StepsBeforeStepScanning ByLindaJ.Burkhart ScriptingbyFioQuinn PoweredbyMindExpressbyJabbla About:StepsBeforeStepScanning Thisisacollectionofactivitiesthathavebeendesignedto helpindividualswithseveremultipleandphysicalchallenges todevelopthemotor/cognitiveabilitiestoactivatefirsta singleswitch,andthen2switches,baseduponthe individual sownintent.thereisno timing aspectinanyof theseactivities.thisisbecausethebrainneedstobeabletoslowdownandprocessthemotor andcognitiveinformationtoformnewneurologicalconnections. Thisisthefirstsetofactivitiesinseriesthatwillbeavailableforchildrenlearningtousetwo switchstepscanning.allactivitiesarebasedonthe SteppingStonestoSwitchAccess bylinda J.Burkhart.SomeoftheseactivitieswerepreviouslyavailableforIntelliToolsClassroomSuite. Whatisneededtoruntheseactivities? Theseactivitiesaredesignedtoruninthesoftwareapplication:MindExpressbyJabbla.You willneedtoownacopyofeitherthefullversionofmindexpress,ortheplayerversion.the fileswillalsoworkinthe60daytrialversionofmindexpress.withthefullversion,youwillbe abletomakecustomizationstophotos,songsandvideos.theplayerversionwillonlyplay previouslycreatedfiles.installmindexpress(full,playerordemo)firstandtheninstallthese activities. Asinglelicenseoftheseactivatesmaybeloadedon2computers. *PleaseNote:TheseactivitiesarecopyTprotected.Itwillbenecessarytohavealicensecode tooperatethemafterthefirst7daytrialperiod.oncesteppingstonestoswitchaccessis installed,adialogboxwillappearwhenopeningtheseactivities.typethelicensecodeincluded withyourpurchaseoftheseactivities.youwillneedtobeonlineforthistowork.(ifyouare notabletoconnecttotheinternet,copythehardwarecodedisplayedinthedialogboxand emailittotheperson/companywherethesefileswerepurchased,inordertoreceiveanunlock code.) Youwillalsoneedtwoswitchesandsometypeofswitchinterfacethatissettosendthe keyboardequivalents1and2.pleaseseemoreinformationbelow. July5,2018 StepsBeforeStepScanning 1
Positioningandmovementpatterns Thediscussionofproperpositioningfortheindividualisbeyondthescopeofthissoftware. However,positioningwithgoodweightbearingonpelvis,andfrequentlyfeetandarms,is criticalinlearningnewmotorskills.weighttbearing,stabilityandanactivepositionagainst gravityareimportantelementstoconsider.pleaseconsultphysicalandoccupational therapistsforpositioningassistance. Switches Switchesneedtobeselectedandmountedaccordingtotheindividual sspecificabilitiesand needs.again,thisisbeyondthescopeofthissoftwarecollection,butwillalsobecriticalfor success.asanindividualislearningnewmovementpatternsanddevelopingtheabilityto disassociateonebodyparttoactivateaswitch,considerexploringsensor/proximity(nont mechanical)switchesthatdonotrequirepressuretoactivate.largebodymovementsthat requireforcetoactivateamechanicalswitchcanincreasethedifficultyoflearningtodissociate individualbodymovements.toolargeamovementoftenresultintheindividualhavingtouse wholebodymovementpatternswhichcanleadtofatigueandorthopedicissuesforsome individuals. SwitchInterfaces StepsBeforeStepScanningactivitieswillworkwithmostswitchinterfaces thataresettosendthekeyboardequivalentsof1and2. Forexample:PlugtheDonJohnstonswitchinterfacepro6.0intotheUSB portonyourcomputer.thenplugswitchesintojacks2and3andthen pushthebuttonuntilthelightisredtindicatingtheredrowwhichsends thekeyboardequivalents1and2. Jabbla,themakersofMindExpress,sellaswitchInterfacecalledthe Woodpeckerthatwillworkwell,too. IfyouareusinganIntelliSwitchorIntelliKeys,settheModeinthe controlpanel,toswitchpresets#19anduseswitches1and2. Activities StepsBeforeStepScanningisaninitialsetofactivitiesbasedupontheworkofLindaJ.Burkhart intwoswitchestosuccess:steppingstonestoswitchaccess*.theseactivitiesrepresent SteppingStones1T4. July5,2018 StepsBeforeStepScanning 2
