargeable battery. •  Light touch water resistant membrane panel. •  Lightweight and portable (shoulder strap included). •  Removable top grid for easy cleaning. •  Smart Overlay System that is easily created with Tech/Overlay Designer (included). •  Optional carrying cover and/or deluxe carrying case. •  External speaker and record jacks for increased flexibility. •  One year manufacturer’s warranty, including parts and labour.

Interchangeable Flash Memory System Each interchangeable flash memory card holds 6 levels of recorded voice with up to 30 minutes of recording time. This will give you unlimited numbers of levels on your device!

Smart/128

Smart/Talk

Smart/Speak

The Smart/128 has 128 locations that allow for more extensive communication. It also has a transparent top grid which can be easily removed. With the grid, the Smart/128 is a standard static 128 location AAC device. Without it, Smart/128 can be used for pictorial communication. This brings a whole new level of versatility.

•  Optional 4 output jacks for external connections to control toys, appliances etc., and 4 input jacks for switch access available. •  Rear mounted volume/level controls. •  Record 8 messages per level. •  6 levels for up to 48 messages. •  Standard message length of 10 seconds per message. •  Square picture size of 70mm. •  See the Smart/Start activities, page 95.

Lightweight and portable, this new device has all the great new features of the Smart series. •  Record and play back 32 messages per level. •  Light touch membrane panel. •  6 levels for up to 192 independent messages. •  Standard message length of 10 seconds per message. •  Square picture size of 32mm.

Smart/Talk with 6 Levels

£525

£595

Smart/Speak with 6 Levels



•  Record 128 messages per level. •  6 levels for up to 768 messages. •  2.25 seconds per message = 1,728 seconds total = 28.8 minutes. •  Smart Overlay System 1-6 levels. •  Interchangeable FLASH memory. •  Optional interchangeable keyguards: 4, 8, 16, 32 and 128 locations. •  Rear mounted volume and level controls. Smart 128 with 6 Levels

£749

Smart/Talk

Smart/ Scan 8+

Smart/ Speak

Smart/ Scan 32+

Smart/128

Message Cells

8

8

32

32

1, 4, 8, 16, 32, 128

Levels

6

6

6

6

6

Scanning

-

Yes

-

Yes

-

Total Recording Time

8 min.

10.4 min.

32 min.

42.8 min.

28.8 min.

Smart Overlays

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

External Flash Card

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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COMMUNICATION AIDS • • • • • • • • • • • • • Environmental Control Units from AMDi

Tech/Speak plus Environmental Control Unit

Tech/Talk plus Environmental Control Unit

About ECUs from AMDi

Turn on the lights!

All the features and benefits of the standard Tech/Speak plus the ability to control up to 32 electrical devices and/or lights! The Tech/Speak ECU offers 32 messages and six sets or ‘levels’ of messages. The first row on each level enables environmental control. •  Four power sockets included. •  Optional light bulbs available. •  Portable (shoulder strap included). •  External speaker and record jacks. •  Rechargeable battery included. •  Square picture size of 32mm. •  2.25 seconds per message as standard. •  Optional extended message length of 4.5 seconds. •  Optional 8 input jacks for switch access. Also available with built-in infra-red for various TV controls – call us for details. Tech/Speak ECU £795 Tech/Speak ECU + switch jacks £855

AbleNet Accessories AbleNet Travel Strap Belt Mount Durable travel strap with quick release buckle. Suits LITTLEmack, LITTLE Stepby-Step and Step-by-Step with Levels. Travel Strap Belt Mount £12

Travel Strap Shoulder Mount Durable nylon travel strap with quickrelease buckle. Suits BIGmack, BIG Stepby-Step and SuperTalker. Travel Strap Shoulder Mount £12

AbleNet Carry Bag

£40 A roomy, laptop style bag for SuperTalker, overlays, gridmaking software and more.

Easy Mounting Base £20 Suits LITTLEmack, LITTLE Step-byStep, Step-by-Step with Levels and iTalk2. The detachable case mounts anywhere, even on a wall; or wear it around the waist (works with Travel Strap Belt Mount).

The BETT Award winning Environmental Control Unit (ECU) turns four remote electrical appliances on or off whilst giving clear, programmable speech messages. The Tech/Talk with ECU has all the features and benefits of the standard Tech/ Talk, but it can also control up to four electrical devices or special light bulbs. •  Four electrical devices or light fixtures can be controlled. •  Four programmable power sockets included as standard. •  Optional light bulbs are available. •  Program, record and play back eight messages per level. •  Six levels for up to 48 messages. •  Message length of 4.5 seconds each. •  Extended 9 second message length. •  Square picture size of 70mm. Tech/Talk ECU £585 Tech/Talk ECU + switch jacks £649

AMDi Accessories talkbook

•  ‘Real Voice’ high quality audio. •  Interchangeable overlays. •  A light touch, water resistant panel. •  Removable grid for easy cleaning. •  One year manufacturer’s warranty.

ECU Accessories

Extra RF Power Socket RF Controlled Bulb ECU Carry Case

£35 £39 £59

Go Talk Accessories

£25

Store images, use it as a display easel or a communication book! Includes 20 plastic inserts for Tech/Scans and original Tech/Talks (where overlays are inserted from the top).

Tech/Caps

Each Environmental Control Unit has:

Go Talk Overlay Software •  Makes it easy to create overlays. •  Includes over a thousand images. •  Change the text colour, size and font, and move, enlarge, rotate and crop pictures. •  Includes templates for the Go Talks. Windows CD-Rom £39 5 CD pack £89

£15

Customise your grid layouts! Easily removable with the tool supplied. Caps suit the Tech/Talk 8 grid (4 pack) or the Tech/Speak 32 grid (8 pack). Black or white. Please specify when ordering.

Carry Case for Tech/Talk, Tech/Scan or Tech/Speak

£45

Go Talk Carry Stand •  Lightweight, durable green vinyl folder that holds Go Talks securely when closed, or opens for use as a stand. •  Fits the Go Talk 4+, 9+ and 20+. Go Talk Carry Stand

It’s quick and easy to buy online! See www.inclusive.co.uk

£25

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About Scanning and Communication Aids For people not able to directly press buttons but wanting to access more than one or two messages, using switches with a scanning system is the main alternative. Scanning refers to the way

AMDi Smart/Scan

items on a screen or buttons on a device are highlighted in turn (either automatically or by pressing a switch), and when the highlight reaches the desired item, a switch is pressed to select it.

This is cognitively more difficult than direct access and physically may require repeated or timed movements that often need lots of practice in order to achieve.

