What's On?
ICT Clicks in 2006
Camelon Education Centre, Falkirk
Saturday 22nd April
Naace Scottish Primary Group is organising this event which will include workshops on Interactive Whiteboards and Language, Interactive Whiteboards and Maths, Powerpoint to create an Interactive Yearbook, Podcasting, Stop Motion Animation, Information Literacy and Internet Safety, Moving Image Education to Improve Literacy, Webquests and Voting Tools. The day starts with coffee and registration at 9am and ends with a buffet lunch at 1pm. Further details and booking form will be available on the naace website (www.naace.org.uk) or contact Sandra O'Neill (sandra.oneill@education.ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 651 6075).
ICT and Inclusion 2006
Jordanhill Campus, Glasgow. Tuesday 25th April
Station Hotel, Perth. Wednesday 26th April
CALL Centre, Edinburgh. Thursday 27th April
A chance to find out more about the latest software and technology available to help children with additional support needs, and to see presentations by teachers and others on the practical use of technology in the classroom. See page 3 for further details.
AAC (Scotland) Special Interest Group (SIG) 9th Annual Study Day
Wolfson Lecture Theatre, University of Dundee
Thursday 4th May.
This Study Day, with an overall focus on Access for All, will include seminars on Symbolising the Mainstream Primary Environment; Interactive Whiteboards and Lifeskills; Music - Access for All; Introduction to Scanning (not too quickly, not too slowly).
The AAC SIG is open to all interested people - not just speech and language therapists. The fee to attend the Study Day is £25. Further information is available from Wilma Armstrong, SCTCI, Westmarc, Southern General Hosptal, Glasgow G51 4TF. Tel 0141 201 2619.
Interactive Whiteboards
CALL Centre, Edinburgh
Thursday 25th May.
This is a repeat of an over-subscribed course looking at the advantages of using an interactive whiteboard in the inclusive classroom. Contact CALL (0131 651 6235) for details and a booking form or book online at http://www.callcentrescotland.org.uk/training
Liberator / FACCT
Training Week
Auchterderran Centre,
Cardenden, Fife
29th May - 2nd June.
FACCT are hosting a week of events led by Liberator, incorporating a Roadshow providing opportunities to view and try some of the equipment now available from Liberator and a series of free training courses. The courses cover VIP Communication Software (2 days); Multi-Sensory Referencing including Objects of Reference; Use of Powerpoint with PMLD and SLD.
Further information is available from FACCT, Auchterderran Centre, Woodend Road, Cardenden, Fife KY5 0NE. Tel. 01592 414730. Information can also be found on the Liberator web site, http://www.liberator.co.uk
Communication Matters Symposium
Leicester University
24 - 26 September 2006
This is the main annual event in the UK addressing the needs of people with severe communication impairment. There will be a mixture of seminars. presentations and workshops catering for all levels of interest, along with a suppliers' exhibition and social events. Details from
http://www.communicationmatters.org.uk
Augmentative Communication in Practice: Scotland Study Day
Stirling Management Centre
7th November 2006
Call for Papers
The 16th Annual Study Day will have an overall theme of 'Practical Solutions to Support Communication'. The organisers are looking for people to present papers at a variety of workshops on the day.
Are you doing interesting, innovative work to support communication in a school or adult setting that you would like to share with other people? Have you been doing research in some practical aspect of augmentative and alternative communication? Why not present a paper at this year's Study Day?
The Study Day will also feature keynote presentations and an exhibition of AAC equipment and software featuring most of the UK's leading suppliers.
Forms for submitting a proposal for a workshop (which need to be returned by 14th April) and details about the Study Day can be found on the Augmentative Communication in Practice: Scotland web site: http://www.acipscotland.org.uk