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Activity Trainer endorsed by head of Organization for Autism Research See the full letter of support at: http://www.dttrainer.com/jos/content/view/128/178/ Dr. Peter Gerhardt, President of the Organization for Autism Research (OAR), gives his support for the work of Accelerations Educational Software (AES) to make Video Modeling practical for home and school. There is substantial research behind the use of video modeling to significantly improve learning of a wide variety of skills by individuals with autism, but the method has not made it into common practice. Dr. Gerhardt lends his voice of support for the work of AES in identifying and addressing the fundamental issues preventing wide spread adoption of Video Modeling. Dr. Gerhardt recognizes AES's ability to collaborate with researchers, autism experts, and educators in the creation of the Activity Trainer and for the continued evolution of the tool and library of activities. Finally, Dr. Gerhardt recognizes AES's experience in developing, distributing, and supporting the DT Trainer which will allow the Activity Trainer to quickly make a difference for the autism community.
For more
information on the Activity Trainer or the DT Trainer, or to get free trials
visit our web site at:
We are also
doing free 1 hour overviews online about the DT Trainer and the Activity
Trainer. You can periodically check our schedule at:
Thanks for
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DT Trainer and Activity Trainer - 10% Discount through April 30, 2008! April is Autism Awareness Month! To commemorate this, AES is offering a 10% discount through the end of April on all DT Trainer and Activity Trainer Standard Institutional Bundles, Single Student Bundles, Home Bundles, Power Packs, and Continuation Bundles!For more information, see www.dttrainer.com or call 803-233-0541. Thanks for your continued support as we endeavor to help as many kids as possible! Best Wishes, Karl Smith Accelerations Educational Software www.dttrainer.com sales@dttrainer.com 803-233-0541 Note: This discount is valid for US customers but not valid in conjunction with any other offer. |
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Patch Available for the Activity Trainer We have released the Activity Trainer version 1.0.6. This release/patch corrects a bug where landscape worksheets would not print as well as a typo in an activity description. If you are using activities with worksheets and you have version 1.0.5, we recommend you install this small patch: http://www.dttrainer.com/files/dl/at/ActivityTrainer_v1.0.6_win32Patch_from1.0.5.exe If you have an earlier version of the Activity Trainer (1.0 through 1.0.4), then upgrade to version 1.0.6 using the following link (in order to get all the new activities): http://www.dttrainer.com/files/dl/at/ActivityTrainer_v1.0.6_win32Patch.exe If you have not tried the Activity Trainer yet, you can download the full trial at: http://www.dttrainer.com/files/dl/at/ActivityTrainer_v1.0.6_win32Full_US.exe There are currently about 125 activities in our skills library. For a list of the current activities, see: http://www.dttrainer.com/jos/content/view/111/170/ . These activities are mostly at the preschool level, but even many older students with autism frequently have deficits at the preschool level. However, we are building activities up to the vocational level to cover the wide range of needs. You won’t have to wait long for more content, as we are planning another release of activities before the end of the month. Our goal is to release activities monthly for at least the next year. If you purchase the AT, you get a year of these updates! The Activity Trainer is also a great tool to create your own activities. The AT helps organize simple video models, and allows you to create more advanced activities with predefined task analysis and transitions from more to less supportive forms of the activities. Activities from our Skills Library as well as your activities (in the User Library) can be used in our computerized schedule environment to support independent use of learned activities. The Activity Trainer is a powerful, feature rich environment that makes video modeling practical for school and home.
Best wishes and thank you for your support for our mission, |
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31 More Ready-To-Use Activities for the Activity Trainer! We have released the Activity Trainer version 1.0.5. This release has some improvements and bug fixes to the Activity Trainer software, but we are also adding 31 more ready to use activities to our “Skills Library”. This release contains stringing beads, bagging parts, wiping, folding, removing staple, setting timer, non-verbal imitations – oral motor, and “how are you” social exchanges. See below for the list.
“Research
shows that video modeling increases the acquisition rates across a wide variety
of skills. My own son learned to tie his
shoes in less than 2 weeks when he had not learned the skill in years of
previous attempts to teach him the skill.
