Choosing an Activity
Before you can begin using
KINETIC
, you need to choose an Activity. There are six Activities in all, and they
can be categorised as follows:
Beginning with the LED display [A] off, press the Activity button [E] and the display will show the current
Activity. To change it, press the Activity button repeatedly until you see the required setting on the LED
display. A table of settings is provided on the rear of
KINETIC
. The display is extinguished approximately
four seconds after the last press of the Activity button and the setting is saved.
Although the LED display will remain off in normal use to conserve battery power, it should be noted that
the decimal point blinks whenever the unit is triggered. This is useful when first setting up the unit.
Note that all settings are preserved in memory even if the battery is completely flattened.
The following is a summary of how each Activity operates. Each has at least one link to a video which
demonstrates that particular Activity.
Number Activity
Category
1
Dice
Soft Play Cube
2
Dice-as-a-Switch
Soft Play Cube
3
Find-Me
Soft Play Cube
4
Find-Me-Sequence
Soft Play Cube
5
Tilt
Soft Play Cube or Floating Switch
6
Tap/ Catch
Soft Switch for computer or toy/appliance control
Activity 1
Dice
Each time the soft play cube
into which
KINETIC
is inserted
is turned to a new face, it sends
data to the iPad to indicate
which face is now uppermost.
This may be used with Smooth
Talker AAC app from Pretorian
to play a particular message,
depending which face is
uppermost. By way of example,
faces 1-6 could have pictures
of farmyard animals inserted
and messages 1-6 could
play corresponding animal
sounds. Or attach six different
textures to the cube faces and
have a message to describe
each. Or simply attach dots
and use it as a speaking dice!
[QR1 on printed version- link on
web version]
Activity 2
Dice-as-a-Switch
Each time the soft play cube
into which
KINETIC
is inserted
is turned to a new face, it sends
a switch activation to the iPad,
just as if a normal accessible
switch had been pressed. This
may be used to scan or select
an item, for example, to play a
piece of music or even to take a
photograph. The exact function
being sent to the iPad is set by
the Function setting- see later.
[QR2 on printed version- link on
web version]
Activity 3
Find-Me
KINETIC
triggers only when
face number 1 of the soft play
cube is turned uppermost-
the other five faces having no
effect. This enables the device
to be used as a ‘find-me’ game.
For example, insert differently
coloured cards into the pockets
on each face of the soft play
cube and then ask the user to
find the colour blue, which has
been deliberately inserted into
the pocket on face number 1.
If the user turns up any other
face, nothing occurs and they
are asked to try again. Only
when face number 1 is turned
uppermost
does
KINETIC
trigger. Again, the iPad can be
made to play a piece of music,
play a message in the Smooth
Talker AAC app or take a photo.
If you are using iOS Switch
Control, it may also be used
to select an item. Generally
speaking, the outcome will
be some kind of reward or
reinforcement.
[QR3 on printed version- link on
web version]
