One of the most well known methods for working with students who are non-verbal is the Picture Exchange Communication System, or PECS. According to the PECS website, “PECS was developed in 1985 as a unique augmentative/alternative communication intervention package for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disabilities.” As the name suggest, PECS begins …
Category Archive: Programs
Apr
21
Evernote – Remember Everything
I ran across a cool litte application called Evernote that I wanted to share. You can check it out at evernote.com. According to the site: Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from …
Apr
15
Cool Whiteboard Software
Just finished reading about how to integrate whiteboard lessons into online learning environments where the FREE software LectureScribe was mentioned. LectureScribe is a software developed by Brian Dean, an assistant professor of computer science at Clemson University. I viewed a demo of the software and found it very well put together. Although it is recommended …
Nov
13
Text to Speech just got easier
Most of us are probably familiar with products that turn digital text into speech. Programs like Read&Write Gold and Kurzweil are feature packed applications that will not only read almost any digital text to you, but also provide numerous other supports such as advanced spell check, word prediction and more. Other programs, like ReadPlease are …
Nov
06
Converting Videos to and iPod Format
Finding a solid free application to convert videos to an iPod format isn’t easy. I’ve tried several out and have came to the conclusion that WinFF is about the best available at the time of this writing. WinFF is about as simple to use as it can get. Simply click “Add” (see screenshot below) to …
Oct
15
Removing Shortcut Arrows
OK, so this post doesn’t really have much to do with educational technology, but it solves an annoying problem. In Vista, if you have a shortcut icon on your desktop there is a huge arrow that attaches itself to the icon to show that it is a shortcut to another location. One way to fix …