developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Welcome to Touch Chat for i. Pad Training • My name is Jessy To • I am a Teacher (Special Education/ESL background) • I am a Tier 3 Consultant • Please visit my After Share website for resources and additional support materials after this training http: //learningnetwork. setbc. org/sd 46 sechelt/ developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
My Objectives… • To Introduce Touch Chat to beginner Learners • To explain the roles of SET BC Consultants and District AAC Consultants for best student support • To support your learning needs and answer any questions pertaining the training on Touch. Chat developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Agenda • Vocabulary Files • Loading/Copying a Vocabulary Set • Touch Chat Settings • Locking User Settings • Editing Mode/Modifying Buttons • Copying/Pasting Button Style • Hiding Buttons • Rearranging Buttons using Drag and Drop • Creating Linking Buttons • Copying Pages/Adding Pages • Finding “New Pages” just created • Adding Images • Backing up Vocabulary Sets • App. File Sharing developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
If you are at this training, you are supporting a student who…. . • • Currently has an i. Pad with Touch Chat Is not currently in possession of an i. Pad with Touch Chat but may receive a device in this coming year developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Touch. Chat Training/advising is provided in… • Collaboration of a SET BC Consultant and an AAC Consultant in your district developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
SET‐BC Consultant Role: Ø Consults with school team to decide which device is appropriate to request; places request for device with SET‐BC Loan Bank Ø Provides TECHNICAL training on use of device Ø Is the person to call when the device breaks, gets damaged or stolen developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
AAC Consultant Role…. • Receives device for school team • Advises of appropriate vocabulary • Demonstrates ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES TO USE DEVICE. • Is consulted with by school team if need arises to significantly alter vocabulary. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Touch Chat Introduction: • Touch. Chat is a full‐featured communication solution for individuals who have difficulty using their natural voice • Touch. Chat is designed for individuals with Autism, Down Syndrome, ALS, Apraxia, Stroke or other conditions that affect a person’s ability to use natural speech developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Examples of How Touch Chat is Used. . • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=yf. DYHq 65 Nr. U (Intro. to Touch. Chat) • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. Sbbtzln. Cfk (communication at school) • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Oscw‐Zp 5 AK 4 (Touch Chat for Math) • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Nup. FACa. YW‐I (Communication at home) developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Vocabulary Files developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Multi. Chat 15 • Is offered in a Student, Adolescent and Adult version • Was created for School‐aged individuals with emerging language skills • Vocabulary based on sentences, phrases, individual words, recordings for story telling/visual scenes • Symbol supported with exception of core words developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Primary • Designed for children. • Contains vocabulary for home, school, and general communication • Vocabulary is a combination of words, phrases, sentences • Both portrait and landscape version of Primary are included with Touch. Chat developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Spelling • QWERTY keyboard page set • Four word prediction buttons • Pre-stored phrases developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Vocab. PC • Designed by Gail Van Tatenhove (PA, MS, CCC-SLP) • Designed for adults and adolescents with developmental disabilities. • Carrier phrases, interactive sentences, activity vocabulary and naming words. • Uses a 12 location page layout • Both portrait and landscape versions of Vacab. PC are included developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
My Quick. Chat is an introductory communication system geared toward individuals with complex communication needs. It offers a high frequency, phrase‐based communication system in an easy‐to‐use, yet very engaging format. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Word Power • Vocabulary based on core words, fringe vocabulary, spelling and word prediction. • Allows a user to generate spontaneous communication through word based communication (not based on pre-stored vocabulary/phrases developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Basic is a vocabulary option with 4 buttons per page for those needing minimal targets. • For evaluation purposes • Very limiting – must do a lot of navigating developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