Step1:SingleSwitch:CauseandEffect Step2:SingleSwitch:Multiplelocationsandmultiplefunctions Step3:TwoSwitchesTwoFunctions Step4:LearningtoTwoSwitchStepScan:Move,Move,Get *MoredetailontheSteppingStoneprocesscanbefoundonLindaburkhart.comaswellasin thebooktwoswitchestosuccessbylindaj.burkharttcurrentlyunderrevision.thereisalsoa pdffileincludedwiththeseactivitiesthatwillprovideanoverview. CauseandEffectDirectActivities: Thecauseandeffectdirectlevelisforthoseindividualswhodonotyetunderstandthatthey canactivateaswitchtomakesomethinghappen.itmayalsobeusedwhenintroducingan individualtoanewswitchornewswitchlocation.thisstepisonlyneededforshortperiodsof timetohelpindividualsmakedirectconnectionsbetweentheirmovementsandtheeffectthat theycanhaveontheenvironment. Understandingcauseandeffectisaboutlearningtoassociateandinitiateamovementwitha perceivable,andhopefullydesirableeffect.theseactivitiesaredesignedtoresponddirectlyto movementonandoffoftheswitch.thevideosorsongsplayoncontactwiththeswitchand stopimmediatelyuponreleaseoftheswitch.thishelpstheindividual sbrainmakeaclear associationbetweencauseandeffect.oncetheindividualunderstandsthattheycanactivate theswitchtomakesomethinghappen,theycanmoveontootheractivitiesthatplayforashort periodoftime(singleswitch:multiplefunctions/multiplelocations)andthenontotwo switchestwofunctions.frequently,thisstepmaytakeonly5t10minutesandtheindividual canmovealongwithinthesamesession.then,onthenextsessiontheindividualmaystart hereagaintohelpfamiliarizethemwiththelocationoftheswitch. Frequently,theseactivitiesareusedwithsupportofaknowledgeableadultwhocansetupthe activitiesandswitchesfortheindividualinsuchawaythattheindividualwillbeableto accidentallyactivateandreleasetheswitchusingcurrentmovementpatterns.(positionsand environmentalconditionsmaybeadjustedtoincreasethelikelihoodoftheindividualmoving.) Thisenablestheindividualtoplaywithcauseandeffectanddiscoverthathe/shehascontrol overtheactivities.typically,theadultselectsandchangestheactivitybasedupontheinterests oftheindividual.thisisdonewithasmuchcotparticipationaspossible.oncetheactivityis started,theadult sroleistoquietlyobserveandoccasionallyprovidefeedbacktotheindividual astowhattheymadehappen,suchas Youmadeitsing!, Youstoppedit,etc.Handover handoranyothertypesofphysicalpromptsaretypicallynotused,astheycangetinthewayof theindividualunderstandingthattheyarecausingtheeffect.theadultobservesforwhento endtheactivityandselectanother,sincetheindividualwillnothavecontroltodothisthrough theswitchesatthislevel. July5,2018 StepsBeforeStepScanning 3
LauncherActivities: TheLaunchersectionprovidesaccesstotherestoftheactivitiesinthiscollection.Theadult,or peersworkingwiththeindividualmayselecttheactivitiesusingthesameswitchesthatthe individualwillusetocontroltheactivity.thisprovidesexposuretohowtwoswitchstep scanningmaybeusedtochooseactivities,beforetheindividualisreadytodothisby themselves.thelauncheralsoscaffoldsthelearningforusing2switchstepscanning,because theindividualhasaccesstothesameswitches.theindividualcanthenexplorechoosingand closingactivities,inafailuretfreemanner.eachactivityendswiththeoptiontoselect more (ofthesameactivity)or stop togobacktothechoices. OneSwitchActivities: OneSwitchActivitieshelpanindividualexpandupontheirunderstandingofusingaswitchto makesomethinghappen(steppingstone2tsingleswitch:multiplelocationsandmultiple Functions).Theymaybeusedwithdifferentswitchlocations,astheindividualexploresa varietyofmovementstoactivateaswitch.forexample,indifferentpositionsonasurfacein frontofthem,orplacedneareithersideoftheirhead,eitherhand,arm,knee,etc.