SwitchIt! FaceMaker Manual

Contents
Credits
Introduction
Minimum Requirements
Installing SwitchIt! Facemaker
Running SwitchIt! Facemaker
Stopping SwitchIt! Facemaker
Playing SwitchIt! Facemaker
Gender
To Stop Playing
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Exploring Other Levels
Cause and Effect
Simple Choices
Sequence of Choices
Normal Selection
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Adding Your Own Pictures
Modifying a Picture in the Picture Library
Removing a Picture from the Picture Library
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Changing the Name of a Picture Library Folder
Options in SwitchIt! Facemaker
Use Gender
Switch Access, Scan Speed, Delay
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The Gallery
Using Switches
One Switch Access
Two Switch Access
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Troubleshooting Guide
Feature List
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Credits
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
SwitchIt! Facemaker was created using Macromedia Director.
Director ® is © 1993 Macromedia, Inc.
SwitchIt! Facemaker is © 2006 Inclusive Technology Ltd.
Sassoon Font is © 1993 Sassoon and Williams.
No part of this publication or software may be reproduced or transmitted
in whole or part by any means without the written permission of the
publisher.
Whilst every care has been taken with this product, the author and
publisher cannot be held responsible for any errors it may contain. No
liability is accepted for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this
product.
Design: Rod Boyes and Ian Bean.
Project Management: Ian Webb.
Programming: ZestXsite and Ian Webb.
Open File Window Programming: OpenSpark Interactive.
Illustration: Terry Rushworth.
Graphic Design: Terry Rushworth, ZestXsite and Chris Thornton.
Manual: Rod Boyes, Alison Littlewood, Peter Butler and Chris Thornton.
We welcome your comments on all Inclusive Technology products.
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Introduction
SwitchIt! FaceMaker is a simple program that lets you decorate faces
with all sorts of features like hats, hair, glasses, funny noses etc. You
can add your own photographs for decoration, or use the samples we’ve
included. There are about 100 features to choose from. The program has
four levels of play to support learners from those with severe learning
difficulties to those in KS2 mainstream. Full switch access is provided in
all the levels of play and symbols are used on most buttons so that nonreaders can play independently.
You can try out lots of imaginative activities with SwitchIt! Facemaker.
Here are a few suggestions:
o Allow the children to experiment, but ask them questions about
the shape and colour of the features. “Who can find me something
purple?” “Can you find something shaped like a triangle?”
o Describe features to the children for them to find and place on a
photo. Use the features list at the back of this booklet to help you.
o Use the mouths and eyebrows to explore features that express
emotion.
o Create pantomime style characters for a fantasy story. Use the
resulting creations as prompts for a story-writing activity.
o Try a ‘barrier game’ for two or more children. After they have
decorated some faces and printed them out, ask one child to secretly
pick one. Without showing the picture to the other children, they
should try to describe the face in words, while others use SwitchIt!
Facemaker to try to reproduce it.
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Minimum Requirements
Windows computers:
Apple Macintosh computers:
OS: Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Processor: 350MHz Pentium 2
RAM: 32Mb
Audio: SoundBlaster compatible
16 bit sound card
OS: Mac OSX 10.2.8
Processor: 700MHz PowerPC G4
RAM: 128Mb
Installing SwitchIt! Facemaker
You will need to install SwitchIt! Facemaker on your computer before
you can run it. You only need to do this once.
Windows
Insert the CD. If your computer is set up to Auto-run CDs the installer
window should appear on the screen after about 10 seconds. Otherwise,
double-click on My Computer (this may be on the Desktop or in the Start
Menu), then double-click on the CD icon. Double-click on presetup to
run the installer.
You can now choose to install SwitchIt! Facemaker, or view the printable
resources on the CD.
Apple Macintosh
Insert the CD. When the SwitchIt! Facemaker icon appears on the
screen, double-click on it. Double-click on the Install Facemaker icon
to run the installer.
The CD also contains a folder of printable resources.
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Running SwitchIt! Facemaker
Windows
If the SwitchIt! Facemaker icon is on the computer screen (the desktop),
double-click on it. Otherwise click on the Start button, then on Programs,
then on Inclusive Technology, then on SwitchIt! Facemaker.
Apple Macintosh
If the SwitchIt! Facemaker icon is on the computer screen (the desktop),
double-click on it. Otherwise go to where you chose to install SwitchIt!
Facemaker to find the icon.
Stopping SwitchIt! Facemaker
Whilst playing an activity, press the Esc key on the keyboard to go to
the Options menu. Then click on the Exit button to exit the program
completely.
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Playing SwitchIt! Facemaker
This section shows you how to decorate faces and have fun.
Run SwitchIt! Facemaker. Click the Start button to go the Options
screen.
