How-To Series Help
There are 2 ways to use the application: managed and unmanaged. The unmanaged mode allows you instant access to any of the videos in the application, while managed allows you to make assignments for a user based on their individual needs. To run the application unmanaged, press the FSS user button. This will bring you to a list of all the activities in the application. To view an activity, just select it from the list.
This help feature will cover how to use the managed mode in detail. In order to use the program managed, you must first add a user into the system.
Adding a User
To add a user to the application, follow these simple steps: From the main screen of the application, select the Administrators’ Icon located in the lower left corner to bring up the Administrator Login Screen.
From the Administrator Login Screen, enter the administrator password. Touch the blank box to bring up the keyboard. The administration section is password protected, the password is “conover” (all lower case)
Tap the “Done” button and then tap the LOGIN button to enter the application.
To add a user, tap the tools icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Then tap the “Add” button that appears in the upper left corner of the screen.
- Enter the User’s first name
- Enter the User’s last name
- Enter a description. For example, Mrs. Smith’s Class. This description should be no more than four or five words in length.
- Press done.
There are two more options on this screen:Show Video Controls, and Security Settings
Show Video Controls: This option allows you to enable or disable video playback controls for this user (i.e. volume, rewind, fast-forward, etc.). If the user is easily distracted, you might consider disabling the video playback controls. The user will still be able to adjust volume by using the volume switch on the iPod touch.
Security Settings: This is where you either assign a password to the user’s account or assign a lock to that specific user.
PASSWORD PROTECTED: This option allows administrators to protect access for each user entered into the application. This feature requires that a password be entered each time a user works on the application. Enter a password for the user if you wish to use this option.
LOCK TO USER: This option allows the administrator to lock the application to a specific user. When this option is selected, only the user selected can access the application. When you lock the application to a user, the unmanaged button is switched to the lower right icon. Tap the Done button in the upper left corner of the screen when the information entered is correct, or click the cancel button to go back to the Add/Edit User screen. Select “SAVE” to save the User information, or select cancel to start over. Both options will bring you back to the Users List. You are still in edit mode, so you can repeat this process to enter more users.
If you wish to edit a User’s information, select the User’s name. This takes you to an Add/Edit User screen with the current information filled in. You can edit the User’s information from this screen.
You can also delete a User while in edit mode by tapping the red icon next to the User’s name on the User List screen.
When you are finished, tap the CHECK MARK to leave edit mode. Select the Quit button in the upper left corner to exit and go back to the User Login screen.
To enter or edit Administrators, tap the Administrators button on the bottom of the User List screen. Enter, edit and delete Administrators in the same way you did the users.
MAKING A VIDEO PLAYLIST FOR A USER
To make a video playlist for a user in the Functional Skills System applications follow these simple steps:
From the main screen, select the Administrator‘s icon to bring up the Administrator Login screen.
From the Adminstrator Login screen, enter From the Administrator Login screen, enter the administrator password:“conover” (all lower case). Press Done. Then press Login.
To begin creating a User Video Playlist, tap the name of the student. This brings up the video list screen for that user. Tap the video icon in the upper right corner of the screen. You will see the list of all of the videos in the application.
Select the activities you want to include on the playlist by touching them. A green check mark shows which activities you have selected. You can preview an activity by tapping the arrow to the right of the activity name. This is the Disclosure button. When you tap the Disclosure button, the video will play and then return to the add/remove activity screen.
You may select as many activities as you wish.
To remove an activity from the playlist, just touch the selected activity. The green check mark will disappear to show that you have removed that activity from the playlist. When you are satisfied with the selections you have made, touch the Videos button in the upper left corner of the screen. From here you can review this user’s video playlist before going back to the user list screen. Select the User button in the upper left corner to go to the User List screen. .
Select the Quit button to exit back to the User Login screen.
VIEWING AN ACTIVITY
To view an activity in the Functional Skills System applications follow these simple steps:On the main screen, select the User Login icon in the lower-right corner to bring up the User Login screen.
On the User Login screen, enter the user’s first name, last name and password. “John Doe” is the default name and “password” is the default password to enter the first time you log in. If you’ve created a user, enter their information now.
After you type in the name and password, press Done. Then press Login.
Select the activity you want to watch.
An overview of the entire activity will play first. After the overview has finished, you may press the right arrow to move to the next step, or press the replay button to look at the current video again.
Press the Left arrow to play the previous video. You may want to do this if you feel you have missed some important steps.
Play all of the videos until the activity is finished.
When you get to the end of the activity, press the icon in the upper left corner of the screen to go back to your assigned activities.
