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The Lord is My ShepherdUser’s Guide
Designed by:LindaBaldwinIllustrated by:MichaelWalker Original music by:BillDowneyNarrated by:MattdePriest Sound editing by:ToddScottProgramming by:MarkLarsonandChristopherKempke
Copyright©2010byBranchoftheVineandMarblesoft.Allrightsreserved.
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ContentsSystemRequirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What’sontheCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
RunningtheProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TheMainMenu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ReadtheStory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PlaytheSong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8CauseandEffect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8DirectSelection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9ClickSound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11HighlightOptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Auto-AdvanceOptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12AnimateText. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12PlayBackgroundMusic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12DefaultSettings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TechSupport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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System RequirementsThe Lord is My ShepherdforMacintoshrequiresMacOS10.4orlater.The Lord is My ShepherdforWindowsrequiresWindowsXPorlater.
Acolormonitorof1024x768pixelsorlargerisrequired.Theprogramsresizethemselvestofityourmonitor,sothelargerthemonitoryouhave,thelargerthepicturewillbe.
Forbestperformance,youshouldhaveacomputerwithatleast1GBofRAM,a2GHzprocessor,and128MBofvideoRAM.
InstallationMacintoshToinstallThe Lord is My ShepherdonaMacintosh,inserttheCDinthedrive.Double-clicktheinstallericontobegintheprocess.TheinstallerplacesalltheLord is My ShepherdfilesinsidetheBranchoftheVinefolderinyourApplicationsfolder.ItwillcreateaBranchoftheVinefolderifnoneexists,anditwillcreateanaliasonyourdesktop.YoucandragthealiastoyourDockifyouprefer.
WindowsToinstallThe Lord is My ShepherdonWindows,inserttheCDinthedrive.Theinstallershouldstartautomatically.Ifyouhaveturnedofftheauto-startfeature,double-clickthesetup.exeicontobegintheprocess.TheinstallerplacesalltheLord is My ShepherdfilesinsidetheBranchoftheVinefolderinyourProgramFilesfolder.ItwillcreateaBranchoftheVinefolderifnoneexists,anditwilladdtheLord is My ShepherdprogramsandtheUser’sGuidetoyourStartmenu.
What’s on the CDInadditiontotheLord is My Shepherdprogram,theinstallerplacesthisuser’sguideandastorybookintheLord is My Shepherdfolder.Thisuser’sguidecontainsallyouneedtoknowtooperatetheprogram.
Thestorybookisafull-colorcompanionbookinPDFformattousewiththeprogram.
Youcanprinteithertheuser’sguideorthestorybookwithAdobeReader.
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Running the ProgramMacintoshTolaunchThe Lord is My Shepherd,double-clicktheLord is My Shepherdicononyourdesktop,orclicktheiconinyourDock.Ifyouhavedeletedthealias,orifyou’relaunchingtheprogramfromadifferentuseraccount,openyourApplicationsfolder,thentheBranchoftheVinefolder,thentheLord is My Shepherdfolder.Doubleclicktheicontostarttheprogram.
WindowsTolaunchThe Lord is My Shepherd,selectitfromtheBranchoftheVinefolderintheStartmenu.Ifyouhavedeletedthisshortcut,openyourProgramFilesfolder,thentheBranchoftheVinefolder,thentheLord is My Shepherdfolder.Doubleclicktheicontostarttheprogram.
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The Main MenuAfterashortintroduction,the Lord is My Shepherdmainmenuscreenwillappear.Themainmenuisthecommandcenteroftheprogram.
Youcanreturntothemainmenuscreenfromanyotheractivitybypressingthe“ESC”key.YoucanpressESCagaintoshoworhidethemenubarandrevealalltheprogramshortcuts.
Click“ReadtheStory”fromthemainmenuortype(Mac:⌘-RorWin:Ctrl+R)atanytimetobeginreadingthestory.Click“PlaytheSong”ortype(Mac:⌘-PorWin:Ctrl+P)tolistentotheoriginalsongbyBillDowney.
Clickonthe“Settings”icontobringuptheSettingsdialog.YoucanalsobringuptheSettingsdialogatanytimeduringtheprogrambytyping(Mac:⌘-KorWin:Ctrl+K).SeeSettingsonpage8foracompletedescriptionoftheprogramsettings.
Clickthe“Quit”icontoquitThe Lord is My Shepherd.YoucanalsoquittheprogramatanytimebychoosingQuitfromthemenubar,orbytyping(Mac:⌘-QorWin:Ctrl+Q).OnWindows,youcanalsoquittheprogramusingthestandardAlt+F4.