The Options screen gives you four levels of play to choose from. For now,
select Simple Choices and click the Start button. This will take you to the
Picture Library screen.
Click the blue Folder5 tab at the top right of the screen. This will display
the sample faces.
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Click on a face to highlight it, then click the Play button to start play.
The Simple Choices level gives you a choice of three features at a
time.
Click on a feature to add it to the face, then click on the Next button to
see some more. Some features will animate when you place them on the
face. To see the animation again, just click the feature. If the feature is not
in the correct position, you can move it to fit better.
When you have seen seven sets of features, the sequence is complete.
You can now choose to play again with the same face or go back and
choose another. You can also print the decorated face or save it to the
Gallery.
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Gender
Note that the program chooses random features to choose from. All
pictures added to SwitchIt! Facemaker have a ‘gender’ setting, so that
the program knows if the picture is of someone male or female. This is
used to offer only features of the correct gender. (You can turn this off
using the Use Gender option. See the Options section of this booklet.)
To Stop Playing
Either:
o Press the Esc key on the computer’s keyboard.
o Click the New Face button (see the picture on page 7) to go back
to the Picture Library. Now click the Options button at the bottom
left of the screen.
From the Options screen you can choose a different activity or exit
SwitchIt! Facemaker completely.
Exploring Other Levels
You can choose different levels from the Options screen.
Cause and Effect
The easiest level. Players simply press the space bar or a switch to add
a random feature. The decoration is complete when seven features have
been added.
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This is designed for a young child or a learner with severe learning
difficulties to use with an adult or a more able learner present. You should
talk to the learner about the different features that the program chooses
to add to the face and give praise on completion.
Once seven features have been added to the face, the activity is complete.
When the ‘print’, ‘save’ and ‘new face’ options appear, a learner unable to
make a choice will need intervention from a helper to move on. This can
be used to encourage cooperative play with less able learners.
The Undo button is especially useful for co-operative play. It allows the
switch user to try features by pressing a switch (or the space bar). The
helper can then ask if this is liked and click Undo if not. The switch user
can then try again.
The Cause and Effect level only displays features to match the gender of
the person on the picture. You can turn this feature off (see the Options
section for details).
Simple Choices
Gives you a choice of three features at a time. (See the Playing SwitchIt!
FaceMaker section on page 6).
Sequence of Choices
This level gives full access to all features, but through a simple display.
The features are split into fourteen groups and symbols representing the
groups are shown one at a time in sequence.
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To play, click the Next button until a required group symbol appears (eg:
hats), then click the symbol. The first feature from that group will appear
on the face. Click on the symbol again to see the next feature from that
group. Keep clicking the symbol until a feature you like appears.
Click the Finished button to stop. The buttons at the bottom of the screen
will change to:
This continues play from where you left off.
This clears all the features from the face and re-starts play.
This takes you back to the Picture Library where you can
choose another face to decorate.
Print and Save buttons also appear, on the left-hand side of the screen.
(Note these are not switch accessible.) The Save button will save the
completed creation to the Gallery, from where you can export the picture
to anywhere on your computer. See page 17.
The Sequence of Choices level only displays features to match the
gender of the person on the picture. You can turn this off so that all
features appear. See the Options section for details.
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Normal Selection
This level gives full access to all features. The features are also grouped
but players can see the features in each group before choosing one.
To play, click on a group symbol to see the contents of that group. This
is usually more groups! (For instance, the hair group contains men’s and
women’s groups.) Select one of these to see a selection of features.
Unlike the other levels the Normal Selection level presents all the
features for your selection, irrespective of the gender of the person in the
picture.
You can now choose a feature and see it on the face. Click on a different
feature from the same group to change it.
Click the Finished button to stop. See page 10 for a guide to the buttons
that appear.
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Adding Your Own Pictures
You can add up to 150 pictures to SwitchIt! FaceMaker:
o Photographs of your learners and other staff. For best results, take
close-up, face-on pictures against a plain light background. Tie long
hair back if possible.
o Photographs of anonymous people.
o Drawn or painted pictures you have in the computer.
o Photographs of fruit, vegetables, animals, pebbles, anything!
The whole process is so easy that your learners will enjoy doing it for
themselves.
From the Options screen, click Start to go to the Picture Library. Now click
the New Picture button to go to the Import Image screen.
Click the Get Photo button. This will give a file viewer where you can go
and find your picture. If you have a modern digital camera plugged into
a Windows XP computer, you should be able to see the pictures on your
camera directly.
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Select the picture you want and click the Open button. This will load your
picture into SwitchIt! FaceMaker.
The What to do instructions tell you what to do next. Fit the person’s face
into the oval dotted line. You may need to use the shrink and grow buttons
to make it fit. Rotate the picture so the eyes are level. Click Finish when
you have it right.
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Next you have to tell FaceMaker where certain points on the face are.
