2008 SET Events
ARC-BC Launch for Pilot Districts
The Accessible Resource Centre – British Columbia was launched on September 8th for the eight BC school districts participating in the ARC-BC Pilot Project. During a teleconference and online meeting, Pilot Project team members reviewed the progress that has been made on the collection of alternate format materials and, with great anticipation, got their first look at the actual repository.
The Salmon Project – Developing Curriculum Activities
Salmon is a very important resource to British Columbia, and their study is part of the curriculum for many students in the province. To increase access to this curriculum, Mallory Burton, SET-BC consultant for Prince Rupert, the heart of wild salmon fishing, determined the need for student resources on salmon.
Students Learn How to Use Kurzweil 3000 at Kamp
Students from around the lower mainland gather at Kurzweil Kamp to learn how to use the software to support their reading and writing.
District Partner Conference a Great Success!
SET-BC District Partners and consultants from all over the province met February 18th and 19th in Richmond to collaborate on SET-BC service delivery and attend assistive technology workshops.
Finding the Spark and Fanning the Flame – Child Centred Team Process
On January 16th and 17th, over 100 people from around the province met at Sunny Hill Hospital in Vancouver to participate in two days of inspiring and energetic workshops led by Linda Burkhart.
2007 SET Events
Teams From Around the Province Involved in ARC-BC Pilot Project
Dec 2007 - The ARC-BC (Accessible Resource Centre – British Columbia) is a two year joint project between SET-BC and PRCVI. The project will see the creation of an online repository or digital library of alternate format materials based on the BC K-12 curriculum.
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SET-BC Consultants Provide AT Training All Over British Columbia
This past October 19th Provincial Professional Development Day was a busy one for SET-BC consultants! Many were involved presenting or hosting workshops to support school based teams implementing a variety of assistive technologies. Here is a sample of the training events that took place…
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Virtual Voices Camp
August 2007- Picture a summer camp…the typical kid’s scene of crazy camp songs, funny skits, campfires and adventure activities. Virtual Voices is all very typical except for one thing…all of the campers are “cool communicators”. They use computers or other electronic devices to communicate. Fifteen non-verbal students from across BC gathered for five days at the end of August 2007 at the BC Lions’ Easter Seals Camp Squamish for the 7th annual Virtual Voices Camp.
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Okanagan Cool Communicators
On May 30th, 2007, sixteen “Okanagan Cool Communicators” and their supporters gathered at Camp Winfield for an incredible day of interaction and fun. The students, who ranged in age from 8 to 18, came from Keremeos, Penticton, Naramata, Summerland, Westbank, Kelowna, Merritt, and Vernon. For some, it was the first time they had seen other students who use communication technology to talk, and for all, it was the largest congregation of device users they had ever encountered.
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Linda Burkhart
May 2007 - Linda Burkhart visited BC recently and presented two informative and inspiring workshops for BC educators who teach students with multiple challenges.
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PAC Mate Users Connect, April 2007
A number of blind students on Vancouver Island recently attended a training session on the use of the PAC Mate Braille note-taker. This compact device enables a user to write, save, read, and print Braille files. The PAC Mate also provides access to the Internet.
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Virtual Voices Summer Program
Virtual Voices Camp is an incredible opportunity to bring together communication device users from across the province to enjoy an exciting camp environment. This is a wonderful experience, since so many of these campers have never seen others using devices similar to their own. Virtual Voices 2006 took place from August 29th through September 2nd at the BC Lions' Easter Seals' Camp Squamish.
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The Nanaimo E-Text Project
The Nanaimo Student Services District Resource Team shares the vision of creating enabling environments for their students. Theirs is a story of dedicated teamwork that has for years been strong in its support of assistive technology solutions for students in the Nanaimo school district. This team, comprised of a vision resource teacher, enrichment/gifted resource teacher, speech language pathologist, and special education teacher demonstrate talent and leadership through participation in technology projects.
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New AAC Technologies from DynaVox
The Nanaimo Student Services District Resource Team shares the vision of creating enabling environments for their students. Theirs is a story of dedicated teamwork that has for years been strong in its support of assistive technology solutions for students in the Nanaimo school district. This team, comprised of a vision resource teacher, enrichment/gifted resource teacher, speech language pathologist, and special education teacher demonstrate talent and leadership through participation in technology projects.
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The GPS Project: January 2007
In Spring 2006, PRCVI and SET-BC sponsored the GPS Project to examine the impact of a GPS technology on the orientation and mobility of 12 secondary students with visual impairments. Trekker, an accessible PDA-based GPS technology, was selected for this project. Surveys and interviews were completed by both students who applied to participate in the GPS project and their orientation and mobility instructors.
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