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1. First select a group on the Sono Flex Next select a Context Page to add Contexts Pages The Selected Context Page will be marked with Lv checked in the right button corner To return to the Overview page select Back in the Sono Flex Contexts Tab Press the OK button to accept 36 Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 3 Create New from a Template Select the Create new from a Template button from the Sono Flex Control Panel to open the page in which you can select blank templates of the Flex Context pages in order to create your own Page Sets To create a new Page Set from a Template I Select any one of the available Templates 2 Choose the background color of your selected Template you have the choice of eight different colors for each Template 3 After your Template opens right click over the button that you wish to edit 4 Select Edit Button in the pop up list The Edit Button Wizard will open 5 Use the Edit Button Wizard to add images and sound to your button see Help using Sono Flex gt The Edit Button Wizard for information on how to use it 6 Select the Home button that exists on all Page Sets Select Yes to save your new Page Set 8 Give your new file a name and select Save to save the Page Set to your My Page Sets folder N You will now have access to this new Page Set from the My Page Sets button on the Select Context page of the Sono Flex Con2. n E gatta Lis ah x k l Po es r Ti a Ce ee aa p Tata aa i z na Pia oF fell blaa hid Bore dea peers PNN pa 2 af sese 7 ag monet y AE Select Start on Common Vocabulary Home Page to set the Common Vocabulary page as default Home Page in Sono Flex Select Start on Context Display Home Page to set the Context Display page as default Home Page in Sono Flex Select Reset Sono Flex Page Sets Selections to default to clear all changes made to Sono Flex Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel 39 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 4 2 Communicator Tab The Communicator tab in the Settings page presents two options Select Ready Made Communicator Page Sets for Sono Flex e Make Sono Flex Home Page for this user Select the Make Sono Flex Home Page for this user button to make Sono Flex the Communicator Home Page This will let you open Sono Flex automatically by opening Communicator if Communicator is configured to open the Home Page on start up from the Communicator Setup Wizard Select the Select Ready Made Communicator Page Sets for Sono Flex button to take a shortcut directly to the Communicator Set up Wizard The Communicator Setup Wizard allows you to configure your Communicator Home Page and or startup screen In this case you can use it for example to configure Sono Flex to be a part of your Communicator Home Page or to be the acting home page or startup page 40 Chapter 4 Sono Flex Co
3. external microphone will be used to make the recording Select Stop when you have finished recording Select Play to test the recorded sound 5 Select Finish to return to the Sound on Click dialog of the Edit Button Wizard or Cancel to return without saving your new sound ow Your new sound will now be the recorded sound that plays on the button when it is selected It will also have been added to My Recorded Sounds and can be accessed there for later use by selecting the Go to My Recorded Sounds button from the same dialog of the Edit Button Wizard e Select Finish to complete and save your edited or newly created button in the Edit Button Wizard or select Cancel to exit back to your chosen page or Template without saving 5 4 Saving Your New Page You new button will now be ready to use on your new Page Set When you select the Home button present on all Sono Flex Page Sets you will be prompted to save the new Page Set I Select Yes to save No to discard or Cancel to return to the page 2 By default your new page will be saved in your My Page Sets folder Choose a name and select Save you can of course save the file anywhere on your computer if you so choose You will now be able to access your new Page Set from the My Page Sets Tab on the Context Display gt Add page or Assign Context to Flex Button gt Change page of the Sono Flex Control Panel 50 Chapter 5 The Edit Button Wizard Tobii Sono Flex Us
4. Functions 3 3 1 Word Magic button 3 With the Word Magic button the user can change the last selected word into its correct grammatical form ria First select the E Word Magic button then select the correct form of the word Clear All Present Port 3 3 2 Message window speak button 4 In the message window all selected words will be displayed To speak the message select the message window 3 3 3 Erase button There are two different kind of erase buttons on the Home page 3 3 3 1 Clear All 5 To clear the whole message window select the Clear all button Using Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 3 3 3 2 Delete Last 6 _ To delete the last word entered in the message window select the da Delete last button 3 3 4 Common buttons There are some common button through out Sono Flex that have the same function where ever they appear 3 3 4 1 Home Button Select the A Home button to return to the set Sono Flex Home Page 3 3 4 2 Back Button Select the Back button to return to the previous Page Set 22 Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 3 4 Context Display Page More Contexts Select the oS More Contexts button from the Common Vocabulary Home Page to enter the Context Display page The Context Display Page will have two different looks e Flexible Contexts user can define Flex buttons e Static C