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Read the StoryTheLordisMyShepherdstoryisdesignedforusersofallabilities.Thedefaultmodeisacauseandeffectmode,whereanykeypress,mouseclickorswitchhitwilladvancetheprogram.Oneachpage,thetextisfirstreadaloud,thenapromptliketheoneshownbelowindicatesthattheswitchshouldbepressed.
Eachpageofthestorycontainsabriefanimation.Thefirstswitchhitonapageplaystheanimation.Thesecondswitchhitturnsthepage.
Inthedirectselectionmode,leftandrightarrowsonthebottomofthescreenallowtheusertoadvanceorgobackattheirchoosingbyclickingthearrowwithamouseortouchscreen.Clickingonthetextcausesthesentencetobereadagain.
Aftertheanimationisplayed,a“repeat”arrowappearsinthemiddleofthescreen.Theusercanclicktherepeatarrowtoreplaytheanimation.
Adirectselectionoptionallowstheusertousetherightandleftarrowkeystoselectanarrowonthescreen,thenpressRETURNorENTERtoselectit.
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Anothermethodofcontroliscalledscanning.Acoloredrectanglehighlightsanobjectonthescreenasyouseebelow.
Theuserusesswitchestoeitherselectanobjectortomovethecursortoadifferentobject.
Formoreinformationontheselectonmodesandalltheoptionsforreadingthestory,seeSettingsonpage8.
Attheendofthestory,incauseandeffectmodetheprogramreturnstotheMainMenu.Withdirectselection,theusercanchoosetoreadthestoryagain,playthesong,orreturntothemainmenu.
Play the SongToplaythesong,select“PlaytheSong”fromthemainmenuortype(Mac:⌘-PorWin:Ctrl+P)fromanotheractivity.Thesongwillloopinthebackgroundaslongasyouleaveit.Tostopthesongandreturntothemainmenu,pressakeyorswitchorclickthemouse.
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SettingsTheSettingsdialogallowsyoutosetalltheoptionalsettingsinThe Lord is My Shepherd.TheSettingsdialogisautomaticallyopenedthefirsttimeyourunThe Lord is My Shepherd.YoucanalsoopentheSettingsdialogbyclickingthe“Settings”icononthemainmenu.Finally,youcanopenitatanytimebytyping(Mac:⌘-K,orWin:Ctrl+K).Adialogsomethinglikethisonewillappear(thisexampleisfromtheMacintoshversion):
TheLord is My Shepherdsettingsaredescribedindetailonthefollowingpages.
Cause and EffectIncauseandeffectmode,theprogramadvanceseachtimeakey,switchormousebuttonispressed.Theusercontrolswhentheprogramadvances,buthasnoabilitytorepeatorgoback.
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Direct SelectionDirectselectionallowstheusertodirectlychooseanitemwithamouseorotherpointingdevice.
Mouse/Touch ScreenAllpointingdevicesworkthesamewayfordirectselectioninThe Lord is My Shepherd.Simplyclickonanitemtoselectit.Directselectionisthefastestandeasiestwaytousetheprogramsforthoseplayerswhocandoit.
Arrow Keys ThekeyboardcanbeusedfordirectselectionwhentheArrowKeysboxischecked.Acoloredcursorwillhighlightanobjectonthescreen.Usethearrowkeystomovethehighlighttothedesiredobject,thenpressRETURNorENTERtoselectit.
ScanningNumerousscanningoptionsareincludedinThe Lord is My Shepherd,andthesettingsarequicklyandeasilycustomizedtomeetindividualstudentneeds.Whileinscanningmode,thecomputerwillscanallpossiblechoicesforthestudent.Afterachoiceismade,scanningresumesatthenextavailableitem.
Selectthenumberofswitches,typeofscanning,andthescanrate(fortimedauto-scanning).Theplayercanuseone,twoorthreeswitchestocontroltheprogram.
Withtimedscanning(sometimescalled“autoscanning”),thecomputerscanstheavailablechoicesatthescanrateyouhavechosen.Withstepscanning,thestudentusestwoormoreswitchestoscanthechoicesandmakeaselection.The Lord is My Shepherdofferseachofthesemethods.
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One Switch Timed Auto-ScanWhenusingasingleswitchfortimedauto-scanning,thecomputerwillscanattheratespecifiedintheSettingsdialog.Thestudentusestheswitchtoselectthecurrentchoice.
Oneswitchauto-scanningisthemosttediousofscanmethods,andcanbefrustratingforauserwhocanhandlemorethanoneswitch.Oneswitchscanningisbestforuserstooyoungtounderstandtwoswitchscanning,orthosewhoareonlycapableofaccessingasingleswitch.
Foroneswitchauto-scanning,configureyourswitchinterfacetosendamouseclick,spacebar,RETURNcharacter,number“1”orletter“Y”whentheswitchispressed.Thesamekeysonthekeyboardcanalsobeusedas“switches”.
