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Hi

Are there any conference/journal publications on autism and computers or autism and software?

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Today's Topics:

   1. "Press any key" Keyboard Access (Claire Barnes)
   2. Re: "Press any key" Keyboard Access (Steve Lee)
   3. Re: "Press any key" Keyboard Access (Kate A)
   4. Re: digital portfolios (david fettes)
   5. Re: "Press any key" Keyboard Access (Claire Barnes)
   6. offer of Concept keyboards (BARBARA WHITE)
   7. Re: digital portfolios (Simon Bloor)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:26:19 +0100
From: "Claire Barnes" <clairebarnes at willowdeneschool.co.uk>
Subject: [senit] "Press any key" Keyboard Access
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Hi

We have a child with Rett Syndrome who can sometimes access a computer very
effectively using either a switch or a plasma screen. However, her motor
planning skills are very variable and sometimes neither of these access
methods are very effective for her. Her class teacher has found that the
most consistently reliable way for her to access the computer is when using
a "press any key" keyboard access method. 

Does anyone know of a way of using "any key" on the keyboard to register as
a switch press? 

Hopefully.

Claire Barnes

Willow Dene School

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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:35:13 +0100
From: "Steve Lee" <steve at fullmeasure.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [senit] "Press any key" Keyboard Access
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Perhaps something that can be done with AutoHotKey?

http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/AutoHotKey

-- 
Steve Lee
--
Open Source Assistive Technology Software
web: fullmeasure.co.uk
blog: eduspaces.net/stevelee/weblog

On 23/04/2008, Claire Barnes <clairebarnes at willowdeneschool.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi
>
>
>
>  We have a child with Rett Syndrome who can sometimes access a computer very
>  effectively using either a switch or a plasma screen. However, her motor
>  planning skills are very variable and sometimes neither of these access
>  methods are very effective for her. Her class teacher has found that the
>  most consistently reliable way for her to access the computer is when using
>  a "press any key" keyboard access method.
>
>
>
>  Does anyone know of a way of using "any key" on the keyboard to register as
>  a switch press?
>
>
>
>  Hopefully.
>
>
>
>  Claire Barnes
>
>  Willow Dene School
>
>
>

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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:25:42 -0400
From: "Kate A" <teechkidz at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [senit] "Press any key" Keyboard Access
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I don't know what level this child is at but if it is a cause/effect level
then you might try looking for free "keyboard bangers" software.  This
software is designed for babies and let's individuals "bang" on the keyboard
and then makes sounds/images appear on the screen.

Many of them are relatively age appropriate.  Here are two I can think of
http://www.klangogames.com/en/asc/
and http://www.kneebouncers.com/kneebouncers.html .

Or you can set something like an intellikeys keyboard to be used as a
switch.

-Kate

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Claire Barnes <
clairebarnes at willowdeneschool.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi
>
>
>
> We have a child with Rett Syndrome who can sometimes access a computer
> very
> effectively using either a switch or a plasma screen. However, her motor
> planning skills are very variable and sometimes neither of these access
> methods are very effective for her. Her class teacher has found that the
> most consistently reliable way for her to access the computer is when
> using
> a "press any key" keyboard access method.
>
>
>
> Does anyone know of a way of using "any key" on the keyboard to register
> as
> a switch press?
>
>
>
> Hopefully.
>
>
>
> Claire Barnes
>
> Willow Dene School
>
>
>

-- 
Kate Ahern, M.S.Ed.
www.teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com

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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:49:50 +0100 (BST)
From: david fettes <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [senit] digital portfolios
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I did have a look at Moodle in terms of the free
download. It didn't seem very child friendly or
special needs friendly. Is there anywhere online I can
see something similar to an e-portfolio eg a demo in
moodle? the moodle website itself has a demo but it
didn't seem to work very well when I accessed it, and
didn't have many examples in the demo.

thanks
David
--- David Banes <david.banes at abilitynet.org.uk> wrote:

> Moodle is definitely worth exploring and make sure
> you take a good look
> at the plugins that support it - we use it as the
> basis of our elearning
> site and it allows learners to store a great deal of
> personal files such
> as journal/blog etc
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> Of Simon Bloor
> Sent: 23 April 2008 08:39
> To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [senit] digital portfolios
> 
> Hi there
> 
> Although we're doing this in a slightly different
> environment we're
> making great use of Moodle for student records.
> 
> Its open source but you might benefit from having a
> host who knows the
> ins and outs of it - this is our way of operating.
> 
> It would be possible to combine with other schools
> and create different
> areas for each school or cohort.
> 
> I'd definitely recommend having a look at it!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Simon Bloor - Access SUMMIT
> 
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> Of david fettes
> Sent: 21 April 2008 22:20
> To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: [senit] digital portfolios
> 
> > hi , do any schools use some kind of digital
> > portfolio
> > or record of achievement for each student? Either
> a
> > software program or website or a virtual learning
> > environment (VLE)? Or do you know of anything I
> could look at. It seems strange to be using
> paper-based ROAs in this day and age!
> > thanks
> > David
> 
> 
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:48:07 +0100
From: "Claire Barnes" <clairebarnes at willowdeneschool.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [senit] "Press any key" Keyboard Access
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Thank you Steve - that looks like just the tool for the job! I have had a
chance to look at the tutorial and think I can get my head round writing a
simple (if repetitive) bit of script to trick every key into thinking it is
a left mouse click!