5. Sono Flex Control Panel Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 1 1 2 Grouped View The grouped view is only available for the Sono Flex Contexts Tab and not for the My Page Sets Tab Grouped view Overview j Grouped view Page sets Hi EA mena el A S pes E u Ei H First select a group on the Sono Flex Next select a Context Page to add Contexts Pages The Selected Context Page will be marked with x checked in the right button corner To return to the Overview page select i Back in the Sono Flex Contexts Tab Select the Close button when finished 4 1 2 Remove a Page Set To remove a Page Set from the Flex Context Pages follow this procedure I Select the Page Set to remove The selected Page Set will change color from White to Green 2 Select Remove button to remove the Page Set 3 Select OK to remove the Flex Context from the Display Context Page Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel oo Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 1 3 Changing the Order in the Context Display To change the order for a Context Page in the Context Display follow this procedure I Select the desired Context Page The selected Context Page will change color from White to Green 2 Select MIS Move up or Move down button to change the order for the Context Page 4 1 4 View a Context Page To view a Context Page in the Context Display follow this procedure I Select the desired Cont
6. assessment of an individual s needs and abilities Chapter 1 Introduction T Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 1 2 Sono Flex within the Sono Suite How does Sono Flex relate to Sono Primo and Sono Lexis gt loome ee la Dictionary size Dozens of words Approx 1000 words 1000 5000 words words being simultaneously accessible Navigation Handled by Complex Caregiver Categorization No other Situational Sophisticated principle categorization but categorization plus categorization with the situation simple word high abstraction classes eventually level e g word individual categories classes alphabetical 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 1 3 Fitzgerald Key Categorization The Fitzgerald Key assigns categories colors and an order of presentation to words according to the following criteria e Yellow People used in Sono Flex for Pronouns and Persons e Green Actions used in Sono Flex for Verbs e Blue Describing words used in Sono Flex for Describing Words e Purple Places used in Sono Flex for Places e Orange Nouns used in Sono Flex for three categories of nouns Things Body and Clothing Food and Eating e White Other used in Sono Flex for Time Words Questions Pink Social Vocabulary used in Sono Flex for Quick Phrases e Brown Short Words This category combines a number of conjunctions adjunctions and more words In Sono Flex the
7. like this I Home button 2 Links and Exit buttons 3 Available Contexts Access each context page by selecting the desired Context Navigate through the available Flex Context pages by using ES next page or previous page On the selected Context page the symbol for the page will be shown in the top left corner For example if the About me page is selected the LJ will be shown in the top left corner Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex 25 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Each context page consists of three pages Navigate through the Flex Context pages by using next page or as previous page To use a word from the Context page in your communication just select the word and the selected word will appear in the message window Select the J Home button to return to the Home page 26 Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 3 5 Links and Options Page indicator Ready Made Communicator pages Volume adjustment buttons Back to options page Home button Exit button l 2 3 4 5 6 3 5 1 Ready made Communicator Pages These are links to the Ready made Communicator Page Sets that are selected in the Communicator set up wizard The Ready made Communicator Page Sets available will be shown in this area Select a Ready made Communicator page to start desired feature Navigate through the available Ready made Communicator pages by using Chapter 3 Using S
8. that make up a large part of what is communicated Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex Te Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual The Core Words on the Home page are from left to right First row I be do like not and How Second row it can have want to and What To use a Core Word in your communication just select the Core Word and the selected Core Word will appear in the message list The Core Words are color coded according to Fitzgerald Keys as well 3 1 3 Flex Context Buttons 2 On the Home Page there are four Flex Context buttons These buttons can be set up as e 4 static locked for the user only caregiver defined user and 3 caregiver defined e 2user and 2 caregiver defined e 3 userand caregiver defined e 4user defined Access each context page by selecting the desired Flex Context buttons from the Home page On the selected Flex Context page the symbol for the page will be shown in the top left corner For example if the About me page is selected the will be shown in the top left corner Each context page consists of three pages Navigate through the Flex Context pages by using ASS next page or ea previous page To use a word from the Context page in your communication just select the word and the selected word will appear in the message window To see how the user can change the Flex Context Pages see section 3 2 1 1 Changing a Flex Context Page 18 Chapter 3 Using So
9. vocabulary categories have been arranged to make it easier for the user to sequence words together The Sono Flex design also reminds the user in what order to pick the words 1 4 Two Different Start Pages In Sono Flex for Communicator you can use the application with two different start pages e Common Vocabulary Home Page e Context Based Home Page The manual explains in detail the default Common Vocabulary Home Page mode as it offers more complexity but the individual button functions of the Context Based Home Page mode are the same Chapter 1 Introduction 9 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual The difference between the two start pages is in the amount that is accessible by the end user from the start page From the Common Vocabulary Home Page Categories Core Words and 4 Flex buttons with contexts are available From the Context Based Home Page only contexts are available The Common Vocabulary Home Page is the default start page but you can switch between the different start pages in the Control panel see Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel Giving the care giver the ability to choose between alternative start pages one with less and one with more complexity allows the program to grow along with the user s ability Starting an early user on the Context Based Home Page allows for a smooth transition between situational context based communication into the more versatile categorized core vocabulary with addit