Just drag the ‘markers’ around to the correct positions.
The crosshairs pinpoint exact positions:
o The crosshairs for the eyes should be on the centre of the eyes in
the photo.
o The crosshairs for the ears should be on the ear lobes. (These
markers help to place earrings.)
o The crosshair for the nose should be on the tip of the nose.
o The crosshair for the mouth should be on the centre of the upper
lip.
Click Finish when you are done. You will be asked to enter a name for the
picture, where it should be stored in the Picture Library and the gender
of the person. You will now see your new picture in the Picture Library,
ready for decorating.
Modifying a Picture in the Picture Library: if you find when playing
that the picture is the wrong size, or the features are all going in the
wrong places, you can adjust the picture. In the Picture Library, click on
the picture then on the Edit Picture button. This will take you through the
same process as above.
Removing a Picture from the Picture Library: in the Picture Library,
click the picture to select it, then click the Edit Picture button. Here you
will find a button to delete the picture.
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Changing the Name of a Picture Library Folder
As you have seen, there are five folders where you can store your different
pictures.
You can easily change the default names of the picture folders. Just hold
down the Ctrl key on your computer’s keyboard and click the folder name.
The name will appear in a white box and you can edit it to your liking.
Keep it short! Click outside the box when have finished.
Example folder names are Class5b, GroupC, MrsSmith, Fruit, Teachers.
Options in SwitchIt! FaceMaker
Using the Options screen you can tailor the program to suit your
preferences.
Use Gender: all pictures added to SwitchIt! Facemaker have a ‘gender’
setting, so the program knows if the image is of someone male or female.
This is used to offer only features of the correct gender (in all playing
levels except Normal Selection). This option allows you to turn this off,
so that you can add any feature to any picture.
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Switch Access, Scan Speed, Delay: use these to give access to switch
users. Your switches must be set up to act like (‘emulate’) the space bar
and Enter keys on the computer’s keyboard. Note that the mouse and
touch screens will still work when switch access is turned on. See the
Using Switches section for more details.
The Switch Access option also provides a facility to make the Finished
and Undo buttons that appear at the top right corner of the playing screen
switch accessible.
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The Gallery
If you choose to save your decorated pictures, they will be saved to the
Gallery.
You can view the Gallery by clicking the Gallery button on the Options
screen. Here the children can view their creations, print them and save
(‘export’) them as JPG images.
Exported faces can be added to other creative software such as SwitchIt!
Jigsaw Maker 2 or SwitchIt! Maker 2. SwitchIt! Maker 2 is an easy
program for children and adults to make their own slide shows.
See www.switchitmaker.com or the Inclusive Technology catalogue.
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Using Switches
SwitchIt! Facemaker provides switch access in:
o Decorating a picture.
o The Picture Library. This is limited to the pictures visible at any one
time, and the Play button.
o The Gallery. This is limited to the Previous and Next buttons.
Switches can be connected to the computer in a variety of ways. For
example:
o Using a Crick USB Switch Interface.
o Using a Quizworks USB switch Interface.
o Using an IntelliSwitch.
o Using a Joy Cable 2.
o Using a serial switch interface.
Your switch interface must be able to make your switches act like the
space bar and Enter keys. Interfaces that only make switches act like the
mouse buttons are not suitable.
In the Cause and Effect level only one switch is needed, set up to act like
the space bar. Press the switch to add a feature to the picture.
For the other levels, the Picture Library and the Gallery:
One Switch Access: the switch should be set up to act like the space
bar. Press the switch to start the scanning. The scan box will move on its
own round all the buttons on the screen*. Wait for the scan box to reach
the required button and press the switch to select it.
Two Switch Access: one switch (the ‘move’ switch) should be set up to
act like the space bar. The other (‘select’) switch should be set up to act
like the Enter key.
First press the ‘move’ switch to make the scan box appear. Press it again
to move it to the next button. Keep pressing it until you reach the button
you want*. Then press the ‘select’ switch to choose that button.
* When the scan box has reached the last button, it will go back to the
beginning again.
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The Inclusive Technology
Troubleshooting Guide
This is a simple guide to common problems when trying to install, remove
or use any new software. If you need any further assistance, please
contact us. Our online support website is available at: www.inclusive.co.uk
(click on Technical Support). Email us at: support@inclusive.co.uk or
telephone Technical Support on 01457 819723.
1. I put my CD in and nothing happens.
To install the software, do the following:
• Click on ‘My Computer’. This is either on the desktop of your computer
or in the Windows Start Menu.
• This will open a window showing all your computer drives. Doubleclick on your CD drive (usually the D drive) and you will see a list of
everything on the CD. There will be an icon called ‘Setup’. Double-click
on this icon and the software installation will start.
