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ECO™ Unity® Manual
For use with ECO software
version 1.06 and higher
Prentke Romich Company
April, 2009
Revised August 2010
14416 v.2.1
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  • Page 1 ECO™ Unity® Manual For use with ECO software version 1.06 and higher Prentke Romich Company April, 2009 Revised August 2010 14416 v.2.1...
  • Page 2 ECO, Vantage, Vanguard II, Vanguard, Pathfinder, SpringBoard, Language Activity Monitor (LAM), Memory Transfer Interface (MTI) and PRC Infrared Receiver (IRR) are trademarks of Prentke Romich Company. DECtalk is a product of the Digital Electronics Corporation. Minspeak is a registered trademark of Semantic Compaction Systems.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Contents ECO Hardware ..................... 6 ECO2 and ECO-14 Front Panel ................6 ECO-14 Right Side Panel ..................7 ECO2 Right Side Panel ................... 7 ECO-14 Left Side Panel..................8 ECO-2 Left Side Panel.................... 8 Menus and Settings ..................9 Drop-Down Menus ....................
  • Page 4 Customize Your Computer Access ............... 62 Program a link with the Run Program tool: .............. 62 More ECO Features ..................64 Extra Help ....................64 ECO Unity 84 ....................65 Unity 84 1-Hit ....................66 Organization ......................66 Talking ........................67 Simplify by Hiding Keys ..................
  • Page 5 Unity Patterns in 144 Sequenced ............. 120 Computer Access in Unity 144 ..............120 Directions for using computer access rows and pages ........120 ECO Unity Computer Programs page..............121 Choose Your Spell Page ..................121 Customize your computer access ................ 121...

  • Page 6: Eco Hardware

    ECO Hardware ECO Hardware • 3 USB Ports • USB keyboard and mouse • 2 Switch jacks • Internal Microphone • External speaker jack • Built-in CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive • 14.1” touch screen • 60 GB Hard drive • Integrated Blue Tooth technology ECO2 and ECO-14 Front Panel There are eight recessed keys on the top of the ECO frame.

  • Page 7: Eco-14 Right Side Panel

    ECO Vocabulary ECO-14 Right Side Panel Headphones Headphones 3 USB ports 3 USB ports Microphone Microphone ECO2 Right Side Panel Mini USB port Ethernet Port to Computer 2 USB ports Battery Door...

  • Page 8: Eco-14 Left Side Panel

    ECO Vocabulary ECO-14 Left Side Panel Reset Reset PCMIA slot 2 switch PCMIA slot 2 switch for phone jacks for phone jacks card card Compact Compact External External Phone audio Phone audio Charge port Charge port Flash Flash Monitor Monitor cable from cable from Card...

  • Page 9: Menus And Settings

    ECO Vocabulary Options Menus and Settings Display Area Display Area Text Display Icon Display Status Display Drop Down Menus Drop-Down Menus • Select the Menu key on the right side of the Status Display and look at the list of menus and settings.
  • Page 10 ECO Vocabulary Options Change the colors 1. Select the Menu key 2. Select Colors. Notice the tabbed property sheet that is titled “User Area Setup Properties.” 3. Choose the colors that you like for each item. 4. Select OK 5. Go to the ToolBox and select Feedback Menu. Notice the color choices on the right.

  • Page 11: Maintenance Menu

    Maintenance Menu The Maintenance Menu is in the device ToolBox. Important settings include • System Lock • Auto Power Down (saves battery power) • Calibrate Touch Screen • System Information – including the software version • Battery Status • Shipping Mode...

  • Page 12: Eco Vocabulary Options

    ECO Vocabulary Options ECO Vocabulary Options From the Menu key you can open any one of the six user areas in ECO. There are many more language programs (MAPs) available from the User Area Menu in the ToolBox. You may view these options by selecting Replace User Area. Remember to back up any customized areas by saving to an MTI file before you do a replace.

  • Page 13: Six User Areas In Eco

    ECO Vocabulary Options Six User Areas in ECO Area Contains Unity 60 Single Hit 60 location display. Most keys are one hit = one word. 42 single words with dynamic links to activity rows that help you put 2 and 3 word phrases together at a beginning language level.