Unfortunately, this powerful teaching method is not been commonly used
with our kids since it has been relatively difficult and time consuming. It is critical that we make video modeling
practical for use at school and home. I
am proud of my company’s efforts to solve this problem, and am very grateful to
our partners and customers that have contributed to this effort. We are offering the product at a relatively
low price so that it is a cost effective solution for a wide variety of
individuals with autism and other learning disabilities. Your purchases will not only help you teach
your students, but will also fund the continued advancement and expansion of
this important educational resource. I
hope that you will add the Activity Trainer to your set of tools to improve the
outcomes of individuals with autism and other learning disabilities.” You can update your current installation at www.dttrainer.com/atupdates or install a new trial by filling out our trial request form at www.dttrainer.com/atdownload. If you are having problems downloading the full installation, you can also use this form to request an installation CD. Like the DT Trainer, purchases of the Activity Trainer come with one year of updates and support. You will be able to download the additional activities and other updates over the next year. There is a 20% discount on our Power Pack (DT Trainer and Activity Trainer). Additional Bonus: AT purchases during March will receive 2 additional months of updates and support. There are also volume discounts on both products.
For more information on the
Activity Trainer:
We are also doing free 1
hour overviews online (webinars) about the Activity Trainer. You can
periodically check our schedule at:
New Ready-To-Use Activities
Academic > Basics > Fine Motor > Hand Skills > Stringing String Beads 1
Daily Living Chores > Cleaning Wiping Wipe Rice off Surface with Hand 1 Wipe Rice off Surface with Hand 2 Wipe Rice off Surface with Hand 3 Wringing Wring out Small Sponge 1 Wring out Small Towel 1 Common Items > School and Office Paper Fold Paper in Half - HF 1 Fold Paper into Thirds 1 Stapler Remove Staple 1 Time > Timers > Time Timer Time Timer 01 Minute 2 Time Timer 02 Minutes 2 Time Timer 03 Minutes 2 Time Timer 04 Minutes 2 Time Timer 05 Minutes 2 Time Timer 10 Minutes 2 Time Timer 15 Minutes 2 Time Timer 20 Minutes 2 Time Timer 25 Minutes 2 Time Timer 30 Minutes 2
Nonverbal Imitations > Oral Motor Bite Stick Tongue Out - Closed Mouth Stick Tongue Out - Open Mouth Tongue Side to Side Tongue Up and Down Top Teeth over Lower Lip Touch Top Teeth with Tongue
Social > Conversational > Basic > Greetings > How are You Initiate Hi How Are You-I'm Fine Standing 1 Respond to Hi How Are You-Good Walking 1 Respond to How Are You-I'm Fine Standing 1 Respond to How Are You-I'm Good Standing 1
Vocational > General > Basic Bag Parts 1
We are also currently working on the following activities: basic play skills, cutting with scissors and a knife, hand washing, tracing, sweeping, gluing, sorting, and pouring. |
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DT Trainer & Activity Trainer Price Increases - Effective March 1st, 2008 AES, makers of the DT Trainer and the new Activity Trainer, has prided itself on having effective, robust, and affordable products. Our goal is to keep prices low enough so that the products are cost effective solutions for a wide range of individuals with autism and other learning disabilities. Our philosophy has worked as we are in almost 700 school districts, over 70 private schools, and thousands of homes. The overwhelming feedback from customers is that our software is inexpensive and cost effective for a wide range of students. To help maximize use, we actually try to charge less than 1/10th of what comparable sized packages cost in the special education software industry. Comparably priced packages offer a small fraction of the content and robustness as compared to the DT Trainer. Other companies offer individual software packages that are equivalent to just one of our reinforcers and cost $15 to $60. Also, we have almost tripled the content in the DT Trainer without a price increase. Another overwhelming feedback from customers is that they want us to have more content to address even a wider range of educational needs and students. Customers like what we have, and would rather pay more to get more. In response, we have hired our first full time dedicated content developer to significantly increase the amount we can produce each year. Katie has been working for us part time for 5 months, but just started full time which will significantly enhance our development team. To better support our efforts, we are increasing our prices - but still with an eye on keeping the products as exceptional bargains for what they are. Starting March 1st: US Home Pricing:
DT Trainer Standard Home
Bundle* $149.00
DT Trainer Home
Continuation Bundle** $74.00
US
Institutional Pricing:
DT Trainer Standard
Institutional Bundle* $349.00
DT Trainer Single
Student Bundle* $149.00
DT Trainer Standard
Continuation Bundle** $99.00
Activity Trainer
Standard Continuation Bundle** $99.00
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Single computer perpetual license, includes 1 year of updates and support Our old pricing is still in effect through February, so you can take advantage of the current lower prices to save money! Your purchases of our products support our efforts. We appreciate your continued support!
Thank you, |