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What’s APPropriate: AAC Apps for iPhones, iPads and other devices

Aug 2, 20126 Comments

This is a very short post to give the Prezi and links from my presentation yesterday at the International Society on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) 2012 Conference in Pittsburgh. I will write more next week about the conference and my highlights! The Prezi that goes along with the presentation is below. And below that

Switch2Scan – switch access to Apps, iOS and more

Jun 29, 20129 Comments

The Switch2Scan is the latest switch interface from Pretorian. At this stage, it is the second switch interface for the iPad/iPhone that offers access to the iOS and a range of apps that I have trialled. The Switch2Scan was very easy to setup and use. The Switch2Scan is a Bluetooth switch interface – so there

How do I use a Switch with an iPad? – June 2012 update!

Jun 1, 201214 Comments

This blog post has been updated. Please see the new entry at http://www.janefarrall.com/blog/2013/09/29/how-do-i-use-a-switch-with-an-ipad-ios-7-overview/ There have been some very positive changes towards more comprehensive switch access to the iPad recently – so I thought it was time for an updated blog entry on this topic! And before I start on this topic in earnest, I just

Speaking APPropriately: AAC Apps for iPad

May 24, 20124 Comments

Presentation and handouts for my hands-on AAC Apps session at the Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2012. Click here to download the handout for the presentation. Click here to download the step-by-step instruction sheets for the hands-on activities.

Making Up a Guided Reading Pack

May 13, 2012

Please note: The guided reading packs are no longer available. Additionally, I no longer recommend this process as so many students now have access to robust AAC. Guided reading is now called comprehension instruction – see https://www.comprehensiveliteracy.com/comprehension.html On my website I have a number of Guided Reading Packs for download. These are resources I’ve made

The APPlicator – switch access to MORE apps and music too!

Apr 11, 201215 Comments

In the beginning, there was no switch access to the iPad/iPhone/iPod touch. Over time, however, a small range of apps have been released which offer internal switch access – but unfortunately different apps were released along with different switch interfaces and a confusing picture of switch access to the iPad began to appear. (For more

How do I use a switch with an iPad?

Feb 27, 201229 Comments

This blog post has been updated. Please see the new entry at http://www.janefarrall.com/blog/2013/09/29/how-do-i-use-a-switch-with-an-ipad-ios-7-overview/ Over the last four weeks, as I have been spending time in schools and giving workshops, one of the most common questions I have had is “How do I use a switch with an iPad?”. Talking with Alex Dunn from Inclusioneers on