Posts and Resources by Charlene Cullen
Transfer images and video between iPads
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen April 30, 2013
Charlene Cullen April 30, 2013
We recently learned a great tip when using the Camera Connection Kit. You can connect two iPads together to share videos and images. It’s very easy to set up and the images and video transfer within seconds! The USB connector from the Camera Connection Kit needs to be plugged into the iPad you want to share the photos …
AGOSCI 2013: Appetiser – connecting you to a smorgasbord of apps
Charlene Cullen April 29, 2013
We’ve all been under rising pressure to embrace mobile technologies, such as the iPad or Android tablets, as part of our toolkit to support students, clients and family members. There’s no doubt that these technologies are very exciting but the rapid rate at which this landscape changes can also be a little daunting! For the iPad, there are …
Proloquo2Go 3.0 will have switch access
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen April 11, 2013
Charlene Cullen April 11, 2013
It’s been announced on the AssistiveWare blog and I am jumping up and down with excitement! Most things in the technology world give me a buzz but this announcement has me squealing excitedly as well. Proloquo2Go is a communication app used widely around the world by people of all ages with complex communication needs. When the new version …
Another Proloquo2Go 3.0 feature – coming soon
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen March 22, 2013
Charlene Cullen March 22, 2013
Now, I really am getting excited about the new Proloquo2Go version 3.0 update that will be coming in the next few months. I’ve just been reading about the next cool feature on the AssistiveWare blog. Another expressive feature will be that the user won’t be limited to the one voice. You will be able to go into edit …
Another website for free images
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen March 19, 2013
Charlene Cullen March 19, 2013
I’m always interested in places I can find free images to use in blog posts, presentations or to add to my Photo library for use on my iPad apps for communication and book creation! Recently I was reading a blog post on finding public domain images from Richard Byrne’s blog – Free Technology for Teachers. I discovered Pixabay …
Proloquo2Go version 3.0 coming soon
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen March 12, 2013
Charlene Cullen March 12, 2013
I was excited to hear recently that a new version of Proloquo2Go is coming soon with lots of great new features. We’ve just heard through AssistiveWare news about one of the new features which is called ExpressivePower™. It was already possible to have some words pronounced with emotion and more intonation when you used a child voice and …
Tarheel Reader makeover and new beaut features
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen February 12, 2013
Charlene Cullen February 12, 2013
We’ve blogged in the past about what a fantastic resource Tar Heel Reader is and how you can use this free collection of easy-to-read and accessible books for kids of all different abilities in the classroom. There are now over 25,000 books in 20 languages! You can also write your own books and then publish them to the …
Remarkable Ideas
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen February 1, 2013
Charlene Cullen February 1, 2013
When you’re in the classroom with a room full of diverse students it often presents a challenge to include all students into various activities. You might have a student with hearing impairment, difficulties with vision, learning difficulties or a student with significant physical motor disabilities. I’ve come across some great ideas that can be useful for engaging and …
Supporting AAC in the classroom
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen January 30, 2013
Charlene Cullen January 30, 2013
It’s time to revisit and oldie but a goodie. I really like checking out the resources and articles found in the DynaVox Learning Paths. You might be tempted to think that you need to know someone or be someone who is using a DynaVox device to be able to benefit from these handouts. Let me tell you that …
