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Projects and Programs
In addition to the ongoing technology and implementation support provided to students through our service delivery activities, SET-BC implements a number of initiatives each year that extend or enhance our services to special student populations. These projects and programs often provide district and school teams with a means of involving students in action research, evaluation of new technologies, and ways to showcase their use of SET-BC based or district-based equipment. In addition, these initiatives provide a way to pilot the use of technologies with new student groups not currently served by our service delivery model. Districts or teams interested in participating in these projects and programs or who would like to suggest new initiatives are invited to contact us at any time during the year.
Programs
- PSAP (Provincial Software Acquisition Plan)
- The Provincial Software Acquisition Plan (PSAP) was created to give British Columbia school districts the opportunity to join the SET-BC provincial site licenses for software titles designed to help students with special needs improve their literacy, numeracy, and communication skills. As part of the SET-BC provincial software site licenses, BC school districts are able to acquire software at preferential prices. more info
- Summer Programs
- SET-BC along with our partners are involved with the following camps: Programs for BC Students Using AAC Technologies as well as Programs for Childeren with Visual Impairments. more info
- Virtual Voices Village
- Virtual Voices Village is an educational website featuring work by students with disabilities. They are creating a digital village to communicate with their friends and share ideas by publishing stories, poems and artwork. Students review and photograph camp activities, local sports and cultural events. “Reporters” develop their journalism and communication skills by interviewing successful role models, including SET-BC student alumni, professionals and athletes with disabilities. Visit www.vvvillage.org
Projects
- ARC-BC (Accessible Resource Centre British Columbia)
- The ARC-BC project is a Ministry of Education funded provincial response to the increasing demand for digital or alternate format alternatives to print in BC classrooms. When open, educators in all school districts will be able to search this online repository or “digital library” to find and download alternate format resources related to the BC curriculum. Production and distribution of the alternate format materials will be centrally coordinated and duplication of effort in resource creation will hopefully be eliminated. The goal of ARC-BC is to provide BC educators with access to high-quality digital and alternate format materials for their students in a timely manner. more info
- BCUDL (BC Universal Design for Learning)
- SET-BC is pleased to announce the continuation of the BC Universal Design for Learning (BC UDL) project for the 2008 - 2009 school year. This Ministry of Education funded project will provide an opportunity for seven additional school districts in BC to receive training, technology and mentoring to support the implementation of UDL strategies in their schools. School teams will develop lessons and curriculum resources and learn to implement UDL strategies and instructional technologies to support the needs of students with and without disabilities. more info
- FNESC / FNSA / SET-BC
- FNESC (First Nations Education Steering Committee), and FNSA (First Nations School Association), and SET-BC (Special Education Technology - British Columbia) have collaborated to provide technology support for students with disabilities in federally-funded band schools in British Columbia. more info
- GPS Project (Global Positioning Satellite)
- PRCVI and SET-BC sponsor the GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) Project to explore the capabilities of GPS for students with visual impairments and assess its usefulness to support Orientation & Mobility (O&M) capabilities. Trekker, the accessible handheld PDA-based GPS technology by HumanWare, was selected for this project. more info
- TAP (Technology Access Project)
- TAP is a SET-BC pilot project that began in September 2006 and will continue into the 2007 / 2008 school year. TAP is established to provide assistive technology support to students who are declared by school districts in the low incidence category C in British Columbia. TAP is currently funded to provide support to category C students in public schools. TAP points will be added to each district based on a percentage of declared students in Category C. more info
- TAP- FASD Project (Technology Access Project for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder)
- POPFASD (Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) http://www.fasdoutreach.ca/ and SET-BC have joined together to explore assistive technology solutions that will address the unique needs of students with FASD. more info
Provincial Centre: Special Education Technology - BC 105-1750 West 75th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. Tel: (604) 261-9450