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“How you teach is just as important as what you teach.”

-Canadian First Nations Elder

TinyEYE Therapy Services |||| 1-877-846-9393 | www.TinyEYE.com

About TinyEYE

TinyEYE Therapy Services provides Speech-Language Pathology via Telepractice. With a growing demand

and tight supply of Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), many school districts face challenges in

providing necessary speech therapy services.

TinyEYE's vision is to be a leader in providing the solution for connecting children with quality speech

therapy services. Significant resources have been invested into creating an ideal speech therapy

telepractice solution. Going beyond simply video conferencing, TinyEYE has created an interactive

atmosphere where progress, reporting, and activity functions are built into the software.

Co-founded by a Speech-Language Pathologist who spent a large part of her day driving to and from

schools and completing paperwork, TinyEYE was developed to increase the therapist’s direct one-to-one

time with students. She now spends a large part of her day providing one to one therapy with children.

She spends no time driving, and her documentation is generated by the software program. Finally,

there is time for every student to have a regular and productive therapy session.

How Does it Work?

Our SLPs will connect to your students by logging into TinyEYE.com with their secure login. The student

at the school (with the help of Teacher’s Aide) will do the same. The SLP will have the lesson plan for

the day prepared before the session and will pull up appropriate activities for the session.

The SLP will then assign homework and may send video messages for later viewing in TinyEYE’s Virtual

Backpack. The child can login at home or at school and do the assigned homework with a caregiver.

Progress notes and reports are generated during and after each session so the Special Education team,

teacher, and parents have access to the child’s progress, goals, and related strategies.


This is a screenshot of what the student sees during TinyEYE Session. The activity shown is called Daily

Living, a language activity where children interact with items in the home. It is one of over 60 games that

TinyEYE has built so far.

“The fact there is improvement after online therapy is

something really worth noting. I was skeptical at first, but

am glad TinyEYE has been involved with my students.”

-C. Heggstrom, Elementary School Teacher


Benefits of Working

with TinyEYE

1. Dedicated team of Speech-Language Pathologists

working with your students and your team

2. Provide better service to remote or isolated schools

within your district

3. Easily scalable. Add more SLPs as needed

4. Continual improvement process- Evaluation of

services is built-in

5. No additional material or travel costs

6. Virtual Backpack included at no extra charge

7. Dedicated team for customer and technical support

8. Secure face to face online connection

9. Environmentally friendly. No printed materials necessary

10. Your students improve – It is fun and it works

“You can teach a

student a lesson

for a day; but if

you can teach

him to learn by

creating

curiosity, he will

continue the

learning process

as long as he

lives.”

~Clay P. Bedford

“Wow, I am so glad that you had a chance to touch base with

someone from the community, and better yet, a parent. Thank

you for your hard work and diligence. We all appreciate it

here. I hope we can make plans for next year.”

-Glenda B, Special Education Teacher Consultant


TinyEYE’s Virtual Backpack TinyEYE’s Virtual Backpack allows our SLPs to assign and monitor homework. In addition, our SLPs can

record video messages or instructions for the student and/or caregiver. Students can login at home or

at school and play the games with a caregiver, teacher’s aide, or parent.

#3 SLP Monitors Homework Progress

#1 Select an Assigned Activity

#2 Student Practices

“An SLP in collaboration with school staff using TinyEYE will be able to provide

ongoing therapy and will allow for the flexibility of staff and students to access

the program at their convenience. Cost and time efficiencies are the

administrative bonuses of using this on-line program.”

Crystal Towers, Special Education Director

Buffalo Trail Public Schools


Key Personnel

Greg Sutton-CEO

Co-Founder

[email protected]

Greg Sutton has a wealth of experience in business and technology, including more than five

years as the Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Advanced Technology Association (SATA).

While at SATA, Greg managed the technology strategy for the Province of Saskatchewan, co-

founded the Saskatchewan Angel Investor Network, and with his team grew the association to

over 300 active corporate members. Greg has a degree in Commerce from the University of

Saskatchewan and oversees the day-to-day operations of TinyEYE.

Marnee Brick- Director of Speech Services

Co-Founder

[email protected]

Marnee Brick is an experienced Speech-Language Pathologist and business owner. Marnee has

worked in many management capacities including the elected position of Director of Human

Resources for the Board at a multidisciplinary therapy firm. In addition to partnering in private

practice, Marnee worked as a speech-language consultant and supervisor for school boards,

public health units, and medical centers in Canada and the United States. At TinyEYE, Marnee is

the lead contributor to software development, and is the Director of Speech Therapy Services.

Marnee believes in giving children a better tomorrow than they had yesterday.

“I already have too many how-to “rules” to remember! TinyEYE allows me to

quickly access information or to create a new program. Very efficient!”

-Jeanne J, Speech-Language Pathologist

Private Practitioner and Telepractice Advocate


Roshan Hoover- Marketing Manager

[email protected]

Roshan joined TinyEYE in 2007 and was charged with taking

TinyEYE to the world. Roshan is focused on developing and

executing TinyEYE marketing initiatives to attract clients and

Speech-Language Pathologists. Roshan holds a degree in

Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan.

Rod Ollerhead- Systems Designer

[email protected]

Rod has an extensive background in software engineering and is

leading the development of TinyEYE’s application. He is a

certified Computer Engineering Technologist. Rod spent 5 years

programming space and satellite software and endeavors to

employ the latest and existing technologies to develop a world

leading telehealth application.

Recognition

2007 SABEX Award for New Product/Service

Saskatoon Award of Business Excellence

2007 ABEX Finalist for New Product/Service

Saskatchewan Award of Business Excellence

2008 SIMA Award for Excellence in E-Learning

Saskatchewan Interactive Media Awards

2008 Canadian Manning Award of Innovation Finalist

The Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation

“Coming together

is a beginning.

