SHERSTON
Options
Click on the Options button on the Main Menu to access the Options area. Here you will be able to view and change the program settings. You can also access the Options area by holding down CTRL and pressing T on the keyboard.
The Options area consists of two sections: General and Inclusion & Support.
General tab
Features of the General tab include:
Selecting the activities that are available for children to use on the Main Menu. To select or deselect an activity, click on its icon.
A brief description of the educational objective(s) of each activity. To view the educational objectives for each activity, hold the mouse cursor over the icon of the activity you are interested in and details will appear in the text box below.
Turning the text on and off. The text is ON by default.
TIZZY’S TOYBOX SPECIAL EDITION
Setting the volume level. The default volume setting is HIGH. When the volume is turned down to LOW the Repeat Speech button will not be available on screen. Tizzy will appear on the screen but you will NOT be able to hear anything. Bears and Rhyming Words will automatically be made unavailable since these activities require sound.
Selecting the difficulty level suitable for your children. There are three levels of difficulty. Level 1 is the easiest and Level 3 is the hardest. The default setting is Level 2.
Protecting access to the Options screens by activating the password. When this is switched ON, each time you try to access Options, a prompt will appear asking you to type in the password control. The password will be OFF by default.
Selecting the number range used within an activity. This applies to the Counting and Beads activities. The number range 1 – 10 is selected by default. This means that, during the relevant activities, any number between 1 and 10 could be presented for the child to work with.
Setting the number of times each activity is played before children are asked, ‘Do you want to play again?’. The range is between one and five turns. Three turns is selected by default.
Other buttons on the General tab include:
Restore all Option defaults. Restores all default settings on the General and Inclusion & Support tabs.
Return to Main Menu.
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