Two Switch Step ScanningWhenusingtwoswitchscanning,thefirstswitchselectsthecurrentitem,justlikewithoneswitchscanning,andthesecondswitchcausestheprogramtoscan.Thestudentmovesthroughthechoicesattheirownpace(thescanratedoesnotapply).Twoswitchstepscanningistheeasiestwayforswitchuserstousetheprogram.
Fortwoswitchscanning,configureyourswitchinterfacetosendamouseclick,RETURNcharacter,number“1”orletter“Y”whenswitch#1ispressed.Configureyourswitchinterfacetosendaright-click,spacebar,TABcharacter,number“2”orletter“N”whenswitch#2ispressed.Thesamekeysonthekeyboardcanalsobeusedas“switches”.
Three Switch Step ScanningWiththreeswitchscanning,thestudentusesanoptionalthirdswitchtoscaninreverse.Asbefore,switch#2scanstothenextchoice,andswitch#1selectsthechoice,andthescanratedoesnotapply.
Threeswitchscanningisthefastestwayforanaccomplishedswitchusertousetheprogram.
Forthreeswitchscanning,configureyourswitchinterfacetosendamouseclick,RETURNcharacter,number“1”orletter“Y”whenswitch#1ispressed.Configuretheinterfacetosendaright-click,spacecharacterornumber“2”orletter“N”whenswitch#2ispressed.ConfiguretheswitchinterfacetosendaTABcharacterornumber“3”whenswitch#3ispressed.
Flashing Cursor Whenthe“Flashing”buttonison,thescanningcursorflashesoncepersecond.Thisvisualcuedrawsattentiontothelocationofthecursor.
Solid CursorWhenthe“Solid”buttonison,thecursordoesn’tflashatall,butalwaysremainsonthescreen.Therearetwomainreasonsforusingthisoption.First,ifthestudentisdistractedbytheflashingofthecursor,youcanturnitsolid.Second,ifthescanrateissetveryfast,like1or2seconds,itcansometimesbeeasiertofollowwithasolidcursor.
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Scan SoundThescansoundisthesoundthatisplayedwhentheprogramscansthroughthechoices,eitherautomaticallyforone-switchscanning,orwhentheuserscansmanually.Theprogramcanplayaclickorabeepsound,averbalprompt,ornoneatall.
Theverbalpromptisanaidtolow-visionorpre-readingstudents.Thisfeatureiswhatistypicallycalled“auditoryscanning”.Itpromptsthestudentwithanauditoryclueastowhatactiontheselectionswitchwillperform.Thepromptforatextobjectmightsay“Readit.”Foranarrow,itmightsay“Nextpage”or“Goback.”
Click Sound
Theclicksoundisthesoundthatisplayedwhentheusermakesaselection,eitherbyclickingthemouse,pressingakey,orpressingtheselectswitch.
Highlight Options
ThehighlightoptionscontrolthewaythatThe Lord is My Shepherddrawstherectanglethathighlightsthescreenitemswhenscanningorusingthearrowkeys.Youcanadjustthesesettingstoprovidethemaximumvisibilityforyourstudents.Lowvisionstudentsmaybenefitfromhighcontrastsettingsobtainedbychangingthebackgroundcoloroftheentirescreen.
Clickonacolorswatchtobringupastandardcolorpicker.Choosethenewcoloryouwantforthehighlight.
ClickonNarrowLinesorWideLinestoselectthewidthofthehighlightrectangle.
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Auto-Advance Options
The Lord is My Shepherdoffersanauto-advancemodefortheuserwhocannotcontroltheprogramwithothermeans.WhentheAuto-advancestoryboxischecked,theprogramwillautomaticallybeginthenextanimationorturnthenextpageattheratespecifiedintheAdvanceAfterfield.
Note: When auto-advance is turned on, the normal input method still works. To avoid confusion, this setting should not be turned on for a user who can use one of the other methods. It is intended for the student who is unable or uninterested in controlling the program themselves.
Animate TextWhenthisboxischecked,theprogramhighlightseachwordofthesentenceasitisread.Youcanturnthisfeatureofftolimitdistractionsfortheuserwhocannotreadorwillneverread.
Play Background MusicCheckthisboxofftoturnoffthebackgroundmusicthatplaysduringReadtheStory.ThisdoesnotaffectthemusicplayedbyPlaytheSong.
Default SettingsClickthisbuttontorestoreallThe Lord is My Shepherdsettingstotheirdefaultvalues.
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Tech SupportContactMarblesoftTechnicalSupportifyouhaveproblemsinstallingorrunningThe Lord is My Shepherd.
MarblesoftTechnicalSupport12301CentralAveNESuite205Blaine,MN55434
Phone763-502-0440
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