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The Lord is My ShepherdUser’s Guide
Designed by:LindaBaldwinIllustrated by:MichaelWalker Original music by:BillDowneyNarrated by:MattdePriest Sound editing by:ToddScottProgramming by:MarkLarsonandChristopherKempke
InstallationMacintoshToinstallThe Lord is My ShepherdonaMacintosh,inserttheCDinthedrive.Double-clicktheinstallericontobegintheprocess.TheinstallerplacesalltheLord is My ShepherdfilesinsidetheBranchoftheVinefolderinyourApplicationsfolder.ItwillcreateaBranchoftheVinefolderifnoneexists,anditwillcreateanaliasonyourdesktop.YoucandragthealiastoyourDockifyouprefer.
WindowsToinstallThe Lord is My ShepherdonWindows,inserttheCDinthedrive.Theinstallershouldstartautomatically.Ifyouhaveturnedofftheauto-startfeature,double-clickthesetup.exeicontobegintheprocess.TheinstallerplacesalltheLord is My ShepherdfilesinsidetheBranchoftheVinefolderinyourProgramFilesfolder.ItwillcreateaBranchoftheVinefolderifnoneexists,anditwilladdtheLord is My ShepherdprogramsandtheUser’sGuidetoyourStartmenu.
What’s on the CDInadditiontotheLord is My Shepherdprogram,theinstallerplacesthisuser’sguideandastorybookintheLord is My Shepherdfolder.Thisuser’sguidecontainsallyouneedtoknowtooperatetheprogram.
Running the ProgramMacintoshTolaunchThe Lord is My Shepherd,double-clicktheLord is My Shepherdicononyourdesktop,orclicktheiconinyourDock.Ifyouhavedeletedthealias,orifyou’relaunchingtheprogramfromadifferentuseraccount,openyourApplicationsfolder,thentheBranchoftheVinefolder,thentheLord is My Shepherdfolder.Doubleclicktheicontostarttheprogram.
WindowsTolaunchThe Lord is My Shepherd,selectitfromtheBranchoftheVinefolderintheStartmenu.Ifyouhavedeletedthisshortcut,openyourProgramFilesfolder,thentheBranchoftheVinefolder,thentheLord is My Shepherdfolder.Doubleclicktheicontostarttheprogram.
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The Main MenuAfterashortintroduction,the Lord is My Shepherdmainmenuscreenwillappear.Themainmenuisthecommandcenteroftheprogram.
Clickthe“Quit”icontoquitThe Lord is My Shepherd.YoucanalsoquittheprogramatanytimebychoosingQuitfromthemenubar,orbytyping(Mac:⌘-QorWin:Ctrl+Q).OnWindows,youcanalsoquittheprogramusingthestandardAlt+F4.
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Read the StoryTheLordisMyShepherdstoryisdesignedforusersofallabilities.Thedefaultmodeisacauseandeffectmode,whereanykeypress,mouseclickorswitchhitwilladvancetheprogram.Oneachpage,thetextisfirstreadaloud,thenapromptliketheoneshownbelowindicatesthattheswitchshouldbepressed.
Play the SongToplaythesong,select“PlaytheSong”fromthemainmenuortype(Mac:⌘-PorWin:Ctrl+P)fromanotheractivity.Thesongwillloopinthebackgroundaslongasyouleaveit.Tostopthesongandreturntothemainmenu,pressakeyorswitchorclickthemouse.
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SettingsTheSettingsdialogallowsyoutosetalltheoptionalsettingsinThe Lord is My Shepherd.TheSettingsdialogisautomaticallyopenedthefirsttimeyourunThe Lord is My Shepherd.YoucanalsoopentheSettingsdialogbyclickingthe“Settings”icononthemainmenu.Finally,youcanopenitatanytimebytyping(Mac:⌘-K,orWin:Ctrl+K).Adialogsomethinglikethisonewillappear(thisexampleisfromtheMacintoshversion):
TheLord is My Shepherdsettingsaredescribedindetailonthefollowingpages.
Cause and EffectIncauseandeffectmode,theprogramadvanceseachtimeakey,switchormousebuttonispressed.Theusercontrolswhentheprogramadvances,buthasnoabilitytorepeatorgoback.
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Direct SelectionDirectselectionallowstheusertodirectlychooseanitemwithamouseorotherpointingdevice.
Mouse/Touch ScreenAllpointingdevicesworkthesamewayfordirectselectioninThe Lord is My Shepherd.Simplyclickonanitemtoselectit.Directselectionisthefastestandeasiestwaytousetheprogramsforthoseplayerswhocandoit.
ScanningNumerousscanningoptionsareincludedinThe Lord is My Shepherd,andthesettingsarequicklyandeasilycustomizedtomeetindividualstudentneeds.Whileinscanningmode,thecomputerwillscanallpossiblechoicesforthestudent.Afterachoiceismade,scanningresumesatthenextavailableitem.
Withtimedscanning(sometimescalled“autoscanning”),thecomputerscanstheavailablechoicesatthescanrateyouhavechosen.Withstepscanning,thestudentusestwoormoreswitchestoscanthechoicesandmakeaselection.The Lord is My Shepherdofferseachofthesemethods.
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One Switch Timed Auto-ScanWhenusingasingleswitchfortimedauto-scanning,thecomputerwillscanattheratespecifiedintheSettingsdialog.Thestudentusestheswitchtoselectthecurrentchoice.
Two Switch Step ScanningWhenusingtwoswitchscanning,thefirstswitchselectsthecurrentitem,justlikewithoneswitchscanning,andthesecondswitchcausestheprogramtoscan.Thestudentmovesthroughthechoicesattheirownpace(thescanratedoesnotapply).Twoswitchstepscanningistheeasiestwayforswitchuserstousetheprogram.
Three Switch Step ScanningWiththreeswitchscanning,thestudentusesanoptionalthirdswitchtoscaninreverse.Asbefore,switch#2scanstothenextchoice,andswitch#1selectsthechoice,andthescanratedoesnotapply.
ThehighlightoptionscontrolthewaythatThe Lord is My Shepherddrawstherectanglethathighlightsthescreenitemswhenscanningorusingthearrowkeys.Youcanadjustthesesettingstoprovidethemaximumvisibilityforyourstudents.Lowvisionstudentsmaybenefitfromhighcontrastsettingsobtainedbychangingthebackgroundcoloroftheentirescreen.
The Lord is My Shepherdoffersanauto-advancemodefortheuserwhocannotcontroltheprogramwithothermeans.WhentheAuto-advancestoryboxischecked,theprogramwillautomaticallybeginthenextanimationorturnthenextpageattheratespecifiedintheAdvanceAfterfield.
Note: When auto-advance is turned on, the normal input method still works. To avoid confusion, this setting should not be turned on for a user who can use one of the other methods. It is intended for the student who is unable or uninterested in controlling the program themselves.