and is learning how to take and fill orders. Before using Google Slides, Troy struggled with knowing what the next step in the sequence was when someone ordered a coffee and was unsure what to do or say. Now with a contingency board set up in Goo- gle Slides, when a customer orders a coffee, Troy taps on the cof- fee image (See Image 10), linking to a slide prompting them him to ask, “Would you like cream?” (See Image 11) If the customer responds yes to cream, he then taps yes, which links to a slide with a visual ingredients list and how-to video (See Image 12). How to Link to a Slide: Select the object you want to link and instead of adding a link or search, select Slides in this presentation and scroll to the slide you want (See Image 13). Linking slides makes it easy to orga- nize your content and customize it. If you decide to link a video in your slide, we recommend that you add that video to your slide and link to that slide versus linking to the website with that video. You eliminate the need to wait to load the page and also allows the video to be trimmed, if necessary. AAC SUPPORT 10.Aided Language Stimulation: Aided Language Stimula- tion (ALS) is a communication strategy used to teach and model language. The communication partner pairs their verbal output with the selection of vocabulary on the Augmentative and Alter- native Communication (AAC system). AAC learners are exposed to the language on their devices in the context of motivating ac- tivities that occur frequently throughout the day. Google Slides provide an opportunity to continue that language exposure virtually. By emulating a student’s AAC device and saving their home screen as a background in Google Slides, you can create multimedia content that is motivating to your student while tar- geting the language on their device. Sam is a student who has been using AAC for about a year be- fore going remote. She transitioned to a new team this fall and they are not familiar with her language system. Sam is partici- pating in remote learning but the team is struggling with ways to engage her and incorporate her AAC device. Google Slides was suggested as a way to create a virtual way to model lan- guage using motivating activities such as watching videos and listening to music. By saving the student’s home page as the background of the slide, the team was then able to link moti- vating content associated with the target word to model during
remote learning. This resource can also be used to teach new team members where vocabulary is located on her device.
How to Save an Image as the Background: Select Background on the toolbar and then Choose Image to browse images to insert as the background. If the image be- comes stretched you can resize it by going to File -> Page setup and try a different slide ratio. If you decide to create a custom image by adding objects to your slide you can save it by go- ing to File -> Download -> and select JPEG image (.jpg, current slide) -or- select PNG image (.png, current slide ) and then select Choose Image to select the slide that you saved as an image. 11. Communication Dictionary: A communication dictio- nary is a way of documenting how a person communicates. They outline and describe what a person does to initiate com- munication (ex. waving my hands), what it might mean (ex. I’m feeling anxious), what you should do in response (ex. take me somewhere quiet to relax). Communication dictionaries are of- ten created by people who know the student well and are able to help interpret what these behaviors mean. Team collabora- tion is important when creating a communication dictionary be- cause the team needs to be on the page with how we are inter- preting a student’s unconventional communication. By sharing the document with team members, everyone will have access to the same information and can add to that document as needed. Tim is a student who uses body language, gestures, vocaliza- tions, and sign approximations to communicate. He is also di- agnosed with both hearing and vision impairments. At the time of our consultation, his school team was not sure exactly how many signs he knew. We started a communication dictionary to gain a baseline of his current communication strategies. In the beginning, the team docu- mented about 10 sign approximations that he used at school. We shared the slides with the entire school team and included the family to make sure that we were all interpreting and re- sponding to his communication in the same way. The family allowed us to use a video of his sign approximations to the dic- tionary slideshow. After a few months, Tim’s sign inventory ex- ploded and the team documented over 100 signs that he knew and could use appropriately. How to set Share Permissions: Select the yellow Share icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Type in the team member’s email address and use the dropdown to indicate if you are giving them permission as an Editor, Viewer, or Commenter on the slideshow. Select Send and then Done when finished. 12. Partner Assisted Scanning: Partner Assisted Scanning is a communication strategy where the communication partner reads aloud messages in a consistent format, like a computer.
Image 13: The Slide number you pick will appear when you click on the object you linked.
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