Smart/Scan 8 Plus

Smart/Scan 32 Plus

•  6 levels for up to 48 messages. •  10 seconds per message = 480 seconds total = 8 minutes. •  Linear or step scanning modes. •  Two switch scanning capabilities for use with step scanning. Smart/Scan 8 Plus £995

•  6 levels for up to 192 messages. •  10 seconds per message = 1920 seconds total = 32 minutes. •  Three modes of operation: row/column, linear and step scanning. •  Two switch scanning capabilities for use with step and row/column scanning. Smart/Scan 32 Plus £1,195

The new Smart/Scan devices have the advantages of the Smart series, as well as: •  Access via single or two switch scanning. •  External earphone jack at the front of the unit. •  Smart Overlay System. •  Interchangeable FLASH memory. •  LED scanning together with auditory prompts. •  Choose from three scan speeds: 4.5 seconds, 2.25 seconds and 1 second.

Tech/Scan

Smart/Start Let’s Talk: On The Farm

Just put the memory card and overlay into the Smart/Talk or Smart/Scan 8 and you’re ready to go!

Pre-recorded, ready to go activities for the Smart/Talk and Smart/Scan 8 These are useful scanning versions of the Tech/Talk and Tech/Speak devices on page 92. All have a black grid on a grey base. Tech/Scan 8 £699 With 8 messages on 8 levels, this model has 2 scan modes - linear and step scan. It can be supplied with rechargeable batteries and a charger for £70 extra. Tech/Scan 8 Plus £889 As above, but with additional, optional auditory prompts at each level. Includes rechargeable battery and charger. Tech/Scan 32 £849 32 messages on 6 levels and 3 scan modes - row/column, linear and step scan. It can be supplied with rechargeable batteries and a charger for £70 extra. Tech/Scan 32 Plus £1099 As above, but with additional, optional auditory prompts at each level. Includes rechargeable battery and charger. Also available with extended memory at: www.inclusive.co.uk

AVAILABLE JANUARY 2008 This collection of fun filled TALKING activities for the Smart/ Talk and Smart/Scan 8 is designed to complement SwitchIt! Farm Extra or any farm related activity. Used on the Smart/Talk, the activities help increase participation, extend language skills, reinforce learning and enable expression of understanding.

Activities include:

•  Animal names and noises. •  Quizzes. •  Singing. •  Story telling.

The pack contains:

•  6 pre-recorded levels of activities on a Memory Card. •  6 printed and ready to use overlays. •  Extra overlay templates. •  Ideas for extended activities to print out and record yourself. Let’s Talk: On The Farm £50

More titles coming soon - see: www.inclusive.co.uk

Also see: Smart/Talk



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FL4SH Scanning Communicator This new communicator from AbleNet detects your overlays and automatically plays the right message. No more re-recording or changing levels!

FL4SH has various switch scanning options automatic scan, step scan, and two switch scanning.

FL4SH Deluxe Kit

The durable plastic overlays use barcode technology, so FL4SH gives access to a huge number of messages that can be changed in a hurry. You can activate FL4SH using the buttons, switches or switch scanning. •  It’s easy to program the overlays with the messages you want. •  16 minutes recording time. •  Step by step functionality. •  Choose from automatic scan, step scan and two switch step scan, with auditory scanning options. •  The activated button lights up.

•  Volume control with lockout feature. •  Adjustable viewing angle. •  Headphone jack, toy/appliance jack and external messages jack. •  Mounting options are available, as are additional memory modules and overlays. FL4SH is complete with built-in overlay storage, a binder for additional overlays, a rechargeable battery pack with an AC adaptor, one memory module, twelve blank overlay sleeves and three QuickStart overlay sleeves. FL4SH Communicator £699

The FL4SH Deluxe Kit also includes an extra 8 minute memory module, 12 additional overlays, colour coding labels, a leather carry bag, a travel strap/shoulder mount, two Jelly Bean switches, 4 AA batteries and a toy/appliance cable. FL4SH Deluxe Kit £799

FL4SH Colour Keyguards

FL4SH Memory & Overlays

FL4SH 3-Ring Binder

Additional memory, sleeves and colour coded labels. 8 minutes with 12 sleeves or 16 minutes and 24 sleeves. £55/£79

Store your additional overlay sleeves or display them easel style for partner assisted scanning activities. £15

Choose purple, blue, pink or green. £16

Mounting Plate for FL4SH An easy mounting solution.

£20

About FL4SH

Traxsys Inclusive Scan4

Including all learners - messages can be accessed by pressing the buttons or by scanning, which also makes it useful as an assessment tool. The frame lighting clearly indicates which button is being scanned and replicates the scan box used in some software.

This scanning version of the 4talk4 has been carefully designed to introduce scanning techniques. It has very bright scanning lights, auditory scanning and can use single or two switch scanning. Encourage your switch users to understand scanning and choice making.

Easy to use - as the overlays are barcoded, FL4SH recognises which one has been inserted and switches to the appropriate group of messages. This is especially useful when many staff or carers may be assisting the user - they will not need to remember which messages are on which level. Helps develop skills - the ‘chase the light’ overlay can assist in the teaching of scanning. In this activity, a cell will light up and the user then scans to (or presses it) in order to get a personalised auditory reward. Standard switch sockets - FL4SH can easily be operated with the user’s preferred switch(es). Or why not make FL4SH wireless by connecting one or two Jelly Beamers?

Now with a FREE 4pic4!

Bright lights, clear speech and a real outcome (with toys connected). Traditional single switch scanning, starting at a realistically slow speed. Two switch scanning for the user who can manage two switches and have more control. It also includes a single switch “dwell” scan mode, where pressing the switch controls the scan and dwelling on the one you want

causes it to activate. Scan4 can also be used in direct mode. Press the areas to hear the message. The light above the active area will light up to reinforce which one has been pressed. Scan4 has sockets to connect battery operated devices. Two toy leads are included. Scan4 £349

4pic4

This ringbinder with plastic inserts is an ideal partner for the 4talk4 or Scan4. Store your images or create a simple communication easel or book. 4pic4 with 10 inserts 4pic4 with 20 inserts

It’s quick and easy to buy online! See www.inclusive.co.uk

£15 £20

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Boardmaker Activity Pad Boardmaker Activity Pad (BAP) puts interactive activities right into the hands of the learner! Using innovative patented technology, printed activities are inserted into SmartPockets that slide easily into the BAP, buttons are assigned and recorded, and everything is saved to a chip on the SmartPocket itself. Each pocket carries its own recording time. BAP uses voice output, visual stimulation and tactile activation. Learners with special needs especially benefit, as they can have access to the curriculum using differentiated and personalised activities. BAP includes: •  Over 125 sample activities and templates. •  10 double-sided, durable SmartPockets. •  Up to 32 programmable buttons per activity. •  Up to four minutes recording time per SmartPocket. •  Guard prevents users removing the SmartPocket. •  Volume control and headphone facility.