10. 3 Using Sono Flex By design Tobii Sono Flex allows for different setups of the user interface different starting points and individual access options Therefore this chapter does not describe one narrow usage path of Sono Flex but lists all its functions Not all of the following elements will be available to all users in accordance with the selected settings in the Sono Flex control panel see Chapter 4 Control Panel It is recommended to personalize Sono Flex For example in the About me context the symbols of family members can be changed into a pictures of the end user family members by using The Edit Button Wizard see Chapter 5 The Edit Button Wizard 3 1 Common Vocabulary Home Page Default The Common Vocabulary Home Page is the access page for the user On the Home page the user will be able to make use of all the Sono Flex vocabulary containing the Main Vocabulary and the Flex Context buttons I j T T i y GERD FSA m See Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex 15 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual I _ Common Vocabulary I 1 Two 2 rows of Fitzgerald key grouped vocabulary category buttons I 2 Two 2 rows of Core Word buttons Four 4 Flex Context buttons One 1 Word Magic Grammar button One 1 Message window speak button Two 2 Erase buttons One 1 More Context button P A ae Po 3 1 1 Fitzgerald Key Category Pages 1 1 The categories and color codes used in Sono Flex are e Yellow Pronouns an
11. 4 4 1 Sono Flex Tab 4 4 2 Communicator Tab 4 4 3 Hardware Tab 4 4 4 Exit Sono Flex Setup 4 5 Help using Sono Flex The Edit Button Wizard 5 1 Button Text 5 2 Button Picture 5 3 Sound on Click 5 3 1 Sound Type 5 3 2 Text to speak 5 3 3 Miscellaneous 5 4 Saving Your New Page 5 5 Password Protected Page Sets 25 27 27 28 29 29 30 31 31 31 32 33 33 34 34 34 35 36 37 38 38 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 48 48 49 50 51 Appendices 6 1 Pre made Contexts in Sono Flex 6 2 Sono Flex for more Devices 6 3 More Content for Sono Flex 6 4 Research on which Sono Flex is based 52 52 61 61 61 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 1 6 Introduction Tobii Sono Flex is a symbol vocabulary based on the Tobii Communicator platform Tobii Sono Flex is targeted towards individuals in the stages of cognitive and linguistic development comparable to that of typically developing children between 3 to 6 years of age The core idea behind Sono Flex can be described as a combination of highly frequent words and phrases that are useful in many contexts core vocabulary and words and phrases that are prepared for specific recurring topics situational vocabulary Situational vocabulary is easy to understand categorize and apply even for very young children and individuals with low abstraction skills Yet only using situational vocabulary might limit the development of communicative independence a
12. I _ Open Communicator by selection the Communicator shortcut Icon on your desktop D or from within the Tobii folder in the Start Menu 2 Inthe Communicator Welcome Page select View Ready Made Page Sets UIJ Select the Symbol tab 4 Select either the Sono Flex Vocabulary icon or the Sono Flex Control Panel icon 12 Chapter 2 Getting Started with Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 2 1 3 Updating Sono Flex or Communicator Tobii Technology regularly releases updated versions of Sono Flex Whenever your PC is connected to the Internet you can check for the most recent version of Sono Flex or Communicator and update your installation I In Communicator click Help gt Check for updates 2 You get a message saying that Communicator will need to close to check for updates Click OK 4 Follow the directions on the screen ca 2 1 4 Activating Sono Flex When you purchase Sono Flex for Communicator you will receive an activation key for the software If you do not have a key you can start a 30 days trial period Start the Licenses Manager then select Activate and follow the on screen instructions to complete the simple activation process or use the Evaluation Mode temporarily Each serial number serves up to three computers e g the user s communication device the therapist s laptop and an assistant or teacher computer Your serial number can be found on the CD box To move the licence
13. Page is set to Context Display Home Page From the More Contexts page or Context Display Home Page select From the Links and Exit page select Exit button From the Exit page select EI Control Panel button To be able to access the Control panel from within Sono Flex a setting must selected in the Control panel More information can be found in section 4 4 Settings 30 Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 Sono Flex Control Panel 4 1 Context Display VEDE EDI dr _ or_ GIS a a ie gt TE PIN D TE The Caregiver can view which Flex Context pages that are made available for the end user from within Sono Flex Navigate through the available Flex Context pages by using gt next page or previous page 4 1 1 Add new Flex Context Page There are 50 pre made Context Pages delivered within Sono Flex see section 6 1 Pre made Flex Context Pages Select he Add button to add a Context Page to the available Flex Context Pages Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel 31 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 1 1 2 Alphabetic View mit n Pa i a Ei ir 2 i pa PI La aa pi hi a Select a Context Page to add from the Sono Flex Contexts or My Page Sets Tab The selected Context Pages will be marked with Lv checked in the right button corner Select the Close button when finished 32 Chapter 4
14. Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual for Tobii Communicator Manual Version 1 0 09 2011 All rights reserved Tobii Technology AB The information contained in this document is proprietary to Tobii Technology Any reproduction in part or whole without prior written authoriztion by Tobii Technology is prohibited Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document Content subject to change without notice Please check Tobii web site www tobii com for updated versions of this manual Tobii_manual_SonoFlexCommunicator_VI_0_01092011_UsEng Contents Introduction 1 1 Intended Use 1 2 Sono Flex within the Sono Suite 1 3 Fitzgerald Key Categorization 1 4 Two Different Start Pages Getting Started with Sono Flex 2 1 Installing Running and Updating Sono Flex 2 1 1 Installi
15. d Persons e Green Verbs e Blue Describing words e Purple Places e Orange Nouns three categories Things Body and Clothing Food and Eating e White Other two categories Time Words Questions Pink Quick Phrases Brown Short Words 16 Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Depending on the category the vocabulary will be structured differently by default For example Nouns words are grouped together in subcategories like fruits body parts etc For Verbs the most common verbs will be located on the first page and for pages 2 6 the rest are sorted in alphabetic order Access each Fizgerald Key Category page by selecting the desired page from the Home page On the selected page the symbol for the page will be shown in the top left corner For example if the Pronouns page is selected the teed will be shown in the top left corner Each Fizgerald key pal page consists of on one to six pages Navigate through the pages by using CS next page or SS previous page In the bottom right corner on the last page a D button will be shown To use a word from the context page in your communication select the word and the selected word will appear in the message window You will automatically be returned to the Home page 3 1 2 Core Words 1 2 Core Words are words that will be use over and over across numerous situations They are a small number of flexible words
16. er s Manual 5 5 Password Protected Page Sets Some of Sono Flex s Page Sets are locked for editing by a password We have done this because these Page Sets contain complicated action scripts and are difficult to customize If you want to customize the locked Page Set anyway you are free to do so at your own risk The password for editing locked Page Sets is flex Enter Password This page set has been password protected Enter the password to continue We cannot provide support if there is an error in a password protected Page Set that you have changed Chapter 5 The Edit Button Wizard 51 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 6 Appendices 6 1 Pre made Contexts in Sono Flex Contexts are situationally based or organizationally based groups of words categorized into one Page Set relevant to the Sono Flex user group in general or for custom made contexts the individual user in particular The pre made contexts are mostly common situations in which a user of this level of cognitive and linguistic development would be involved based on the shared clinical and family experiences of the authors of Sono Flex as well as on the writings of the various authors listed in the Research Bibliography Not all contexts are completely situationally based thus they are not called Situations A user might want to make their own context called Things that Fly Things that are Blue or Wo
17. es or images than those available through the SymbolStix library by selecting the Browse button e Select your chosen image from the image field or through the Browse button The image or picture of your chosen button will change After you have finished adding or changing images select Next gt The Sound on Click dialog will open Chapter 5 The Edit Button Wizard 4 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 5 3 Sound on Click Use the Sound on Click dialog of the Edit Button Wizard to add sound to or change the sound of your chosen button Sono Flex comes with an extensive library of live recorded sounds for its most common words and phrases and makes use of the Acapela synthesized speech voices 5 3 1 Sound Type In the Sound type section of the Sound on Click dialog use the selector bubbles to choose between having No sound on the button using Synthesized speech to speak your chosen Button Text using Recorded sound to speak your chosen Button Text or even importing an Sound file from your computer to play when your chosen button is selected Select the Revert to synthesized speech for missing sounds check box when you have chosen Recorded sound to specify that the primary sound for a Button Text will be a recorded sound but that if there is no recorded sound available that text will be spoken by the synthesized speech voice This is the default and recommended setting for Sono Flex 5 3 2 Text to speak In t
18. ext Page The selected Context Page will change color from White to Green 2 Select View button to view the Context Page 4 2 Assign Context to Flex Buttons On the Assign Context to Flex Buttons access can be enabled for the end user to change between and 4 of the Flex Context Buttons by selecting the check box in the column End user assignable If the Lv Checked 34 Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual is visible the end user can change the Flex Context for the button themselves in that position on the Context Display Page see section 3 4 1 Context Display Page Flexible Contexts Select the Clear button to remove a Flex Context button Select the Change button to change or assign a Flex Context button If none of the buttons are set to End user assignable the Context Display Page will be static see section 3 4 2 Context Display Page Static Context 4 2 1 Alphabetic View Select a Context Page to add from the Sono Flex Contexts or My Page Sets Tab The selected Context Pages will be marked with Lv checked in the right button corner Press the OK button to accept Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel 20 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 2 2 Grouped View The grouped view is only available for the Sono Flex Contexts Tab and not for the My Page Sets Tab Grouped view Overview j Grouped view Page sets zi ienaa a a e ali mE
