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Tip 1 – Smart Speakers
Date: April 24, 2025
Speaker: Molly Menzie (NWACS Board Member)
About: Programming a speaker’s voice to operate smart speaker with AAC – a case study.
Tip 2 – Custom Voices
Date: April 24, 2025
Speaker: Grace Clark (NWACS Board Member)
About: Creating a custom voice in iOS.
Tip 3 – Video Clips
Date: April 24, 2025
Speaker: Camille Stewart (NWACS Board Member)
About: Using YouTube video clips to support skills.
Tip 4 – WeaveChat
Date: May 29, 2025
Speaker: Jo Ristow (NWACS Board Member)
About: An overview of the WeaveChat AAC app.
Tip 5 – Case Study: a preteen communicator
Date: May 29, 2025
Speaker: Alison Damboise (NWACS Board Member)
About: The AAC journey of a preteen and her family.
Tip 6 – Videos in TouchChat
Date: May 29, 2025
Speaker: Alison Damboise (NWACS Board Member)
About: How to add video clips into the TouchChat AAC app.
Tip 7 – Sharing News and Storytelling
Date: May 29, 2025
Speaker: Cass Griffin Bennett (NWACS Board Member)
About: The power of sharing news and storytelling with AAC (Proloquo2go).
Tip 8 – A Literacy Case Study
Date: June 12, 2025
Speaker: Marci Revelli (NWACS Board Member)
About: Creating a custom Proloquo2go core template and creating a custom sound keyboard.
Tip 9 – Using Scripts
Date: June 12, 2025
Speaker: Morgan Scherer (NWACS Board Member)
About: Using the script feature in TD Snap.
Tip 10 – Vocal Smileys
Date: June 12, 2025
Speaker: Morgan Scherer (NWACS Board Member)
About: Expressiveness and AAC voices (using vocal smileys).
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