Comparing Communication iapps SET-BC District Partner Conference February 21 st and 22 nd, 2017
Jessy To My back ground is a classroom teacher, specialized in ELL (Masters in Special Education) Taught for 7 years: High school ELL Elementary/Middle School Resource Grade Three I am a currently Tier 3 Provincial Teacher supporting students with complex needs.
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My Intentions for the day. Compare and Contrast features between TouchChat, GoTalkNow, ProLoQuo2Go and Lamp Word for Life Have you explore these four iapps and visualize a student you have in mind that might benefit from each iapp What I learned today Snowball fight
Operating Systems and Hardware for iapps
ipad ios Features IPAD 2 sizes: ipad (10 inches), ipad mini Page sets available: (variety of iapps available to be discussed) Visual scenes: availability dependent on the iapp Symbol sets: availability dependent on iapp (PCS/Boardmaker symbols not available) Voices: dependent on the iapp Access options: dependent on the iapp Environmental controls: not available Editing software: dependent on the iapp
Ipad: iapps Touchchat with Word Power Lamp Words for Life Predictable Proloquo2go Scene and Heard Compass/Compass with PODD Go Talk Now
TouchChat
TouchChat Operating System
TouchChat Basic Access TouchChat utilizes the touch screen of the ipad. You can either tap each button to access its programmed function (speak a message, navigate to a different page, change volume, clear the display), or set the whole screen as a switch, and use the scanning function.
TouchChat Access Options User Manual: http://bit.do/cgdvv Direct access Options for activate on release, dwell time, release time Key guards: http://www.laseredpics.biz/touch-chat-custom-pageset/ Switch control through ios (not built into app)
TouchChat Page Sets
TouchChat Page Sets Vocab PC carrier phrases, interactive sentences, activity vocabulary, naming words. 12 locations.
TouchChat Page Sets MultiChat 15 sentences, phrases, individual words, recordings for story-telling, visual scenes. Student, Adolescent, and Adult versions.
TouchChat Page Sets Spelling QWERTY keyboard, 4 word prediction buttons, a few phrases.
TouchChat Page Sets My QuickChat introductory communication system for students with complex needs. Phrase based, engaging. 4, 8, and 12 locations.
TouchChat Page Sets My Core combo of core and phrase based; supports literacy skills.
TouchChat Page Sets 4 Basic vocabulary on 4 buttons, minimal targets.
TouchChat Symbol Set Symbolstix
TouchChat Visual Scenes available
TouchChat Environmental Controls TouchChat does not have environmental controls.
TouchChat Sizes Available TouchChat HD Lite for ipad/ipod/iphone Non-communicative no playback Meant for exploration TouchChat HD AAC Full featured app TouchChat HD AAC with WordPower All features of TouchChat HD AAC, bundled with Word Power series of AC vocabularies.
LAMP Words for Life
LAMP Basic Access LAMP Words for Life utilizes the touch screen of the ipad to access pre-programmed buttons. It requires very little customization. You can also use the scanning function and use the whole ipad screen as a switch.
LAMP Page Sets Unity 84 one hit Unity 84 transition Unity 84 Full
LAMP Symbol Set Minspeak
LAMP Access Options Quick Reference Guide: http://bit.do/cgbjv Training and Support: https://aacapps.com/lamp/support Direct access Activate on release, dwell time, release time No built in switch access, can use ios switch control
LAMP Visual Scenes LAMP does not have visual scenes.
LAMP Sizes Available LAMP is available for ipad and ipad mini. They offer a tool that will convert files from a PRC device so they can be used on the ipad, but not from the ipad to the PRC device.
Proloquo2Go
Proloquo2Go Basic Access Proloquo2Go is an AAC app for use on the ipad. It has 3 vocabulary levels and 23 different grid sizes and 5 vocabulary sets.
Proloquo2Go Page Sets Basic Communication for users who are at the early requesting stage of language development, and usually have not started to combine words to form longer messages. can be configured from 9 to 36 buttons per page, and provides support for developing requesting, commenting, early social interactions, and basic academics. Core Word for users who can put words together into sentences main page with the most frequently used words in English conversation folders of less frequently used words, organized in categories can be configured from 9 to 64 buttons per page, and is optimized for quick sentence creation and language development.
Proloquo2Go Symbol Set Symbolstix
Proloquo2Go Access Options Manual: http://bit.do/cf3j4 Access: Page 70 Direct Access Hold Duration Select on Release Switch Control built into app Five different scanning modes One switch Auto Scanning, Auto Selecting, Inverse Scanning Two switch Step scanning, Automatic Step Scanning
Proloquo2Go Operating System
Proloquo2Go Visual Scenes No visual scenes available.
Proloquo2Go Environmental Controls Does not have environmental controls.
Proloquo2Go Sizes Available Available for ipod, iphone, and ipad.
Go Talk Now (App for ipad)
Go Talk App In Standard Pages, the action occurs when the location is pressed. Scene Pages are built around a single photo or image. When you arrange visible or invisible hotspots over people or objects in the photo, they play speech, music or videos! This allows you to mix and match pages within a communication book. In Express Pages, recorded or text-tospeech are linked in the message bar and played in sequence when the bar is tapped
Create as many Communication books as needed! share these books with other users via WiFi or AirDrop, and back them up via Dropbox or itunes. The IOS7 update, for example, presents the standard ios voices as text-to-speech options.
Go Talk Now- Visual Scenes (Scene Communication Page)
Go Talk Now- Page Options
Go Talk Now Features Choose 1, 4, 9, 16, or 25 Communication Locations per page. Use images from your ipad camera, photo library, or the Imagine Symbol set. Search the Internet in the app for the perfect image or icon. Crop, scale, or rotate an image using your fingers. Combine multiple images in a single communication location. Color pages, borders, and text with any hue. Move and size text with your fingers so it feels just right. Record your voice or choose text-to-speech. One free text-tospeech voice is included. Other text-to-speech voices are available as in-app purchases for 99 cents each in over 20 languages. Click here for a list of voices. Auditory Cues! Add spoken labels to any Communication Location. Great for scanning, guiding visually impaired users, and identifying any new or difficult vocabulary. Play videos from any communication location. Trim videos to desired length in the app. Select our alternate video interface to pause or exit the video easily. Use the core vocabulary button to give the communicator access to essential messages on any page. Create multimedia social stories and step-by-step instruction books by linking pages with an after action. Fill a communication book with unlimited pages. Access NOW with an accessibility switch. Use the Attainment Switch(an app that turns your ipad, iphone, or ipod Touch into a switch) or RJ Cooper s Bluetooth Super Switch. Select step or auto scan plus scanning speed. Group scanning by rows or columns. Add an extra auditory cue to announce when the row or column advances.
GoTalk Now Access Options User Guide: http://www.attainmentcompany.com/sites/default/files/pdf/support /GTN-UsersGuide_0.pdf Access: Page 33 Direct Access Scanning One or two switches Auditory Cues
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Session materials http://learningnetwork.setbc.org/districtpar tnerconference2017/
Go Talk Now Tutorial Video Touch Chat Tutorial Lamp Word for Life Tutorial ProloQuo2go Tutorial Let s Explore these iapps! Have Fun =)