(multiple Locations).Theseactivitiesmayalsobeusedtoexpandtherangeofeffectsthattheindividual isabletocontrol(multiplefunctions). Atthislevel,activitiesaretypicallysetupandselectedbyaknowledgeableadultorpeeras he/sheinteractswiththeindividual.theuseofstepscanningtoselectanactivitywiththe sameswitchesthattheindividualwillbeusingcanbemodeled.oncetheactivitybegins,the adultorpeerfocusmoreonprovidingfeedbackandenjoyingtheinteractionwiththeindividual thangivinginstructions.sometimesitismostappropriatetoquietlyobserveandallowthe individualtoexploretheswitchontheirown.theadultorpeercanalsotaketurnswiththe individualtomodeltheprocess.tellingtheindividualwhattodoortryingtohurrythemis discouraged. BuildBlocks Thisactivityallowstheindividualtobuildaseriesofblocktowersandknock themdownwithasingleswitch. Who shiding? Theswitchactivatesmovementsofacharacterthatpeeksoutfrom behindaboxandafteracountof3(orsimilarsequence)comesoutand dancesaroundthescreen.ifyouownthefullversionofmindexpress,the picturescanbereplaced.(directionsareincludedwiththeseactivities. Lookforapdffile.) July5,2018 StepsBeforeStepScanning 4
Hats Inthisactivityhatsappearandtheactivationoftheswitchplacesitontheheadof thephotoonthescreen.asecondactivationoftheswitchcausesthephotoand hattodancearoundthescreen.finally,anotherrandomlyselectedhatwillappear. IfyouownthefullversionofMindExpress,youcanreplacethephotowithapictureofthe individualorsomeonesignificantintheirlife.(directionsareincludedwiththeseactivities. Lookforapdffile.)IfyouhaveaworkingknowledgeofMindExpress,youmaycreateaseries oftheseactivitiesandsavethemwithdifferentnamesandthencreateanewlauncherpage, outsideofthiscollection,toenablechoiceofwhichpersonswillbeselected. VideosandSongs:StartandStop Inthesetwoactivities,theactivationofeitherswitchcausesa videoorsongtoplayforabout10secondsandthenstop. Reactivatingtheswitchwillplaythenext10seconds. IfyouownthefullversionofMindExpress,youcanreplacethevideosorsongswithonesthat willbepreferredbytheindividual.(directionsareincludedwiththeseactivities.lookforapdf file.)ifyouhaveaworkingknowledgeofmindexpress,youmaycreateaseriesofthese activitiesandsavethemwithdifferentnamesandthencreateanewlauncherpage,outsideof thiscollection,toenablechoiceofwhichvideosorsongsmaybeselected. TwoSwitchActivities TheactivitiesinthissectionarebaseduponSteppingStone3:TwoSwitchesTwoFunctions. Onceanindividualisabletolocateandactivateasingleswitchinmultiplelocationsformultiple functions,theyarereadytomoveontotwoswitcheswithdifferentfunctions.atthislevel,the childisintroducedtodiscriminationandproblemsolving.eachswitchhasadifferentfunction, andactivatingeitherswitchprovidesspecificfeedbackrelatedtotheactivity.priortothislevel, thecontrolthatthechildcantakeistoactivatetheswitchornot.nowtheindividualhasthe optiontoexploreeachswitchaccordingtotheirownintent. Allactivitiesatthislevelareaccessedfromalauncher.Thelauncherisscannedbythetwo switchesthatthechildislearningtouse,andprovidesascaffoldforlearningtousetwoswitch stepscanningslowlyovertime.aknowledgeableadultorpeermayusetheindividual s2 switchesinthelaunchertomodelselectingactivities.theuseofselfttalkrelatingtothestep scanningprocessisaneffectivestrategywhilemodeling.forexample:whileusingthe switchestoselectthebusinthehideandfindactivity,thepersonmodelingmightsay Hmmm...Iwanttohidethebus...Let ssee...suntno,girltno,cattno,bustyes!,i mgoingto July5,2018 StepsBeforeStepScanning 5