  • Page 14: Other Language Programs

    ECO Vocabulary Options Other Language Programs Number of key Programs locations Unity 144 Single Hit; WordCore 144 Unity 84 Transition, Unity 84 Scan, WordCore 84 Unity 45 One Hit, Unity 45 Transition, Unity 45 Basic, Unity 45 Sequenced, Unity 45 1-Hit Adult, Unity 45 ABC with Pages, WordCore 45, MinTalk, 45 Medical, 15 CVA w Word Cues, 15 Adult Phrase w Word Cues, 15 Word Cues, 15 Talk w Word Cues IT, 15 Child Word w Word Cues...

  • Page 15: Introduction To Unity

    When core vocabulary has stable locations, the need for navigation is minimized, thus speeding up the rate of communication. The following examples of Unity patterns are taken from ECO Unity 60. After you learn the patterns, you may apply them to other versions of Unity. You will find that memorizing a pattern helps you learn new words without having to memorize individual sequences.

  • Page 16: Unity 60 1-Hit

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity 60 1-Hit Organization Row 1 is the main activity row. • Activity rows contain vocabulary specific to certain situations. • Some keys in the main activity row do not open other activities. These keys are tools.

  • Page 17: Talking

    ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Talking • With core vocabulary you can say one word at a time, or put phrases together by using the dynamic activity rows linked to each core key. When you select the APPLE icon, you say “eat”...

  • Page 18: Core Vocabulary And Icons

    ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Core vocabulary and icons ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD OBJ (OBJECT) Give me the present. POSSESSIVE It’s mine. It has my nametag on it. INTERJECTION Interjections pop up in conversations just like please fireworks.
  • Page 19 ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD VERB + ING We were pouring water out of the bucket. were VERB + ED The “+ed” bucket means past tense “was” because the water was poured out of the bucket.
  • Page 20 ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD STOP You stop at the stop sign. stop Mary had a little lamb; its fleece was white as snow. He is a boy. WANTED He is a wanted man.
  • Page 21 ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD People make cookies of different shapes to make celebrate holidays (God). UMBRELLA You need your umbrella when it is raining. need JUICE You can drink juice.

  • Page 22: Practice Sentences For 60 1-Hit

    ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Practice sentences for 60 1-Hit Open the activity row labeled WORD YES/NO. Your screen looks like this: Try the following sentences and phrases. I need that. I need a drink. I need help.

  • Page 23: Activity Row

    ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Activity row Icon Contains Good, yes, no, bad, all done Quick access to names. Hi. What’s up? How are you? I’m fine. I’m not so good. It’s nice to meet you.
  • Page 24 ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Activity Row second row Contains whole sentences separated into sub-categories: Jokes, speaking, communication repair, medical, wants, friends, protests, questions, telling, and technology. Contains tools for working in and managing notebooks. Tools for internal computer access with links to pages for working in Windows Word Pad, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player, Solitaire, and Internet Explorer.
  • Page 25 ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Pages These are the pages available from the PAGES key. The top right corner key of each page goes back to Core. The blank key is a hidden key for the Notebooks Page. To show this key, use the Set-up Key.

  • Page 26: Simplify By Hiding Keys

    ECO Unity 60 1-Hit Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Simplify by hiding keys Some people may need to have the field of choices narrowed; maybe because of vision or attending problems. If these people begin learning on a 4, 8, or 15 location page system, then they will have to re-learn many key positions as their vocabulary grows.

  • Page 27: Unity 60 Sequenced

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity 60 Sequenced Organization The layout of Unity 60 Sequenced is very similar to Unity 60 1-Hit. The major differences are • There are more combined icons where two pictures/concepts occupy the same key.

  • Page 28: Whole Sentences

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Whole Sentences The SENTENCE icon is a quick way to begin saying important messages, too. When you select the Sentence Key, you will see keys in the activity row highlighted in blue.

  • Page 29: Unity Patterns

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Patterns Unity is a pattern-based system so that learning many new vocabulary entries becomes predictable. We will look at examples of the following patterns in Unity 60 Sequenced. All of these patterns are also found in the other Unity MAPs.

  • Page 30: Unity Pattern - Pronoun Phrases

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Pattern – Pronoun Phrases I can I can’t After you select the “I” pronoun, your screen looks like this: Practice some of these pronoun-verb phrases.

  • Page 31: Unity Pattern - Question Pronoun Phrases

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Pattern – Question Pronoun Phrases Reverse the order of this pattern for question phrases and negative questions. can I can’t I After you select the JUICE icon, your screen looks like this: Notice the pronoun phrases on all the yellow pronoun keys.