19. he Text to speak section of the dialog you can choose the text to be spoken when the button is selected 48 Chapter 5 The Edit Button Wizard Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Choose Speak text on button to choose the same text as the written Button Text that you had previously specified Choose Speak this text text field to add other text to be spoken instead of or in addition to the written Button Text e g on the Button Text you could have written Sleep but you choose for the sound upon selection of the button to be really want to sleep If you write text in the text field that does not have a corresponding recorded sound you will be prompted to record a new one yourself 0 3 3 Miscellaneous In the Miscellaneous section of the dialog you can choose to test the sound you have chosen for the button with the Test Sound button record a new sound with the Record Sound button or go to your own list of your own recorded sounds with the Go to My Recorded Sounds button You can also select the check box to Prevent user interaction while sound is playing This makes it impossible for the end user to select another button until the sound from this button has finished playing To record a new sound I Select the Record Sound button The Record New Sound dialog will open 2 Select the Record button Your computer s default or assigned Chapter 5 The Edit Button Wizard 49 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual
20. ill be visible on the left side of the dialog the text field is available on the right side You may set Sono Flex by using Communicator to call up an on screen keyboard whenever there is a text field by selecting View gt Use On Screen Keyboard from the Communicator Menu Toggle the Communicator Menu on or off from Sono Flex by right clicking and selecting Run in Window Run Full Screen e After you have finished adding or editing the visible text select Next gt The Button Picture dialog will open 46 Chapter 5 The Edit Button Wizard Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 5 2 Button Picture Use the Button Picture Dialog of the Edit Button Wizard to add an image to or change the image of your chosen button The button you have chosen to edit will be visible on the left side of the dialog the collection of available SymbolStix images based on the word you have chosen will be seen on the right By default the Edit Button Wizard will automatically search for images relating to the word that you have chosen as your Button Text If there are no images available that match your chosen text you can search for any other words that might relate to similar images by using the Search For text field e g Bed instead of Sleep This will not change your previously chosen Button Text You can also remove the present image by selecting the Remove Picture button or even search your hard drive or external drive for other pictur
21. ional contexts available communication of the Common Vocabulary Home Page This follows the regular learning curve of preliterate AAC users and assists with growth and learning 10 Chapter 1 Introduction Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 2 Getting Started with Sono Flex 2 1 Installing Running and Updating Sono Flex 2 1 1 Installing Sono Flex from a CD I Insert the Tobii Sono Flex CD into your CD drive The installation program will start automatically 2 Follow the directions on the screen clicking Next until the installation program completes the installation for you 3 When you see the message that Tobii Sono Flex has been successfully installed click Finish then remove the Tobii Sono Flex CD 2 1 2 Running Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex can be started simply in two different ways from either e The Start Menu in the Windows Environment e The Communicator View Ready Made Page Sets page From the Start Menu in the Windows Environment I Select Start Menu gt All programs gt Tobii gt Sono Suite 2 Select either the Sono Flex or the Sono Flex Control Panel 2 Sono Flex Control Panel E Sono Flex You may also drag out the icons from the Start Menu to your Desktop and make quick access shortcuts to the Sono Flex or Sono Flex Control Panel if you wish Chapter 2 Getting Started with Sono Flex 11 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual From the Communicator View Ready Made Page Sets page
22. ith Moderate or Severe Mental Retardation American Speech Language Hearing Association 1994 pp 883 895 Chapter 6 Appendices tobii www tobii com SWEDEN GERMANY USA JAPAN Phone 46 8 522 950 20 Phone 49 69 24 75 03 4 28 Toll Free 1 800 793 9227 Phone 81 3 5793 3316 Phone 1 781 461 8200 support tobii com support tobii com techsupport tobiiATI com support jp tobii com Support hours 8 am 6 pm Support hours 8 am 6 pm Between July August 9am bpm Between July August 9am 5pm Support hours 9 am 9 pm Support hours 9 am 5 30 pm Central European Time GMT 1 Central European Time GMT 1 US Eastern Starndard Time GMT 6 Japan Standard Time GMT 9
23. klungsst rungen Grundlagen Diagnostik und Therapie Munchen 2009 e Light and Drager AAC technologies for Young Children with Complex Communications Needs State of the Science and Future Research Directions Augmentative and Alternative Communication September 2007 pp 204 216 Chapter 6 Appendices 61 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 62 Light and Drager Improving the Design of Augmentative and Alternative Technologies for Young Children Assistive Technology 2002 14 pp 17 32 Light Drager and Nemser Enhancing the appeal of AAC technologies for young children lessons from the toy manufacturers Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2004 20 pp 137 149 Reichle Beukelman amp Light Exemplary Practices for Beginning Communicators Implications for AAC 2002 Szagun Sprachentwicklung beim Kind Weinheim 2008 Trudeau Sutton Dagenais Broeck and Marford Construction of Graphic Symbol utterances by Children Teenagers and Adults The Effect of Structure and Task Demands Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research 2007 50 pp 1314 1329 Van Tatenhove Normal Language Development Generative Language amp AAC http wwwvantatenhove com files NLDAAC pdf Wilkinson and Mcllvane Teaching graphical Symbols to beginning Communicators pp 273 321 In Reichle Beukelman amp Light 2002 Wilkinson Romski and Sevcik Emergence of Visual Graphic Symbol Combinations by Youth W
