JoeSchedule Help

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  1. Introduction
  2. Creating A Schedule
  3. Edit an existing Schedule
  4. View A Schedule
  5. Creating a choice board
  6. Edit an existing choice board
  7. View a choice board
  8. Embed a choice board in a schedule
  9. Embed a Schedule in a schedule
  10. Print
  11. Viewing Schedules
  12. Adding pictures to a schedule
  13. Saving images from the Internet
  14. ABA Programs Overview

Introduction

The screen is divided into three sections: Left , Middle, and Right.

The Left displays Schedules by Category, My Choice Boards and My Schedules. You can use the activity schedules under Schedules by Category, modify them or create your own.

 An activity schedule is a list, similar to a to do list, used to cue someone to complete a sequence of activities. The list can consist of pictures, text or a combination of both pictures and text.   An example of a schedule is an After School Routine.  

After School Routine

Hang up backup

Snack

Homework

Once schedules are being mastered it is a good idea to allow choices to be implemented in your schedules. Choice boards are a great way to do this.  A choice board is a list of activities that are similar in nature that the user can chose from. An example of a choice board is Outside Activities.   Choice boards add variety and the ability to choose to schedules.

Outside Activities

swings

bike ride

basketball

take a walk

scooter

Joeschedule allows the flexibility of embedded choice boards in your schedule. The user can chose from the choice board interactively or can make a selection and then print out the schedule.

The Middle is where the schedules and choice boards are displayed and can be interactively used. The schedule can be viewed from the middle or in its own window. The schedule can also be printed out and each step checked off that way.

The Right is where all the editing takes place.  The schedule is created and edited in the Right window.  Text and pictures can be added to your schedules. 

Creating a schedule

  1. Press the New button on the tool bar.

  2. Enter in the name of the schedule in the Right window where it says name: Enter name here!

  3. Enter the text for your schedule.

  4. Press the red check mark icon to save your new schedule.

  5. If you want to see your new schedule appear on the LEFT under Schedules select LIST and press the GO! Key to refresh the screen.

To add pictures to your schedule

  1. Select Pictures on the main toolbar
  2. Highlight a category and left mouse click to view the pictures in the selected category.
  3. To do a Web Search do the following:
    1. Fill in a subject.
    2. Click Web Search!

WARNING: Web Search performs a Web Search. It is possible that you may get undesired pictures. Images from the Internet may be subject to copyright.

Note: When using pictures/images from the Internet, the link to the image may change causing you to lose the image. To avoid this, save the image. Go to Saving images from the Internet.

Moving pictures into your schedule.

  1. Select a picture by moving the mouse over the desired picture and left mouse click. A black outline goes around the picture.
  2. Select a radio button in the edit pane in the Right window where you want the picture to go.
  3. Press left-right arrow on main toolbar to move the picture into the schedule.
  4. The picture appears in the selected edit pane of your schedule.
  5. Press the red check mark icon on the Right window's toolbar to save the changes.

To edit an existing schedule

  1. Select the schedule you want to edit by pressing the radio button to the left of the schedule's name.

  2. Press the Edit button on the tool bar. The schedule will appear in the RIGHT window.

  3. Make your changes.

                To insert a row :

                A. Press the radio button of the row where you want to insert the new row

                B. Press the down arrow in the LEFT window

                C. Enter the text

                D. Press the red check mark icon to save the changes

To view a schedule

To view a schedule in the MIDDLE highlight the schedule's name in the LEFT and left mouse click.

Creating a choice board

  1. Hit the New button on the tool bar.

  2. Enter in the name of the choice board where it says Enter name here!

  3. Enter the text for your choice board

  4. Press the black check mark icon to save your new choice board.

  5. If you want to see your new choice board appear on the LEFT under Choice Boards press the GO! Key to refresh the screen.

To edit an existing choice board

  1. Select the Choice Board you want to edit by pressing the radio button to the left of the Choice Board's name.

  2. Press the Edit button on the tool bar. The choice board will appear in the RIGHT window.

  3. Make your changes.

                To insert a row :

                A. Press the radio button of the row where you want to insert the new row

                B. Press the down arrow in the LEFT window

                C. Enter the text

                D. Press the black check mark icon to save the changes

To view a choice board

To view a choice board in the MIDDLE highlight the choice board's name in the LEFT and left mouse click.