  • Page 32: Unity Pattern -- Pronouns

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Pattern -- Pronouns Pronouns are color coded yellow. They are always in column two and three. Icon Sequence Subject Pronoun Icon Sequence Object Pronoun they them Icon Sequence Possessive Adjective...

  • Page 33: Unity Pattern - Grammar Categories

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Pattern – Grammar Categories Icon + Grammar Ending Verbs, category nouns, and adverbs ending in –ly use the pattern of core icon + ending. Embellished icons OFF Embellished icons ON...

  • Page 34: Icon + Grammar Ending

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Icon + Grammar Ending Category nouns (singular and plural) are in the 2nd row, with orange color coding. Adverbs ending in –ly are in the 3rd row, with white color coding.

  • Page 35: Unity Pattern -- Dynamic Activities

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Pattern -- Dynamic Activities Dynamic activities contain more nouns. When a core icon is activated, a dynamic activity row provides quick access to category-related nouns. These words are referred to as “fringe vocabulary”...

  • Page 36: Extra Verbs In The Activity Row

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Extra Verbs in the Activity Row When you select Mr. Action Man, the VERB icon, you see a row of extra verb categories select a verb. Main Activity Rows, Pages, and Computer Access...

  • Page 37: Category Labels In Core

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Category Labels in Core You may find it helpful to see labels on the core keys in Unity 60 Sequenced. These labels are not comprehensive; however, they represent the most frequently used group of words available after the first selection of the key.

  • Page 38: Unity Customization Options: Icon Prediction And Embellished Icons

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Customization Options: Icon prediction and Embellished Icons Because many different types of people use Unity to communicate, there are many ways to customize the look of your Unity program. Icon Prediction and Embellished Icons are both found in the Feedback Menu.

  • Page 39: Icons And Icon Rationales

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Icons and Icon Rationales ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE PHONE Give the present to me. Pronoun ending for objective pronouns. Pronoun beginning key for reflexive pronouns. SUIT It’s mine. It has my nametag on it.
  • Page 40 ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE VERB + S The “S” bucket stands for “is” because of the s on the bucket. Present tense singular ending for verbs. VERB + ING We were pouring water out of the bucket.
  • Page 41 ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE MORE Most people want to hear more music. Categories: music, musicians, Words: more, less STOP You stop at the stop sign. Categories: endings, spell mode, Words: stop, wait, quit He is a boy.
  • Page 42 ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE People make cookies of different shapes to celebrate holidays (God). Categories: holidays, religion, shapes UMBRELLA You need your umbrella when it is raining. Categories: weather, negatives JUICE TV You can drink juice.

  • Page 43: Practice Sentences For Unity 60 Sequenced

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Practice Sentences for Unity 60 Sequenced I’m hungry for pizza You’re not. What would you like? I don’t know. Maybe a hamburger. I don’t think so. Well, what? Let’s get some ice cream.
  • Page 44 ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Do what? Find my homework. You had homework? A little. A little what? A little math paper I saw that. Where? It was on the TV. Help me look. We will find it.

  • Page 45: Where To Find

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Where to Find Air Card phone tools Activity Row, PHONE Back up the memory Transfer Memory Menu Calculator Activity Row, Device Tools Change how a word is pronounced Dictionary Menu Change the voice...
  • Page 46 ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009...

  • Page 47: Word Prediction

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Word Prediction There are three different options for Word Prediction in ECO. Go to the ToolBox and select Word Prediction Menu. Try each one of the following options. Select the option, then go to spell mode and begin spelling a word.

  • Page 48: Teaching Unity

    ECO Unity 60 Sequenced Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Teaching Unity Teach vocabulary • by categories • by student-centered activities • by patterns o Identify the patterns o Prioritize o Select vocabulary from each pattern to teach o Use a variety of teaching aids Teach navigational and operational features •...

  • Page 49: More Customizations

    ECO More Customizations More Customizations Changing core icons • Change one icon at a time by using the set-up key (#2 user defined key) • Change one icon at a time by using the Assign Core Keys Menu. • Change all occurrences of an icon by using the User Area Menu. Important Tools for customizing •...
  • Page 50 ECO More Customizations Create a new activity row 1. Begin in the ToolBox with the Create Activity Menu. 2. Spell the name for your new activity (can be up to 20 characters). Select OK 3. Choose an icon to represent the activity. If you choose No Icon, the label text will represent your new activity.