24. nd is hard to maintain when the vocabulary of an AAC user grows Core vocabulary is much more versatile yet is also more difficult to understand and especially to store and find by navigation within categories Sono Flex was designed to combine the advantages of both approaches It allows for a combined use of core vocabulary and contextual utterances and contains various ways to fine tune the blend in accordance with individual needs and development It enables a growth path into the independent use of the communication aid giving scaffolding structures to help build up a large vocabulary while also allowing for a very flexible handling of the same The common words and phrases of Sono Flex are available in a main vocabulary area holding approximately 1 000 words and are sorted by part of speech criteria The categories are set up using the well proven Fitzgerald Key and are color coded accordingly The situational utterances are stored in over 50 pre made contexts each holding up to 80 words and phrases Although no further subcategories are used for the words of the context pages they do have an unobtrusive color marking in the Fitzgerald Key colors helping further to prepare the greater use of core Chapter 1 Introduction Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual vocabulary Contexts can easily be hidden or made accessible in accordance with individual needs or even seasonal requirements The starting point into main vocabulary and con
25. ng Sono Flex from a CD 2 1 2 Running Sono Flex 2 1 3 Updating Sono Flex or Communicator 2 1 4 Activating Sono Flex 2 2 Quick Guide 2 2 1 Using Sono Flex to Communicate 2 2 2 Exiting Sono Flex Using Sono Flex 3 1 Common Vocabulary Home Page Default 3 1 1 Fitzgerald Key Category Pages 1 1 3 1 2 Core Words 1 2 3 1 3 Flex Context Buttons 2 3 2 Context Based Home Page 3 3 Common Functions 3 3 1 Word Magic button 3 3 3 2 Message window speak button 4 3 3 3 Erase button 3 3 3 1 Delete Last 5 1 3 3 3 2 Clear All 5 2 3 3 4 Common buttons 3 3 4 1 Home Button 3 3 4 2 Back Button 3 4 Context Display Page More Contexts 6 3 4 1 Context Display Page Flexible Contexts 3 4 1 1 Changing a Flex Context Button 9 10 oocon O 11 11 11 11 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 24 3 4 2 Context Display Page Static Context 3 5 Links and Options 3 5 1 Ready made Communicator Pages 3 6 Adjusting the Volume 3 7 Exiting Sono Flex 3 7 1 Exiting Sono Flex 3 7 2 Accessing the Control Panel Sono Flex Control Panel 4 1 Context Display 4 1 1 Add new Flex Context Page 4 1 1 2 Alphabetically View 4 1 1 2 Grouped View 4 1 2 Remove a Page Set 4 1 3 Changing the Order in the Context Display 4 1 4 View a Context Page 4 2 Assign Context to Flex Buttons 4 2 1 Alphabetically View 4 2 2 Grouped View 4 3 Create New from a Template 4 4 Settings
26. no Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 3 2 Context Based Home Page The Context Based Home Page will be the Home Page for the user if that setting in the Control Panel is chosen On the Home Page the user will be able to make use of all the chosen Sono Flex Context pages and also be able to train in using the Common Vocabulary Home Page Context pages Access to Common Vocabulary One 1 Word Magic Grammar button One 1 Message window speak button Erase button Clear All Erase button Delete Last One 1 Link amp Options button Quick Phrases CON DU BRWN gt Access each context page by selecting the desired Context page Navigate through the available Flex Context pages by using ES next page Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex 19 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual or previous page On the selected Context page the symbol for the page will be shown in the top bi left corner For example if the About me page is selected the will be shown in the top left corner Each context page consists of three pages Navigate through the Flex Context pages by using 12 next page or NS previous page To use a word from the Context page in your communication just select the word and the selected word will appear in the message window More Contexts can be added from the Control Panel see section 4 1 Context Display 20 Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 3 3 Common
27. ntrol Panel Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual To use the Communicator Setup Wizard you must follow the instructions in Help for Communicator 4 or the Communicator User s Guide I Open the Communicator Setup Wizard by selecting the Setup Wizard button 2 Select the Symbol tab here you will find the icons for the Sono Flex Home Page and the Sono Flex Control Panel 3 Select the Help tab and choose either Help for Communicator 4 or User Guide PDF 4 Follow the instructions for Using the Setup Wizard 5 As per the instructions tick to select the Page Sets you want in your Communicator Home or Startup Page select the type of Home Page you want adjust the Favorites and Order Adjust User Settings and Start Up 6 From your new Communicator Home Page you will be able to start Sono Flex or configure it to be set as the default Startup Page for each time you start Communicator Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel 41 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 4 3 Hardware Tab The Hardware Tab in the Settings page allows you to control different selected hardware settings of the device on which you are running Sono Flex directly from the Sono Flex Control Panel Depending on the Hardware you are using to run Sono Flex and depending on whether or not you are using eye control there will be more or less hardware settings available Select a button and follow the on screen instructions if available for as
