Computer Lab Training Opportunities
Inclement Weather Policy!
We cancel on the basis of latest weather information from the media. If your school district is closed, then you shouldn't come. If either of the two major school districts close (Oklahoma City Public Schools or Tulsa Public Schools), the training will be canceled at that location. Due to the unexpected nature of the weather, we may not have time prior to a training to contact you regarding weather related cancellations. Please check with Oklahoma City or Tulsa news organizations for up to date information regarding school closings and use that information to confirm whether or not we will conduct our training.
If in doubt, please contact Chuck Roberts at osdereg@ouhsc.edu.
All computer lab trainings are from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm with registration beginning at 8:15 am.
Don Johnston Lunch and Learn
Bob Keller with Don Johnston will be in Tulsa on January 9, 2013, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for a “Lunch & Learn”!
Plan to join us for lunch and this FREE training!
Bob will highlight the following Don Johnston tools:
Start-to-Finish Online- a library of ebooks for your iPads and computers
Snap&Read- reads outloud locked text, text in Flash, even text in images
Our popular SOLO Literacy Suite includes Co:Writer, Read:OutLoud, Draft:Builder and Write:OutLoud
Protocol for Accommodations in Reading (PAR), a free guide to help you choose the right reading accommodations empirically (yes, it's free!)
Boardmaker, V.6
September 12, 2012 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
November 6, 2012 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
January 11, 2013 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
March 4, 2013 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
8:30 am – 3:30 pm with registration beginning at 8:15 am.
Training Description: Boardmaker is an incredibly flexible and powerful tool used to create and print symbol-based materials. This training is suitable for beginners and those of you who have mastered the basics. At this training you will learn how to make communication overlays from templates, visual schedules, adapted books with picture supports, song boards, worksheets and other curriculum supports using Boardmaker. We will also teach you how to import your favorite pictures or pictures from the internet. It sounds like a lot of stuff to learn in 1 day, but once you master the basic skills taught in the morning of this class, the sky's the limit. There is no charge for this class.
Boardmaker Plus
October 25, 2012 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
December14, 2012 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
February 25, 2013 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
April 29, 2013 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
Training Description: **PREREQUSITE: Must attend Boardmaker Version 6 prior to enrollment to this class!
8:30 am – 3:30 pm with registration beginning at 8:15 am.
And you thought Boardmaker was great, wait till you see Boardmaker Plus. We will discuss the differences between Boardmaker, Boardmaker Plus and Speaking Dynamically Pro. You will learn how to use the special interactive features in Boardmaker Plus to create dynamic activities to enhance access to the curriculum and promote functional communication. Boardmaker Plus is an exciting way to enhance group instruction and encourage participation while using a classroom Smartboard. It also is excellent for creating individualized curriculum activities for your students. There is no charge for this class.
Boardmaker Studio
September 28, 2012 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
January 29, 2013 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
8:30 am – 3:30 pm with registration beginning at 8:15 am.
Introducing Boardmaker Studio!
Creating your lessons can now be fast and fun! The ultimate classroom resource, Boardmaker® Studio has hundreds of time-saving templates, gadgets and tools. Attend this computer lab to learn how to navigate through the newest Boardmaker software! You’ll want to upgrade if you haven’t already! There is no charge for this class.
Introduction to Intellitools Classroom Suite V.4
October 5, 2012 (Tulsa Lab Only)
8:30 am – 3:30 pm with registration beginning at 8:15 am.
Training Description: Come explore the NEW IntelliTools Classroom Suite 4 by using pre-made activities, creating activities with the new and improved easy to program activity templates, downloading activities from the IntelliTools Activity Exchange, assigning work to students, and evaluating student progress. We will also cover the basics of IntelliKeys and Overlay Maker 3. There is no charge for this class.
Beyond Basics: Intellitools Classroom Suite V.4
January 14, 2013 (Tulsa Lab Only)
8:30 am – 3:30 pm with registration beginning at 8:15 am.
Training Description: ** PREREQUSITE: Must attend Intro to Classroom Suite V.4 prior to enrollment to this class. If you have attended a 2-day ITCS training in the past and are unsure whether or not you should attend this class, call Stefanie Olson@ 918-660-3279. OK, you had tons of fun at the Intro training, are using pre-made activities and activity templates, and feel comfortable locating and downloading activities from the Activity Exchange. Are you ready for more?? Come on! We'll teach you the secrets of "ctrl+click", creating custom overlays in Overlay Maker 3, layering overlays, and more! There is no charge for this class.
Diving Deeper Into Intellitools Classroom Classroom Suite V.4
March 28, 2013 (Tulsa Lab Only)
8:30 am – 3:30 pm with registration beginning at 8:15 am.
Training Description: ** PREREQUSITE: Must attend Intro to Classroom Suite V.4 & Beyond Basics: IntelliTools Classroom Suite V.4 prior to enrollment to this class. If you have attended a 2-day ITCS training in the past and are unsure whether or not you should attend this class, call Stefanie Olson@ 918-660-3279.*** Are you comfortable with the basics of programming activity templates? Do you know how to ctrl+click and make modifications to buttons and pages? Do you have questions and ideas for creating/customizing your own activities? This may be the class for you. This class is designed to provide you with hands on support and guidance to develop your own activities and/or problem solve how to modify activities you download from the activity exchange. You set the agenda; we (try!!) to answer your burning questions. Wear your Smart Pants! There is no charge for this class.
