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Are you are a teacher or therapist working with young people or adults who use Assistive Technology? A new teacher or simply looking for new ideas on how to embed the use of assistive technology into your day-to-day teaching. Ian Bean presented a series of five FREE webinars with Ablenet Inc on the topic of Assistive Technology and its use in the classroom. Sessions covered everything from switches to touch technology, AAC and communication devices to alternative pointing devices, Interactive whiteboards to ipads and whole lot more.

Here's a list of all of the webinars and links to the recordings and handouts.
camera View the recording of session 1: Assitive Technology in an Inclusive Classroom
This session will provide an overview of how assistive technology is used to support students who face complex barriers to learning in an inclusive classroom. We’ll examine a range of different technologies and show through examples of good practice how they positively impact the communication, learning and leisure needs of our students. DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT

camera View the recording of session 2: Making Something Happen
This session will look at the early stages of using switches as an access method for communication and learning. We’ll examine experiential learners and how we might facilitate the transition toward early control with switches and how we might meaningfully embed the use of switches at a cause and effect level across the school day. DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT

camera View the recording of session 3: Extending Switch Use Beyond Cause and Effect
This webinar looks at developing switch use beyond the cause and effect stage toward making meaningful choices with one or two switches. We’ll examine the different routes we need to facilitate for one and two switch users and explore meaningful activities to embed switch use at this level into your school day. DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT

Recording View the recording of Session 4: Getting the most from your switches away from the computer
This webinar looks at the development and generalisation of switching skills away from the computer. We examine the role of switch controlled toys, lighting and other electrical equipment and single message and step-by-step communication devices in the teaching of switching skills. DOWNLOAD THE HANDOUT

Recorded SessionSession 5: Communication Devices in an Inclusive Classroom
This webinar looks the use of single and multiple message communication devices and how they can be used as an integral part of the school day. We’ll examine vocabulary, motivation and share ideas and examples that you can use in your classrooms the very next day.
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