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1. Release Features categorized with a priority of critical or important are targeted for the initial release of the mmDragonTutor software 5 Product Features Feature ID Feature Name Feature Description Design 01 Holds the student s Interest GUI needs to contain images and sounds that interest the student Lesson 01 Each drill should maintain a Drills will follow the same consistent expectation expected results to the student does not get confused Design 02 Handle repetition by the Repetitive inputs by the student student will not cause any failures or unexpected results Design 03 Need positive reinforcement Upon successfully rewards completing each goal the student will be presented with a reward screen video audio game etc Lesson 02 Each drill has a defined goal During setup of a drill the goal or criteria for success can be defined Lesson 03 Must keep the student s Each drill can be setup to attention each student s skill and interests Design 04 Must limit distractions from Each drill can limit the the goal number and duration of rewards or number of choices Design 05 Need an intuitive interface so An example of a there is a small learning curve successful goal can be displayed to show the success criteria Setup 01 Ability to configure and Each drill can be modify to meet the user s needs configured to meet the needs of the user Repor2. 24x768 or higher For usage of audio and video speakers are necessary for sound 7 3 Licensing Security and Installation No copyright or licensing is required for mmDragonTutor All peripheral applications are freeware and all sound video and pictures are public doman 7 4 Performance Requirements mmDragonTutor is not expected to cause undue load on the host system However if standard system recommendations are not met there could be possible issues with the user interface not updating as expected 8 Documentation Requirements 8 1 User Manual A Portable Document Format PDF version of the mmDragonTutor user manual will be delivered with the software package It will be accessible from within the application or as a stand alone document In the event the user does not have an application to view PDF documents the current version of Adobe Reader will be included in the installation package along with a link to the Adobe Reader download The mmDragonTutor user manual is expected to be no longer than 30 40 pages The main purpose of the user manual is to serve as a tutorial to assist users and system administrators in logging into the application and describe how to add edit and deactivate delete user profiles lesson plans and cards It will describe the process of creating a new layout new lesson plans and new cards and will detail the steps to generate reports for a user It will explain how information is collected on ea
3. ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder GUI Graphical User Interface PDF Portable Document Format 10 Appendix A Baseline Feature List for mmDragonTutor Target ID Feature Priority Effort Release 2 Drag amp Drop capabilities C M 1 0 4 Make Question and Answer GUI areas C H 1 0 Make Q amp A cards associated with 1 keywords 6 keyword list C M 1 0 7 Allow sounds to be played on question cards C M 1 0 8 Allow goals to be defined with defined reward C M 1 0 9 Use Icon cards C L 1 0 11 Use Microsoft NET for the Windows platform C L 1 0 Only allow acceptable image formats gif 12 jpeg C L 1 0 Maintain a list of keywords that are used to define 13 all icons cards keyword list C 1 0 Each card can be used as a Question or Answer 16 card C M 1 0 18 Cards will have 1 keywords defined C L 1 0 Generate a file structure to track files sounds 19 pictures C M 1 0 22 Reaction time to user inputs shall be minimized C M 1 0 23 Application shall not be a processor hog C M 1 0 Application shall run on a minimal computer 24 system C M 1 0 26 Compatible with standard mouse and keyboard C L 1 0 Application shall run for a minimum of 10 hours 27 1 school day without failure C L 1 0 3 Graphical setup of each lesson I H 1 0 5 Let cards be created with user pictures I M 1 0 10 Track and record user pe
4. New York NY USA 3 10 DOI 10 1145 1414471 1414475 http doi acm org 10 1145 1414471 1414475 3 Grynszpan O Martin J C Nadel J What influences human computer interaction in autism Development and Learning 2007 ICDL 2007 IEEE 6th International Conference on vol no pp 53 58 11 13 July 2007 doi 10 1109 DEVLRN 2007 4354047 URL http Aeeexplore ieee org stamp stamp jsp tp amp arnumber 4354047 amp isnumber 4354021 4 Finkelstein S L Nickel A Barnes T Suma E A Astrojumper Designing a virtual reality exergame to motivate children with autism to exercise Virtual Reality Conference VR 2010 IEEE vol no pp 267 268 20 24 March 2010 doi 10 1109 VR 2010 5444770 URL http Aeeexplore ieee org stamp stamp jsp tp amp arnumber 5444770 amp isnumber 5444743 5 Sitdhisanguan K Chotikakamthorn N Dechaboon A Out P Evaluation the Efficacy of Computer Based Training Using Tangible User Interface for Low Function Children with Autism Digital Games and Intelligent Toys Based Education 2008 Second IEEE International Conference on vol no pp 70 74 17 19 Nov 2008 doi 10 1109 DIGITEL 2008 28 URL http Aeeexplore ieee org stamp stamp jsp tp amp arnumber 4700732 amp isnumber 4700713 2 User Description The users of this system can be generalized into two groups system administrators parents teachers therapists etc and users students children System administr
