May 6, 2014
by Robin Parker -
Welcome back to Teach Me Tuesday, featuring the free AAC app- Sounding Board from AbleNet. Here are the learning resources we will be using. Be sure to watch the fantastic AbleNet webinar by Mo Buti. Sounding Board Operating Instructions Where to Go for Help: About Sounding Board Videos– under Additional Information tab or Technical Support AbleNet Webinar. Go to AbleNet University. Click on . Then scroll down and find and view: Title: SoundingBoard app – Bigger and Better! – 60 Minutes Presenter: Mo Buti, M.Ed-BD, M.Ed-ADMIN Description: This awesome free app has gotten a makeover! This free app is a communication system that is simple to program and use. Some of the new options include better graphics, screen rotation, new lay-outs, larger message board, and much more. I will go through and demonstrate this great app! Session Level: Beginner
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Tagged With: AAC app, ablenet, Sounding Board
March 18, 2014
by Robin Parker -
Predictable by Therapy Box Apps Learn about the Predictable AAC app. It is a text-to-speech application for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. There is an easy to use word prediction system and also switch access. There are even customizable AAC functions with social media integration. Predictable is available for both iOS and Android platforms. User’s Guide Predictable Update- 3.3 Videos– Introduction to Predictable, Pairing Therapy Box Switch Box to iDevice, Voices in Predictable, A Guide to iOS7 Switch Access Predictable for Android by TBox Switch Guide Voice Output Troubleshooting for Predictable Recorded Webinars on Predictable User Stories Where To Go for Help: info@tboxapps.com
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Tagged With: AAC app, Predictable by Tbox Apps
January 7, 2014
by Robin Parker -
This week in Teach Me Tuesday we’re learning more about Avaz, a comprehensive AAC app. Here are the learning resources we’ll be using. Help Resources Take a Tour Videos Video If you know of other applicable resources, please add them in a comment below. See you next time!
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Tagged With: AAC app, Avaz, Teach Me Tuesday
January 1, 2014
by Robin Parker -
We are delighted to have the opportunity to ring in the New Year with a giveaway for an AAC app that’s gotten a lot of buzz lately. Aacorn is a comprehensive AAC app that brings a new twist to the AAC app options. aacorn- is a comprehensive AAC app designed to provide free flowing natural-sounding speech to children with who have limited or no ability to communicate verbally. AACORN learns to PREDICT what a child wants to say based on previously used utterances. Aacorn introduces the concept of a ‘word tree’. Words present themselves automatically, via a series of branching pathways. Aacorn is very intuitive for the general user. It is designed especially for children and the iPad You can choose between boy and girl US, UK, and Australian voices, speaking many hundreds of very expressive words that can be used to form an infinite number of sentences. Or you can use the built-in recording studio to record new voices.... [Read More...]
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Tagged With: AAC app, aacorn, Giveaway
June 30, 2012
by Carole Zangari -
– “It may be conceded to the mathematicians that four is twice two. But two is not twice one. Two is two thousand times one.” (G.K. Chesterton, 1908) 1 budding blog 2 clinical educators 6 months of blogging 200+ posts 26,000+ page views – Numbers don’t always tell the whole story, or even the right one, but in this case, they’ll do just fine. – When we started this process in January, we had only a vague idea of what shape our blog would take. We only knew that the ‘old ways’ of sharing information weren’t having the impact we were looking for. We’ve had a great time learning about the blogosphere and now it’s time to celebrate! – Here in Florida, we can easily do that with another beach retreat, a lovely bottle of wine, and some relaxing al fresco dining. But we wanted to include you in the celebration... [Read More...]
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Tagged With: AAC app, Apps, ASD, developmental disability, free, Giveaway, resources