Monday, 28 April 2014

ChooseIt! iPad Apps for Literacy, Numeracy & Science

New ChooseIt! iPad Apps based on the BETT Award winning ChooseIt! Ready-made Series
from Inclusive Technology are now available to download from the Apple App Store.



A teacher's dream!!!
"Wow - they are brilliant for all ages and abilities and we use them throughout our 3-19 age range. Set out in a clear chronological way, they are simple to use and my pupils love the multiple choice activities and music reward at the end. What more can I say? After all these years in the job these are a teacher's dream!!!".

Rosie Murphy, ICT Coordinator, Fairfield School - 5 Stars!

Download them today! http://conta.cc/1fICYmP

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

New Activity on HelpKidzLearn - Five Singers

New Activity on HelpKidzLearn

Will Five Singers be the new Number One in the Music Charts? Let's count how many singers there are.

Listen to the song or play activities that help reinforce counting from zero to five. Click a mouse, touch the screen, use eye gaze or press a switch (Spacebar) to play the song or count along a number line.














http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/stories/five-singers

Access Options:
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Touch screen
• Switch access
• Eye gaze
• Joy stick
• Roller ball
• Interactive classroom display



Monday, 14 April 2014

FREE iPad & Android Apps, Discounts and Accessories

FREE iPad & Android Apps

Sensory Room:
A fun cause and effect sensory activity - look at the pictures and talk about the story in your own words: What can you see in the multi-sensory room? Do you like the bubble tube or disco lights best? Touch the screen to see what happens next. Switch access for one or two switches is also included.



Finger Paint with Sounds:
Finger Paint with Sounds offers a fun alternative to help children with special needs and others to practice their first interactions with a touch screen. Simply choose a colour and draw, with music, fun sound effects or no sound at all.

ChooseIt! Maker 3:
The ChooseIt! Maker 3 App allows you to play cause and effect activities, literacy activities, sound lotto and matching activities, multiple choice activities, games, quizzes and more on the go!
To create your own activities you require a ChooseIt! Maker 3 subscription.

Download your FREE iPad & Android Apps today: http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/apps


SAVE 50% when buying multiple iPad Apps
Through the new Volume Purchase Program for Schools from Apple Inc., HelpKidzLearn is pleased to be able to offer our customers special pricing when purchasing multiple iPad Apps!
It's quick and easy to set up. Enrol today to receive this fantastic discounted offer!
Once you have enrolled, simply purchase twenty or more of any iPad App and you will receive a 50% discount!
Read more about Apples VPP: http://www.apple.com/education/it/vpp/


iPad & Android App Accessories from HelpKidzLearn
HelpKidzLearn now offers a wide range of iPad and Android accessories including:
• Cases and Amplifiers.
• Mounting Solutions.
• Switch Access for your tablet and more.
Take a look: http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/shop/ipad-accessories



Thursday, 3 April 2014

ChooseIt! Maker 3 - CODiE Award Finalist for Best Solution for Special Needs Students

Inclusive Technology Ltd named SIIA Education CODiE Award Finalist for Best Solution for Special Needs Students. ChooseIt! Maker 3 Earns Prestigious Education Industry Recognition.



WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 31, 2014) Inclusive Technology Ltd, today announced that ChooseIt! Maker 3 was named a finalist for the 2014 SIIA Education CODiE Awards for Best Solution for Special Needs Students.  The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier awards for the software and information industries and have been recognizing product excellence for 29 years. The awards have over 75 categories and are organized by industry focus of Content, Education, and Software.

This year’s program features 31 Education categories, several of which are new or updated to reflect the latest industry trends and business models. Winners will be announced during a special awards dinner at the nation’s leading education technology conference, the Education Industry Summit, in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 13.

ChooseIt! Maker 3 allows teachers to create, edit and play personalised learning materials (including choice making activities) that can be used in your classroom and with individual students securely online and then downloaded to your iPad or Android tablet!

“Inclusive are extremely pleased to be selected as a finalist for the CODiE Awards. The interest in this product has been enormous. We now have an established global network of 5,000 SEN school subscribers in 52 countries. For this we thank the teachers, therapists, carers and parents for choosing ChooseIt! Maker 3!” said Martin Littler, Chairman/CEO of Inclusive Technology.