Tar Heel Reader
November 2, 2012 (8:30-11:30 - Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
April 5, 2013 (8:30-11:30 - Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
Training Description: Tar Heel Reader is a FREE online collection of easy-to-read, teacher and/or student created books on a wide range of topics. The books may be read online or downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and one to three switches. But wait, there's more! You may create your own student specific and highly motivating books using pictures from the huge collection at Flickr or pictures you take with your digital camera. This class will provide you with step by step instructions for accessing books on Tar Heel Reader and for composing your own masterpiece. Participants will gain knowledge about the internet based program, Tar Heel Reader as they publish their own books that are accessible for all students. There is no charge for this class.
Free Literacy Resources
November 2, 2012 (1:00-4:00 - Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
April 5, 2013 (1:00-4:00 - Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
Training Description: You and your students love Starfall.com, but what next? OATC staff has compiled a list of free or inexpensive online literacy activities and we want to share it with you! Of course the activities we found can be accessed with a standard mouse and keyboard, but we looked for literacy activities that could be accessed on a SmartBoard, with an IntelliKeys, or switch interface device. Join us for this enlightening lab and we will show you all our great finds. There is no charge for this class.
OAAP Curriculum Development Open Lab
October 9, 2012 - (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
November 3, 2012 - *Saturday (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
December 7, 2012 - (*Oklahoma City Lab Only)
January 19, 2013 *Saturday (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
February 20, 2013 - (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
March 19, 2013 - (Tulsa and Oklahoma City Labs)
8:30 am – 3:30 pm with registration beginning at 8:15 am.
Training Description: Oklahoma Alternative Assessment Curriculum Development Lab
As we all know, developing activities for the Alternative Assessment Program (OAAP) can be very taxing!! OATC wants to ease that ‘taxing’ feeling by providing an opportunity for educators to take the adapted curricular materials we have developed and use our computers, printer and laminator to create activities to use with your students. We are offering open lab days every month to help provide activities aligned to the Performance Level Descriptors. We will provide basic instruction on how to access and modify the activities we have created. Participants will be able to pick up to four activities to print, laminate, and assemble. We also encourage you to bring YOUR activities and share them with US! Bring your flash drive so you can take home all the activities created by OATC as well as any activities created by other participants. Most of our activities are created in Boardmaker and it is highly recommended that you either have strong working knowledge of that program or have attended one of our Boardmaker computer labs.
*There is a $10.00 material fee for this lab payable at registration.
Register with check or P.O. / Register Online with credit card
AAC Device Training - PRC AAC Devices (Accent 1200, Vantage Lite, Springboard Lite, ECO-2)
OATC Tulsa Lab |
OATC OKC Lab |
| October 3, 2012 | September 5, 2012 |
| December 5, 2012 | November 7, 2012 |
| February 6, 2013 | January 9, 2013 |
| April 3, 2012 | March 6, 2013 |
| May 1, 2013 |
Training Description: Prentke Romich Company (PRC) is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of augmentative communication devices, computer access products, and other assistive technology for people with severe disabilities. PRC serves the AAC community with a complete line of AAC devices: Accent 1200, Vantage Lite, Springboard Lite and ECO-2. The PRC On-call Educator for Oklahoma, Deanna Severson will conduct these labs and they are open for anyone interested in learning more about PRC products, for those interested in obtaining a PRC device, and for device users and their family/caregivers, educators, SLP's and other interested persons. Please register with Deanna at the contact information below.
AAC Device Training - Dynavox AAC Devices (Maestro, Eye Max, Vplus, Vmax plus, Xpress, M3, and DynaWrite)
OATC Tulsa Lab |
OATC OKC Lab |
| August 15, 2012 | August 16, 2012 |
| September 19, 2012 | October 18, 2012 |
| October 17, 2012 | November 15, 2012 |
| November 21, 2012 | December 20, 2012 |
| December 19, 2012 | January 17, 2013 |
| January 16, 2013 | February 21, 2013 |
| February 20, 2013 | March 21, 2013 |
| March 20, 2013 | April 18, 2013 |
| April 17, 2013 | May 16, 2013 |
| May 15, 2013 |
Training Description: Trainings will cover the DynaVox InterAACt software. Participants will learn to develop communication goals and how to implement those goals through use of the InterAACt software, including Gateway for language development. Participants will learn how to modify buttons and pages, import pictures, create pages using visual scenes and “hot spots”, develop new pages and content as well as learning to find and utilize the vocabulary built into the device, and implementation strategies. Dynavox Technologies is proud to be one of the world’s largest manufacturers of speech-generating devices and communication software. Dynavox provides complete support; including helping their customers fund devices through school districts, Medicaid, Medicare or private insurance. All services provided by DynaVox are free of charge. The Dynavox representative for Oklahoma, Nuala South, will conduct these labs. The training labs are open for anyone interested in learning more about Dynavox Series 5 devices. Please bring your device and charger. If you do not have a device, we will try to provide one for you or you can download our demo software for your PC laptop. For further information, contact Nuala via Email: nuala.South@dynavoxtech.com or cell: (405) 822-5799.
For more information on Computer Lab Trainings, contact Stefanie Olson at 918-660-3281or email at Stefanie-olson@ouhsc.edu."