  • Page 51: Visual Scenes

    ECO More Customizations Visual Scenes What are visual scenes? • Special pages • One large graphic superimposed over keys • Created much like other pages Modify a visual scene 1. In Unity 60 Sequenced, go to the Pages Page. 2. Select My Scenes, and then Pets. 3.
  • Page 52 ECO More Customizations Location of Visual Scenes in Unity MAPs Unity 60 Pages page, My Scenes Unity 84 1-Hit Pages page, My Scenes Activity row, Have Fun, Books Unity 84 Sequenced Same as Unity 84 1-Hit plus Pages page, Teach Core Unity 144 Pages page, My Scenes...

  • Page 53: Create A Visual Scene

    ECO More Customizations Create a Visual Scene Review of Visual Scenes • A special type of page with one large graphic superimposed over the keys. • Begin creating just like any other page in ECO • Several examples are already done in ECO. Look for the Pages page in Unity 60 Single Hit, and then go to My Scenes.

  • Page 54: Sounds On Scene Pages

    ECO More Customizations Sounds on Scene Pages You may make a digitized real-voice recording or import a wav file on a key by changing the Type of Message to record. TIP: If you select OK, OK when programming a page, you will be off the page and into the ToolBox.

  • Page 55: Linking A Page

    ECO More Customizations Linking a Page Once you have created your visual scenes page, you will need to link it in to the Unity MAP so that you don’t have to go to the ToolBox to find it every time. Begin by deciding where you want to link the page.

  • Page 56: Vocabulary Builder

    ECO Vocabulary Builder Vocabulary Builder Vocabulary Builder is an electronic way of hiding keys much like putting a paper overlay onto a manual board. You see only the sequences for words that you choose. You can choose the words by picking one of the text files already stored in ECO, you can import your own list of vocabulary, or you can build as list of words using the screens in Vocabulary Builder.

  • Page 57: Use A Word List

    ECO Vocabulary Builder Use a Word List 1. Select Use Word Lists 2. Select the list, and then Load List 3. Select Save Mask Info 4. Use the Assign Core Keys Menu to hide and show any remaining tools that you may want to hide.

  • Page 58: Computer Access

    ECO Revised Computer Access To begin computer access with ECO Unity 60, 1. Select the Pages key, and then ECO COMP key 2. Select Choose Activity, and then COMPUTER key Either way brings you to the ECO computer programs page.
  • Page 59 ECO Computer Access Unity 60 1-Hit Computer Access activity row When you select the ECO COMP key from either PAGE or Activity row, it turns on the Internal Computer Access in the output menu. There is a key in the computer activity row that turns off the internal computer access.
  • Page 60 ECO Computer Access ECO Unity 60 Computer Programs page This page shows just four rows of the computer programs page so that you can see your computer applications on the ECO. If you select the Go Back key on the top left, you go back to the Unity 60 PAGES page.
  • Page 61 ECO Computer Access Example of a simplified computer programs page You may clear out or hide applications that you are not using.

  • Page 62: Customize Your Computer Access

    ECO Computer Access Customize Your Computer Access You can store links to your own personal files in ECO by using the Run Program tool. First we will look at a key that is already programmed with this tool. Go to the Computer Access Activity Row, and then select Word. On the Word Pad page you will see a key labeled START.
  • Page 63 ECO Computer Access 6. You see titles for all the executable files on your ECO’s C drive. 7. Select Advanced 8. Select Yes for Show All Files, and then select OK. 9. Use the navigating keys at the bottom of the screen to locate the file you want. 10.

  • Page 64: More Eco Features

    ECO Computer Access More ECO Features Your ECO has several other helpful features that are not covered in the introductory training. • Notebooks – files where you can save large amounts of text. You can edit notebooks, lock them, store them to open with a sequence, and read them aloud a sentence at a time.

  • Page 65: Eco Unity 84

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ECO Unity 84 Many people have achieved communication success with Unity 84 since its addition to the Minspeak Application Programs (MAPs). The ECO version of Unity adds integrated computer access features that allow you to work in and navigate through Windows applications using the Unity 84 MAP.

  • Page 66: Unity 84 1-Hit

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity 84 1-Hit Organization Row 1 is the main activity row. • Activity rows contain vocabulary specific to certain situations. • Some keys in the main activity row do not open other activities. These keys are tools.

  • Page 67: Talking

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Talking • With core vocabulary you can say one word at a time, or put phrases together by using the dynamic activity rows linked to each core key. When you select the APPLE icon, you say “eat”...

