Happy Retirement Yvonne and Colette!
Happy Retirement, Yvonne! SET-BC says goodbye to another Region 2 Speech Language Pathologist as Yvonne Green also enters the happy state of retirement. Yvonne has been with SET-BC since 1999…
Happy Retirement, Yvonne! SET-BC says goodbye to another Region 2 Speech Language Pathologist as Yvonne Green also enters the happy state of retirement. Yvonne has been with SET-BC since 1999…
As Timmy sits at the computer and reminisces about the end of the school year, he can’t help but feel happy. He has met so many wonderful people this year…
The Kurzweil 3000 training resource provides four modules of learning activities. These activities are designed to support teachers who are working with students using Kurzweil 3000 to support their reading,…
SET-BC is excited to be collaborating with Bridges Canada and Don Johnston to support a classroom based project around the use of SOLO 6. SOLO 6 is a suite of…
For many years, SET-BC has loaned Cricksoft’s Clicker 5 reading and writing tool to those teams supporting beginning or struggling readers and writers. It has been a popular software solution…
“The ability to read is a cornerstone for success in education, work, and life; literacy is the essential skill upon which all other learning depends.” – BC Ministry of Education…
SET-BC is excited to announce a new special project intended to support classroom teachers employing personalized learning (21st century) strategies and resources (www.personalizedlearningbc.ca) that utilize technologies to integrate students into…
When Karen West and her team in the Comox Valley applied for SET-BC support for their Student Technology Project, they wanted to explore the efficacy of iPads as writing tools.…
Katelyn is a student in Grade 3 who has a strong interest in computers and learning. Her team identified Clicker 5, an assistive technology software program, as a tool to…
SET-BC is welcoming Spring with activities for students using assistive technologies or software. Over the past few years Spring themed student resources have grown to include many different types of…
SET-BC frequently supports technology projects which explore the benefits of the latest technologies in assisting students in the classroom. iDevices (iPod, iPad, iPhone) are new, exciting technologies and many educators…
Campers will have a chance to connect with old and new friends, learn and practice communication strategies using speech generating devices, and enjoy activities from arts and crafts to outdoor…
Last week, three SET-BC consultants headed to the majestic Stikine region of northwest BC to introduce a variety of technologies to support and enhance student learning in a Grade 9/10…
At the end of January, two members of the SET-BC ‘family’ will be retiring – we wish them the best! Safe Travels Bruce! Bruce Fraser, our Region 3 (Okanagan) consultant…
We were fortunate to have many exciting and thoughtful project applications and are thrilled to be able to support 14 of them. SET-BC held teleconferences with project teams in recent…
SET-BC has holly jolly activities for students using assistive technologies or software. Over the past few years our festive tree of winter and Christmas themed student resources has grown to…
CanAssist is an organization based out of the University of Victoria that is dedicated to helping people with disabilities. CanAssist has helped many SET-BC students by making custom adaptations for…
SET-BC has spooktacular Hallowe’en activities for students using assistive technologies or software. Over the past few years our web of Hallowe’en based student resources has grown to include many different…
This September, several new consultants have joined the SET-BC provincial and regional teams. As a result of retirements and staff members returning to district positions, six teachers began their new…
Each year, SET-BC supports a number of small technology projects that explore how new technologies can be used to support students’ IEP goals or investigate the use of existing technologies…
Timmy Technology, SET-BC’s cuddly ambassador, has traveled to the SET-BC website! Timmy was created to give SET-BC students a way to showcase their schools and communities by introducing him to…
Over the summer, in addition to expanding our usual PowerPoint-based Accessible Books collection, SET-BC has also been building a new area of the collection – Accessible Books for the iPad…
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