[senit] Simultaneous use of Touchscreen/mouse and Switch

From: Sean O'Sullivan <sean.frankwise at easynet.co.uk>

Hi Sean
This youtube video is amazing.  A multi touch screen has amazing potential 
with our pupils....  so many of them use both hands to explore
Sarah (another one!)

>From: Sean O'Sullivan <sean.frankwise at easynet.co.uk>
>Reply-To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
>To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
>Subject: Re: [senit] Simultaneous use of Touchscreen/mouse and Switch
>Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 20:34:30 +0000
>
>Hi Sarah,
>
>Not a direct answer, but do take time to look at this video on  YouTube - 
>multitouch interaction with a display allowing simultaneous  touches 
>(whether it happens to be one person using two hands or two  separate 
>children):
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpTBn7NsON4
>
>Sean O'Sullivan
>sean.frankwise at easynet.co.uk
>Deputy Headteacher
>Frank Wise School, Banbury
>http://www.frankwise.oxon.sch.uk
>
>http://www.parkroadict.co.uk
>
>
>On 4 Mar 2007, at 16:05, Sarah Greenland wrote:
>
>>*Commercial interest declared*
>>
>>I'm currently working on a follow-up to Touch Balloons.  This  program 
>>will focus on using the fingers to drag and touch.  It will  also have 
>>switch access.  I've been asked about the possibility of  having both 
>>forms of access available simultaneously.
>>
>>Most of my relevant experience comes from working in a hospital  setting, 
>>so I could use some more opinions on how this would work  out in schools.
>>
>>The school that I'm trialling the software in uses large communal  touch 
>>screens.  Because of the children's disabilities, they can  only drag over 
>>a small section of the screen.  So - they work in  tandem.  One child 
>>drags over the left hand section of the screen,  a second picks it up for 
>>the central area, and a third drags  towards the right.
>>
>>So:
>>1) How usual is it for children to work together on an access program?
>>2) Would touch users and switch users commonly work as a team?
>>3) Is it acceptable to block out one form of access temporarily to  allow 
>>a child who has started an action to complete it?  For  example, to 
>>prevent an overenthusiastic switch user from dominating  proceedings?
>>4) If a temporary block is in place, is it OK for the program to  revert 
>>to a neutral state after a configurable period of time?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Sarah Greenland
>>
>>
>>
>

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