5. Vision Document mmDragonTutor Software for the Enhancement of Elementary Communication of Children in the Autistic Spectrum By Martin Sugi Hoffman Monica Dawn Hoffman September 27 2012 Revision History Date Revision Description Author 5 23 2011 1 0 Initial Version Martin Hoffman Monica Hoffman 9 27 2012 1 1 Formatting was updated Martin Hoffman Added Sections 2 5 4 6 7 8 and 9 Added Appendix A Monica Hoffman Table of Contents 1 5 6 Introducido 5 1 1 Purpose of the Vision Document ii a ls 5 1 2 o A aa i e aS 5 1 3 Referentes ts si e E EI s 6 User De script on rir i R EE S REA ETE AEE ETN 7 2 1 User Market Demographics ssssssessseseseseesseessressersseesseessseesseessersseesseeessseessreso 7 2 2 User Profiles ot Stet e E e A li 8 2 3 USSr ENVIO ME sss i ntes ieaiaia ge 8 Dee Key User IN A N E A 9 2 5 Alternatives and Competition riada 10 2051 Competitor AES DT TADEO it ta BA 10 2 5 2 Competitor Mouse Lal a 10 Product OVerview a AAA AA RARA E AA E A AI 11 3 1 Product Perspectivas IT rs 11 3 2 Product POSO EA a bi 11 3 3 Summary of Capabilities vita lic araceli 12 3 4 Assumptions and Dependencies iii bait bea HQ 12 S25 Costand Pricing ali 12 Feature AttibDUtES irinenn do soso tol uns 13 EL PA re 13 A EMON cc Pa A ii 13 4 3 Target Release cis E 13 Product Peatures eea A iia 14 Exemplary Use Cases ida 16 7 9 Other Pro
6. are the main user of the application and will benefit most from it Their definition of success will be when they start making connections between the objects they are matching in the application to objects in the real world Parents and educators both serve as system administrators of the application Their definition of success is the ability to setup individualized lessons for each student that contributes to their learning experience The ultimate success will be when they see their child making real world connections 2 3 User Environment Source Constraint Economics e Software must be available at no cost to the parents and educators of ASD children System e A minimum of a 500 MHz processor e Microsoft Windows XP service pack 3 or newer Microsoft compatible operating system e Minimum of 256 MB RAM e 500MB available disk space e 1024x768 or higher resolution e Keyboard and mouse devices e Optional touch screen monitor e Speakers for audio output e Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 or higher Technology e Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows environment is necessary to configure the lessons and setup the visual and audio files 2 4 Key User Needs From the User Student Perspective e Needs to be fun e Drills must be consistent e Must allow for repetition e Need positive reinforcement rewards e Must have a goal e Must keep the student s attention From the System Admi
7. ators will use the application to create learning lessons for the users generate individual profiles for each user and monitor user progress by using the application s reporting system Software solutions currently available can be very costly or cumbersome to setup They need a solution that is flexible economical and easy to use that can meet the needs of their student child Users students children will use the application to improve their communication skills by using a flash card type system to match words pictures expressions and sounds They need a solution that can be personalized to their preferences and can be configured to their skill level 2 1 User Market Demographics The main motivation for this system is to provide an inexpensive yet effective solution to help parents and educators improve the communication skills of their autistic children Currently available software solutions are either not effective low quality or too expensive Our goal is to provide free professional quality software to parents and educators to use as a tool to help their children learn communication skills in an adaptable environment that holds their interest 2 2 User Profiles There are three main types of users students parents and educators Each type of user will range from novice to guru with respect to computer knowledge Regardless of technical savvy all users will require the system to be flexible and configurable Students
8. aving this use case the actor is presented with the admin screen Create profile Actor s Parent Educator Administrator Description This use case describes the steps a parent educator or administrator would follow to create a new student profile Flow of Events Basic flow begins when the actor is presented with the tabular admin screen Tab order is Student Lesson Plans Layout Cards The default tab is the Student tab The actor clicks the Create New User button The actor is presented with the user fields first name last name birthday optional picture lesson plans rewards and current student The actor enters first name last name and birthday by entering data into the text boxes To add a student picture the actor clicks on the Browse button to browse to the desired picture The path to the picture is saved into the text box To assign lessons to the student the actor clicks on the Select Lessons button to open a window listing available lessons The actor clicks the checkbox next to each lesson to be assigned to the new student and clicks the OK button when complete If desired the actor may change the difficulty level for the student but the default is level 3 The actor clicks the Select Rewards button to open a window listing available rewards for the student The actor clicks the checkbox next to each reward to be used for the new student and clicks the OK but