•  Built-in retractable carry handle. •  Buttons can be made switch accessible (switch jacks built-in). •  Size: 292mm x 242mm x 45mm. Weight: 386g. •  Requires four AA batteries. Two activities are held in each reusable SmartPocket. Buttons can be located almost anywhere, rather than conforming to a grid. Activities are easily created in Boardmaker (sample activities and templates included). See page 98. NB. Activities must be printed on letter size paper and cut apart before inserting into a SmartPocket. You could also use photographs or other printed material. Additional SmartPocket™ packs, carrying options, keyguards and other accessories are available. Boardmaker Activity Pad

£499

How do I use the BAP? •  Print your Boardmaker activities onto a sheet of paper. •  Insert the activity sheet into a SmartPocket. •  Slide the pocket into the BAP. •  Assign buttons and record voice or sound on the BAP. •  Everything is saved to a chip on the SmartPocket itself and each pocket carries its own recording time!

Boardmaker Activity Pad Accessories SmartPocket Carrier

Boardmaker Activity Pad Carrier

Holds up to 12 SmartPockets (6 clear pockets). Can be attached inside the Boardmaker Activity Pad Carrier. SmartPocket Carrier £29

Shoulder Strap

£10

A useful shoulder strap that clips directly on to your Activity Pad or the Boardmaker Activity Pad Carrying Case.

Protect your Boardmaker Activity Pad! This durable and flexible carrier is a must have for those who take their Boardmaker Activity Pad everywhere they go. Can be used with the SmartPocket Carrier. BoardMaker Activity Pad Carrier £40

Keyguards SmartPocket Binder A two inch, two-ring binder that can protect and store lots of SmartPockets. SmartPocket Binder £7

Boardmaker Activity Pad Complete Carrier This bundle includes the Boardmaker Activity Pad Carrier, Shoulder Strap and Smart Pocket Carrier. Complete Carrier £69

Smart Pockets 5 Pack 10 Pack

£39 £69

30 Pack 100 Pack

£179 £549

1 x 2 Keyguard 2 x 2 Keyguard 4 x 2 Keyguard 4 x 4 Keyguard

£20 £20 £20 £20

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COMMUNICATION AIDS • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ideas For Using Your Boardmaker Activity Pad

These examples were created using Boardmaker V6. Simply design the activity, put it in a Boardmaker Activity Pad SmartPocket, assign the buttons and record! Or simply follow the on-screen instructions. You don’t need to use Boardmaker software; cut your own digital photos to size, print pictures from the Internet or use a page from a magazine. Making it motivational I love talking about cars.

Forced order Wheel

Curriculum support Literacy activities come to life with real voice output. Engine It needs a new one.

The girl is jumping.

Use real pictures and photographs that have meaning for the user and make the pictures speak for themselves!

You can program the buttons so that they will only play in the correct sequence. Perfect for sentence sequencing.

Sequencer button

Everyday routines

Great for making quizzes and question and answer routines. Keep pressing the button for the next question.

Share with all the class to make choice making fun. Sequencer: It’s Jack’s/ Holly’s/Anium’s turn

Where’s Scoop? Where’s Bob?

Hi, I’m Lofty.

... can we fix it?!

Orange juice

Have clips of music to make it fun.

Encourage independent learning

More please

Bad

Communication I want to tell you something on my home page.

BAP also makes an ideal flexible communication aid. Use SmartPockets to make layers of vocabulary categories or use for different communication settings. Just slide in and you are ready to chat.

Or just start simply so you can chat about the things that are important to you! That’s yucky!

Older learners? Answer using the coloured circles. Record answers in the blanks too, for self checking.

Try a Harry Potter quiz page. Who’s the Headmaster at Hogwarts? Harry’s best friends are… Who teaches potions? etc.

My Grandma

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • COMMUNICATION AIDS MightyMo and MiniMo MightyMo and MiniMo combine dynamic, full colour display screens with powerful communication and programming tools that make them the clear choice when it comes to digitised speech output solutions. The MightyMo is approximately 2.75kg and comes in a case made of tough plastic. The case has a strong gripping surface, easy to find ports and a moisture resistant faceplate. The average battery run time for typical use is 12 hours. Weighing 1.5kg, the MiniMo has both a handle and a strap to make it easy to carry by hand or over the shoulder. The average battery run time for typical use is 8 hours.

Access methods: •  Touch screen with adjustable hold/ release times, touch enter/exit modes, audio touch. •  Visual and audio scanning with auto, switch, two switch and inverse auto-scan options. •  Mouse pause and mouse click. •  Auto zoom is available for touch enter selectors. Interfaces: •  Integral microphone and external microphone jack for digitised speech and sound. •  2 jacks for standard switches. •  2 USB type B function connectors. •  Speaker port for external speaker or private audio scanning. •  Infra-red for learning universal remote control.

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Why choose a dynamic screen communication aid? Dynamic screen communication aids offer the potential of storing hundreds of spoken messages and the advantage of being able to configure the screen with a few or many buttons. For people who are developing expressive language skills at a rapid pace and are likely to need a lot of vocabulary, the MightyMo or MiniMo could be the perfect solution. These sophisticated devices also have a full range of access options to meet most access needs, and the learning infra-red can be a great motivational feature when used with toys and appliances.

Note: screens shown to the left are samples only and are not supplied as part of the system. Support provided by DynaVox MiniMo MightyMo

Atkinson Vari‑X Adjustable Trolley

£2,245 £2,545

Height Adjustable Desk

Get the computer just the right height for each learner!

Base unit and rail

Full shelf

The Atkinson Vari‑X trolley adjusts to the needs of all learners including the very young, those in wheelchairs, on foam wedges or using standing frames. Adjusting the height could not be simpler. Just turn the removable handle. Available in full shelf or half shelf styles, with shelf clearance over the worktop of 120mm, or with a guard rail. Brakes are fitted to all the large wheels for safety (exclusive to Inclusive Technology). Maple and silver finish.

Half shelf The trolley provides worktop heights from 240mm to 1060mm. The worktop is 1200mm x 650mm. Full shelf trolley £540 With six-way 13amp power block £570 Half shelf trolley £535 With six-way 13amp power block £565 Base unit and rail £530 With six-way 13amp power block £560 Delivery is £15 per trolley

The new Height Adjustable Desk makes it really easy to meet the needs of children as well as teachers! The height range goes from 500mm to 650mm and there is a work surface of 1200mm x 600mm. Height Adjustable Desk £395 Castors £25 Delivery is £50 per desk

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TOUCH MONITORS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Just touch the glass • Incredibly robust • Nothing to fall off • Get right into the corners • They just work! Touch monitors are the most natural way to use any point and click software. Just touch the screen and it happens!

Why use a touch monitor?

Using your touch monitor

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. Bright, noisy computer programs can provide the stimulus needed by children and people with special needs. However, a mouse may require too much motor skill and switches may be too indirect. Touch monitors operate with standard mouse operated programs and provide the most direct input method of all. The user watches the screen and uses it as an input method. There is a direct connection between action and result.