  • To embed a choice board into a schedule

    1. Select the schedule you want to edit by pressing the radio button to the left of the schedule's name.

    2. Press the Edit button on the tool bar. The schedule will appear in the RIGHT window.

    3. To create a blank row on the schedule press the radio button of the row where you want the choice board to be inserted. Press the down arrow - a blank row will appear.

    4. Select the Choice Board you want to embed by pressing the radio button to the left of the Choice Board's name.

    5. Press the Embed button on the tool bar.

    6. Press the red check mark icon to save the changes

    7. To view the new schedule in the MIDDLE highlight the schedule's name in the LEFT and left mouse click.

    To embed a schedule into a schedule

    1. Select the schedule you want to edit by pressing the radio button to the left of the schedule's name.

    2. Press the Edit button on the tool bar. The schedule will appear in the RIGHT window.

    3. To create a blank row on the schedule press the radio button of the row where you want the choice board to be inserted. Press the down arrow - a blank row will appear.

    4. Select the Schedule you want to embed by pressing the radio button to the left of the Schedule's name.

    5. Press the Embed button on the tool bar.

    6. Press the red check mark icon to save the changes

    7. To view the new schedule in the MIDDLE highlight the schedule's name in the LEFT and left mouse click.

    Printing an an existing Schedule.

    how to print

    1. JoeSchedule uses the print facility of your browser.  Below are the instructions for printing if you are using Internet Explorer.

    2. Right mouse click on an existing Schedule or Choice board in the list in the left window.

    3. Select Open in New Window(2) then select File(1), Print(2). see picture below

    4. Select Print Target(1)..


    how to print

    Viewing Schedules by Category

    There is a list of already made schedules.

    To view a pre-made schedule

    1. Highlight the schedule you want to view by left clicking the mouse button on the desired schedule.

    The Middle will display the schedule.

    To edit a pre-made schedule

    1. Highlight the schedule you want to view by left clicking the mouse button on the desired schedule.

    2. Press the EDIT button on the tool bar.

    3. Make your changes and then press the red check mark icon on the tool bar in the LEFT window to save your changes.

    Adding pictures to your activity schedule

    There is a Web Search that uses Yahoo! to easily get images from the Internet.

    Step 1.

    1. Select Pictures(1)
    2. Click Go!(2).

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    Step 2.

    Select the different categories to see which pictures are available. The view shown displays search results using Web Search
    1. Click Pictures to view the categories.(1).

    To do a Web Search do the following:
    1. Fill in a subject(4).
    2. Click Web Search!(5).
    WARNING: Web Search performs a Web Search. It is possible that you may get undesired pictures.

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    Step 3.

    Moving pictures from the middle to the right.
    1. Select a picture. by moving the mouse over the desired picture and selecting it. A black outline goes around the picture.(1).
    2. Select a radio button in the edit pane where you want the picture to go.(2).
    3. Press left-right arrow to move the picture(3).
    4. The picture appears in the edit pane.(4).

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    Getting pictures with Lazy Boy.

    You can use Lazy Boy to get pictures from the internet Via Google Images. Here are the steps for copying a picture into one of your schedules.

    Step 1.

    1. Click the camera icon(1)
    2. Type bus in the free edit box(2).
    3. Click Lazy Boy(3).

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    Step 2.

    1. A new browser window appears with Google images displayed.
    2. Move the cursor onto the picture as shown(1).

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    Step 3.

    1. Right mouse click, The menu appears.
    2. move the mouse down to Properties(1).

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    Step 4.

    1. The Properties box appears.(1)
    2. Highlight the Address:(URL) (2)
    3. Right mouse click a menu appears.(3)
    4. Move the cursor down to Select All.(3)

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    Step 5.

    The Properties Box looks like this now.

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    Step 6.