pickthebus.theindividualmayalsoaccessthelauncherina failuretfree mannerwhenan activityends,becausethelauncherispresentedoncetheindividualselectsstopattheendof theactivity. Manyindividualsareabletoexploretheseactivitiesmostlyindependently,whichbuilds confidenceandsupportsactivelearning.theymayalsobeusedsociallywithapeer,witheach individualactivatingasingleswitchatthesteppingstonelevel2. HideandFindActivities Theseactivitiesarecontrolledviatwoswitchesthat areassociatedwiththetwosidesofthescreen. Whenthepictureisonthesamesideofthescreenastheactivated switch,ittravelsacrossthescreen,accompaniedbymusic,andhidesbehindaboxorother object.bothswitchescontinuetowork.onthesidewherethepictureishiding,activationwill againsenditacrossthescreen.theotherswitchprovidesfeedbacksuchas:notthere,nope, whoops,unah,etc. ThepicturesmaybecustomizedwiththefullversionofMindExpress. BuildBlocks OneswitchbuildsBlocksthesecondswitchknocksthemdown. TwoVideos/TwoSongs Leftswitchplaysleftvideo/songfor10secondsandthenitstops. Reactivationplaysnext10seconds.Rightswitchdoesthesamewithright video/song.switchingtotheotherswitchstartsthevideo/songonthat sidefromthebeginning. WhackyToss Usetwoswitchestotossthingsatamonsterorphotoof yourchoosing.selectapairofthingstotoss.switch1 tossestheitemonleftandswitch2tossestheitemon right. July5,2018 StepsBeforeStepScanning 6
Move,Move,Get TheseactivitiesaredesignedtoreflectSteppingStone4:Move,Move,Get.Usetheseactivities oncetheindividualhaslearnedthatdifferentswitchescanhavedifferentfunctionsandheor shehashadsomeindependentpracticewithtwoswitchesfortwodifferentfunctionsina varietyofactivities.intheseactivities,oneswitchbecomesthemoverandonebecomesthe selector. Eachoftheseactivitiesworkwithswitch1movingsomethingincrementallyacrossthescreen witheachactivationoftheswitch.duringthistime,onlyswitch1works.oncetheitemhas movedallthewaytothepictureontherightofthescreen,thenswitch1stopsworkingand switch2willnowstarttheanimation.thishelpstheindividualmakeaclearconnectionforthe purposeofeachswitchandpreparesthemforlearningtwoswitchstepscanning. IfyouownthefullversionofMindExpress,youcanchangethepicturesontherightofthe screeninboththe putonhats and vehicles activities.youcanalsochangethemoving pictureandvideosinthe DrivetoVideo and MovetoVideo activity.seepdfdirections includedwiththesefiles. Troubleshooting TheseactivitiesareintendedtorunasiswiththefreedemoversionofMindExpress.Afterthe 60daytrialperiod,thefileswillonlycontinuetoworkwiththepurchaseofeitherthePlayeror fullversionofmindexpress.thefullversionofmindexpresswillallowforcustomizationof photos,songs,videosandmore. MindExpressisavailablefromJabbla:http://www.mindexpress.be/index.php?lng=EN ProblemswithVideoformats? MindExpresssupportsthefollowingvideoformats:Wmv, mpg, mpeg, avi, mp4, mov, mkv Problemsrunningthesevideoformatscanusuallybesolvedbydownloadingthisfreemega packofcodecfilesandinstallingtheminyourcomputer. July5,2018 StepsBeforeStepScanning 7
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/klite-mega-codec-pack/1080441198/1 Run the setup. Select: Simple Installation / Video and Audio Players: Something Else / Preferred Decoders: LAV / and Decline Install Adware Web Companion. You should now be able to play mp4 files in Mind Express 4. Phone videos: Please note that some videos taken in portrait format on a phone, may need to be rotated / converted in another editing software to be able to display in the correct orientation. One free media player that will work for this is MPC-HC. Open source media player for Windows : http://mpc-hc.org Pleasenote:theabovemediaplayerwillalsoallowyoutotakeapicturefromanyframeinthe videoandsaveittouseintheactivities.thiswillallowyoutocustomizetheactivitiessothat theindividualwillbeabletoselectthevideobyavisual. July5,2018 StepsBeforeStepScanning 8