28. on color shape etc po reset to use the Goi Ysw Tgl yeu went to change severa butions si once Fou cardo Ghee csee imn he bat oe Disk hioj ia Sorts As personalization of Page Sets is an essential ingredient for ensuring the successful use of AAC systems we have provided the Edit Button Wizard as a way of modifying pre made pages and creating content for the provided blank Templates The Edit Button Wizard is a simple tool that allows you to change the text picture and sound of an existing button or add text pictures and sounds to blank template buttons To use the Edit Button Wizard to modify a button from a Page Set or Template in the Sono Flex Control Panel I Select and open the Template page or the page from the Page Set that you wish to edit 2 Right click on the button you wish to modify and select Edit Button from the right click menu The Edit Button Wizard will open Chapter 5 The Edit Button Wizard 45 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Onatouch screen device you may be able to right click by long pressing the selection on the screen 3 Read the Edit Button Wizard welcome page above and select Next gt you can choose to Skip this page next time by selecting the check box The Button Text dialog will open 5 1 Button Text Use the Button Text dialog of the Edit Button Wizard to add new text to or change the text of your chosen button The button you have chosen to edit w
29. ono Flex 217 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual gt next page or previous page When exiting the desired feature the Ready made Communicator pages will appear again More information about the Communicator set up wizard can be found in section 4 4 2 Communicator Tab 3 6 Adjusting the Volume Volume adjustment can be made on the More Contexts or the Links and Options page Adjust the speakers volume by selecting I Low volume 2 Medium volume 3 Max volume Select the Home button to return to the Home page 28 Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 3 7 Exiting Sono Flex No Do More button Return to Sono Flex Links and Exit Page Yes Exit button Control Panel button If enabled in settings Back to Home Page RWN gt 3 7 1 Exiting Sono Flex To Exit Sono Flex follow this procedure From the Home Page select Q More Contexts button Skip if the Home Page is set to Context Display Home Page 2 From the More Contexts page or Context Display Home Page select da Links amp Options button 3 From the Links and Exit page select Bo Exit button 4 From the Exit page select By Yes Exit button Using Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 3 7 2 Accessing the Control Panel To access the Control Panel from within Sono Flex follow this procedure 4 From the Home Page select S More Contexts button Skip if the Home
30. ono Flex User s Manual 6 2 Sono Flex for more Devices Tobii Sono Flex is available for more devices See www tobii com for more information 6 3 More Content for Sono Flex You can find and share Page Sets and pages for Sono Flex on Tobii Technology s Page Set sharing web site www pagesetcentral com 6 4 Research on which Sono Flex is based e Adamson Romski Deffebach and Sevcik Symbol Vocabulary and the Focus of Conversations Augmenting Language Development for Youth With Mental Retardation American Speech Language Hearing Association 1992 pp 1333 1343 Beukelman and Mirenda Augmentative and Alternative Communication Supporting Children amp Adults with Complex Communication Needs 2007 e Drager Light Carlson D Silva Larsson Pitkin and Stopper Learning of Dynamic Display AAC Technologies by Typically Developing 3 Year Olds Effect of Different Layouts and Menu Approaches Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research 2004 47 pp 1133 1148 e Drager Light Speltz Fallon and Jeffries The Performance of Typically Developing 2 2 Year Olds on Dynamic Display AAC Technologies With Different System Layouts and Language Organizations Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research 2003 46 pp 298 312 e Drager Reichle and Pinkoski Synthesized Speech Output and Children A Scoping Review American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 2010 19 pp 259 273 e Kannengieser Sprachentwic
31. ontext only caregiver can define Flex buttons 3 4 1 Context Display Page Flexible Contexts Page indicator Home button Flex Context buttons Available Contexts Volume adjustment buttons Links and Exit buttons CoM KBWN Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex 23 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Select the Home button to return to the Home page 3 4 1 1 Changing a Flex Context Button 8 4 Depending on the settings the user can be allowed to change between and 4 Flex Context buttons In the following example the user can change all four Flex Context buttons Even if the user can change less Flex Context buttons the principle is the same To change a Flex Context button follow this procedure I Select which Flex Context 3 to change to the right of the screen The selected button and arrow will change color to green 2 Select a Flex Context 4 from the Available Contexts list for the button Navigate through the available Flex Contexts by using gt next page or previous page Select the Home button to return to the Home page If the More Contexts page on the Common Vocabulary Page is accessed when the Context Display Home Page is set as Start page there will be a Back button instead 24 Chapter 3 Using Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 3 4 2 Context Display Page Static Context If the Flex buttons are Static only caregiver defined the Context Display Page will look
32. rds learned with Teacher which might span a number of different experiential situations The following is a list of the Pre made Contexts in Sono Flex with a small description and their group label Description Belong to group in Grouped view 4th of July Holiday TC amo staan About me Personal p2 Chapter 6 Appendices Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Symbol Description Belong to group in Grouped view Art School a Chapter 6 Appendices 53 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Symbol Description Belong to group in Grouped view Breakfast Food k 54 Chapter Appendices Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Symbol Description Belong to group in Grouped view Poo Chapter 6 Appendices DO Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Description Belong to group in Grouped view o 56 Chapter 6 Appendices Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Symbol Description Belong to group in Grouped view o Housekeeping Activity Lunch Food D A Chapter 6 Appendices DI Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Description Belong to group in Grouped view o 58 Chapter 6 Appendices Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Symbol Description Belong to group in Grouped view se ff Questions Other o Chapter 6 Appendices 59 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 60 Chapter 6 Appendices Description Belong to group in Grouped view Vacation Holiday k _ Activity Tobii S