“This year’s finalists are breaking ground with new business models and innovative products. We are pleased to recognize the best in educational technology with these 119 products,” said Karen Billings, vice president of the SIIA Education Division. “I look forward to honoring them all in May at the Education Industry Summit.”

Details about each finalist are listed at http://siia.net/codies/2014/finalists.asp

About SIIA
SIIA is the leading association representing the software and digital content industries. SIIA represents approximately 800 member companies worldwide that develop software and digital information content.  Information technology (IT) and software security are critical issues to SIIA’s members, many of whom strive to develop safe, secure and state-of the-art products that effectively serve their commercial and government customers alike, while protecting their intellectual property.  The SIIA Education Division serves and represents more than 200 member companies that provide software, digital content, and other technologies that address educational needs. The Division shapes and supports the industry by providing leadership, advocacy, business development opportunities, and critical market information. For more information, visit www.siia.net/education.

Monday, 31 March 2014

Eye Gaze for Special Education

The Inclusive EyeGaze Foundations pack includes state-of-the art myGaze® Assistive Gaze technology by Visual Interaction and Inclusive EyeGaze Attention & Looking software from Inclusive Technology that takes users from the first experiential steps, through cause and effect to targeting. Students can learn to track, fix their gaze and interact with images on screen. Uniquely this technology also allows real-time recording of progress.

Buy the Inclusive EyeGaze Foundations pack for less than £1000/$1700!
http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/shop/eye-gaze/inclusive-eyegaze-foundations








What's Included?
myGaze Eye Tracker: A state of the art access device that tracks where your eyes are looking and turns that into computer control!

  • Works with nearly all mouse controlled software.
  • Works with different eye colours.
  • Light, small & portable.
  • Use across all your Windows devices with 10"- 22" screens.
  • A product of 20 years of research and development.


EyeMouse Play Software: the world's first easy eye gaze interface for those new to eye gaze and for use with all levels of ability. No training required to use. Launch one application and follow the simple 3 step guide to set up in seconds.
Set up is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

  1. Position - use the intuitive 'eyeglasses' guide to quickly gain optimum positioning for eye gaze.
  2. Calibrate - an easy one point calibration gives great functional accuracy (also includes 0, 2, 5 and 9 point calibration if required).
  3. Go - simply choose the cursor function and dwell settings you want and you are ready to eye gaze!

Attention & Looking Software: These fun and meaningful activities can be used with anyone trying their first steps with eye gaze. They provide a progression of skills from experiential/cause and effect to targeting, ensuring early success and effective teaching.

Attention & Looking Software includes:

  • Extensive options to customise activities to cater for specific interests and motivations.
  • Powerful, but simple to use analysis and record keeping tools help you to assess initial skills and keep accurate records of progress.
  • The ability to assess, teach and stimulate.


Who is it for?
Inclusive EyeGaze Foundations has been specially designed by Inclusive Technology to meet the needs of teachers, therapists and carers working with students with:

  • Physical Difficulties
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Visual Impairment
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • Communication Difficulties


What can you do with it?
The myGaze® Eye Tracker will follow your eye movements so that you can move the cursor around the screen, select or 'click' on images by looking at them a little longer and drag the cursor around the screen.
This means you can play lots of your favourite software games and activities, including:

  • HelpKidzLearn
  • ChooseIt! Maker 3
  • Sensory Eye-FX
  • Look to Learn
  • The Grid 2
  • Clicker 6
  • Boardmaker Plus + Studio

Order the Inclusive EyeGaze Foundations pack today and bring the benefits of eye gaze to more of your students! http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/shop/eye-gaze/inclusive-eyegaze-foundations




Monday, 24 March 2014

Five in the Bed

How many people can fit in this bed? Practice counting to five with this fun activity.

Listen to the song or play activities that help reinforce counting from zero to five. Click a mouse, touch the screen, use eye gaze or press a switch (spacebar) to play the song or count along a number line. 




Access Options:
Mouse and keyboard, touch screen, one or two switch access and eye gaze. 


Click here to take a look for yourself: www.helpkidzlearn.com/stories/five-in-the-bed

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Inclusive EyeGaze Foundations Webinar

Missed the Inclusive EyeGaze Foundations Webinar?? Watch it now: http://tinyurl.com/inclusive-eyegaze-webinar