My Core is a combination of core and phrase based vocabulary geared toward individuals with literacy skills. • Combination of core and phrase based vocabulary geared toward individuals with literacy skills • No symbol support developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Language Functions • • • Greetings-what's up, how’s life treating you? Parting-later, see you later. Request assistance-help, do you have time… Existence-that, this, look, see, first, Nonexistence-away, all gone, no more Rejection-no, stop, Comment-mean, big, like Cessation-stop, different, wrong Recurrence-more, again Directive-go, stop, get, put developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Screen and Speech display bar A Touch. Chat screen is made up of the vocabulary area filled with various layouts of buttons. The menu bar allows access to editing menus and let’s you choose which language configuration will be used. Pages can be linked to one another with navigation actions. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
LOCKED and UN-LOCKED Vocabularies • LOCKED = The MASTER COPY of this particular vocabulary set. • UN-LOCKED = A COPY of one of the master vocabulary sets. You can make any changes you like to an unlocked vocabulary set. • When your AAC consultant provided you with the device, she will have COPIED a LOCKED MASTER to give you an UN-LOCKED vocabulary with your student’s name next to it. • This UN‐LOCKED STUDENT VOCABULARY is the one that you will eventually alter for your student. • developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Loading/Copying a Vocabulary Set • Vocabulary sets in Touch. Chat MUST be copied before they can be edited. • To Copy a default vocabulary set: • Make sure that you are on the vocabulary list screen. If not: • • Touch Vocab (top left of screen) Touch Choose New Vocab Touch Menu (top right of screen) Touch Copy a Vocab Select the Vocabulary set from the list. Wordpower 24 with phrases Title your Vocab. “Training Oct. 28” Touch Save (top right) developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Session Activity Copying and Using Vocab Sets • Touch the unlocked vocabulary set to enter Training Oct. 3 vocabulary. • Let’s explore the vocabulary set. In groups of 2 or 3, try to ask: • • Hello! How are you? Tell them about your weekend. Ask them for a chocolate milk. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Touch Chat Settings Options Settings • Sections in Settings • Navigation • Page Size • Editing • Speech Display Bar • Expanded Speech Area • Speak • Tilt developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Touch. Chat Settings th Menu Settings (4 from top) • Speech (voice/rate) • Speech Display Bar • Speak • Tilt • Buttons (Access) • Social Networking developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Session Activity Touch Chat Settings • Explore the settings on your device • Ensure the settings are appropriate for your student. • Consider the following: • • • Speech Display Bar (Message Window) Speak Tilt Buttons developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Locking User Settings: Three ways to secure user settings: 1. Settings Editing Use Menu Passcode 2. Turn “Allow Editing” On/Off Tap Menu Settings Scroll down to Touch Chat Switch On/Off 3. "Lock" users into Touch. Chat using Apple's new Guided Access Settings General Accessibility Guided Access (On)/ Accessibility(On) developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Editing Buttons developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Editing a button • Select button to modify – Edit Button Pop‐Up • Select “Edit This Button” • You will now be able to edit features of the button developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Editing Mode/Modifying Buttons Adding vocabulary and pictures for your student • • Navigate to a page where you want to add a word. You need to go into EDIT MODE (orange banner at top) Touch Menu (top right) Touch Edit Page (bottom of menu) Touch the button you wish to modify. Touch Edit This Button Fill in: • Label, message, symbol/image, style • Press SAVE (top right) • NOTE: You are still in EDIT MODE. To use new altered vocabulary, touch DONE (top left). developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Session Activity Modifying Buttons • Let’s MODIFY a few buttons to practice customizing a vocabulary set for your student’s needs. • Touch the People button to navigate to the People page. • Then touch, School People • Go into EDIT MODE • Touch Menu (top right) • Touch Edit Page (bottom of menu) • Touch the blank button on top left. • Touch Edit This Button • Add yourself including your image (Import Image Camera) • Try changing Font, Font Size, Text Color, Body Color, etc. • Touch Save when done. • Touch Done on top left. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Copying/Pasting Button Style • Avoiding customizing each button’s specific details separately (background colour, font colour, border etc…). • • • Still on the School People page Touch Menu Edit Page Touch the purple student button Touch Copy Button and Style Touch another blank button Touch Paste Style Only or Paste Button and Style developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Hiding Buttons • At times presenting all buttons on the page may be overwhelming to a student – rather than deleting buttons you may want to hide them for a period of time. • Navigate to the SOCIAL page. • Touch Menu Edit Page • Touch the maybe button – and touch Edit This Button. • Scroll down to Visible and move slider to OFF • Touch Save and touch Done. • The