Speaking Dynamically Pro

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Speaking Dynamically Pro

• Create fun, interactive activities!

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Today you will learn

• Who can use SDPro.
• What SDPro is.
• Where SDPro can be used.
• When SDPro can be valuable.
• Plus Applications!

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Who?

• Young children through senior citizens
• Users of any access method
• touch screen
• switch
• adapted keyboard
• head mouse
• joystick
• rollerball
• Individuals who are verbal or nonverbal

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What?

• Most basic answer
• Gives your computer a voice

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What can I do with that voice?
You can go in two directions with that voice
An individuals personal communication system
allows him or her to speak across settings,
and express wants, needs and thoughts.
Create fun, interactive activities or
lessons for multiple users to access.
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Where?

• Classroom computer
• Home computer
• Speech therapy computer
• Hospital
• Nursing home
• Laptop computer
• Portable touchscreen device

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When?

• I need to reinforce curriculum concepts.
• I want the computer to be a teaching tool in the
  classroom.
• I want my students to create writing.
• I want to more actively involve students in an
  inclusive setting.
• I want to make books that students can read and
  interact with.

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When else?

• I want to provide opportunities for
  communication.
• I want the user to have fun, interactive
  activities they can access on the computer.
• I want to provide assessments on the computer.
• I want to train individuals on using symbols,
  switches and dynamic displays.

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Lets talk aboutProgramming

• Its not as bad as it sounds!

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Designing Boards

• Simply create the boards using Boardmaker.
• Use the shadow tool to make buttons POP!
• Fill buttons with symbols, words, or digital
  images.
• Use color to increase the effectiveness of the
  boards.
• Tip If using Windows, select print setup and
  change board size to use display size. This
  will allow you to design the board more easily.

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Assigning actions

• Only 8 basic actions to learn
• Speak message
• Type message
• Play recorded message
• Change board
• Return to last board
• Spoken preview
• Recorded preview
• Picture button

one easy to use menu
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Basic Actions
Shells

• The basic actions make
• Buttons talk with recorded (digitized) speech
• Buttons talk with computer (synthesized) speech
• A typed message, with or without symbols
• A link to other boards, including the last board
• Previews for scanning

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Bells and Whistles

• Pop-Up Boards
• Play a Movie
• Including PCS Animations
• Random Speech
• Quick Text
• Launch Application

Plus More!
Tip On the menu there is a preview display that
allows you to learn what each action can be
used for as you pass the cursor over each action.
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Applications
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More Applications
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Overview of Training

• Learn how to use templates
• Make an interactive book in SD Pro
• Link pages
• Add digital pictures
• Add animation
• Add speech
• Design a cover

• Extra activities
• Use a template to make a writing activity.
• Use a template to make a recipe and grocery
  shopping list.
• Use News-2-You and templates to make an activity.
• Use digital camera to import own pictures.