  • Page 68: Simplify By Hiding Keys

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Simplify by Hiding Keys 7. Select the tools key at the top left corner of the ECO frame. 8. Select Modify Activity, and then More Items until you see the key marked BLANK.

  • Page 69: Core Vocabulary And Icons

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Core Vocabulary and Icons ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD ME (OBJ) Give the present to me. MY (POSS) It’s mine. It has my nametag on it. DRESS (SUIT) He wore a suit to dress up.
  • Page 70 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD The two friends are pictured on the WE icon. ARE (VERB) Mr. Action Man is pictured on the VERB icon IS (VERB + S) The “S” bucket stands for “is” because of the s on the bucket.
  • Page 71 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD KNOW You know what you learn in school. know PLAY (DICE) You can play games with dice. play LIKE (SUN) Everybody likes a sunny day. like WORK You can work with a hammer.
  • Page 72 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD OLD (WATCH) Old is a time-related word. DO (REMEMBER) Tie a string around your finger to remember to do something. GO (FROG) Look at that frog go! GET (MORNING) You get up in the morning.
  • Page 73 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD WITH (LOVE) The new baby is with its mother. with FOLLOW People follow the leader. follow (PEOPLE) DRIVE (TRUCK) She can drive a truck. drive PUT (OPEN) You open the chest to put things in.
  • Page 74 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE WORD TURN (KITCHEN) You turn the thermometer in the kitchen pan. turn You sleep in a bed. sleep...

  • Page 75: Practice Sentences

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Practice Sentences Open the YES/NO Activity Row. Your display will look like this: Try the following sentences and phrases. Before you start, open the YES/NO row. I need that. I need a drink I need help.

  • Page 76: Activity Rows

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Activity Rows Icon Contains Punctuation, delete word, link to spell mode, yes, maybe, no, all done, all gone, and speech on/off What’s up? Hi. How are you? Fine. Nice meeting you. Take care of yourself. Good-bye.
  • Page 77 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Icon Contains There are two rows of IntelliTools computer commands. One is for version 3 and one is for version 4. You may hide the row(s) you are not using. Go to the Modify Activity Menu in the ToolBox.

  • Page 78: Internal Computer Access

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Internal Computer Access ECO as an integrated communication device has some computer access tools available in activity rows and pages. The ECO computer access tools are stored in an activity row named COMPUTER ACCESS.

  • Page 79: Practice Computer Access

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Practice computer access • Select the INTERNAL ON key. Your ECO program shows just five rows. You can see your ECO’s Windows desktop in the background. • Select the top WORDPAD icon on this page to launch WordPad.
  • Page 80 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 • Try typing some words or letters into your document. Then go to core vocabulary and use the keys there to add text to your document. Use the OK key in the computer access row to return to the page of Word Pad commands.

  • Page 81: Unity 84 Sequenced Organization

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity 84 Sequenced Organization The layout of Unity 84 Sequenced is the almost same as Unity 84 single hit. The differences are: • The PREVERB icon takes the place of NAMES. Names are now linked to the POSSESSIVE icon at row 2, column 2.

  • Page 82: Simplify

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Simplify The Vocabulary Builder tool has many features for simplifying Unity 84 Sequenced. To see sample sets of words already programmed for Vocabulary Builder, go to the Pages Page, and then Vocabulary Builder. Select one of the LAMP sets to see an example of how Vocabulary Builder simplifies learning.

  • Page 83: Icons And Rationales

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Icons and Rationales ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE OBJECTIVE Give the present to me. Ending for objective pronouns. Two hits on this key = Choose Activity POSSESSIVE It’s mine. It has my nametag on it.
  • Page 84 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE The two friends are pictured on the “we” icon. Beginning icon for “we” pronoun phrases. VERB Mr. Action Man is pictured on the VERB icon Ending icon for action words.
  • Page 85 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE KNOW You know what you learn in school. Category:knowledge and school DICE You can play games with dice. Category: games. Everybody likes a sunny day. like, fun, funny, etc.
  • Page 86 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE You call your dog to come. Category: animals WATCH You use a watch to tell the time. Category: time REMEMBER Tie a string around your finger to remember to do something.
  • Page 87 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE EXIT The sign shows the right way to exit the building. leave, arrive, send, way, right PHONE Call me on the phone. Category: small appliances, talking-related verbs; Thumbs up stands for positives.
  • Page 88 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE UMBRELLA You need your umbrella when it is raining. Category: weather words Thumbs down stands for negatives. JUICE You can drink juice. Category: beverages Ask what’s on TV.

