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(Updated 2009-12-03)
What's new
Version 1.3.1 has just been released.
User-manual in Adobe PDF format will be available in mid-December, 2009.
Version 1.5 will support video file and music media file from iTunes library. Available February 2010.
Important Changes
1) To dismiss the zoom view, double-click on the picture
2) To replay audio in the zoom view, drag on the picture
3) To edit existing customized schedule, drag on the schedule's icon
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StepStones on YouTube
StepStones is an natural voice enabled augmentative learning tool for any one who needs picture schedule (activity schedule, visual schedule) to help learning, understanding and organizing their daily activities.
9 activities are included in the base release. You may also create your own activities.
- Amusement park
- Fast-food Drive-Thru
- Library
- Doctor's office visit
- Laundry
- Restroom
- Supermarket
- Token System (10)
- Token System (5)
Important Changes
1) To dismiss the zoom view, double-click on the picture
2) To replay audio in the zoom view, drag on the picture
3) Composite picture implemented on most choices
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Important Changes
1) To dismiss the zoom view, double-click on the picture
2) To replay audio in the zoom view, drag on the picture
3) To edit an existing customized schedule, drag on the activity icon
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Unlike most picture schedules, StepStones provide an scrollable thumbnail view of the activity which may handle unlimited number of steps. Each step is indexed to help you to understand the overall view of the activity.
Furthermore, progress tracking is made possible by using the 2nd scrollable thumbnail view. As you complete a step (by clicking the check button), the completed step would move from left pane to the right pane with an orange check-mark.
This helps to visualize the current state of the activity tremendously.
Each step (not only the current one, but the ones that are yet to be completed) may be zoomed in for more detail view. Only high quality pictures are used to help visualization. No symbol/encoding of any kind is used. There is no need to learn any symbol/encoding system.
You may create and manage your own custom activities. You may add step, delete step, re-arrange steps, change each step's name and detail description, or associate pictures from existing picture albums. You may also use iPhone's built-in camera to link pictures.
There is no need to worry about picture format nor size. When the camera picture is taken, you just need to choose which part should be in each step's picture view. It cannot get any easier than this!
The software makes a copy of each step's picture in a private folder. Therefore, you never need to worry about pictures getting out of sync when you change photo sync options in iTunes.
The software in fact makes a copy of your custom pictures into the camera roll too, so you always have a backup copy of your custom pictures accessible after your iPhone is sync with your computer.
You may even record your own voice for each card's audio output (10 minutes maximum per step):
This customization feature would allow anybody from any non-English speaking country to create steps in their native languages right away.