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7th September 2009


In this issue:
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- Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2010 Update 
- WriteOnline: Online writing support for upper primary and
secondary school students 
- The Mac is back!
- Change of plan on Proloquo2Go - Communication to go on an iPod
- BigMouth Camp: Christmas in June in the hills of Victoria
- DynaVox Xpress - The new lightweight device from DynaVox-Mayer
Johnson! 
- How do I see more pictures/symbols in Clicker 5?
- A one button mouse - how cool is that!
- Ginger Software - new contextual spelling and grammar checker!
- Other useful stuff to know about!
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Hi ...

I hope you find this edition of Spectronics' Email Updates
interesting to read through. As usual, we have included lots of
news about new technologies, upcoming events and helpful
resources developed by the Spectronics team. 

We have a busy schedule of free workshops being offered in New
Zealand over coming months. We will be in Wellington in September
and October and in Auckland and Hamilton in November. More
information and online registration
[http://www.spectronics.co.nz/register] is available now!  For
assistance with any questions about these workshops, please
contact Eliza Bale [elizab@spectronicsinoz.com], Events and
Marketing Coordinator at Spectronics, on
elizab@spectronicsinoz.com [elizab@spectronicsinoz.com]. 

Just a quick reminder too ... the new Spectronics Blog
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/] is up and running with our
Training and Support team regularly posting news, helpful
resources and their conference presentations up online there. As
we mentioned in the last newsletter - If you post a comment, you
will be in the draw to win a free copy of Texthelp Read&Write
Gold Mobile USB
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/readwrite-9-gold-mobile]
version (worth $800)! The winner will be randomly selected from
all comments posted online and this offer has been extended now
with the winner to be announced on 30th October - giving you more
time to check it out before we draw the prize.  We look forward
to hearing from you! 

Spectronics is also now on Facebook. 
[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spectronics/130062430521#/pages/Spectronics/130062430521] 
Become a fan of the page and be part of the Spectronics online 
community. We look forward to seeing you there too! 

Cheers for now

Barbara Landsberg
Sales and Marketing Director
SPECTRONICS 


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Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2010 Update 
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There have been MANY emails going back and forward with our
talented Keynote Presenters over the past few months. They are
coming up with some great ideas for their workshops and
presentations! We will be posting news of the sessions up onto
the Conference Program section of the Conference website
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/conference/] very soon. Keep an
eye online as the exciting Preliminary Program
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/conference/timetable]
comes together! 

Only one more month if YOU want to apply to present at the
conference! 

Just a reminder that the Call for Papers for the conference is
closing at the end of this month on 30th September! If you are
interested in presenting, click below
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/conference/2010/submitpapers] to
submit your proposal online. As usual, one complimentary
three-day conference registration will be offered for each
presentation accepted for the final program (valued at $595). 

Funding support for people with disabilities or learning
difficulties to attend 

We were, once again, successful in applying for National
Disability Conference Program
[http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/disability/funding/disabilityconference/Pages/default2.aspx]
funding from the Australian Government's Department of Families,
Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. This generous
funding allows us to offer financial support to assist with the
costs of attending the 2010 Conference for six people with
disabilities, carers for people with disabilities or parents of
people with disabilities. People with learning difficulties or
parents of students with learning difficulties are also eligible
to apply. More details about the support offered and online
applications for the funding are now open in the Funding section
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/conference/2010/funding] of the
Conference website. 

Please encourage all who you feel would benefit from attending
the conference to apply. Applications close Wednesday 17th
February 2010. 

Conference Registrations now open!

If you are ready to register already, click below
[https://www.spectronicsinoz.com/conference/2010/register] to
register and be sure to reserve your place! Thank you to the 20
people who have already registered. Very exciting to see you
booked in already. 