All too often learners, especially younger ones, sit at computers that are incorrectly positioned. Their wheelchair may not fit under the table or they might have trouble reaching the screen. Try to ensure that they are seated comfortably and can easily activate the touch monitor. This may involve the use of a height adjustable trolley (page 99) or mounting the screen on a flexible arm.

ELO Touch Monitors

LCD Touch Arm The LCD touch arm fits our LCD touch monitors. They require very little effort to manoeuvre, whilst offering stability in use. Maximum reach of 480mm. Available with a clamp or flat plate for bolts (please specify). LCD Touch Arm

£139

LX Desk Mount LCD Arm

Touch monitor mounts These robust, ergonomic mounts (right) will help position your touch monitor to meet the access needs of your students.

ELO LCD Touch Monitors

Provides unparalleled range of motion and keeps cables tidily cleared away. Extends/ retracts up to 61cm; push your LCD out of the way when not in use. Reposition it with a touch. Connect the LX to a surface edge of 13 to 47mm or through a hole 8 to 51mm wide and up to 63mm thick. Not suitable for the Atkinson Vari-X Trolley. LX Desk Mount LCD Arm £139

The Touch Monitor Software Collection This software helps teach touch skills at all levels, from cause and effect through sequencing, gross/fine targeting and simple decision making.  Includes a booklet of teaching ideas and recording sheets.

ELO touch monitors incorporate state of the art electronics and components and are low maintenance. They feature all the outstanding accuracy, reliability and quality expected from ELO Touch Systems. The touch monitors come in two popular sizes, 15” and 17”. They feature IntelliTouch SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) technology, which means you can operate them with your finger, a stylus or a pointing device. ELO 15” Touch Monitor £269 ELO 17” Touch Monitor £299

The ELO LCD touch monitors are available in three sizes: 15”, 17” and the new 19” model. The flat panel comes with a removable tilt base with a VESA mounting option. The LCDs use ELO’s Accutouch technology which has been designed to be robust and reliable, so ideal for classroom use. Impervious to liquid spills and splashes, humidity and wash down, these screens are the most contamination resistant available. Drift free operation for a lifetime of 35 million finger touches. ELO 15” LCD Touch Monitor £419 ELO 17” LCD Touch Monitor £510 ELO 19” LCD Touch Monitor £845

There is a delivery charge of £15 per monitor. ELO Touch Monitors are covered by a 3 year return to manufacturer warranty, provided and administered by ELO

Big Bang - activities at an early ‘whole hand’ cause and effect level. See page 11. SwitchIt! Pictures - create images by completing simple sequences. Page 21. Touch Balloons - simple, progressive targeting activities. See page 13. IT Mouse Skills - develop and refine targeting skills. See page 49. Choose and Tell: Nursery Rhymes

- introduces simple decision making activities. See page 27.

ChooseIt! Maker 2 - create your own decision making activities. See page 25. Software supplied as single user copies. Touch Monitor Collection £198 Save £84 on individual prices! OR buy it for £168 when you purchase a Touch Monitor too! £168

It’s quick and easy to buy online! See www.inclusive.co.uk

• • • • • • • • • CONTROL/OTHER HARDWARE 101 Pro-Bot

Probotix

This new floor robot is lots of fun, like the Bee-Bot on page 102, but is ideal for teaching more advanced control techniques. The bright, attractive car design has strong child appeal and ProBot is robust and durable. Simply use the programming arrows, which work just like Bee-Bot, or use more complex commands. The number keys can control the amount of turn and movement. In addition, there are touch sensors on the bumpers as well as sensors to detect sound or changing light levels. Procedures can be activated by the sensors too; you could make ProBot beep and switch its headlights on if the room lights are switched off. Routes taken can be drawn using the simple pen mechanism and a standard felt tip pen.

Pro-Bot can operate independently or alongside your PC via a USB connection. The memory can store over 100 commands, even if powered off or when the batteries are changed. Pro-Bot Pro-Bot 4 pack Pro-Bot 6 pack

£75 £240 £330

Log-Box is the new, easy to use data logger from TTS Group – the makers of Bee-Bot and Pro-Bot!

The team at TTS has listened to teachers’ requirements for data logging equipment and has developed the Log-Box in response. It is really easy to use, and affordable too - so you could buy more than one per class! All the sensors (for temperature, light and sound) are built-in and clearly labelled to avoid confusion - just log in and go.

•  Log-Box is specifically designed for smaller hands to hold easily. •  It has a robust design that can withstand outdoor fieldwork. •  The neck strap frees up hands when working outside. •  Recordings are easy to view and read using the software. •  You can choose how data is displayed: try the graph, bar chart, chart or table formats. •  Log-Box includes a plug-in temperature probe and is compatible with other external sensors available. •  Information can be downloaded via USB. Log-Box is ideal for Key Stages 1 and 2 in England and P1-3 and P4-7 in Scotland. Log-Box £75 Log-Box 4 pack £240 Log-Box 6 pack £330

This user friendly on-screen logo programming software can work independently or with the Pro‑Bot. It helps deliver the ICT QCA Unit 4E ‘Modelling Effects On Screen’, with three differentiated levels to help meet pupil requirements. Pupils can create procedures that involve simple directional buttons or more complex special procedures. Windows CD-Rom £24 5 user copy £59 10 user copy £79 Primary site licence £89 Secondary site licence £199

Microphone Personalising programs by using familiar pictures and sounds can make them really meaningful to your students. SwitchIt! Maker 2, ChooseIt! Maker 2, Clicker 5 etc. allow us to add our own sounds. The easiest way is to use a microphone which plugs into your computer’s microphone socket. This one is especially useful as it comes with a stand and flexible arm, making it really easy to position. NB - an easy way to add music to these programs is to use the microphone - just hold it near your CD player’s speaker. Microphone £9

USB WebCam Ideal for the classroom! The clever stand allows it to be attached to a flat screen or a laptop screen, or it can sit on top of a monitor or any flat surface. It’s great when used with software like Cam On (page 12), or if you simply want to chat to friends or share images and videos. Windows ’98, 2000 and XP. USB WebCam £19 USB WebCam with Cam On £55

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B e e-B o t

Learn all about control and directional language with Bee-Bot!

Easy to use with big arrow buttons and very robust, Bee-Bot is fantastic for children of all abilities. A large memory of up to 40 steps means you can send your Bee-Bot across the room to friends or around your own obstacle course. Bee-Bot will confirm moves and commands with flashing eyes and optional sounds. It works on rough or smooth surfaces and is small enough to use on a table. A bundle is also available with six Bee‑Bots, two chargers and three sets of rechargeable batteries. “An excellent robot that represents extremely good value for money.” TES Teacher Bee-Bot

Bee-Bot Bundle

£44

£199

A great selection of activity mats is available for use with your Bee-Bot. These really help with developing directional language and provide lots of fun and educational activities too!

