AAC Assessment Additional Resources
AAC Assessment Additional Resources
Below are additional resources on how to use a TobiiDynavox communicator and how to use the TobiiDynavox Augmentative and Alternative Communication Needs Assessment.听
Steps to Customize Videos on TobiiDynavox Communicator 5听
**Videos should be about 10-20 seconds and saved in .mpg format**
TO ADD NEW VIDEO听
- Hold down the page anywhere to bring up dashboard
- Select 鈥淓dit Page Set鈥
- TO EXPAND BUTTON
- Hold down on an empty grid space to get red lines around it
- Drag corner to expand the grid size
- Then delete the other empty grids
- Hold down and select 鈥渄elete鈥
- Hold down on an empty grid space to get red lines around it
- TO SELECT IMAGE ->听Select icon of a magnifying glass (grid must be selected)
- This will bring up a search window
- Browse (if images are on USB drive)
- Select 鈥渙pen鈥
- TO SELECT VIDEO ->听Select 鈥渂utton鈥 drop-down menu (5th menu from the left)
- Select 鈥淰ideo鈥
- Browse Videos from USB drive
- Open
- Option for play just on the button or the entire screen 鈫 select ENTIRE SCREEN
- Make sure that 鈥淣on-selectable鈥 is NOT selected under 鈥淏utton鈥 menu
- SAVE听
- File 鈫 save
- OR
- Select image for save
- Select 鈥淪ave As鈥 to save onto USB Drive
- TO TEST VIDEO
- Select 鈥淰iew鈥 drop-down menu
- Select 鈥渞un鈥
- 听TO DUPILICATE PAGE听听
- Go to 鈥淧age鈥
- Select 鈥渄uplicate page鈥
- On bottom left there is an index of pages
- TO DUPLICATE BUTTON
- Select button you want to copy
- Select 鈥渃opy鈥
- Tap where you want the button to go and select 鈥減aste鈥
- TO LINK
- Select the button you want to link to get a red highlight
- Select 鈥渂utton actions鈥
- Select 鈥済o-to
- 鈥淎dd action鈥
- 鈥淕o to page鈥
- Select page you want to link to
This is the TobiiDynavox.
This needs assessment can be completed as part of an initial AAC evaluation or as part of an on-going assessment after AAC strategies and tools have been implemented.
Note: Then needs assessment is most effective when completed by multiple members of a team - with as much inout from the individual with complex communication needs as possible.听