Click below to visit the Conference Facebook page.
[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Inclusive-Learning-Technologies-Conference-2010/75524932664] 


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WriteOnline: Online writing support for upper primary and
secondary school students 
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WriteOnline [http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/writeonline]
is  a new concept - offering an online writing support tool which
allows  students the option to access their work from school,
home, anywhere! It has  been developed by Crick Software as a
logical progression for older students  who are ready to move on
from using Clicker  5
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/clicker-5-anz-australiannew-zealand-version-2]
as their writing support tool. Clever features built into
WriteOnline  include:         

* Integrated Wordbar 
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/30045/popup] for      
word banks and writing frames to support writing - with the
option to automatically create Wordbars by cutting and
pasting text from Internet pages or other documents!       
     
* Integrated word prediction supportive of phonetic spellers - 
for use while writing or for when checking text after writing is 
complete

* Text-to-speech support within all documents, word prediction 
and Wordbars             

* Integration with Moodle
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/30047/popup]             

* Doesn't depend on an Internet connection while it's running - 
it uses the power of your own computer, so it's just as 
responsive as an installed application            

* Switch access available for students with physical disabilities              

* Works offline too! (When you first run WriteOnline on any 
computer, it invisibly caches the program on your computer and 
puts a shortcut on your desktop. You can start WriteOnline from 
this shortcut even if you have no Internet connection, as long as 
you have logged into the program within the past three days. So 
you get the best of both worlds - work anytime, anywhere, even 
when there's no Internet connection!)     

For more information about WriteOnline subscriptions visit
Spectronics'  website
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/writeonline] and view 
the online video
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/downloads/video/writeonline/wol_video.htm]
outlining the main features of the program. 

Note that WriteOnline subscriptions are now available for
individual  single users as well as for Primary and Secondary
School Site Licences.  Spectronics is also now able to set up a
30-day trial of the program for you  and your IT team to fully
evaluate how well it will work for you school! To  arrange for a
30-day trial to be set up - just email Karl Francois
[karlf@spectronicsinoz.com], Spectronics'  Sales Support Manager,
or phone Karl on (07) 3808 6833 to discuss options.  

At Spectronics, we think this is a very clever concept and a
logical  progression along the writing continuum for Clicker
users. Others think so too! Click below
[http://www.connsensebulletin.com/WOLrevmk.html] to read  a
recent review by ConnSENSE (Connecticut's  Special Education
Network for Software Evaluation). 


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The Mac is back!
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Over the past two years, we have noticed a  marked increase in
the number of Apple Mac related enquiries coming in to
Spectronics'  advisory, training and technical support teams. So
it may be of interest to you  to be aware of a couple of new
text-to-speech programs now available for the  Mac platform.   


* GhostReader [http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/ghostreader]
with the Infovox iVox 
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/infovox-ivox] high
quality voices for Mac 

This simple-to-use program allows you to have the content of 
Text, Word, HTML (Web pages), PDF and RTF documents read aloud. 
You can also convert text to audio files or iTunes tracks - for 
playback on your iPod or other MP3 player. To hear samples of the 
Infovox iVox voices in action - visit the Spectronics website
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/ghostreader]. Click below
to view videos 
[http://www.convenienceware.com/ghostreader/videos.php] of
GhostReader in action and click below to download a 15-day
Trial Version [http://www.convenienceware.com/download.php] of
the program. 


* Texthelp Read&Write 3 GOLD for Mac
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/texthelp-readwrite-3-gold-for-mac] 

This newly released version of Read&Write GOLD for Mac now looks 
and feels much more like the popular Windows version - using the 
floating toolbar to offer text-to-speech features directly within 
Microsoft Word for MAC 2008, Safari and Acrobat Reader for PDF 
files. It also offers OCR (optical character recognition) 
scanning to convert printed documents to onscreen files which       
are able to be read aloud and a host of other reading, writing 
and study support tools. More information is available on the
Spectronics website
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/texthelp-readwrite-3-gold-for-mac].
If you would like to be sent a 30-Day Demo CD and information    
pack contact Spectronics
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/contact] and we will be happy to
post one to you.


