Follow the link below to check out the October 21, 2011 podcast from the INDATA Project. The “Assistive Technology Update” is a fast-paced weekly update for AT professionals and enthusiasts.

Karl Smith’s portion starts around 11:30 into the podcast. Wade Wingler prefaces Karl’s interview with a quick and informative “Autism” terminology session with Dr. Gwen Martin. Karl’s interview starts with his history in the autism world and how he started a software company focused around helping children with autism and other learning disabilities. Then, Karl and Wade dig deeper into AES’s products the DT Trainer and Activity Trainer. Listen to the podcast and let us know what you think.

Check out the podcast here: http://blog.eastersealstech.com/friday-podcast-15/

The Arts and Graphics category is a popular choice and can benefit a wide variety
of individuals, from the early to advanced learners.

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Come See Us at Closing the Gap in Minneapolis

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AES, the creators of the DT Trainer and Activity Trainer, will be exhibiting at the 2011 Closing the Gap Conference (http://www.closingthegap.com) in Minneapolis, MN October 11-14, 2011.

If you are attending the conference, please stop by our booth (#614) to check out the DT Trainer and Activity Trainer, and meet Liz Chapman (Instructional Support & Development).

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Activity Trainer Software Update

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Activity Trainer 1.4 mostly contains some bug fixes and better support for Windows 7 and 64 bit computers. There were registration and launch problems under certain circumstances.

This update is a major software change that requires Administrative Privileges.

Users with current installations can go directly to the following link and download the patch or can update through the auto update feature in the Activity Trainer which will direct them to the patch.

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We have just released an updated DT Trainer updates patch. By downloading and running this patch you will update your DT Trainer to include all the newest content programs, student name files, and reinforcers.

You must have an updates and support agreement that is active until at least 9/8/11 to utilize this patch. Home users and single school installs should continue to use the DT Trainer auto updates features, this update patch is designed for school district technology departments that need to update a large number of systems.

If you have any questions or problems concerning the DT Trainer update patch, please email support@dttrainer.com

Download Now: DT Trainer Updates Patch – 9/8/2011 (771 MB)

Many students with autism and other learning disabilities will not receive year around services and will need a powerful environment to maintain and continue learning skills. Video modeling has been shown in numerous studies to improve acquisition rates across a wide variety of tasks for these students. The Activity Trainer (AT) has many activities that relate to academic, daily living, recreation, and social.

The summer is a great opportunity for children with autism and other learning disabilities to interact with other children, play outdoors, or play sports. There are a variety of activities in the AT to support these interactions, and parents and teachers can customize the AT by adapting our activities or creating their own activities to meet the needs of a specific student. There is even a computer based visual schedule to help students independently complete learned skills and activity images can be printed to be used off the computer for activity cuing or visual schedules. Students can learn to, use a knife and fork, tie their shoes, play with a ball, do a high-five, or about 300 other activities!

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During the summer months, it is extremely important for parents to continue working on academic skills with their student in order to keep up with what they have learned throughout the school year.

Many students do not get enough academic support during the summer months. As a result, many of the skills that the student had mastered are forgotten by the time they get back into the classroom in the fall. In order to keep up with these mastered skills, the student needs continuous practice. Using the DT Trainer during the summer months will help keep these skills mastered. Repetition is the key for students to master skills and keep them sharp.

Not only will the DT Trainer keep the student’s skills sharp, but it will also advance other academic skills by the time school starts in the fall. When the student works on this program, the focus will be on progress and not regression.

Teachers:
Print out a list of the student’s currently mastered items from the DT Trainer. Send the list home to parents, for further practice, maintenance, and generalization of items in the natural environment.

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Reasons for backing-up DT Trainer student data:

Student transitioning to a new classroom in the fall?
Student data can be saved to a network drive or other media and transferred to DT Trainer installation located in their new classroom.

Computer upgrades and maintenance over the summer?
Sometimes school districts re-image computers over the summer. Make sure you back up the student data to a network drive.

Students in Extended Year Services?
Backup and restore for summer time use and then you can restore data before the new school year starts.

Instructions to back-up and restore student data/ Backing up student profiles:

1. Launch the DT Trainer administration program.
2. Select the “Common Administration” tab.
3. Click the “Maintenance Tools” button.
4. Click the “Set Location” button, and choose your backup location (we recommend using a network drive).
5. For each profile you would like to move, select it in the list (or select all) and click the “Backup” button.

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In response to our 20% sale today, we had a customer asking if they can purchase now and then activate the products in August.  Yes!  The DT Trainer and Activity Trainer licenses come with one year of updates and support that start when each license is registered.  So you can purchase now for future deployments like next school year.  Call or email us if you have questions or need a quote.

AES, the creators of the DT Trainer and Activity Trainer, will be exhibiting at the 2011 Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo in National Harbor, MD April 25-28, 2011. For more info visit the CEC Website.

If you are attending the conference please stop by our booth (#1129) to meet Karl Smith our Founder. We look forward to seeing you and hopefully showing you our products!

If you have any questions please contact us at Support@DTTrainer.com or visit our website www.DTTrainer.com

Best Wishes,
The AES Team