User's Guide

Part 12: Trying Your Overlay with the
Journal Writing Activity
This overlay is intended to be used with a talking word
processor, such as IntelliTools’ IntelliTalk 3.
1. So you can easily access the overlay when using it
with an IntelliTalk 3 activity, save your overlay in
the IntelliTools Classroom Suite Overlays folder
(rather than in the Overlay Maker 3 Overlays
folder):
a. From the File menu, select Save As. The Save
As dialog box displays. (Click the blue Back
button to show the contents of the main
Overlays folder, if necessary.)
b. Click the Shortcut to IntelliTools Classroom
Suite Overlays folder to open that folder.
c. Click Save.
2. To open a the Journal Writing activity:
a. From the Overlay Maker 3 File menu, select
Open.
b. Click the New button. Select and open the
Overlay Activity Kits folder. Select and open
the Language Arts subfolder. Select and open
the Journal Writing subfolder.
c. Click Shortcut to Journal Writing Activity. A
message box displays to confirm that you are
about to launch IntelliTools Classroom Suite.
Click Yes. If prompted, sign in. The Journal
Writing activity opens.
3. Attach the modified overlay to this activity:
a. From the Options menu, select IntelliKeys.
b. Select Send Overlay.... The Open dialog box
displays.
c. Navigate to and open the 9 Hole Journal
overlay you saved in step 1.
d. A message box asks if you want to attach the
overlay? Click Yes. The overlay is attached to
the current document and sent to IntelliKeys.
4. (Optional) If you have a 9 Key Custom Keyguard,
place it over the IntelliKeys overlay. Use the
overlay to construct sentences on-screen. Notice
that as you build a sentence, the software program
reads the sentences aloud. This provides auditory
and visual support for early writers.
Saving the 9 Key Journal overlay into the
IntelliTools Classroom Suite Overlays folder
Shortcut launches IntelliTools Classroom Suite
Sending an overlay from the Journal Writing activity
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