* ClaroRead for Mac V4
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/claroread-for-mac-v4]  

Also newly released for 2009, this version of ClaroRead for Mac 
offers text-to-speech output for many file formats on the Mac, 
and like Texthelp Read&Write GOLD, also includes OCR scanning and 
a range of reading, writing and study support tools. Videos 
highlighting each of these features are viewable on the 
Spectronics website and a trial version of the program is 
downloadable from the Claro Software
website [http://www.shareit.com/demoreg.html].  


In recognition of this growing interest in  all-things-Mac, we
have negotiated to have a lab of Apple Mac laptops with iPods  in
place at our Inclusive  Learning Technologies Conference
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/conference/] in May next year -
to allow our  delegates to experience these and a range of other
new Mac programs in hands-on  workshops. 

If you would like more advice about any of  these programs or
guidance on choosing which might best meet your needs, our 
advisory team is happy to assist. Feel free to contact
Spectronics'  Educational Technology Consultants by phone on (07)
3808 6833 or email Greg O'Connor [grego@spectronicsinoz.com] or
Natalie Clarke [nataliec@spectronicsinoz.com] directly with  your
questions. 


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Change of plan on Proloquo2Go - Communication to go on an iPod
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As you may already know, and as we announced in our last
Spectronics emailed newsletter
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/emailupdate/spectronics-email-update-2nd-july-2009#9D2D961682B4D58C],
Proloquo2Go [http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/proloquo2go]
is an exciting new AAC concept for use on the Apple iPhone or
iPod Touch! 

For the past few months, the Spectronics team has been working
hard on configuring several flexible   options for delivery of
Proloquo2Go packages to users across Australia and New Zealand - 
ensuring that we are able to support you at the level you have
come to expect   from Spectronics.  However, due to restrictions
with the software being   distributed through the Apple iTunes  
Store [http://www.apple.com/accessibility/resources/iphone.html],
we are unable to provide you with a CD of the software and have
been required to ask our customers to use iTunes gift cards or
to download a   pre-purchased version from the iTunes store. 
Following feedback from a number   of funding organisations that
this is unacceptable and negative feedback about   the complexity
of supplying the software in this way, we have decided to stop  
supplying Proloquo2Go.  We are extremely disappointed about this
as we are very   much aware of how fabulous this software package
is - but we are happy to tell   you that you will still be able
to purchase it directly through the iTunes store   yourself.  We
will continue to provide accessories for the iPod touch such as  
the iMainGo2 speakers and the Pogo Stylus 
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/pogo-stylus].  We will
also continue to provide information about Proloquo2Go on our  
website. 

If you have any questions at all about this please email Jane
Farrall [janef@spectronicsinoz.com], our AAC Support Services
Manager on janef@spectronicsinoz.com [janef@spectronicsinoz.com] 


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BigMouth Camp: Christmas in June in the hills of Victoria
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The Big Mouth Camp
[http://www.bigmouthcamp.org.au/Big_Mouth_Camp/Welcome.html] is a
residential camp for school-aged children using speech generating
devices and for their families and carers. The primary aim of the
camp is for children using the devices to improve their device
use and become much more competent communicators in a fun and
relaxing atmosphere. Big Mouth Camp for 2009 has just finished -
and being held in the foothills of Great Dividing Range in
mid-winter suited their "White Christmas"perfectly. Jane
Farrall, Spectronics' AAC Support Services Manager, coordinates
the camp each year - and has now posted some lovely photos from
the camp up onto the Big Mouth Camp website
[http://www.bigmouthcamp.org.au/Big_Mouth_Camp/Welcome.html]. 

Below are a few comments from Charlene Cullen, who joined Jane
and Katie Lyon representing the Spectronics Speechies at the camp
this year. 

