Project brief

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Project brief

• Perspectives of Becta TEEM
• Involvement of ACE Techdis
• Scale 15 20 software titles (41)
• 10 -12 publishers (26)
• 36 CDs 5 online
• 4 TEEM teacher evaluators
• Timescale

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Evaluations

• Existing TEEM evaluation
• www.teem.org.uk
• Part 1 evaluation specification, background,
  feedback.
• Part 2 evaluation accessibility
• User feedback

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Tested Functions

• Interface
• Accessibility support

Large Pointer
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Tested Functions

• Interface
• Menu access from keyboard

Controls accessible from keyboard
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Tested Functions

• Content
• Text attributes colour inherited

Selectable text
Inherit text font size attributes
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Tested Functions

• Content
• Legibility of non text items easy to see and
  comprehend

User control of multimedia
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Tested Functions

• Support
• Does the application have adequate support

Accessibility is documented

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Differences between teacher and publisher
perceptions

• Interface
• Consider relevance in context of program
• Teachers considered accessible whereas publishers
  suggested only in part.
• Publishers considered easy to support use of
  large mouse pointer. Some teachers considered
  this to be a little more difficult.
• Clear and meaningful application windows

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Differences between teacher and publisher
perceptions

• Content some different perceptions mainly
  relevance
• Support no differences

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Part 1

• Considerable variation in detail of information.
• Publishers suggestions of appropriateness to
  SEN children learn at their own level, easy to
  use interface, text read, visual adjustments,
  spell checker, author content, progressive
  development, simplicity.
• Special need identified dyslexia, autistic,
  motor difficulties, hearing and sight
  impairments.

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Part 1

• Age appropriateness, interest level
• Works on interactive whiteboard
• Product type tools and curriculum
• Plug ins shockwave, flash, multimedia director.
• Usability and accessibility testing
• Wide range of examples of effective use
• Listen to feedback respond

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Teacher response

• Does it address needs of child eg ESL, Dyslexia
• Can the same products be used with SEN and others
  in the class
• Age appropriateness and interest level
• Inspiration from other teachers
• Teacher awareness of accessibility issues
• Wider applications of niche ICT products

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Publisher response

• Project has raised awareness of accessibility
• Development usability and accessibility testing
• Self evaluation v teacher evaluation
• User evaluation/case study
• Accessibility for online resources
• Part 1 guidance needed
• Guidelines to follow but innovation concerns
• Niche versus mainstream

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What next

• More feedback from publishers teachers
• Discussions to follow through issues
• Map SEN need to accessibility
• Publisher guidance
• Publish project outcomes
• Work in collaboration with Becta/ACE/Techdis
• ysanne_at_sparrowhawkandheald.co.uk