  • Page 89: Core Vocabulary Patterns

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Core Vocabulary Patterns All versions of Unity are based on just a few patterns for combining icons into sequences that speak words, phrases, and sentences. Unity Pattern Icon + ending Verbs, category nouns, adjectives, and adverbs ending in –ly use the pattern of core icon + ending.
  • Page 90 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Patterns – Dynamic Activities Dynamic activities contain more nouns. These words are referred to as “fringe vocabulary” because they are not all frequently used. Foods Games Drinks Clothing Body parts Reading materials Music and musical instruments.
  • Page 91 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Patterns – Grammar Icon + Core Icon Interjections, conjunctions, prepositions, determiners, question words, and adverbs that do not end in –ly follow this pattern. All of these beginning icons are in the 2 row from the top.

  • Page 92: Use The Icon Tutor To Look Up Words

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Sentence Builders and Endings in the Activity Row. • Watch for words that help you build sentences such as “be” and “have been”. These words will appear in the activity row at the top after you begin speaking.

  • Page 93: Visual Scenes In Unity 84

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Visual Scenes in Unity 84 Locate Visual Scenes in Unity 84 by Selecting the PAGES key, and then MY SCENES. There are six books which are like photo albums where you can put in your own pictures.

  • Page 94: Practice Sentences For Unity 84 Sequenced

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Practice Sentences for Unity 84 Sequenced I like to read. You like to eat. This is good. That is better I want my MP3 player. He wants his radio. She is hungry.
  • Page 95 ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 No one came. Where did they go? I don’t know. You don’t like it. Mom went shopping. I can’t do that. Yes, you can. Try it again.

  • Page 96: Where To Find

    ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Where to Find Air Card phone tools Activity row, Phone Back up the memory Transfer Memory Menu Calculator Activity Row, Device Tools Change how a word is pronounced Dictionary Menu Change the voice...

  • Page 97: Introduction To Unity 144

    If you are familiar with Pathfinder Unity 128, you will be able to talk with ECO Unity 144 right away. People who are using Unity 128 will be able to save a memory transfer and load it into ECO with all their customizations. The pages and activity rows for computer access and visual scenes can be copied from an ECO Unity 144 area into a customized user area.

  • Page 98: Unity 144 Single Hit

    ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity 144 Single Hit Load Unity 144 Single Hit Unity 144 Single Hit is not one of the six default MAPs in ECO. Follow these steps to load Unity 144 Single Hit. If there is a program that you want to save in the area you are loading, you must first do a memory transfer and save the user area.
  • Page 99 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Column 1 contains tools. Tools are keys that perform functions; they do not talk. • ABC is a link to spell mode. • Choose activity scrolls through activities and closes dynamic activities.

  • Page 100: Talking

    ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Talking • With core vocabulary you can say one word at a time, or put phrases together by using the dynamic activity rows linked to each core key. When you select the APPLE icon, you say “eat”...

  • Page 101: Core Vocabulary And Icons

    ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Core Vocabulary and Icons ICON ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE SPELL/MINSPEAK = a toggle key to go between spelling keyboard and Minspeak keyboard SPEAK ALL = speaks all of the text generated since the last time clear display was activated.
  • Page 102 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE VERB Mr. Action Man represents verbs because he is walking, whistling, working, and carrying. In Unity 128 1-Hit this key is quick access to the word ARE.
  • Page 103 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE SUIT The SUIT is an article of clothing. FLOWERS It is nice to give FLOWERS. EXIT The EXIT sign is pointing to the RIGHT. SHOE You put on your SHOEs and go for a WALK.
  • Page 104 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE FROG Look at that FROG GO! MORNING We GET up in the MORNING. NIGHT You can WISH upon a star late at NIGHT. MEDICAL The ambulance is bringing medical HELP.
  • Page 105 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE OPEN You OPEN the chest to PUT things in. PEOPLE PEOPLE FOLLOW each other in line. RAINBOW A RAINBOW is made up of many COLORs. THMBS UP The THUMBS UP sign means GOOD.
  • Page 106 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE ELEPHANT The ELEPHANTS are BIG. THMBS DN The THUMBS DOWN signal means BAD. POLICE The POLICEman LETs you through when there is a lot of traffic. ICON_P7 The DELETE CHARACTER key takes off one letter at a time.
  • Page 107 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON ICON NAME ICON RATIONALE RETURN The RETURN arrows are TURNing. You SLEEP in a BED. BLANK NUMBER You can COUNT the blocks on the NUMBER icons. SHIFT CHAIR You sit on your CHAIR.