"This was my second year at BMC. Again, it was an experience I
will never forget and one I will always treasure. We arrived on
Friday and unpacked the truck with all the activities and
equipment for the next 5 days. I had a group of three girls and
one boy who all had cerebral palsy. They all had wheelchairs but
some of them used walkers or walked independently for short
distances. They were aged between 5-8 years. It would be fair to
say that the kids melted our hearts. They were little legends
with their devices and had the best smiles and laughs. One little
boy was also a Richmond Tigers supporter like me. 


It's really hard to put into words what the experience is like. I
just loved hanging out with the kids and communicating with them
and their families. Some fond memories I will treasure:
 
* one little girl learning my name VERY quickly and calling me
and grabbing my hand 
* another teen kissing my hand when we said our farewells
* high fives with the young man in our group
* imaginary kicking the footy around on the oval with the
Richmond fan 
* someone joking with me about my name and writing "cha-grill"on
their device 
* hugs from parents as they left
* chats by the fire at night
* dancing on the disco floor with everyone
* laughs at the concert
* making Mexican Waves as we participated in the Boxing Day test
and trying to get some Barmy Army like chants going 
* something that wasn't rain and some thought was snow, others
thought was sleet falling on the last day... whatever it was, I
hadn't seen anything like it - it was cool!"


Big Mouth Camp 2010

For information on plans for the Big Mouth Camp in 2010, contact
Jane Farrall by email [janef@spectronicsinoz.com] or on phone
(03) 9848 4812 


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DynaVox Xpress - The new lightweight device from DynaVox-Mayer
Johnson! 
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The DynaVox Xpress
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/dynavox-xpress] is a
lightweight hand-held speech generating device with a lot of
communication power built into a small package weighing less than
1kg. All of the  DynaVox  InterAACT 
[http://www.dynavoxtech.com/products/interaact/] page sets
are included in the Xpress software and the device can be
accessed via touch enter, touch exit, visual scanning and 
auditory scanning. 

Other generally cool features:

* Touch  screen technology like that on the iPhone - use fingers 
or thumb and "swipe"to access more content on the screen 
* Looks like mainstream technology - like a Blackberry, PDA or
portable game system 
* Superior sound output and clarity and voices with inflection
and emotion 
* Multiple connectivity options - WiFi, Bluetooth, Web, Email,
Infrared remote 
* Optional  Web browser gives quick access to new vocabulary and
images downloadable directly onto the device 
* Fully integrated communication and multimedia tools - MP3
player, Video player, Calendar and Contacts 
* 8GB Flash drive for digital photo, video and MP3  storage

The Xpress is due for release soon and pricing will be available
on the Spectronics website 
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/dynavox-xpress] in
coming weeks. Click below to download the Xpress Flyer in PDF
format 
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/downloads/thirdparty/dynavox/Xpress_short_flyer.pdf]
and if you would like to be advised of pricing when it is
finalised,  email Jane Farrall  [janef@spectronicsinoz.com] or
phone her on (03) 9848 4812. She will be happy to fill you in
as soon as the delivery dates and pricing are finalised. 


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How do I see more pictures/symbols in Clicker 5?
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Clicker 5
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/clicker-5-anz-australiannew-zealand-version-2]
is a very popular writing support tool for primary school
students - and comes with over 2000 engaging pictures to support
and motivate younger students' writing. One of the most commonly
asked questions from Special Education settings however is, "My
students need more pictures to support their writing. Can I
import the Boardmaker symbols in Clicker 5?"

The short answer to this is that you used to be able to import
the Boardmaker symbols and have them appear in Clicker 5. This
was when the PCS symbols which appear in Boardmaker were
available to be purchased as separate image files (in Windows
Metafile format). They are no longer available from Spectronics
to purchase in this form. If you have Boardmaker only, there is
no way of linking the PCS symbols in there so that they
automatically appear in Clicker 5's grids and the Clicker Writer
document. These options are discussed in more detail under the
Clicker Help Sheets
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/graphics-libraries-pcs-symbols-animations-and-clicker-5-help-sheet#s20]
section of our website. 

