Calgary Board of Education

• Assistive Technologies
• Moving to Accessibility
• Improving Student Achievement
• Collaboration and Networking
• Assistive Technology Projects
• Text-to-Speech
• Speech-to-Text
• Optical Character Recognition Project
• Communication Project
• Designing Web Based Instruction Project
• Integrated Infrared Sound Amplification Project
• mLearning and ESL
• AlphaSmart Neo Project
• Success Stories
• Assistive Technology Mini Conference 2008
• Assistive Technology Toolkits
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Learning & Literacy Program Initiative

Collaboration and Networking

Assistive Technology Community

The Assistive Technology Community is composed of interested individuals, teachers in Special Needs settings and the regular classroom. The goal is to bring together interested individuals who share information and expertise and contribute to creating awareness and support for Assistive Technology within the Calgary Board of Education.

The Assistive Technology Community meets on a monthly basis, hosts Assistive Technology workshops and an Assistive Technology Conference. Last year over 200 Calgary Board of Education teachers, educational assistants and administrators attended the 2 day workshop which allowed participants to choose from over twenty sessions a day, as well as displays featuring Assistive Technology products, print resources, a student gallery and an exploration centre. Many of the sessions were hosted by Assistive Technology Community members, who were encouraged to share their use of Assistive Technologies in supporting learning for all students in their classrooms. This year the Conference will be a two day event held on May 21-22, 2008.

Assistive Technology Advisory Group

The Assistive Technology Advisory Group is comprised of Student Services Specialists and representatives from Innovative Learning Services, English Second Language and Information Technologies Services. Regular meetings between CBE Area representatives and the various Service areas allows for the sharing of Assistive Technology initiatives and services and maintains awareness of new research, products, trends and developments in this area.

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