Signs and Word 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 videos in the application. To view a video, 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 Functional Skills System applications, follow these simple steps: From the main screen of the application, select the Administrators’ Icon 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: 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.
Allow Screen Rotation: This option to allow a user to rotate the screen freely between portrait and landscape orientation while browsing the video list. If the user is easily distracted, you might consider disabling the screen rotation. Users will still be able to watch videos with the device in landscape mode; it is only that they cannot freely rotate the video list from portrait to landscape and back.
You can also change the Security Settings for this user. Tap the Security Settings Button. This area allows the content for each student to be password protected and/or locked to a 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 each 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 use the application. 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.
MAKING A USER VIDEO PLAYLIST
To make a user video playlist 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 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 videos you want to include on the playlist by touching them. A green check mark shows which videos you have selected.
You can preview a video by tapping the arrow to the right of the video name. This is the Disclosure button. When you tap the Disclosure button, the video will play and then return to the add/remove videos screen.
You may select as many videos as you wish. To remove a video from the playlist, just touch the selected video. The green check mark will disappear to show that you have removed that video 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.
WATCHING A VIDEO
To watch a video 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 video you wish to watch. Once the video is done playing, the application will return to the list of videos assigned for that particular user.