33. sistance 42 Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 4 4 Exit Sono Flex Setup Use the Exit button to exit the Sono Flex Control Panel entirely Select the Exit and a dialog will open giving you three choices Choose what to do then hit OK to exit bi Exit to Sona Flex Vocabulary Page Lu sa Exit Communitaotar entirely I Exit to Sono Flex Vocabulary Page Select to exit directly to the Sono Flex Vocabulary Page the end user s Sono Flex access portal 2 Exit to Communicator Welcome Page Select to exit to the Welcome Page in Tobii Communicator where you can access Communicator in its entirety 3 Exit Communicator entirely Select to exit to the Windows Environment closing Sono Flex and Communicator Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel 43 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 5 Help using Sono Flex From all screens of the Sono Flex Control Panel you can select the information text in the upper left corner Help Using Sono Flex and open the following page In the Help Using Sono Flex page you can find a few short tips for using Sono Flex as well as a link to the PDF version of the Sono Flex For Communicator User s Manual 44 Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 5 The Edit Button Wizard Welcome to the Edit Button Wizard Th mirai yell heip po change tte teed pte arci sound usi for thes button Far other changes positi
34. texts can be set individually A typical use after an introduction period would be either the Contexts Based Home Page with only the situational context vocabulary available or the Common Vocabulary Home Page with four different context links being quickly available These quick links called Flex buttons can be reassigned easily according to the user s needs and upcoming events 1 1 Intended Use The focus of Tobii Sono Flex is on incorporating a core language in a natural way but also to make use of a special vocabulary for specific activities the user finds engaging and fun The Sono Flex Page Sets are designed to e Always give access to a standard vocabulary of around 1 000 words e In additional have access to up to 4 preselected contexts e Haye flexibility in how many of the contexts the user should be able to select themselves Within the package the user s caregivers receive guidance on how to create their own context specific vocabularies and activities through included templates and instructional documentation This product is not intended to serve as a substitute for speech language therapy or educational services The process of language acquisition has been studied extensively as has the role of modeling and language stimulation as tools for teaching language The authors encourage the use of such techniques when using this product The appropriateness of this product should be determined following a thorough
35. to a new computer first deactivate the current license After successful installation you are advised to ensure that your software is up Chapter 2 Getting Started with Sono Flex 13 Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual to date Select Help gt Check for Updates and perform this check regularly The activation dialog will appear each time you start Communicator until you activate the program Here you will see how many days remain in the trial and you can at any time choose to activate the software with a purchased serial number If you want to continue using the trial version select Ctrl Alt F10 2 2 Quick Guide 2 2 1 Using Sono Flex to Communicate To use Sono Flex to communicate follow this procedure I Lookup the each word phrase you want to communicate by navigating through the different pages at hand 2 Select the word phrase The selected word phrase will appear in the message window 3 If needed use the Word Magic button to get correct type of word 4 Repeat step 3 until you have put together your phrase 5 Press the message window to speak your phrase 2 2 2 Exiting Sono Flex To exit Sono Flex follow this procedure I Select the More Contexts button Skip if the Home Page is set to Context Display Home Page 2 Select the Links and Options button Select the Exit button 4 Select the Exit Yes button UJI 14 Chapter 2 Getting Started with Sono Flex Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual
36. trol Panel From there you can select the check box to enable your new Page Set to be a part of the Sono Flex Home Page for the access of the end user Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel of Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual 4 4 Settings The Settings page consists of three different tabs 4 4 1 Sono Flex Tab The Sono Flex Tab in the Settings page presents five options e Audible Cue on Grammar Buttons e Exit to Control Panel from Vocabulary Page e Return to Home Page after selections in Categories Contexts Sono Flex Home Page Change Start on Common Vocabulary Home Page Start on Context Based Home Page e Reset Sono Flex Page Sets Selections to default Select the Audible Cue on Grammar buttons to turn ON or OFF the Audible Cue Select the Exit to Control Panel from Vocabulary Page to turn ON or OFF the user access to the Control Panel from the Vocabulary Page Select the Return to Home Page after selections in Categories to turn ON or OFF the behavior after selecting a word in a Category page 38 Chapter 4 Sono Flex Control Panel Tobii Sono Flex User s Manual Select the Return after selection in Contexts to turn ON or OFF the behavior after selecting a word in a Context page Select the Sono Flex Home Page Change button to e Reset to original to use the original Common Vocabulary page e Select from My Page Sets to choose your own created changed Page Set as the Common Vocabulary page
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