Switch Skills 1
This collection of easy switch timing activities is fun for all ages.
The activities have exciting themes that provide all the motivation needed to help students who understand cause and effect to develop more disciplined switch use. The activities also encourage speaking and listening and help develop concentration skills. The bright, clear graphics are suitable for those with visual impairment and there is lots of sound and music too.
- Racing cars: press when you see a car, to make it race.
- Gorilla: press when you see the fruit.
- Soccer Shoot: press to kick the ball.
- Ready Steady Go: press when the traffic light turns green and you hear "Go!"
- Catch the Crocs: press your switch when you see a crocodile. Can you get all six?
- Monster House: an introduction to switch scanning. Choose a door and press to see if a monster is inside.
- Sunflower: press when the bee reaches the middle of the flower.
The program keeps statistics about student performance and the options allow you to make the games more difficult as the student progresses.
SwitchIt! Products by Inclusive
With SwitchIt Arcade, SwitchIt Christmas, SwitchIt Diggers, SwitchIt Gadgets, SwitchIt! Opposites, SwitchIt Patterns, SwitchIt Pictures and SwitchIt! Scenes learners can press a switch (or switches)) and see flash cards appear, a picture build up or watch an animated story unfold.
Almost all cause and effect programs feature switch building levels. These usually involve the child creating a picture or scene, ‘building’ it step-by-step with repeated switch presses or mouse clicks, or by touching the touch monitor. For many learners, switch building can serve as a useful next stage in the progression from cause and effect to making independent choices.
All switch building programs allow you to choose the number of steps the child will have to complete before receiving a reward. Initially you should start at one step where a single switch press will build up the scene and play the animation in much the same way as programs like Big Bang. When you feel the learner is ready you can change the settings to three presses.
Compatibility
Windows NT4
Windows 95
Windows 98 / ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac Classic
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