    1. Move the cursor onto the highlighted URL text.
    2. Right mouse click a menu appears.(1)
    3. Move the cursor down to Copy.(2)

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    Step 7

    1. Now go back to the joeschedule window.
    2. Place the cursor in a free edit box in the My Pcitures pane.(1).
    3. Right mouse click a menu appears.(2)
    4. Move the cursor down to Paste.(2)

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    Step 8.

    1. Note that the text appears in the edit box(1).
    2. Press the Radio button.(2)

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    Step 9.

    1. Note the Bus appears after the Radio button is selected.

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    Step 10.

    1. Press the Radio button on the Edit side where you want the picture to go(1).
    2. Press left-right arrow to move the picture(2).
    3. Name your schedule(3).
    4. Save it as a schedule(4).

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    A Word About Pictures

    Your own Pictures

    When taking your pictures with your digital camera for activity schedules you want to crop out the unwanted background. Usually there is a program that comes with your camera that allows you to do this and other image effects.

    You can also scan in pictures from childrens books, magazines, your local artist, photos, etc.

    I recommend keeping your digital pictures for joeschedule in one directory and organizing them with joeschedule via choice boards or schedules.

    Your Picture CD

    If you have Picture CD's I recommend finding the pictures you like from the CD with the CD querying tool, and copying them to a single directory on your hard disk and managing them with joeschedule like above.

    Some places to find pictures

    Google Images & Yahoo Images, have many pictures of just about any subject.
    EBay - Good site for toys and objects.
    Amazon - Book covers and objects
    Store sites like the Gap, Shoprite, KMart, toy stores. Good for objects you may find at these stores.

    Copying pictures from the Web or Locally uses the same technique. You move your mouse over the picture and right-click and select properties from the menu. You will see the Address URL for example file:///G:/fxm/pics/00temp/DSCF0005.JPG if its local or http://images.vnunet.com/v6_image/ca/pics/25pin.gif if its from the web. Once you copy the url you can put the picture in one of your schedules.

    Picture sizes

    There are basically two image types that we're interested in .jpg and .gif. The .jpg are usaly photos and are larger in size. The .gif files are usually smaller in size with less detail. For the purpose of joeschedule you should try to get a picture which is specific in detail with not much background. Also you should get a picture which is small in size around 20k. If you can not tell what the picture is by glancing at it, is not a good picture for a schedule. Also if it does not print well do not use it, if the schedule is to be printed.

    Also the larger the size, the longer it can take to download from the internet.

    1. List - List the schedules on the Left.

    2. Pictures - List the categories of pictures available.

    3. Form - Display the schedule in Form View in a new window.

    4. Cards - Display the schedule in Business Card View in a new window.

    5. Reward - Display the schedule with a Reward in a new window.

    Saving images from the Internet

    • Place your cursor on it and click and hold down on the mouse button. (If using a PC, click and hold down on the right mouse button.)
    • A pop-up menu will appear.
      • In Internet Explorer, scroll down to the choice that says Download Image to Disk.
      • In Netscape, scroll down to Save this Image As. Highlight this choice and let go.
    • Highlight your choice and let go.
    • Navigate to your hard drive, or any backup device.
    • Prepare to save the image.
      • Each image will have a file name that will appear in the Save window. You can rename that image to something more recognizable for you before you save it.
      • Important! Be sure in renaming the image that it ends with one of the following file extensions:
        .gif or .jpg

        For example, a cartoon image of a globe could be named globe.gif
        A photo of a globe could be named globe.jpg
    • Save the image. You may want to place it within an Images folder so that it will be ready to be used in the program of your choice.
    • To use this image later, open the image in your favorite browser and and Copy/Paste it into the document.

    ABA Programs

    There are fifty-nine aba programs available on the ABA Programs screen. Each program can be customized. Users create aba sessions from the available programs and those they create themselves. Within each program users can select what objects they want to teach by flagging them as 'working on'. Objects flagged as working on will come up each time a trial is run. If no objects are flagged as working on, all objects will be randomly generated. Any program that has an object flagged with a check mark under w for working on will appear in the student's Folder under Working on.

