Jackson Tizzy's Toybox Games User Manual


 
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Setting the volume level. The default volume setting is
HIGH. When the volume is turned down to LOW the Repeat
Speech button will not be available on screen. Tizzy will
appear on the screen but you will NOT be able to hear
anything. Bears and Rhyming Words will automatically be
made unavailable since these activities require sound.
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Selecting the difficulty level suitable for your children.
There are three levels of difficulty. Level 1 is the easiest and
Level 3 is the hardest. The default setting is Level 2.
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Protecting access to the Options screens by activating the
password. When this is switched ON, each time you try to
access Options, a prompt will appear asking you to type in
the password control. The password will be OFF by default.
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Selecting the number range used within an activity. This
applies to the Counting and Beads activities. The number
range 1 – 10 is selected by default. This means that, during
the relevant activities, any number between 1 and 10 could
be presented for the child to work with.
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Setting the number of times each activity is played before
children are asked, ‘Do you want to play again?’. The
range is between one and five turns. Three turns is selected
by default.
Other buttons on the General tab include:
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Restore all Option defaults. Restores all default settings on
the General and Inclusion & Support tabs.
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Return to Main Menu.
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Options
Click on the Options button on the Main Menu to access the
Options area. Here you will be able to view and change the
program settings. You can also access the Options area by
holding down CTRL and pressing T on the keyboard.
The Options area consists of two sections: General and Inclusion
& Support.
General tab
Features of the General tab include:
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Selecting the activities that are available for children to use
on the Main Menu. To select or deselect an activity, click on
its icon.
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A brief description of the educational objective(s) of each
activity. To view the educational objectives for each activity,
hold the mouse cursor over the icon of the activity you are
interested in and details will appear in the text box below.
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Turning the text on and off. The text is ON by default.
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