An alternative option is to set up the Widgit Literacy Symbols
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/20031/popup] to appear
automatically in Clicker 5. The Widgit Literacy Metafile
collection
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/widgit-literacy-metafile-collection]
is a set of over 7,500 vector drawn Widgit Literacy Symbols in
both colour and black-and-white, for use with Windows compatible
machines. Charlene Cullen [charlenec@spectronicsinoz.com], one of
Spectronics' team of Speech Pathologists, has just completed a
handy Help Sheet that shows you how to import the metafiles into
your Clicker picture library so that they automatically appear as
your student is writing or as you are building grids to support
their writing. Click below to download the Help Sheet (PDF)
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/downloads/faqs/Clicker_import_wls.pdf]
or view it online on the Spectronics website
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/importing-widgit-literacy-symbols-into-clicker-5]. 

Oh by the way - we have just heard that free online collection of
ready-made grids for Clicker 5 at LearningGrids.com
[https://www.learninggrids.com/anz/WelcomePage.aspx] has just
topped over 100,000 registered users! A very popular and
time-saving resource for all Clicker 5 users - worth visiting
regularly! 


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A one button mouse - how cool is that!
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We are often asked about ways of assisting younger students
learning to use the mouse - to avoid their confusion over using
the right and left mouse buttons. Inadvertently clicking on   the
right mouse button can result in them opening up all sorts of
unwanted menus - ending up with your students landing in areas
of the computer you'd rather them not to be exploring! For this
reason, the Chester Mouse
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/chester-mouse] has been
very popular since we added it to the Spectronics website a few
months ago. It is a tiny single-button mouse with no scroll
wheel, that's easy to control,   and does not offer a right mouse
button click at all. 

Another option for "disabling"the right mouse button is to
look at a freeware program   from AnyCom in Sweden. Click below
[http://www.anycom.se/archives/2005/07/find_the_right_1.html] to
view more details about the downloadable OneButton   software
[http://www.anycom.se/archives/2005/07/find_the_right_1.html].
This neat little utility sits in your computer's System Tray and 
is available for turning your right mouse button on and off. 

These options are obviously also helpful for assisting students
who cannot isolate their index finger movement sufficiently to
click only one button. 


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Ginger Software - new contextual spelling and grammar checker!
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Every now and then a really innovative new  software concept for
supporting struggling writers pops up. We think that Ginger
[http://www.gingersoftware.com/] fits into this category! It is 
a clever contextual spelling and grammar checker which
automatically suggests corrections  for even the most
phonetically spelled sentences! It works with sentences  written
in Microsoft Word and in emails constructed within Microsoft
Outlook. Check  it out for yourself on the Ginger  Software

website [http://www.gingersoftware.com/] by typing in a sample
misspelled sentence and see how  Ginger cleverly interprets the
intended content and will accurately suggest the  correctly
spelled version with correct grammar. The other real bonus is
that  students will be able to learn how to use it in less than
one minute! It is  that simple to master. And is great for those
students who type too fast to interrupt their workflow by
watching and selecting from word prediction lists as they type.
Let them type out their ideas as they are flowing - then "Ginger?
the text to correct the errors after the work is complete. 

Ginger will soon be available from Spectronics - in two
versions. Ginger Standard and Ginger Premium (which  adds in
text-to-speech to assist with reading and comprehending the
suggested  changes and creates individual progress reports for
each student using the program).  Because of the size of the
database driving this clever program, users need to  be online to
use Ginger - with licences available on an annual subscription
basis. 

Download a trial version to evaluate the program for yourself
from the Ginger  Software website
[http://www.gingersoftware.com/download]. And contact Karl 
Francois [karlf@spectronicsinoz.com] at Spectronics if you would
like to be advised when Ginger is  available from Spectronics. 


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Other useful stuff to know about!
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* Delicious - What is it??
    
