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__**SET BC -** [|Home Page]__ - PSAP III

 * A third major PSAP initiative will be officially launched in mid January 2008 and run to the end of March. It will include a 15% incentive rebate on all orders received between now and March 31st. The cost of virtually every software title has also been reduced due to the impact of the Canadian dollar and the fact that we have reached new lower pricing plateaus for some of our titles (e.g. we now have over 500 copies of Balanced Literacy).
 * The highlights of the new initiative will be the addition of Classroom Suite 4 and Kurzweil 3000 USB version for Windows.
 * By the end of March 2008...
 * Older titles having few orders will be discontinued (2+2, Food for Thought, Functionally Speaking, Boardmaker with SDPro (Mac & Win).
 * WordQ and the WordQ/SpeakQ bundles will be discontinued - both these applications are currently available through [|ERAC].
 * The upgrade path for Kurzweil 3000 (Mac) version 2 to version 4 will be closed.
 * The upgrade path for Kurzweil 3000 (Win) version 8 to version 10 will be closed. Districts / schools who want to upgrade these older versions of Kurzweil after March will have to pay the full cost of a new license.
 * For more information on PSAP III, visit that area of our website or contact [|John Drescher].


 * ERAC** - [|Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium]



There is a [|**SET BC events calendar**] that has training dates for many of the PSAP software programs. Most of the demos are on line, but some may be face to face. Many teachers have said that this site is easy to access.

Programs that assist reading: Kurzweil 3000, Balanced Literacy, Clicker 5 Programs that assist writing: WordQ/SpeakQ, Co-Writer, Write OutLoud, Word Bar, Kidspiration, Inspiration, Dragon Naturally Speaking Programs that assist spelling and/or phonemic awareness: Wordmaker, Simon Sounds It Out, Earobics, Fast ForWord Programs that assist with math skills: Intellimathics, Money Skills, Time Skills Programs that assist with visual presentation for written output: Photostory 3, Moviemaker, Camtasia, Powerpoint Programs that assist with screen capture: Adobe Captivate (PC), Camtasia Studio (PC), Snag-It, Grab (OS X), JingProject.com (web, Screencast-o-matic (web), Snapz Pro

**__//READING SOFTWARE PROGRAMS//__** **[|Kurzweil 3000 Overview (click and read)]**
Tutorial - [|Kurzweil 3000: SET-BC's Trainer of Trainers Program (2003)] Tutorial - [|Kurzweil Training and Tutorial CD (Indiana University)] Tutorial - [|Kurzweil 3000 Tutorial for Version 9] Tutorial - [|Kurzweil 3000 Tutorial (Text Only version)] Tutorial - [|Kurzweil 3000 User Guide (Indiana University)]

(available soon through SET-BC PSAP)
 * [|Kurzweil 3000 USB]**

__**[|Balanced Literacy]**__

WRITING SOFTWARE PROGRAMS [|Co:Writer Solo] Tutorial - [|Co:Writer - SET-BC tutorial] I have attached a pdf document to get you started. Also, check the [|SET-BC calendar] for the next SOLO Co:Writer/Write:OutLoud on-line workshop. They run them over lunch or for an hour after school.

WRITTEN OUTPUT - SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
There are many programs that will assist students with their writing skills. Some of these include: [|Clicker 5] [|Clicker Paint] [|WordQ] [|SpeakQ][|Learning Grids.com][|Wordbar][|ClozePro]

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=="A wiki is a collaborative website that allows users to create, edit and link web pages easily. A wiki space can be used for journals, free writing, reading activities and lots more. It can also be accessed by many students for peer editing and peer writing. Because the sites are web based, students can log in from school, from home, from grandma's house, basically on any computer with internet access." [|Wikispaces] [|PBWiki]==

SPELLING/PHONEMIC AWARENESS SOFTWARE PROGRAMS [|Wordmaker][|Simon Sounds It Out][|Earobics][|Fast ForWord]

__MATH SOFTWARE PROGRAMS__
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 * Money Skills** - http://www.setbc.org/psap/docs/05_money.html
 * Telling Time Skills** - http://www.setbc.org/psap/docs/05_time.html

**__UDL - UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING__**
If you are interested in resources that fit the **Universal Design for Learning** framework, here is a new website that you need to know about. It’s a completely free service offered by your rep from Insight Media Centre in Surrey, and it’s called [|**Gary’s UDL Resource Room**], located at [|www.udlresources.com]. Description of some of the resources offered.

__Screen Capture Tools__
 * Informational website** (http://iamliterate.wikispaces.com/Movingimages)

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 * [|Animals Galore]**


 * Keyboarding Sites -** http://www.schools.utah.gov/ATE/keyboarding/Software/softdown.htm


 * Speech Fun** - http://speechfun.com/

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