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Alphabet Mat

Ideal for developing literacy and ICT skills. Can you make Bee-Bot find a letter? Can he spell out particular words? Features upper and lowercase letters. Alphabet Mat £24

2

Treasure Island Mat

Have fun exploring and hunting for treasure. Ideal for teaching control in the Foundation Stage and KS1. Complete with support notes. Treasure Island Mat £15

3

Shape Size & Colour Mat

Help Bee-Bot to find different shapes and colours as he navigates this bright and colourful mat. Combine mathematics and ICT whilst having fun! Shape, Size & Colour Mat £15

4

Busy Street Mat

This mat supports a wide range of subjects including ICT, literacy and numeracy. Comprehensive support notes are also included. Busy Street Mat £21

Race Track Mat Can Bee-Bot follow the track and win the race? Can he finish in time? Great for group activities. You could customise your Bee-Bots with clip-on shells to race each other. With support notes and photocopiable game cards. Race Track Mat £15

Transparent Grid Mat A transparent mat for creating your own activities. The mat is ready printed with a grid to suit the Bee-Bot. You could place it on top of a map or other image (sorry, not included). Your learners could design their own mats too! Transparent Grid Mat    £9

Clip-On Shells

Giant Sequence Cards

Clip the shells onto your Bee-Bot! You could use them as a base for customising him with craft materials. Pack of ten. Choose from red, white or green shells. Clip-On Shells (specify colour)

     £5

Bee-Bot Starter Pack Includes 1 Bee-Bot, 1 battery charger, 4 batteries, 3 activity mats (Treasure Island,

49 durable cards to help plan your Bee-Bot program. Perfect for group work. Bee-Bot Sequence Cards

£12

Busy Street and Transparent Grid), Sequence Cards and 10 white Clip-On Shells. Bee-Bot Starter Pack    £99

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • OTHER HARDWARE 103 Calc-U-Vue® Talking Calculator

This talking calculator provides spoken repetition of every button pressed - perfect for students with dyslexia or a visual impairment. It is made from durable plastic and has an 8 digit display, a sliding case cover, speaker, and a headphone jack for use with any standard headphones. It also includes repeat and adjustable volume functions. Dimensions: 11cm x 14cm. Requires 2 AA batteries (included). Calc-U-Vue £18 Calc-U-Vue 10 units £175

Sci-Plus 300 Talking Scientific Calculator

Digital Blue ‘Snap!’ Education Camera Capture images up to 3.0 mega pixels and video clips (without sound) at 320 x 240 pixels. The camera holds approximately 15 high resolution and up to 37 low resolution images in its 32MB memory, which can be expanded via a secure digital memory card slot. The camera includes a 38mm TFT colour preview screen, automatic flash, self-timer, digital zoom and a speaker that gives audio cues to indicate that a picture has been taken. Easy picture download via USB. Requires 2 x AA batteries (not included).

Digital Movie Creator 3 Version 3 has lots of new features, including: •  Improved video resolution - now 640 x 480 pixels when used independently of a computer. •  Improved digital still image resolution - now 1.3 mega pixels. •  Conventional view finder or 1.5” flip-out colour LCD screen. •  32MB built-in memory (as Digital Movie Creator 2), giving up to 6 minutes of video capacity, but now expandable via a secure digital (SD) memory card slot. •  Digital video out port to connect directly to a digital projector or suitable TV. •  Easy download via USB. DMC3 also includes a special education version of the intuitive video editing software with improved network functionality, compatibility with a larger range of video file types and an expanded library of UK localised photos and video. Unlimited school site licence included, as well as a comprehensive teacher’s resource pack. Digital Movie Creator 3

This talking scientific calculator allows those with low vision to perform scientific, statistical and trigonometric calculations. It has a large, clear, high contrast 8 digit LCD display and a clearly audible voice from the earphone socket. It has a rugged portable case of 22.5cm x 15.2cm x 3.5cm, and 2cm high visibility keys. A long life lithium battery and universal charger are included, along with a large print user manual. Choose lime green, ruby red, blueberry, cash silver or bumblebee yellow. Also available is the Sci-Plus 200, a non-talking version. Sci-Plus 200 (non-talking) Calc. £165 Sci-Plus 300 Talking Calculator £220

Hook and Loop Dots Versatile little dots! There are fifteen pairs of hook and loop dots per pack. Hook and Loop Dots £2

Dual Lock Fastener Extra strong hook and loop strip for firm fixing! Provided in a handy 30cm length. Dual Lock £3

The camera also includes intuitive image editing software (unlimited site licence for Windows). Snap! Camera £79 Snap! Camera 5 pack £375

£99

Digital Movie Creator 3 - 5 pack £470

Digital Movie Creator 2

Digital Blue Head Camera

Digital Movie Creator 2 takes both video and still shots. It is wonderfully easy to operate and can be mounted for switch users too. The software is packed full of hundreds of special effects to enhance your film, from aliens creeping across the screen to ships sinking; birds whirling around people’s heads or fireworks exploding. It captivates the imagination and is excellent on whiteboards and for group activities. Runs on AAA batteries or powered via its USB cable when attached to the computer. With 16MB of memory. For Windows ME, 2000 and XP. Digital Movie Creator 2 £79 Digital Movie Creator 2 - 5 pack £375

This video camera is specifically designed to be worn on the user’s head using the strap supplied. Ideal for those with poor motor control, or where the pupil needs the free use of both hands whilst recording (e.g. in sports). Also attach it to a Bee-Bot to record its journey! Captures video at 320 x 240 pixels (640 x 480 when attached to a PC). A built-in laser pointer helps aim the camera and there is an easy to locate video capture button. The memory is expandable using SD cards (32MB card supplied, enabling up to 5 minutes of video and sound to be captured when remote from a computer). Easy USB download of video. Intuitive video editing software is also supplied. Digital Blue Head Camera £79 Digital Blue Head Cam - 5 pack £375

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Meet the Information and Training Team

Consultancy

Our team has extensive experience in using technology to support learners with special educational needs in a variety of settings. They constantly keep up to date with developments in the field, examining and sharing good practice from around the world.

With many years of experience working in the field of special educational needs and ICT, our Information Team are regularly booked as consultants. Our clients have included SEN services, local education authorities, special and mainstream schools and units, early years settings, adult centres and services, educational charities and educational computer companies.

Roger Bates – Information Director

Ian Bean – Information and Training Manager

Roger Bates worked in special schools including schools catering for learning difficulties, physical and sensory difficulties and behavioural difficulties. In 1986 he became manager of the Northern ACE Centre, providing services to support learning through the use of assistive technology. There, he developed numerous training courses on the use of ICT with pupils with communication difficulties. Roger developed Inclusive’s consultancy service.