Keeping together

is progress.

Working together

is success.”

~Henry Ford


Media Coverage

TinyEYE has created media interest for what is being done

to reach children in need of speech therapy services. Here

are excerpts from a few articles. To see the entire article,

please follow the links provided.

“For 100,000 or so speech language pathologists in

North America, whose job is to treat speech,

language and swallowing disorders, this feeling is a

widespread and well documented problem that

inhibits access to therapy and contributes to

professional burnout.

Saskatoon-based, TinyEYE Technologies

Corporation, decided to do something about it. The

computer software company was founded by Greg

Sutton, inspired by the plight of his sister, a Speech

Language Pathologist in Guelph, Ontario…… “

TinyEYE Opens New Window for Speech Therapy

Darrell Noakes

Sask Business (Sept 2008)

http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/16

9679232.html

“The aim of

education should

be to teach us

rather how to

think, than what to

think - rather to

improve our

minds, so as to

enable us to think

for ourselves, than

to load the

memory with

thoughts of other

men.”

~Bill Beattie


“A tiny Canadian company, TinyEYE is doing

something right now to address a problem that

plagues many a youngster, speech impediments.

My own younger brother suffered from this as a

child and had a couple years of tutoring to

overcome his speech impediment. Luckily, my

parents could readily afford a tutor and we always

lived in relatively dense, suburban communities so

it was not that hard for my brother to meet with a

speech pathologist once a week.

But what about those children who live in rural

communities? Well, that is where TinyEYE comes

in.

The founder, Marnee Brick, is a speech pathologist

and was struggling to visit all her clients spending

more time in the car, than with a patient. Three

years ago, she brought the topic up with her

brother, Greg Sutton, who suggested using the

Internet to deliver services and TinyEYE was born.

The two built out a telehealth solution that would

allow a speech pathologist to deliver services via

the web, using simple, speech-centric computer-

games coupled with an web camera that allows

the speech pathologist to work with the child

online and remotely to observe in real-time a

child’s pronunciation and make corrections. Really,

pretty slick little solution that addresses a real

market need and gives one some idea as to how

telehealth can be applied to some seemingly

mundane, but important problems…..”

Enough about the Gorillas, How About a Lemur

John Moore, Healthcare IT Analyst

Chilmark Research (March 2008)

http://chilmarkresearch.com/2008/03/06/enough-about-the-gorillas-how-about-a-lemur/

“Never doubt

that a small

group of

thoughtful,

committed

people can

change the

world. Indeed,

it is the only

thing that ever

has.”

~Margaret

Meade


Telepractice Regulations

Telepractice is approved by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA),

the national professional body for Speech-Language Pathology.

“Telepractice is the application of telecommunications technology to deliver professional

services at a distance by linking clinician to client, or clinician to clinician for assessment,

intervention, and/or consultation. It is the position of the American Speech-Language-Hearing

Association (ASHA) that telepractice (telehealth) is an appropriate model of service delivery for

the profession of speech-language pathology. Telepractice may be used to overcome barriers of

access to services caused by distance, unavailability of specialists and/or subspecialists, and

impaired mobility. Telepractice offers the potential to extend clinical services to remote, rural,

and underserved populations, and to culturally and linguistically diverse populations.”

- http://www.asha.org/docs/html/PS2005-00116.html

For more information on telepractice from ASHA visit:

http://search.asha.org/query.html?qt=telepractice

Telepractice is also approved by the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists

and Audiologists (CASLPA), the Canadian national professional body for Speech-Language

Pathology.

“The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) endorses the use

of telepractice in both speech-language pathology and audiology as a means of improving access to

services provided by fully qualified professionals. CASLPA members who provide services via telepractice

are expected to adhere to the CASLPA Code of Ethics (2005) and privacy legislation and abide by

guidelines established by the regulatory body of the province in which they reside. Members may provide

services via telepractice if they determine that it is in the best interests of their clients. Members shall

base telepractice on best evidence and encourage ongoing research in this field.”

-http://www.caslpa.ca/PDF/position%20papers/telepractice.pdf


Technical Specifications

For optimal programming, each participating school will be required to have one computer work station, in a

quiet, well lit location. The computer must meet the following minimum requirements:

Hardware:

• Computer

• Web camera with 15 FPS (frames per second) capture rate

• Headset with Attached Microphone (USB headset is preferred)

• High speed internet connection (120 kbps min.)

Windows XP:

• 512 MB of RAM

• P4 with 2GHZ processor or equivalent

Windows Vista:

• 2 GB of RAM

• P4 with 2GHZ processor or equivalent

Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or 10.5 (Leopard):

• 1 GB of RAM

• Dual Core Processor


School Requirements

Each participating school must also meet the following requirements:

• There must be a contact person with the students.

o This person will help the students login to their sessions.

o If the student participates in the practice program outside of the therapy sessions,

the contact person can help the student login to the backpack.

o This person will receive some guidance for supporting the students’ communication

development.

o This person can access and print lesson plans, progress updates, and reports.

• The criterion for becoming a TinyEYE student:

o Must have the attention skills to attend to the program for at least 10 minutes.

o Must have the physical ability to maintain a sitting or standing posture so that the

therapist can view the student's face throughout the session.

o Must be able to follow very basic instructions and have behavior that supports

participating in a therapy program.


Collaboration The team at TinyEYE endeavors to learn as much as possible about the

communities we serve. We strive to be a trusted member of your team

and to continue to shape our programming to best suit the needs of

your schools and students. As we build our relationship with you, it is

our hope that we will become an integrated unit that provides seamless

services – a collaborative approach.

TinyEYE:

Changing the World for Children in Need of Speech and Language Services

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