Transcript Document 7246813

Intellikeys for the
Beginner
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Colorado Department of Education
The Intellikeys Keyboard
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Intellikeys for the Beginner
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Goals of this training…
– Overview of Intellikeys/Equipment
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Classic and USB versions
– Basic Operation/Applications
– Ideas for you/Strategies
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Who you are and what you want…
Equipment
Applicatio
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Strategies
Intellikeys – Getting Started
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What is this thing?
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Alternate keyboard
Seven standard overlays
Macintosh, Apple, and PC compatible
Customizable with Overlay Maker and Suite
Differences at a Glance…
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Classic
6 overlays
Need Mac or PC
cable to switch
Not hot-swappable
Plugs into keyboard
port
Control panel harder
Toggles between
mouse and keyboard
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USB
7 overlays (web new)
Works with MAC/PC
Turns on/off hot
swappable
Plugs into USB
Onscreen control
panel easier to adjust
Mouse and keyboard
both available always
More intuitive/easier
Intellikeys – What it can do
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Provides physical, visual and cognitive
access to the computer
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Built-in features:
– Switch jacks
– Ability to “set-up”
features
– Key guards available
Explore the Overlays
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• Arrows Overlay
• Numbers Overlay
• Basic Writing
Overlay
• QWERTY Overlay
IBM version
• QWERTY Overlay
MAC version
• Setup Overlay
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• Alphabet Overlay
• Math Access
Overlay
• Mouse Access
Overlay
• Basic Writing
Overlay
• Qwerty Overlay
• Web Access
Overlay
• Setup Overlay
Getting Started – Classic board
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Out of the box
– Plug it in
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IBM = PS2 cable
verses AT Cable
Mac = ADB
– Daisy Chain with a
mouse or keyboard
port
– Lights and sounds
Getting Started – blue board
The Set-up Overlay
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Allows you to customize for different users
Keyboard reset = default settings
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Slide the Setup Overlay onto Intellikeys
Listen for the beep
Press keyboard reset twice
Watch for indicator lights to flash
Press display features twice (on USB)
Remove the Setup Overlay
Use Intellikeys with any
Software
– Standard word processor
– Talking Word Processor
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Keep in mind this is separate software, adds the
speech feature.
– Note pad or Simple Text
– Favorite software
***think of it as your keyboard, it is just an
alternate keyboard
QWERTY Overlay
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Standard Keyboard Layout
Contains all the keys you would find on a
standard 101-key keyboard
Designed for comprehensive adult programs
Contains Features:
– Num Pad
– Access Mouse/Keyboard
– Caps Lock/Num Lock Lights
Set-up Overlay and Smart
Typing
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Helpful for slow typists
Automatically types certain characters to
speed you up
To turn it on
– Put set-up overlay in and turn smart typing on
– Replace set-up overlay with Basic Writing
Overlay
– Try it out! Type a sentence with the word
queen in it.
Keyboard Repeat Feature
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If you hold your finger on a key the
keyboard repeat feature causes the key to
be repeated.
To shut this feature off:
– Slide Setup Overlay in place
– Press Repeat Off (for PC only)
– On Macintosh use the control panel, keyboard,
repeat off
Alphabet Overlay
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Arranged in alphabetical order
Easy to read keys/use of color
Use it with any word processing program
Steps to use…
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Open word processing program
Slide alphabetical overlay in
Listen for beep
Begin typing
Numbers Overlay
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Insert Numbers Overlay
Listen for the Beep
Type some numbers
Applications
Basic Writing Overlay
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Very similar to Alphabet Overlay
Contains may common computer keys
Designed to facilitate word processing
Alt/Command key for Mac and PC
– Mac/Apple = Command or open apple
– PC = alt key
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M and K
– Switches between mouse and keyboard
( above arrows)
Response Rate
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Adjusts the time required to activate a key
Useful if a person tends to press unwanted keys
or drags their arm across the keyboard
Change the Response Rate:
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Put set-up overlay in
Press response rate number 10 (15 is default)
Put Basic Writing Overlay back in and try it
Replace set-up overlay and return to 15
1= slow response rate, 15 = rapid response rate
Arrows Overlay
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Useful for software programs that require
use of the arrows, spacebar, and return, etc
Useful for “busy hands”
Mouse Arrows
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Allows the combination of the keyboard and the
mouse with the touch of a finger
Activated on four Overlays but try with Arrows
To turn it on:
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Put set-up overlay in place
Turn mouse arrows on
Put arrows overlay in
Note small icons on Y and N (drag and click)
Mouse Pad
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Built in on the Apple QWERTY
Lets you move the mouse in eight different
directions
Can also adjust the speed of the mouse
movement by using the set-up overlay
Set-up Overlay Other Features
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Touch Features
– Response rate – slows response time of
keyboard
– Required Lift Off – must lift finger off before
any other key will respond
– Key sound – audio feedback when key is
pressed
Set-up Overlay Other Features
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Repeat Features
– IBM Repeat Rate – sets speed at which
characters repeat
– IBM Repeat – prevents keys from repeating
– Repeat Latching – latches the next key until
the keyboard is touched anywhere, allows user
to watch the screen
Set-up Overlay Other Features
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Shift Features
– Shift Key Action
Latching – latches for one keystroke
 Locking – holds shift key on
 No Latch – turns off latch
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– Indicator Lights
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Set-up Overlay Other Features
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Additional features
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Feature Reset – restores factory defaults
List Features -open word processor and press list
Mouse Arrows – arrows function as a mouse
Apple Mouse Speed - changes the speed of the mouse
Smart Typing – makes typing faster
Custom Overlay level –useful for changing switch
settings
– Data Send rate – used with custom overlays
Set-up Overlay Other Features
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Troubleshooting
– Keyboard Reset – deletes custom overlays,
clears memory
– IBM Standard Keyboard Attached – for older
keyboards
– AT Arrows – for AT style PC for page
up/down, etc
Set-up Overlay Other Features
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Test Pad – allows you to check the effect
of a feature once you have set it
Applications
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Intellitalk
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– Talking word processor
Intellitalk version III has
many new features.
 Keep in mind this is separate
software, adds the speech feature.
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Using Intellikeys with Switches
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Useful for
individuals with
motor difficulties
Plug in most
common switches
into the two switch
jacks
Use Intellikeys with
Switch driven
software
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Choice Making
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Use Intellikeys as
a choice making
activity with
young kids
Use Intellikeys as
an early
communication
tool
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Custom Overlays
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Purchase software
to custom build
overlays
Overlay Maker
$check price
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Physical Adaptations
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Inclusion
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Birthday Party
Fun
Party Games
Singing Songs
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Reading & Writing
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Participation with
peers
Custom overlays
Web site
– www.intellitools
.com
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Activity exchange
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Summary
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Goals of this training…
– Overview of Intellikeys/Equipment
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Classic and USB versions
– Basic Operation/Applications
– Ideas for you/Strategies
Why we need technology
training…
“Hello, this is tech support, I’ll
need your serial number located
conveniently inside the unit.”
“Well call me if anything
changes.”
“The sticker
says my
warranty is
void if I
open the
unit.”
Resources in your community
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Insert information about your
SWAAAC team here.