Course: AAConnect On Demand | Kids Plus Foundation

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- Select activity Introductions!
  
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  Welcome everyone. You will be working through this AAC training with others. It will be great to connect with them as you go through the different learning modules. We are sure you all have so much to contribute from your own experiences.
  Start by introducing yourself and what brings you to this course!
- Select activity AAConnect Online Goal Setting - Question 1
  
  AAConnect Online Goal Setting - Question 1 Choice
  
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- Select activity AAConnect Online Goal Setting - Question 2
  
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- Select activity AAConnect Online Goal Setting - Question 3
  
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- Select activity Module 1: Meet the trainers
  
  Module 1: Meet the trainers File
  
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- Select activity Module 2: Confidentiality and Copyright
  
  Module 2: Confidentiality and Copyright File
  
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- Select activity Module 3: What is the AAConnect Online Program
  
  Module 3: What is the AAConnect Online Program File
  
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- Select activity Module 4: Glossary
  
  Module 4: Glossary File
  
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- Select activity Announcements
  
  Announcements Forum
- Select activity Experience of AAConnect
  
  Experience of AAConnect URL
  
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- Select activity How to talk about AAC and AAC users (according to them)
  
  How to talk about AAC and AAC users (according to them) URL
  
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Select section Introduction to AAC

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Introduction to AAC
- Select activity Module 5: Common AAC Myths
  
  Module 5: Common AAC Myths File
  
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- Select activity Module 6: What is AAC
  
  Module 6: What is AAC File
  
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- Select activity Who is the AAC user?
  
  Who is the AAC user? Forum
  
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  This time, tell us more about the AAC user you are here for?
  Which software (e.g., LAMP, PODD, Proloquo) and hardware (e.g., Accent, TD- 110) do they use?
  If you are not sure, let us know and we can help you find out...
- Select activity Multi modal communication
  
  Multi modal communication URL
  
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  Learn more about multi modal communication
- Select activity Videos of young AAC users
  
  Videos of young AAC users URL
  
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- Select activity Introduction to LAMP Words For Life
  
  Introduction to LAMP Words For Life URL
  
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  If your young person uses LAMP and you want to find out a bit more about it, check out this video (just make sure you start the video from the beginning).
- Select activity Introduction to SuperCore
  
  Introduction to SuperCore URL
  
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  If the young person you support uses SuperCore, you might find this video helpful.
- Select activity Introduction to Proloquo2go
  
  Introduction to Proloquo2go URL
  
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  If the young person you support uses Proloquo2go, you might find this video helpful.
- Select activity Introduction to Unity
  
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  If the young person you support uses Unity, you might find this video helpful.
- Select activity Introduction to Snap Core First
  
  Introduction to Snap Core First URL
  
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  If the young person you support uses Snap Core First, you might find this video helpful.
- Select activity Introduction to PODD
  
  Introduction to PODD URL
  
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Select section Communication partner skills

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Communication partner skills
- Select activity AAC Myth Busters Quiz!
  
  AAC Myth Busters Quiz!
  
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  You have learned all about the common myths in AAC, now take the quiz to see how you go.
- Select activity What makes a good communication partner?
  
  What makes a good communication partner? Forum
  
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  This module is all about communication partners. You probably interact with many different communication partners across the day, that is anyone you might have a conversation or exchange with in person or via text.
  What do you think good communication partners do in conversations?
- Select activity Module 7: What Makes a Good Communication Partner
  
  Module 7: What Makes a Good Communication Partner File
  
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- Select activity Attributing meaning in AAC
  
  Attributing meaning in AAC URL
  
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  Watch this video to see how you can attribute meaning. It is an important communication partner skill and allows us to connect with someone learning to use AAC.
- Select activity What to do When a Child Makes a "Mistake" on their AAC device
  
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  In this video, Rachel describes how young people need time to explore their AAC systems in order to learn how to use them effectively.
- Select activity Tips from an AAC user
  
  Tips from an AAC user URL
  
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  Read Siobhan, an AAC user's tips for helpful (and unhelpful) strategies for communication partners.
- Select activity Inspire, don't require
  
  Inspire, don't require URL
  
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  Bring the video back to the start to watch the whole thing.
- Select activity Sisters having fun with partner-assisted scanning PODD!
  