  • Page 108: Practice Sentences

    ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Practice Sentences Try the following phrases and sentences. I drive fast. You drive slow. You follow me. I not follow. Start. Stop. Make it stop. Make it turn. Go store. Go home.

  • Page 109: Activity Rows

    ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Activity Rows Icon Contains Punctuation, link to spell mode, speech on/off, maybe, I don’t know. Also three sentences that do not put text on your display Hi. What’s up? and other greetings Personal information: My name is…, I live in…, and a link to the YOU row...

  • Page 110: Internal Computer Access

    ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Icon Contains Interactive tools for working in IntelliTools version 3. A row of tools for recording messages and speaking saved messages. Interactive tools for working in IntelliTools version 4. You may choose to delete or hide the activity rows you are not using.
  • Page 111 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Pages Find the pages in Unity 144 by selecting the Pages key in the Activity Row. Icon Page contains Interactive commands to control IntelliTools software Time concepts; vocabulary for teaching time and telling the time...

  • Page 112: Where To Find

    ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Where to Find Air Card phone tools Activity Row, Remotes, Phone Options, Device Back up the memory ToolBox, Transfer Memory Menu Calculator Activity Row, Device Tools Change how a word is pronounced...

  • Page 113: Unity 144 Sequenced Icon Rationales

    ECO Computer Access Unity 144 Sequenced Icon Rationales ICON RATIONALE PRC FILE NAME This location toggles between spell and Minspeak. ABCSPK.PRC SPEAK ALL speaks everything that has been on the display none since the last time the display was cleared. SPEAK NEXT SENTENCE speaks the next sentence.
  • Page 114 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON RATIONALE PRC FILE NAME YES = yes. TEXTICON.PRC Mother Hubbard is looking at "a" thing in her cupboard. noun_m1.PRC NOUN is the ending for category nouns. Quick access to the word "a."...
  • Page 115 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON RATIONALE PRC FILE NAME Use for opening the NOTEBOOKS that are stored in Unity 144. noteb_m1.PRC TOOLS = tools. This key is a link to the dynamic activity row toolb_m1.PRC for device tools.
  • Page 116 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON RATIONALE PRC FILE NAME YOU = you you_m1.PRC THEY = they they_m1.PRC DICE = game-related words. You can play games with DICE. DICE_M1.PRC EYE = words related to eyes. You look with your EYEs.
  • Page 117 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ICON RATIONALE PRC FILE NAME Use this key before a verb in a pronoun-verb phrase when you prevr_m1.PRC are not using the pronoun. examples: can, might, could, would QUEENBEE = being verbs; also the adjective "busy." The bee_m1.PRC...
  • Page 118 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 RATIONALE PRC FILE NAME SNAILs are slow. snail_m1.PRC You call your DOG to come. dog_m1.PRC FAMILY = family. FAMIL_M3.PRC People make cookies of various shapes to celebrate holidays GOD_M3.PRC (GOD). HOUSE = house and room-related words.
  • Page 119 ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 You can see bones in an X-RAY. xray_m1.PRC COMPUTER = computer. compu_m1.PRC An electrical VOLT travels fast. volt_m1.PRC You can wash in the BATH tub. bath_m1.PRC The pen is writing a NAME.

  • Page 120: Unity Patterns In 144 Sequenced

    ECO Unity 144 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 Unity Patterns in 144 Sequenced The Unity patterns in Unity 144 Sequenced are the same as the patterns in Unity 84. See pages 94 through 97. There are many more vocabulary words available. You can use your ICON TUTOR to look up words.

  • Page 121: Eco Unity Computer Programs Page

    Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009 ECO Unity Computer Programs page This page shows just two rows of the computer programs page so that you can see your computer applications on the ECO. If you select the Go Back key on the top left, you go back to the Desktop Page.

  • Page 122: More Resources For Unity 144

    March, 2009 More Resources for Unity 144 Because the ECO Unity 144 is the same core vocabulary as Pathfinder Unity 128, you may find these resources helpful: • Unity®: Language for Life, a presentation booklet by Tracy Custer, M.Ed., SLP, Judith Meyer, M.A., CCC-SLP, and Joan Sharp, B.

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