The Activity Trainer
Next-Generation Video Modeling Software
Large Body of Supporting Research:
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Improves acquisition rates
Wide variety of tasks
Hard to do
No tool designed to make VM easy
AT makes VM easy and more powerful
Versatile Teaching Tool:
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Wide variety of skills
Simple to complex skills
Skills Library
Adapt to students needs
Create your own activities
Not Just About Playing Videos:
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Not just about playing videos
Task analysis (work on just part of an activity)
Transition from video to image as student learns activity
Transition from image to text (if student can read)
Automatically collects data
Provides reports
Use activities in schedules to promote independence
Several Tools in One:
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Teach student activities
Help student perform activities independently (schedules)
Develop new activities or modify existing ones
Organize resources
Create off system activities and schedules
Skills Library of pre-defined activities
Development tool to adapt or create your own activities
Next Generation Video Modeling:
• Easily initiate activity in a variety of ways
• Not just playing videos
• Easily play video in various ways (supports task analysis)
Next Generation Video Modeling:
• Additional Resources beyond Video:
• Images
• Text
• Audio
• Printable Resources
• Worksheets
Activity:
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Usually includes a video
Usually includes at least one image
Usually includes at least one text (instruction)
Usually includes at least on audio (instruction)
Sometimes one or more worksheets
At least one prompt
Sometimes one or more prompt sequences
Four timing options
Prompts:
• Combination of resources
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Full Video or any portion
Video may be paired with an image
Video or Image may be paired with text
May be paired with separate audio
• Predefined prompts make a powerful teaching environment
Sequences:
• Two or more portions of a task
• Used after student has been taught individual portions of the
task
• Supports transitioning student toward independently
completing complete task
• Build competence with most difficult portions of tasks
• Supports forward and back chaining
Data:
• Each run of an activity
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Activity name
Activity prompt
When started
How long
• Can set result or notes
Data:
• Results:
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Independent
Physical prompt (1-5)
Verbal prompt (1-5)
Gestural prompt (1-5)
Shadow prompt (1-5)
Customization:
• Copy activities from the Skills Library
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Change activities from the student’s perspective
Change the video
Change or add images
Change or add text instructions
Change or add audio instructions
Customization:
• Copy activities from the Skills Library
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Add worksheets
Change or add Prompts
Change or add Sequences
Tip: use “Clone” feature to create new prompts
Skills Library :
• Developing Library
• Categories:
• Academic
• Communication
• Daily Living
• Nonverbal Imitations
• Recreation
• Social
• Vocational