Delicious [http://delicious.com/about] is a web-based social 
bookmarking tool that allows you to store, categorise, share
and find website bookmarks. The Delicious website was founded in 
2003 and now has over 5 million users bookmarking over 150 
million websites!  
    
It is free and easy-to-use for anyone with Internet access.
Start by signing up for your own Delicious account, and then you 
can begin to bookmark your favourite websites. These bookmarks 
are stored online and  are available to you anytime, from any 
computer connected to the web. As well, you can make them 
available to your friends, colleagues or anyone else. And it 
works in reverse! Your friends and colleagues can share their       
bookmarks with you as well.  
    
A comment follows from Jane Farrall, Spectronics' AAC Support 
Services Manager, when we asked her, "Why do you love Delicious 
Jane?"
    
    "Delicious is one of my favourite Web 2.0 tools.  It is
so versatile and allows me to do a range of things more
efficiently.  Primarily, it allows me to share my bookmarks
easily with others.  If someone asks me for my favourite
literacy resource websites or for some great switching websites  
then I can quickly and easily point them to my Delicious
bookmarks. With more and more information available on the
web this is incredibly useful - and using tags to define
bookmarks in multiple ways so that I can find them more
easily is also very helpful. It is also useful for me      
personally because I regularly use three different computers. 
For the first time my home computer, work computer and
laptop have exactly the same bookmarks - yay!  I also don't
have to worry about losing favourite bookmarks in a hard
drive crash ever again."
    
Check out Jane's links and those of other members of
the Spectronics team. They are also updated on the
Spectronics Blog [http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/]
each time a new link is added. Very cool! 
    
- Jane Farrall - delicious.com/Jane_Farrall
[http://delicious.com/Jane_Farrall]        
- Charlene Cullen - delicious.com/chacullen 
[http://delicious.com/chacullen]       
- Greg O'Connor - delicious.com/ocgreg
[http://delicious.com/ocgreg]         

To find out  more about Delicious - go to delicious.com 'about'
page [http://delicious.com/about] and Del.icio.us wiki
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del.icio.us]     


* Writing with Symbols 2000 discontinued 30th October 2009 
    
Writing with Symbols
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/catalogue/writing-with-symbols-2000-3]
is now over ten years old! Widgit Software, developer of      
the program, is not continuing to provide software and symbol
updates for the program and it will no longer be available
from Spectronics after 30th October 2009. Widgit is looking
to the future and has written two new replacement programs
- Communicate: InPrint
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/communicate-in-print-2-2]
and Communicate: SymWriter
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/communicate-symwriter].
Combined, these new programs offer all of the features of      
Writing with Symbols and MUCH more. Upgrade costs
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/upgrade/symwriter] for existing
Writing with Symbols users can be calculated online
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/upgrade/symwriter] or contact
Spectronics [http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/contact] for advice. 
    

* Word Prediction Comparison Chart - Updated for 2009
    
Word prediction is a tool built into several of the programs
sold and supported by Spectronics. To help you to quickly
compare the features of these programs, we have just
updated our Word Prediction comparison chart. View it
online
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/word-prediction-software-comparison-chart]
or download the PDF file
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/downloads/faqs/WordPredictionComparison.pdf].
Let us know if you find this helpful! 


* AAC in the Classroom - Learning Considerations Handout
    
Check out this fabulous handout entitled "Augmentative 
Communication and Classroom Learning Considerations
[http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/downloads/general/AAC-in-the-Classroom.pdf]?.
It has some really helpful guidelines for the integration
of speech generating devices into the classroom.  Written
by Laura Yoder and Kathy Staugler, it offers excellent
suggestions for giving your speech generating device user
the best chance of success, starting with the physical
environment and then providing a framework for discussion of
roles and responsibilities.  It takes you through a
classroom inventory and explains some great strategies.
Whether you are starting off from scratch with introducing
a speech generating device to the classroom, or whether you
just want to look at working through some challenges that have
come your way, this is a great resource. 


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