Ian joined Inclusive from Priory Woods, an award wining Beacon special school. He has taught learners with a wide range of difficulties and has an indepth knowledge of assistive technology. He is also an experienced training provider and has devised and delivered courses in schools and colleges throughout the country. Ian is a former BECTa ICT in Practice Award winner for Inclusion, an award winning web designer and a popular speaker at conferences around the world. Email: [email protected]

Email: [email protected]

Fil McIntyre – Information and Training Officer

Sandra Thistlethwaite – Speech and Language Therapist

Fil worked for the Royal School for the Deaf and Communication Disorders, where he supported learners with a range of special needs including autism, hearing difficulties, visual impairment and PMLD. He has extensive practical knowledge in using ICT to enhance the learning and communication skills of learners with special needs and in supporting teachers, therapists and support staff in using ICT to suit individual learner’s requirements. Email: [email protected]

Sandra is a qualified speech and language therapist. She worked for the NHS for over 10 years, supporting pupils with physical disabilities/autistic spectrum disorder and young adults with learning disabilities. Sandra then became the assessment coordinator and resource manager for the ACE Centre North, and played a significant role in the management of the Communication Aid Project before joining Inclusive Technology. Email: [email protected]

Information Service

Presentations

Inclusive Technology provides a telephone and email Information Service designed to ensure you choose the right products and help you get the best from them in your classroom. To use this service, simply call 01457 819790 and ask for the Information Team. Alternatively, you could send an email to one of the addresses above.

Our Team are all experienced, popular speakers and regularly present and lead seminars at conferences and exhibitions around the world. Log on to our website to see our current bookings. If you are interested in booking one of our team to speak at your event, please call Ian Bean on 01457 819790 to discuss your requirements.

“Thanks for all of your help on the phone. The Pal Pad switch worked exactly as you said it would. Simon’s switch tapping is already much reduced.”

“A real teacher who knows the problems and the pitfalls. An excellent talk, lively and entertaining, which made me realise that there are so many ways to unlock a child’s potential.”

Recent consultancies include: •  Working with LEA Advisors to audit equipment and make recommendations for the development of ICT in two new generic special schools formed from the amalgamation of three MLD, SLD and PMLD schools. •  Working with schools to provide a review of the use of ICT across the curriculum, making recommendations for potential progress and helping to write ICT development plans. •  Working with schools to support the assessment of clients requiring access devices or electronic communication aids. “Thank you for all of your help. The report helped us identify our strengths and your suggestions for further action will help us build on them and move the school forward.”

Training As leader of the ICTS consortium, we delivered training to over 7,000 teachers, therapists and support staff. This training was praised by the DfES, the TTA, the Welsh Office and the Department of Education in Northern Ireland. Since then, our training has gone from strength to strength. We continue to provide high quality training to clients that is tailored specifically to the needs of their school and informed by best practice from around the world. We now also offer training in our new ICT training suite - see the back cover for details. Recent training days include: •  Training on the use of ICT to support teaching and learning across the curriculum in an all age special school. •  Training in the use of access devices and other assistive technologies, highlighting progression routes to aid planning and target setting. •  Training which exemplified key aspects of the Equals scheme of work for ICT. “Tailored the course to the whole group, excellent, very easy to listen to with lots of practical ideas.”

Inclusive Technology • Riverside Court • Huddersfield Road • Delph • Oldham • OL3 5FZ

• • • • • • • • • • • • • TRAINING AND EVENTS 105 Information Days These FREE, practice focused professional development days are packed with information, advice and inspiration. They are suitable for teachers, therapists and support staff working in nurseries, schools, colleges and adult centres, in fact anywhere where ICT is used to support

the communication, learning and leisure of children and adults with SEN. Our focus is the Inclusive Classroom, where we will be exemplifying and expanding on many of the ideas presented in this resource guide. Information Days are free - but booking is essential! For more information call us on 01457 819790 or see: www.inclusive.co.uk/events

See us at: Liverpool 5 Dec 2007 • Northampton 6 Feb 2008 • Glasgow 5 March 2008 • Dublin 14 May 2008 • Peterborough 4 June 2008. See www.inclusive.co.uk for updates!

Exhibitions Inclusive exhibits at a large number of special needs and ICT events around the country. We also organise the popular Special Needs Fringe, held every year alongside the massive BETT exhibition at Olympia. Why not come along to an exhibition and see a wide range of our products? Our stands are manned by members of our Information Team, so no hard sell, just an opportunity for you to discuss products with colleagues who have used them in the classroom.

“It was good to see all of the new programs and speak with the guy on the stand. He had lots of ideas that will really work for some of my class.”

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The Special Needs Fringe 9 - 11 January 2008, Olympia Hilton, London A dedicated event for special needs ICT, organised by Inclusive Technology and sponsored by Special Children magazine. It also provides free refreshments and somewhere to sit and chat with colleagues. Take in BETT too at Olympia next door.

Call 01457 819790 or see: www.inclusive.co.uk/exhibitions

Also see Inclusive at: Special Needs North, GMEX, Manchester, 18 – 19 April 2008. The exciting exhibition from TES Education and nasen. www.teachingexhibitions.co.uk

These are just some of the ways that we can help your school, college, SEN Support Service or organisation. For more information, please call 01457 819790 and speak to the Information Team.

Call our friendly team on 01457 819790 or Freephone 0800 975 6090

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INDEX • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

123 1-2-3 Paint A Reference for Spelling A to Z Abrakadabra All About Materials Alphabet Paint At The... Series Barrier Games Beep!

Beep! Beep! Big Bang Boardmaker V6 Boardmaker Plus! V6 Cam On CatchMe Choose & Tell: Fairy Tales Choose & Tell: Legends Choose & Tell: Rhymes ChooseIt! Maker 2

65 38 60 60 21 67 38 68 33 40

£49 £39 £25 £49 £45 £39 £39 £39 £25 £35

40 £35 11 £49 34 £199 35 £249 12 £39 49 £45 27 £49 27 £49 27 £49 25 £69

ChooseIt! Ready-mades 56/64 £29 Clicker 5 and Add-ons 54 £120 Clicker Paint 40 £49 Clicker Phonics 54 £25 ColorCards Interactive 32/43 £59 Communicate: By Choice 58 £89 Communicate: In Print 2 53 £89 Communicate: SymWriter 53 £129 Communicate: Webwide 58 £69

Coping with Chaos Dazzle 03 Disco Dragon Naturally Speaking Drumkit Easy Games FacePaint 2 Flash! Pro 2 First Keys 2 Five Finger Typist From 1 to 100 Handwriting for Windows Happy Duck i-Board Inspiration V8 IT Inventory

66 £49 38 £79 43 £45 48 £149 39 £35 43 £45 40 £42 39 £55 51 £40 51 £51 63 £49 60 £29 21 £45 9 £65 45 £59 67 £99

IT Mouse Skills 49 £45 Jigworks 39 £60 K-1 11 £29 Kidspiration 2.1 45 £39 Language Cards Interactive 59 £49 Leaps and Bounds Series 69 £39 Learn More About Maths 61 £49 Let’s Go To The Seaside 28 £49 Let’s Go To Town 28 £49 Let’s Sign and Write 33 £49 Lexion 46 £250 Lifeskills: 24 hours a day 43 £49 Make a Face Library 34 £19 Making Sense with Numbers 63 £49 Match Time 65 £59 MathsWiz 1 & 2 63 £55 Mini Matchers 58 £34 Mini Musical Monsters 66 £35 Musical Leaps and Bounds 69 £39