  Sisters having fun with partner-assisted scanning PODD! URL
  
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Select section Modelling

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Modelling
- Select activity Module 8: The What, Who and the Why of Modelling
  
  Module 8: The What, Who and the Why of Modelling File
  
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- Select activity Module 9: The How and When of Modelling
  
  Module 9: The How and When of Modelling File
  
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- Select activity A family modelling "go"
  
  A family modelling "go" URL
  
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  See a family model "go" during shared reading time.
- Select activity Modelling for Eye Gaze
  
  Modelling for Eye Gaze URL
  
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  Watch this video of Daisy as she shows Austin, an eye gaze AAC user, how to use his device by selecting key words as she talks
- Select activity Module 10: Core and Fringe Words
  
  Module 10: Core and Fringe Words File
  
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- Select activity Core v Fringe
  
  Core v Fringe URL
  
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- Select activity 100 High frequency word list
  
  100 High frequency word list File
  
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  If you want to see some examples of core words, check out this list.
- Select activity Vocabulary questionnaire
  
  Vocabulary questionnaire File
  
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  Use this questionnaire if you would like to think more about the fringe words the AAC user might need in their device. This will help you program the device with all the words needed!
- Select activity CORE and FRINGE words
  
  CORE and FRINGE words Quiz
  
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  Can you find the CORE and FRINGE words among the options?
Select section Invitations and Feedback

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Invitations and Feedback
- Select activity Module 11: Invitations and Responses
  
  Module 11: Invitations and Responses File
  
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- Select activity What would you do if the AAC user had worked really hard to express their message?
  
  What would you do if the AAC user had worked really hard to express their message? Choice
  
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- Select activity Always make AAC available
  
  Always make AAC available URL
  
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- Select activity Commenting
  
  Commenting URL
  
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- Select activity Asking Open-Ended Questions
  
  Asking Open-Ended Questions URL
  
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- Select activity Expanding & Recasting
  
  Expanding & Recasting URL
  
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- Select activity Watch a real-life AAC example
  
  Watch a real-life AAC example URL
  
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Select section Lived experiences

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Lived experiences
- Select activity Noah's lived experience
  
  Noah's lived experience File
  
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  Noah is an adult eye gaze AAC user. He shares his experiences using AAC when he was younger to help others understand what it is like for him.
- Select activity Using AAC as an autistic person
  
  Using AAC as an autistic person URL
  
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  Hear from Kit Autie who is a part time AAC user. This video describes experiences using AAC, what AAC is, and how you should treat someone who uses AAC.
- Select activity Everyone Connects: AAC user experience
  
  Everyone Connects: AAC user experience URL
  
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  Hear from AAC User Georgia Cranko about her experiences.
Select section Advocacy

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Advocacy
- Select activity Module 12: Being an Advocate
  
  Module 12: Being an Advocate File
  
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- Select activity Module 13: Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills
  
  Module 13: Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills File
  
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- Select activity Books with characters who use AAC
  
  Books with characters who use AAC File
  
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  Representation is important. Check out this list of books that include characters who use AAC.
- Select activity Talk about sex, sexuality, and body parts
  
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  Everyone deserves access to a full, rich vocabulary that contains all the words they need in their lives. This is even more important for AAC users, and that’s why the inclusion of a wide range of vocabulary, even vocabulary that some people might consider “adult”, is so important. See this article for more information
- Select activity Claire's PODD Squad
  
  Claire's PODD Squad URL
  
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  Watch a family's advocacy journey, supporting Claire's inclusion at her local school and within her social relationships.
- Select activity Module 14: Planning for the Future!
  
  Module 14: Planning for the Future! File
  
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- Select activity AAConnect Online Reflection - Question 1
  
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- Select activity AAConnect Online Reflection - Question 2
  
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- Select activity AAConnect Online Reflection - Question 3
  
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- Select activity Course feedback form
  
  Course feedback form URL
  
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  Thank for attending our AAConnect™ online training program. To help Kids+ continuously improve our training programs, we are thankful for your feedback via the following questions.
Select section Resources

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Resources
- Select activity AGOSCI- Australia's AAC organisation
  
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  Have a look around AGOSCI's webpage
- Select activity Talking with Tech Podcast
  
  Talking with Tech Podcast URL
  
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  This podcast has some fantastic episodes if you are interested in learning more
- Select activity Practicaal AAC
  
  Practicaal AAC URL
  
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- Select activity AssistiveWare blog
  
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  AssistiveWare has some great blog posts for all different AAC topics. If you find one you like, why not send it on to other members of your AAC team- teachers, aides, family friends etc
- Select activity Liberator
  
  Liberator URL
  
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  If you use a Liberator product, it is worth exploring their website. They have lots of instructional videos.
- Select activity What are your favourite AAC resources?
  
  What are your favourite AAC resources? Forum
  
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  There are lots of different resources out there to support you along you AAC journey. Do you have any AAC resources that you use and would recommend for others in the group?