maybe button is now hidden developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Rearranging Buttons using Drag and Drop • Once buttons have been added to a page you may want to rearrange them for various reasons. • Navigate to the Stores page (Touch PLACES STORES). • Touch Menu, then Edit Page. • Touch, hold, drag and drop the button to a new location. • Watch the buttons swap! developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Session Activity Hiding/Rearranging Buttons • Use the hide and rearrange features to customize the vocabulary set for your student. • Navigate to the SOCIAL page. • Hide some of the social niceties until you have specific buttons that you want your student to begin with. • GET OUT OF EDIT MODE THEN. • Navigate to the COLORS page (DESCRB COLORS). • Touch Menu Edit Page. • Rearrange the buttons by touching, holding, dragging, and dropping them to new locations. • Touch Done when finished. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Creating Linking Buttons • Navigate to the “People Page” (note the arrows in the corner of the button that you are pressing) • Touch “ Friends” (note the arrow will take you further in) • Locate “Neighbour” button…we’re going to LINK neighbour to an informational page about a student’s neighbour • Touch “menu” and touch “edit page” • Touch the “neighbour” button and “edit this button” • Scroll down to the button actions – touch “add” • Scroll to find “navigate”, and then find and touch SCENE 1 • Touch “no animation” then touch “save” developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Creating New Page • Tap Menu and tap Edit Page • Tap Menu and tap Add New Page • Give the page a name • Select how many rows and columns • Tap Save • Start creating buttons for this page • Tap Done when you are finished developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Adding Pages • We are going to create a page with vocabulary all about the park. • Navigate to Places then click the • To add a page ‐ touch “menu” and touch “edit page” • Touch “menu’ and then “Add New Page” – edit the name, and rows on page (be SPECIFIC of your page name e. g. Stanley Park) • Click Save • Your page is now ready to be edited! developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Activity- Linking a new page to a specific Button • Now you created a NEW page about Park • Link the Button • Select Places from the main menu • Select the button bottom right corner find the Park Button • Tap Menu Select Edit Page Tap on Park Button Select Edit this Button • Go to Button Actions (scroll bottom) Tap Add Scroll the menu option until you find Navigate button • Tap Navigate under the search bar Type in the Specific Name of your Page you created (E. G. Stanley Park) developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
How to find the “New Page” you just created? • Tap Menu • Tap Edit Page • Tap Menu again • Tap Load Another Page • Type in the (Specific Page Name) you just created • Select your “new page” • Begin Editing developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Adding Images • Digital images of individuals, places, things and so on can be brought into buttons on the device. • Take pictures of desired items with i. Pad camera. • Navigate to the button where you want to add that image. • Touch Edit Page. • Touch the button, and touch Edit This Button. • Touch Import Image. You’ll have a choice of Image Library or Camera. • EITHER Just take a picture OR use the image in the Image Library (Touch Camera Roll Select the image Touch Use). developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Session Activity Digital Images • Move around the room taking pictures of individuals and items. • Navigate to places on your vocabulary set where you wish to add the digital items to the buttons. • Edit each button, and touch Import Image to add the pictures to the buttons. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Backing up Vocabulary Sets • Save your customized vocab set. • Login to the student’s i. Tunes account. • Connect the i. Pad to a computer with i. Tunes installed. • The i. Pad will appear up on the left side to show it is connected to i. Tunes. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Backing Up (Continued) • From within Touch. Chat - Touch Vocab • Touch Choose New Vocab to return to the list of vocabularies available in Touch. Chat. • Touch Menu. • Touch Import/Export Vocab. • Touch Export a Vocab. • Select the student’s vocab set from the list. • Name your vocab set. • Touch Save. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
App File Sharing • Return to i. Tunes • Select Apps and scroll down to File Sharing. • Select Touch. Chat. HD. • View Touch. Chat Documents. developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Bonus Activity (Time Permitting) • Name and unlock the vocabulary set you wish to use with your student. • Begin customizing buttons to your students needs (integrate everything you learned today!) • Ask Questions! Have Fun developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
Touch Chat Resources and Support Materials • Silver Kite ‐ http: //www. silverkite. com/touch. Chat/ • Touch. Chat ‐ https: //touchchatapp. com/ (Video tutorials and free webinars available) developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY
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