MyBoard My World 3 Nessy

Nessy Fingers NumberShark 4 Out & About Series Overlay Maker 3 Pablo Paint-ING PCS Animations PCS Symbols Penfriend Personal Success Picture Sentence Key Picture This ... Pro ReadIt! Series ReadIt! The Creature ReadOn SEMERC Track Series Sherston Skill Builders Smart Phonics Series Sound Beginnings Speaking Dynamically Pro Speaking for Myself PLUS Splodge Starspell 2.3

9/67 £69 66 £49 47 £102

51 £17 63 £50 42 £75 71 £69 38 £45 38 £39 34 £59 34 £80 48 £60 42 £79 33 £55 39 £55 57 £29 43 £25 46 £99 68 £39 29 £34 60 £34 69 £39 35 £199 32 £49 38 £39 47 £59

SwitchIt! Series and SwitchIt! Extra SwitchIt! Bob the Builder 21 £49 SwitchIt! Christmas Extra 22 £59

SwitchIt! Dinosaurs Extra SwitchIt! Facemaker SwitchIt! Farm Extra SwitchIt! Hygiene Extra SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2 SwitchIt! Maker 2 SwitchIt! Originals Set 1 SwitchIt! Originals Set 2 SwitchIt! People Extra

23 26 22 22 26 20 21 21 22

£59 £69 £59 £59 £69 £69 £89 £89 £59

SwitchIt! Transport Extra SwitchIt! Weather Extra SwitchIt! Wildlife Extra Teddy Games textHELP Read & Write 8 The Grid 2 The Handwriting Files

23 £59 22 £59 23 £59 26 £45 48 £140 33 £360 60 £25

Touch Balloons Touch Funfair Touch Games 1 Touch Games 2 Touch Type 2 Two by Two TypeQuick for Students UltraKey 5 Video Bank Vowel Sounds Wizkeys WordBar V2 Words and Sentences WordShark 3S

13 68 68 68 51 26 51 50 39 60 77 48 59 47

£35 £31 £31 £31 £35 £49 £21 £29 £29 £34 £45 £60 £49 £58

For extra help and full details of software compatibility, see: www.inclusive.co.uk/support

and www.inclusive.co.uk for all the latest products! Switch Skills 1

18

£49

All About Materials

67

£39

At The... Series 68 £39 Beep! 40 £35 Beep! Beep! 40 £35 Big Bang 11 £49 Choose & Tell: Series 27 £49 ChooseIt! Maker 2 25 £69 Clicker 5 54 £120 Clicker Paint 40 £49 Clicker Phonics 54 £25 Coping with Chaos 66 £45 FacePaint 2 40 £42 Five Finger Typist 51 £51 Inspiration V8 45 £59 IT Mouse Skills 46 £45 Kidspiration 2.1 45 £39 Language Cards Interactive 59 £49 Leaps and Bounds Series 69 £39 Let’s Go Series 28 £49 Make a Face Library 34 £19 Match Time 65 £59 Mini Musical Monsters 66 £35 Musical Leaps and Bounds 69 £39 Out & About Series 42 £75 Overlay Maker 3 71 £69 PCS Animations 34 £69 Personal Success 42 £79 Picture This ... Pro 39 £55 SEMERC Track Series 68 £39 Sherston Skill Builders 29 £34 Smart Phonics Series 60 £34 Sound Beginnings 69 £39 Speaking Dynamically Pro 35 £199 Switch Skills 1 18 £49 SwitchIt! Series and SwitchIt! Extra SwitchIt! Christmas Extra 22 £59 SwitchIt! Dinosaurs Extra 23 £59 SwitchIt! Facemaker 26 £69 SwitchIt! Farm Extra 22 £59 SwitchIt! Hygiene Extra 22 £59 SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2 26 £69 SwitchIt! Maker 2 20 £69 SwitchIt! Originals Set 1 21 £89 SwitchIt! Originals Set 2 21 £89 SwitchIt! People Extra 22 £59 SwitchIt! Transport Extra 23 £59 SwitchIt! Weather Extra 22 £59

SwitchIt! Wildlife Extra textHELP Gold Touch Funfair Touch Games 1 Touch Games 2 Touch Type 2 TypeQuick for Students UltraKey 5 Video Bank Vowel Sounds

23 £59 48 £320 68 £31 68 £31 68 £31 51 £42 51 £21 50 £29 39 £29 60 £34

Products shown in RED are published by Inclusive Technology and are issued to Inclusive Reference Sites shown on the inner front cover. Prices on this page are the lowest available. Consult pages for multi-user and site licence options.

Inclusive Technology • Riverside Court • Huddersfield Road • Delph • Oldham • OL3 5FZ

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • INDEX 107 Overseas Agents AbleNet AbleNet Accessories 94 AirLink Remote Switch 87 Battery Adaptors 87 BIG Step-by-Step 90 Big Switch 83 BIGmack 88 FL4SH Communicator 96 iTalk2 90 Lingo 92 LITTLEmack 83 LITTLE Step-by-Step 90 Jelly Beamer 8/83

Jelly Beamer w. SLAT 83/87 Jelly Bean Switch 83 PowerLink 87 Specs Switch 83 Snap Switch Caps 84 Step-by-Step with Levels 90 SuperTalker 91 Toy Control Timers 87 Ultrastick Adhesive 84 Access Switch 84 Adjustable Computer Trolleys 99 AlphaSmart Corner Neo 72

NEO2 Angled Rest Carry/Slip Cases Keyguards Portable Fold Flat Rest AMDi Communicators Base Trainer Partner/Four Partner/One Stepper

Partner/Plus Partner/Two Smart/128 Smart/Scan Series Smart/Speak Smart/Talk talkbook Tech/Caps Tech/Four Tech/Scan Series Tech/Speak 32 Tech/Speak ECU Tech/Talk 8 Tech/Talk ECU Bee-Bot and Accessories Big Jack Big Keys LX

£12 £69 £7 £116 £27 £83 £699 £69 £129 £83 £116 £89

£129 £27 £110 £27 £4 £135 £125 £62 £9 £19 £530 £169

BIGtrack

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Boardmaker Activity Pad 97 Calc-U-Vue 103 Clevy Keyboard 77 Compact Keyboard 76 Compact Keyboard & Pad 76 Compact Keyboard & Roller 76 Crick USB Switch Interface 85 Digital Blue Head Camera 103 Digital Blue Camera 103 Digital Movie Creator 2 103 Digital Movie Creator 3 103 Flip ‘n Talk 35 Franklin Hand Held Aids 74 Getting Started... Kit 90 Go Talk Go Talk 4+ 91 Go Talk 9+ 92 Go Talk 20+ 92 Go Talk Button 88 Go Talk Carry Stand 94 Go Talk One 88 Go Talk Software 94 Pocket Go Talk 92 One Talker 88 Height Adjustable Desk 99 Hook and Loop Fasteners 103 iMemo 89 Inclusive KidTRAC 81