2. I have installed the program but no text appears in the menu.
To complete the installation you must restart your machine. After a reboot, all text
will appear.
3. How do I set switches up?
It’s a popular misconception that switches plug directly into your computer when
used with switch accessible software. You actually need to plug them into a Switch
Interface. These come in various shapes and sizes, including switch boxes and
roller/joysticks (see www.inclusive.co.uk).
The most popular interfaces are dedicated devices that sit between the switch and
the computer and convert the switch press into the press of a chosen keyboard
key. The software recognises this key press (usually space and/or enter) and
acts accordingly. When using two switches (one to scan, the other to select), all
Inclusive Technology software uses the same key presses: space to scan and
enter to select. Some switch interfaces are programmed using their own software;
others are simply a case of plug-in and play. If you require further help regarding
switch set up, please contact us.
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4. I would like to remove the software but don’t know how.
There are two ways to remove programs:
a) Go to the Windows Start menu. Click Settings and then Control
Panel.
Double-click on ‘Add or Remove Programs’. This will bring up a
window showing all software installed on your computer:
Click on the Change/Remove button and follow the prompts to remove the
software.
b) Not all software appears in Add/Remove programs. If your software does not,
follow these steps:
• Open ‘My Computer’ (see Question 1).
• Double-click on the C drive.
• Double-click on the Inclusive folder.
• Highlight the folder with the software you want to remove and press ‘Delete’.
5. When trying to run over a network, only one client can run the program
concurrently.
Please ensure that the .exe, all .cxt and .dxr files and the .dir and .cst file within the
extwindows subfolder of the install directory are set to READ ONLY to allow more
than one simultaneous user.
Please refer to the network installation instructions that come with your network
licence.
Extra Help from Inclusive...
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support your learners on our website.
See: www.inclusive.co.uk
We organise Information Days around the country which are packed with advice, inspiration
and ideas. See www.inclusive.co.uk/events
We also organise exhibitions about ICT for special needs.
See www.inclusive.co.uk/exhibitions
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Feature List
You may like to use this list to help you ask children to select particular
features, though this is only really useful for the Sequence of Choices
and Normal Selection levels.
Features that are gender-specific have been marked, as the Sequence
of Choices level will only offer features that match the gender of the
person in the picture. (You can make all the features appear using the
Use Gender option. See page 15.)
Feature
Gender
Male Hair
Dark and spiky
Blonde with side parting
Elvis
Baldy comb-over
Mohican
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female Hair
Blonde pigtails
Blue rinse
Dark curly perm
Ginger beehive (with cuckoo!)
Dark, braids and beads
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Male Hats
Cowboy hat
Bowler hat (with flower)
Baseball cap
Fez (with snake)
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female Hats
Tiara
Straw hat with flowers
Bride’s hat with veil
Stars on springs
Female
Female
Female
Female
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Professional Hats
UK policeman’s helmet
US policeman’s cap Fire-fighter’s helmet
Pirate hat
Nurse’s hat
Builder’s hat
Male
Female
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Silly Hats
Mouse ears
Propeller hat
Crown
Viking helmet
Jester’s hat
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Eyes
Purple monster eyes
Round blue eyes
Green cat’s eyes
Model’s eyes
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Eyebrows
Dark angry eyebrows
Ginger sad eyebrows
Dark sad eyebrows
Dark spiky eyebrows (happy)
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Male Glasses
Dark square frames
Pilot sunglasses
Round wire-framed glasses
Half moon reading glasses
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female Glasses
Fancy jewelled glasses
Round rainbow glasses
Love-heart sunglasses
Square style
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Female
Female
Female
Female
Silly Eyewear
Monocle
Eyepatch
Flying goggles
Swimming goggles
Hypnotic specs
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Mouths
Angry mouth
Scared mouth
Big red lips
Crocodile
Grin
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Noses
Clown’s red nose
Pig’s snout
Blue monster nose
“I’ve got a cold!”
Lion’s nose
Ears
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Green pointy ears
Teddy bear’s ears
Rabbit’s ears
Robot’s ears
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Earrings
Gold hoops
Large dangly earrings
Skeleton earrings
Pink star studs
Female
Female
Female
Female
Beards
Stubble (it grows!)
Pork chop sideburns
Curly ginger beard
Goatee
Blonde shaggy beard
Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
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Moustaches
Short and bushy moustache
Droopy moustache
Curly cavalier moustache
Handlebar moustache
Male
Male
Male
Male
Necklaces
Dog collar
Gold with jewels
Daisy chain
Female
Female
Ties and Scarf
Bow tie
Blue tie with birds
Piano pattern tie
Scarf
Male
Male
Male
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Facial Marks
Big red spot
Freckles
Hairy mole
Scar
Rosy cheeks
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Face Paint Designs
Tiger
Butterfly
Spiderman
Skull
Clown
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