UsingtheBraininHandApp
BraininHandisanassistivetechnology,usedineducational
settingstoassisttheusertoovercomebarrierstolearning,
andtargetsupportandinterventiontowhereandwhenitis
mostneeded.
BraininHandisidealforpeoplewhosometimesstruggleto
makedecisionsaboutandrespondquicklytoeveryday
challenges.Ourusershaveawidevarietyofconditions,
includingthosewithautisticspectrumconditions,mental
healthdifficulties,specificlearningdifficultiesorbraininjury.
Inordertoassistyoutodemonstrateto,orestablishthesuitabilityofBraininHandfor,astudent
youcandownloadtheapptoadevice,andlogintoademonstrationaccount.
GettheBraininHandApp
BraininHandiscompatiblewithmostnewsmartphonesandtabletsrunningthelatestandroid
oriOSoperatingsystems.ToaccessyourBraininHanddemo,youwillneedtodownloadthe
appontoasmartdevice:
IfyouareusinganAndroiddevice,clickontheGooglePlayStoreandsearchfor
“braininhand”–AvailableforAndroidVersion4.0.3andabove
IfyouareusinganiOSdevice(iPhone,iPodTouch,oriPad),clickontheAppStore
andsearchfor“braininhand”–AvailableforiOSVersion6.0andabove
Downloadtheapptoyourdeviceandlogonusingyourorganisation/centreaccounttoseethe
manywaysinwhichBraininHandcansupportstudentswiththeirself-managementstrategies.
DemoUsername: [email protected] Password: demo
([email protected])
Itisessentialthatstudentscreatetheirownaccount,sothattheentriesaretailoredtotheirindividualneeds.
Thisisademonstrationaccountbasedonotherstudentusers’entries,anddoesnothavefullfunctionalty.
Pleasevisitourstand,[email protected],torequestyourownorganisation’slogin.
UsingBraininHand
Userscanidentifysituationswheretheyhavedifficulty,andplansolutionsinadvance.Smartphone
technologymeanstheirpersonalstrategiesarealwaysavailable,anytimeanywhereviaanappon
theirmobileortabletdevice,torefertowhenneeded,helpminimiseanxietyandincreasetheir
confidenceandindependence.
UsingtheTimeline(onthewebsite)
Studentscankeeptrackoftheirownanxiety
usingtheTrafficLightsystemontheirapp
(theBraininHandwebsitewillcreatea
timelineofallappactivity,forreviewlater).
TheycanusetheTrafficLightstosetprompts,
recordsuccessesandrequestsupporttokeep
theirdayontrack.
BiHUEEventDemo–v1.0
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SettingPrompts
StudentscansettheBraininHandapptoremindthemtopressontrafficlights
atcertainintervals,tocapturetheirpatternsofhighorlowanxiety,highlight
achievementsandpinpointdifficultiesthatmayotherwisebemissed.
Whenloggingintotheapp,you’llbeaskedifyouwouldliketoreceiveprompts.
Youcanadjustthefrequencyofpromptsbytappingonthe‘Settings’icon .
RecordingSuccesses
StudentscanpressonaTrafficLightaftertheyhaveusedasolution,torecord
howwellitworkedforthem,toreinforcepositiveself-managementstrategies
andbetterplantheirtimeaccordingtosuccesses.
TheTrafficlightsareaccessibletouseatanytime(atthebottomofthescreen).
RequestingSupport
Studentscanrequestadditionalsupportbypressingred.Thiscanbeprovidedby
TheNationalAutisticSociety,orlinkedtoexistingsupportprovision.
Havingthis‘safetynet’enablesindividualstohavetheconfidencetoexperience
newsituations,becomemoreindependent,andachievetheirtruepotential.
Tryafewexamples…
Belowareexamplesofstrategiesinastudent’sBraininHand.Youcanfindtheseon
yourdemonstrationaccountbyfollowingtheevent-problem-activity-solutionsets…
StrategiesinyourDiaryandUnplannedPages
Visitthe10amEvent:Seminar.Hereyouwillfindanexampleofhowa
studentmightplanforstrategiestoreduceanxietyinthissituation.
Thisstudentneedssupportwiththeactivity“Goingtolecture”andhas
identifiedstrategiesiftheyarefeeling“Tooanxioustogoin”.
Clickonaproblemtoseethestudent’ssolutions…
NextvisittheUnplannedEvent:Assignment(onaphoneswiperightto
lefttosee‘Unplanned’).Hereyouwillfindanexampleofhowastudent
mightorganisetheirassignmentplanningactivities.Thisstudenthas
identifiedproblemsaround“Deadlines”andhasdevelopedsolutionsto
managetheirworkiftheyare“Notontrack”orhavea“Newdeadlineset”.
Clickonaproblemtoseethisstudent’ssolutions…
NextvisittheUnplannedEvent:Socialising.Hereyouwillfindanexample
ofhowastudentmightplanwhattodoiftheyareparticipatingina“Social
Activity’andare‘Gettinganxious”.
Asyounavigatearoundthedemoaccount,youcanseehowthesame
strategiesmaybeattachedtoanumberofdifferentactivities/problems.
FormoreinformationaboutBraininHandandUniversityStudentUsers,ortorequestyourownlogin,
pleasevisitwww.braininhand.co.uk,[email protected]
TheInnovationCentre,UniversityofExeter
BiHUEEventDemo–v1.0