MyBoard software - Inclusive Technology

58Switch skills trainingSwitch Skills 2 • Switch Skills 3 • Switch Skills ChampionsExciting additions to the InclusiveSwitch Skills series.Switch Skills 1Switch Skills 2Switch Skills 3This collection of easy switch timingactivities is a firm favourite. The motivatingactivities help learners to understand causeand effect through targeted switch use.It encourages improved concentrationskills, as well as speaking and listeningskills. Bright, clear graphics combinedwith engaging sounds and music makethe whole series suitable for those withvisual impairments. Activities includeracing cars, gorilla and fruit, soccer shoot,traffic lights, catch the crocodiles andsunflower. Press when you see a car tomake it race or when the bee reaches themiddle of the flower. The Monster Houseactivity provides an introduction to switchscanning. Feedback and teacher optionsare provided.Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £495 user copy £98Site licence (Windows only) £147Twenty activities at an elementary level.Press your switch or the touch screenwhen a big, bright object appears andsee an animated reward. Exciting musicpromotes interest.Higher level activities require more visualdiscrimination, although most can still beplayed successfully by those with severevisual impairment. Configurable optionsallow you to meet individual needs ordevelop learners’ skills in small steps.Four activities provide opportunities forcreative and experimental play by earlyswitch users, e.g. the Spray Can zigzagsover a wall and sprays paint when youpress your switch. Topics range widelyand should appeal to a range of ages. Tryout Gopher in a Drainpipe and MysteryEgg at www.helpkidzlearn.comWindows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £495 user copy £98Site licence (Windows only) £147Fifteen activities at a higher level thanSwitch Skills 2, split into four sections.The first section features 6 activities with alarge target, for example Splat the Clowns- watch a clown move across the screenand throw a custard pie at him when hereaches the middle. Other games of asimilar nature have themes appropriatefor older learners. The next section has 4activities which are more demanding, withsmaller targets in different places on thescreen: for example, lighting fireworks.A set of musical activities allow learnersto experiment with sound whilst learningto choose using a switch. Finally, thereare three exciting ‘video games’, such asJungle Adventure. Options are providedwith all activities to enable progression insmall steps.Windows/Mac OSX CD-Rom £495 user copy £98Site licence (Windows only) £147Inclusive Technology • Riverside Court • Huddersfield Road • Delph • Oldham • OL3 5FZ