2010 - 2011 SETevents
Sorting Through Multimedia to Support Literacy and Numeracy
SET-BC recently partnered with Bridges Canada to host workshops designed to explore and compare multimedia software that can be used to support literacy and numeracy development.
SET-BC Hosts Provincial Vision Workshop in Richmond
Lower mainland teachers, teaching assistants, speech therapists and vision teachers recently attended a provincial workshop highlighting the latest vision technologies.
Clicker Camp Student Activity Day
Students from the lower mainland met at Clicker Camp recently to create talking books.
SET-BC Hosts AAC in the Classroom: Building Blocks for Success
On April 12th, to promote knowledge and understanding around implementation of AAC in the classroom, SET-BC hosted a DynaVox Mayer-Johnson presentation at the Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre in North Vancouver.
SET-BC Regions 1 & 2 welcome Bridges and TobiiATI
Betsy Walker from TobiiATI presented the workshop and demonstrated the various communication devices and communication software options that are offered by TobiiATI.
SET-BC Region 5 Hosts Vision Road Show
The SET-BC Vision Focus Group has been facilitating Vision Road Show Workshops across the province for the past two school years.
SET-BC Student Activity Days
SET-BC has developed and hosted several student activity days around the province, increasing AT implementation and student independence.
AAC Show and Share
Students using AAC systems from schools around the lower mainland recently attended a fun and engaging 'AAC Show and Share' event.
iPod Touch as an Organization Tool for Students with Asperger's Syndrome
In hopes of learning new ways technology can assist students with daily organization, SET-BC is collaborating with the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism Spectrum Disorders on an iPod Touch student project.
SET-BC Region 2 District Partners’ Day
On January 18th, the lower mainland SET-BC consultants hosted their annual "District Partner Day." SET-BC District Partners are BC educators who work in collaboration with SET-BC to support acceptance of new students, planning of assistive technology (AT) training, and implementation of technology loaned to students in BC school districts.
SET-BC Hosts AAC Workshops
On January 12th and 13th Elaine Holtham from Aroga provided a full day Vantage Lite and a half day Alt-Chat programming workshop at SET-BC Provincial Centre.
Cool Communicators Christmas Cheer
On December 1, 2010, seventeen students who use speech generating devices to talk, brought a peer to take part in games and activities geared to help them gain greater independence and confidence using their devices. This is the fourth consecutive year for this event.
SET-BC Consultants Present at BC Vision Teachers' Conference
On October 21st, three SET-BC regional consultants, Dave Rathwell, Vicky Midtdal and Chris Marshall, all members of our Vision Interest Group, presented "Low Vision Technology" at the BC Vision Teachers Conference.
Cool Communicators Camp 2010
Cool Communicators Camp participation continued to grow in the summer of 2010. There were 47 Cool Communicators who participated this summer at the 3 BC Lions Easter Seals camps in Squamish, Shawnigan (Vancouver Island) and Winfield. This is the largest number of Cool Communicators Campers we have ever had, with an increase of 6 campers over our record high last year.