AAC Scotland's Chatter Charter provides seven tips for more being a more effective partner when chatting with individuals who have communication challenges.
ooVoo is the next evolution in online communication - a remarkably easy way to have a face-to-face video chat with friends, family or colleagues, no matter where they are in the world.
Features:
- Real-time collaboration on a virtual whiteboard with infinite pages
- Real-time communication through voice conferencing and text chat
- Permanent storage of all classrooms for later access
- Support for image uploading
- Access to basic drawing tools and colors
"[TechKnowledgy 2015-16] Twitter 101 for Educational Professionals: Harry Potter Style!
Author: TechKnowledgy Conference
Description:
Webinar on 11/12/2015 by Christopher Bugaj
Face it, you're a muggle. There's an entire wizarding world happening all around you called Twitter. You've heard about it. You may have even tried it. But you don't understand how or why it works. Why tweet? What's a hashtag and how do I use it? What is a "chat," how does it work, and why would I ever want to be involved in one? This session will take you through the basics. Not only will you learn the "hows" of Twitter, but you'll learn the "whys." Learn why and how to search Twitter for assistive technology resources as well as find other users who share similar interests. Features such as hashtags, mentions, direct messages, and scheduled chats will all be discussed. Accio participanto!"
In this blog post by a famous AAC clinician named Gail Van Tatenhove she tells the story of Velma, an employee at an adult facility who witnessed Gail talking with an AAC user by modeling on the device.
Velma was inspired to become "America's Next Top Modeler" with Gail acting as her coach. In the article, Gail outlines some initial scripts she gave to Velma to use when chatting with the AAC user. These scripts were necessary because Velma couldn't be expected to know where every word was she might ever need to say. The scripts took the pressure off! Velma only needed to find these few words.
Guess what happened? In time, Velma learned where all of these words were so she didn't need to use the scripts at all.
This is a great step by step description of which core words to target during specific activities and how to do it! It applies to all well designed and robust AAC apps/page sets.
TodaysMeet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in realtime.
Encourage the room to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs.