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Mayer-Johnson, Inc. Product Overview

Mayer-Johnson, Inc. Product Overview. Writing With. Symbols 2000. Mayer-Johnson, Inc. Writing With Symbols 2000. You won't believe how easy it is to use!. A word processing program that provides concrete symbols to the written word. Just type a word and a symbol will appear.

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Mayer-Johnson, Inc. Product Overview

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  1. Mayer-Johnson, Inc. Product Overview Writing With Symbols 2000 Mayer-Johnson, Inc.

  2. Writing With Symbols 2000 You won't believe how easy it is to use! • A word processing program that provides concrete symbols to the written word. • Just type a word and a symbol will appear. • WWS 2000 has voice output as well!

  3. Writing With Symbols 2000 • There are over 8,000 symbols which include both PCS & Rebus. • The symbols come in color and black and white. The color of the Rebus symbols can be changed. Rebus Symbols PCS Symbols • You can even import photographs, or other symbols you have made.

  4. Writing With Symbols 2000 • You can vary size of the symbol. • You can vary size and color of the text. Vary Size of Text Vary Size of Symbols

  5. Writing With Symbols 2000 Click on picture icon to toggle to text mode. • You can write stories with text only. • You can write stories with symbols only. • To change from symbol to text mode, just click on the “picture” icon or press F10. Text only Symbols Only

  6. Writing With Symbols 2000 • You can write stories with symbols and then remove the pictures and have text only. In addition, symbol stories can be exported as text only. • Text stories can be imported and symbols will automatically appear over words. Symbols & Text Text only

  7. Writing With Symbols 2000 • You can mix the text/symbol feature to create: • worksheets, • calendars, • schedules, • literacy activities, • and more.

  8. Writing With Symbols 2000 Spell Checking Feature • WWS 2000 has a spell checking feature that can be turned on or off. • Spell check with auditory and visual prompts. • Spell check using words and/or symbols.

  9. Writing With Symbols 2000 Word over symbol • Write stories with symbols either over or under the words. Word under symbol • Change the position of the symbols any time you wish.

  10. Writing With Symbols 2000 Qualifiers • Add qualifiers to text automatically. • Show plurals or verb tense.

  11. Writing With Symbols 2000 Cycle through symbols Associate a new word Remove word • Cycle through symbols by pressing F12. • It’s easy to remove an associated word by pressing F11 and adding another word. • WWS 2000 will remember the change until program is closed. WWS 2000 will remember new word association temporarily

  12. Writing With Symbols 2000 • Add digital pictures to WWS 2000. • Any .bmp or .wmf file can be added to existing libraries. • Sound files (.wav) can be added as well.

  13. Writing With Symbols 2000 • WWS 2000 documents can be made using a single window or a grid. • Each square in the grid can be programmed differently. • Grid can send text to a writing area. This allows user to write a story. Single Window Grid

  14. Writing With Symbols 2000 Environments • Environments are sets of premade, on-screen windows. • Students write by clicking on-screen symbols or words. • Setups can be saved for future use.

  15. Writing With Symbols 2000 Environments • In an environment, windows can be turned into a “send” window. • Anything in a “send” window will transfer to the writing area when the word or picture is selected. • “Send” windows usually have a light yellow background. Send Window

  16. Writing With Symbols 2000 Environments • Environments are great for students who have trouble with writing or keyboarding skills. • This environment is a grocery list. After the items are selected, a copy of the list can be printed out and taken to the store.

  17. Writing With Symbols 2000 Environments • This environment can help beginning spellers practice “ch” and “sh” words. • Misspelled words will not display a picture and are marked with a box.

  18. Writing With Symbols 2000 Environments • This environment shows how a story can be used as a grammar exercise. • The story is turned into a “send” window. The student clicks on words to complete activity.

  19. Writing With Symbols 2000 Environments • This environment allows a student to practice simple math skills. • The window can be printed out when activity is finished.

  20. Writing With Symbols 2000 Environments • This environment demonstrates how WWS 2000 can be used as an inclusion tool for a student with special needs.

  21. Writing With Symbols 2000 Environments • Sentence building environments help students learn proper sentence structure and word choices.

  22. Writing With Symbols 2000 Extra Features WWS 2000 has a scanning feature – Use up to 2 switches! WWS 2000 includes premade scanning environments Allows you to make custom wordlists! Has a selection of voices for speech output Vary picture size Vary text size Vary text color Vary background colors

  23. Writing With Symbols 2000 Use WWS 2000 to: Make picture directions Create schedules Customize stories Make sentence strips Journal Activities Customize literacy activities Make recipe strips Make new environments

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