ICAN Tour

Welcome and thank you for visiting the ICAN site. This section overviews the basic function of the website. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact the webmaster.

The ICAN site consists of five major components. You can jump to these whenever you want by clicking on the top navigation bar.

Site Components

1. Home

Starting point of the website.

2. About ICAN

Information about the ICAN project.

3. Tour

This is where you are right now: It provides an overview of the ICAN site.

4. Modules

Online instructional topics have been grouped into the following modules: Characteristics, Assessment, Academic, Behavioral, Communication, Environmental, Sensory, and Social Interventions. You can jump to a different category at any time you wish by clicking on the module bar located at the top of the page.

Each topic consists of the following components:

Introduction Overview Lecture Quiz FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) References Forum

You can jump back and forth among these sections by clicking on the navigation pad shown above.

First, you will be able to picture the content of the modules by reading the Introduction. If you think a given lesson is what you are interested in, proceed to the lecture sections. If not, choose from the left-hand column for other topics in the same module. For topics in other categories, click on the category names above. The Lecture contains reader-friendly explanations about the topics, as well as examples, and materials you can download.

Once you have gone through the lecture part, you might want to take an on-line Quiz or proceed to FAQs, a list of questions and answers that summarize the contents of the lessons. The References include all sources cited in the modules as well as additional articles, books, and web resources. Finally, Forum is where you can exchange opinions with other ICAN users around the world.

5. Search

Search engine that searches for specific topics according to your inquiries.

6. Glossary

List of words that appear in the modules. Each word is linked to a list of topics where the word is used.

Site Map

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Hardware Requirements

• A computer environment that supports the above software.
• Internet connection with minimum speed of 28.8k.