£49

£499 £18 £49 £45 £50 £59 £99 £79 £79 £79 £99 £19 £14 £249 £89 £99 £125 £6 £25 £9 £39 £99 £10 £395 £2 £10 £79

72 £189 73 £20 73 £7 73 £45 73 £25 91 £149 91 £149 90 £115

88 90 93 95 93 93 94 94 91 95 92 94 92 94 102 84 75

£45 £99 £749 £995 £595 £525 £25 £15 £149 £699 £339 £795 £299 £585 £44 £299 £99

Inclusive Plasma Screen 6 IntelliSwitch 85 IntelliTools Corner IntelliKeys USB 70 IntelliKeys Clear Overlays 70 Snap-In Keyguards 71 Standard Keyguards 71 Interactive Stories 35 Internet Keyboards 76 Joy Cable 2 85 Jumbo XL 75 Keyboards 75-78 Keyboard Glove 77 Keyboard Keyguards 75-76 Keyboard Stickers 77 Kid Glove and Keyboard 77 Laptop Rests 76 Large Print Keyboard 76 Lex 88 Listen to Me 92 Log-Box 101 Lomak 78 Lowercase Keyboard 76 Magnetic Kidboard 35 Maxess Switch Tray 86 Maxess Switch Mounts 86 Medigenic Keyboard/Mouse 77

£3995 £178 £249 £15 £95 £39 £13 £25 £49 £49 £19 £18 £45 £5 £35 £25 £36 £95 £59 £75 £875 £19 £10 £30 £16 £195

Mice My First Mouse Single Button Mouse Small Optical Mouse Tiny Mouse Wireless Mouse Micro Jack Microphone Microspeed Trackerballs MiniMo and MightyMo Mouser 4 n-ABLER No Touch Talker Optima Joystick Optima Rollerball

82 82 82 82 82 84 101 81 99 85 80 88 79 79

£12 £24 £25 £19 £19 £213 £9 £59 £2245 £109 £199 £35 £169 £99

USA - North Carolina Inclusive TLC, Inc. 2206 Legacy Oak Drive, Waxhaw NC 28173 00 1 704 243 3622 Australia - iTech Consulting Pty Ltd. PO Box 4019, Myaree, BC 6960, Western Australia 00 61 89 317 3273 Australia - NovitaTech Regency Park 171 Days Road, Regency Park South Australia 5010 00 61 88 243 8348 Australia - Spectronics Commercial Court, Underwood, Queensland 4119, Australia 00 61 73 808 6833 Australia - East-West Computers 3 Commerce Court, Sunbury Victoria 3429, Australia 00 61 39 744 3443 Austria - LifeTool - Computer Aided Com. Hafenstrasse 47-51, A-4020 Linz Austria 00 43 732 9015 5208 Eire - Award Systems (Education) 38 Pine Valley Park, Grange Road Dublin 16, Eire 00 353 1493 0011

Optimax Wireless Joystick Optimax Wireless Rollerball Orbitrack Pal Pad Switches PCS Learning Magnets Personal Talker

79 79 78 83 33 88

£225 £149 £149 £25 £130 £9

Eire - Edtech Software Ltd. Murrisk, Westport, County Mayo Eire 00 353 986 4886 Eire - Jackson Technology Ltd. 24 Kiltipper Avenue, Aylesbury Dublin 24, Eire 00 353 1462 4793 France - Hop Toys CS 10029, 34973 Lottes Cedex France 00 334 6783 7405 Greece - IDEASIS Limited High Technology Systems & Services, Antoniou 12, Halkida, 34100 Greece 00 302 2210 61205 Italy - Auxilia S.A.S Via Vaccari, 72, 41100 Modena Italy 00 39 0592 16311

Pro-Bot and ProBotix 101 PS2 to USB Adapter 78 QuizWORKS USB Interface 85 Randomizer 90 Reading Pen Oxford/Plus 46/74 Sci-Plus Calculator 103 Sequencer 90 Simple Switch Box 85 SmartNAV 3 Pro 80 StepPAD 90 Switch Mountings 86 Switch Mounting Plates 86 Talking Photo Album 89 Talking Symbols Notepad 88 Talking Tins - Red 89 Talking Tins - Yellow 89 Time Cue 89 Touch Monitors 100 Touch Monitor Mounts 100 Touch Monitor Software 100 Toy Control Box 87 TrackerPro 80 Traxsys 4talk4 91 4pic4 96 Adjustable Switches 84 EasiTrax 80 Roller II 81 Rollerball Rests 81 Roller Joystick II 81 Roller Plus 81 Roller Plus Joystick 81 Scan4 96 Ultra Compact Keyboard 76 US Foolscap Size Paper 70 Voice Cue 89 VoicePod 89 Voice Pal 8K 91 WebCam USB 101 Wireless Keyboard 8/77 Y-key-key keyboard connector 77 Y-mouse dual mouse conn. 78

£75 £9 £59 £105 £170 £165 £115 £35 £240 £19 £59 £9 £20 £45 £20 £14 £10 £269 £139 £198 £75 £585 £229 £15 £33 £127 £95 £19 £179 £249 £285 £349 £25 £13 £22 £45 £179 £19 £49 £35 £35

Malta - A to Z Electronics Ltd. Mompalao Building, Tower Road, Msida Malta 00 356 994 99043 Netherlands - The Edupro Foundation Kievitsweg 117a, 2983 AD Ridderkerk Netherlands 00 31 1804 61065 New Zealand - DTS 202 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North New Zealand 00 646 350 9990 New Zealand - Centre for Assistive Tech. PO Box 1666, 45-47 Pipitea Street Wellington, New Zealand 00 644 499 2599 New Zealand - Real Special Ltd. Permin Road, RD1, Upper Moutere New Zealand 00 643 526 6066 New Zealand - Spectronics 8 Guildford Place, Rototuna, Hamilton New Zealand 00 647 8545 100 Norway - NorMedia PO Box 24, N-1450, Nesoddtangen Norway 00 47 6691 5440 Sweden - LaraMera Program AB Olshogsvagen 6, SE-224 60 Lund Sweden 00 46 4615 5061 Sweden - Frolunda Data Forsaljning AB Langedragsuagen 48, 426 71 Vastra Frolunda Sweden 00 46 31769 5561

See www.inclusive.co.uk/about for further information about our overseas agents.

For extra help and full details of software compatibility, see: www.inclusive.co.uk/support

Tel: 01457 819790 • Fax: 01457 819799 • [email protected] • www.inclusive.co.uk