Bridges News — Writing

New ChooseIt Maker Rises From Flash’s Ashes 0
Popular easy-to-author choice making app, ChooseIt Maker 3 (CM3) replaced by a new and improved ChooseIt Maker (CM). The overhaul of CM was forced by Adobe ceasing support of Flash as of 31st December 2020.
Brandon Readtopia implementation 0
In 2019, supported by Bridges Professional Learning, 10 classes in Brandon Manitoba consisting of teams of 4 teachers each, implemented curricula for student with complex learning needs (i.e. AAC users, cognitive, sensory challenges, physical disabilities):
- Readtopia, the comprehensive experiential instructional reading program.
- Equals math curriculum that connects functional math to abstract ideas.
- First Author comprehensive writing curriculum that teaches how to write and measures writing progress (introduced this year)
So far, despite the pandemic, the Brandon curriculum project has been a wonderful experience and a great success

Kurzweil 3000 - The NEW 3-Year Student Subscription! 0
Bridges is now able to offer a 3 year subscription to the web license for one student for $1,015.00 + tax. Perfect for post-secondary students with a bursary or grant, this is a savings of $1,085.00 on the normal single web license price.- Bogdan Pospielovsky
- Tags: Colleges/ Universities Dyslexia education technology GAFE/ Chromebook Google iPad/ iOS Kurzweil Literacy Writing

Widgit Online: Now on iPads and Edge too 0
Widgit Online now works on iPads. Create and edit worksheets, symbolized stories, communication boards, visual schedules -- with any device using iOS 13 – iPhones too.
Plus, right now Widgit Online has expanded and extended its free trials for the duration of the pandemic crisis (READ THIS blog post for more information).
- Bogdan Pospielovsky
- Tags: bilingual education technology iPad/ iOS Literacy Special Education Writing