    You have the flexibility of adding objects to programs you are currently working on if a particular object you want to teach is not in one of the existing programs. New programs can also be added. Users can make totally new programs that they create themselves.

    To flag an object as Working On
    Select ABA Programs
    Left mouse click the name of the program you want to edit. Find the object you want to flag as Working On and left mouse click in the first column to the left of the object. A check mark will appear to indicate that this object is currently being worked on. Once an item is mastered by the learner, you can mark the object as mastered by left mouse clicking in the second column to the left of the object under m for mastered.

    ABA Session Window
    Each aba session consists of one or more programs which can be run.

    To run an ABA session
    Select ABA Programs. Select one or more programs by left mouse clicking the box in front of each program you want to run. Select Run Program the main menu. The ABA session window will appear. The bottom of the screen will display the programs you selected. To change from program to program simply left mouse click on the program icon you want to run. Hit the arrow button to go to the next trial. Select 1, 2, or 3 images to be displayed at a time.

    Cards - Display or hide the objects
    Dealer - Is used for Wh questions and with the Matching Program
    1,2,3 - The number of images you want to display at one time
    Programs - Display or hide the program icons
    Shuffle - Shuffles the objects
    WMCards - displays the lists of objects within a program. Shows if an object is flagged as working on or mastered. An object flagged as working on will continually be displayed as one of the objects in each trial. If more than one object is flagged the objects will randomly rotated.

    To run an ABA session from the Folder
    Select Run Programs     under Working On the first column of the Folder screen. The ABA session window will open with all of the individual student's programs he is currently working on displayed across the bottom of the screen.

    Adding new objects to existing programs
    You have the flexibility of adding objects to programs you are currently working on if a particular object you want to teach is not in one of the existing programs.

    Go to Edit ABA
    Select the program you want to edit by clicking on the program's name. The program will appear in the right window for editing.

    To add a picture
    To add a new object or picture find the picture you want to add by scrolling through thePictures list or doing a web search for the picture (left most window). If you don't find a picture you like do a Web Search for the image.

    To do a Web Search do the following: 1. Fill in a subject in the Search For: box
    2. Hit Web! Search
    Pictures that match your search will appear in the middle window.

    Moving pictures from the middle to the right.
    1. Select a picture by moving the mouse over the desired picture and selecting it. A black outline goes around the picture. 2. Select a radio button in the edit pane where you want the picture to go. 3. Press left-right arrow to move the picture. 4. The picture appears in the edit pane.

    You can also add additional objects to programs from the ABA Programs screen.

    To add a picture directly from the ABA Programs screen
    Left mouse click the name of the program you want to work on. A list of all of the objects in the program will appear. Select Add a Card will bring you to the edit window. Follow the steps to To add a picture.

    New programs can also be added.
    Users can create totally new programs that they create themselves. Simply create a program the same way you create a schedule. Select an object within the program as Working On and the schedule/program will appear in the list of ABA Programs. For example, if you want a program of different types of dinosaurs create a schedule called Dinosaurs. Add pictures using the Web! Search. Mark at least one of the dinosaurs as Working On and the program Dinosaurs will appear in the ABA programs list, ready to be used.

    Communication Board
    The online communication board includes the following: I want plus the following verbs: to go, to eat, to drink, to play, to listen, and to watch. The learner selects I want from the menu on the bottom of the screen and then selects the appropriate verb to match his request. If to go is selected, "to go" is added to the sentence strip and the middle of the screen is populated with choices of where "to go". The user then makes his selection and it completes the sentence strip.


    Folders From the students folder you can view his Communication Board, and the entire set of ABA Programs. The folder also contains the individual programs the student is Working On and the programs he has Mastered.

    Working On
    View Programs
    Displays all of the programs the student is currently working on At least one object must have the right most box under w checked off as Working On.

    Run Programs
    The ABA session window will appear. The bottom of the screen will display all of the student's programs. To change from program to program simply left mouse click on the program you want to run. Hit the arrow button to go to the next trial. Select 1, 2, or 3 images to be displayed at a time.

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    Mastered
    View Mastered
    Displays all of the programs the student has mastered.