Brilliant, many thanks.

Claire

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Lee [mailto:steve at fullmeasure.co.uk] 
Sent: 23 April 2008 14:35
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] "Press any key" Keyboard Access

Perhaps something that can be done with AutoHotKey?

http://www.oatsoft.org/Software/AutoHotKey

-- 
Steve Lee
--
Open Source Assistive Technology Software
web: fullmeasure.co.uk
blog: eduspaces.net/stevelee/weblog

On 23/04/2008, Claire Barnes <clairebarnes at willowdeneschool.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi
>
>
>
>  We have a child with Rett Syndrome who can sometimes access a computer
very
>  effectively using either a switch or a plasma screen. However, her motor
>  planning skills are very variable and sometimes neither of these access
>  methods are very effective for her. Her class teacher has found that the
>  most consistently reliable way for her to access the computer is when
using
>  a "press any key" keyboard access method.
>
>
>
>  Does anyone know of a way of using "any key" on the keyboard to register
as
>  a switch press?
>
>
>
>  Hopefully.
>
>
>
>  Claire Barnes
>
>  Willow Dene School
>
>
>

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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:11:41 +0100 (BST)
From: BARBARA WHITE <barbarawhite30 at btinternet.com>
Subject: [senit] offer of Concept keyboards
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Hello, I am a new subscriber.

  When clearing out a store after a Department move, I have 2 x A3 and 2 x A4 Concept keyboards, still in boxes, and not required.

  Are they of use to anyone?

  Also box of assorted Discs including some blanks for the BBC Computer, which have come from a Rehab workshop. ( We also have the BBC, as a back up to our existing and still used computer which we use to run micronose, a training programme.)

  Thanks, Barbara White
  SLTA, Salisbury Foundation NHS Trust

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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:47:47 +0100
From: "Simon Bloor" <simon.bloor at access-summit.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [senit] digital portfolios
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Hi David

If you contact me off list I am happy to sort out some guest access to
ours for you - although I must stress that it is not designed with your
user-group in mind.

Alternatively, I hear the OU is looking into Moodle and there may be
some mileage in talking with the accessibility people involved in this.

Regards

Simon Bloor - Access SUMMIT

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Subject: Re: [senit] digital portfolios

I did have a look at Moodle in terms of the free
download. It didn't seem very child friendly or
special needs friendly. Is there anywhere online I can
see something similar to an e-portfolio eg a demo in
moodle? the moodle website itself has a demo but it
didn't seem to work very well when I accessed it, and
didn't have many examples in the demo.

thanks
David
--- David Banes <david.banes at abilitynet.org.uk> wrote:

> Moodle is definitely worth exploring and make sure
> you take a good look
> at the plugins that support it - we use it as the
> basis of our elearning
> site and it allows learners to store a great deal of
> personal files such
> as journal/blog etc
> 
> David Banes
> Director of Development
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> Tel: +44 (0)1908 314 736
> Mob: +44 (0)7989 409287
> Web: http://www.abilitynet.org.uk
> Fax:  +44 (0)870 160 6824
> 
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> Of Simon Bloor
> Sent: 23 April 2008 08:39
> To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [senit] digital portfolios
> 
> Hi there
> 
> Although we're doing this in a slightly different
> environment we're
> making great use of Moodle for student records.
> 
> Its open source but you might benefit from having a
> host who knows the
> ins and outs of it - this is our way of operating.
> 
> It would be possible to combine with other schools
> and create different
> areas for each school or cohort.
> 
> I'd definitely recommend having a look at it!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Simon Bloor - Access SUMMIT
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
> [mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf
> Of david fettes
> Sent: 21 April 2008 22:20
> To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: [senit] digital portfolios
> 
> > hi , do any schools use some kind of digital
> > portfolio
> > or record of achievement for each student? Either
> a
> > software program or website or a virtual learning
> > environment (VLE)? Or do you know of anything I
> could look at. It seems strange to be using
> paper-based ROAs in this day and age!
> > thanks
> > David
> 
> 
> 
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