9. ch student and will demonstrate how that information is reported to the administrator The user manual will also teach the administrator how a student may login to their own profile and start a lesson Default lesson plans and layouts will be described in the user manual as well as default passwords The manual will contain a step by step guide for quickly starting up and using the application as well as more detailed steps for advanced usage Any known issues or defects will be listed in the user guide and the read me file as well as instructions on how to recover from known errors 8 2 Online Help The first release of mmDragonTutor is not expected to contain online help because an Internet connection is not required to run this application 8 3 Installation Guides Configuration and Read Me Files The mmDragonTutor installation guide will contain step by step instructions on how to install the application and any required peripheral applications such as Adobe Reader For vendor specific applications the installation guide will refer to the vendor specific manuals whenever possible System requirements and recommendations will also be detailed in this document The installation guide will be provided in PDF format and should be no longer than 1 3 pages A read me file will be provided to inform the user about any compatibility issues known defects and workarounds and minimum system requirements for mmDragonTutor 9 Glossary
10. duct Requirements mica dutscads iins 20 TL Applicable Standards nocne tates A a eae cediees 20 TZ AV stem RSG UITETIIOIES oir ias rta ESE 20 7 3 Licensing Security and Installation cuotas todsis 20 JA Performance REUS ti 20 Documentation REQUIreme nts sis 2 55i0c1 sededsisssesavasessaacsenascneadesadevansdaceanstien es lessdacasuacans 21 Daly Ser Wane al cg setts tay tet A eal E 21 8 2 A LN 21 8 3 Installation Guides Configuration and Read Me Files oooooconnnococioccccnoncconnnnnos 22 CAOS Vii 23 10 Appendix A Baseline Feature List for mmDragon Tutor oocoonnoccccnncncnonnncnonaninnnaninns 24 1 Introduction This is the Vision Document for mmDragonTutor Software for the Enhancement of Elementary Communication of Children in the Autistic Spectrum This document describes the users of the system the environment in which they work key user needs and alternatives to mmDragonTutor 1 1 Purpose of the Vision Document This document collects analyzes and defines high level user needs and product features Children with Autism need innovative tools for learning basic communication and daily skills teachers and parents need intuitive economical and effective methods to help their children reach their full potential They all have different levels of computer expertise and all children learn differently so they need a product that is flexible and intuitive This document contains the details of how mmDragonTutor will fulfi
11. ll these needs 1 2 Product Overview One of the fundamental needs in the elementary education of autistic individuals is the ability to communicate Using a computer based curriculum as a means to supplement early education has been shown to be very successful However autistic children encompass a very wide spectrum of needs that are not always met in traditional computer software Additionally costs of commercial software for children in the autistic spectrum are out of reach of most families This project will create an educational communication software program which can be configured to best meet the individual needs of the student Using an iterative development process the software will incorporate the unique abilities preferences and developmental levels based on literature studies and feedback The final product of this project will be available for public distribution without cost 13 References 1 Gillian R Hayes Sen Hirano Gabriela Marcu Mohamad Monibi David H Nguyen and Michael Yeganyan 2010 Interactive visual supports for children with autism Personal Ubiquitous Comput 14 7 October 2010 663 680 DOI 10 1007 s00779 010 0294 8 http dx doi org 10 1007 s00779 010 0294 8 2 Cynthia Putnam and Lorna Chong 2008 Software and technologies designed for people with autism what do users want In Proceedings of the 10th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility Assets 08 ACM
12. ment Children in the autism spectrum have very unique requirements for a computer based learning program Each child has a particular set of interests that will hold their attention and limits on how much information and time they can dedicate on each lesson mmDragonTutor will provide a simple method of presenting elementary communications lessons that can be adapted to each these personalities of each child ASD students will find that once configured mmDragonTutor presents the lessons in a familiar and appealing environment For elementary ASD students Who lose interest in most computer based software mmDragonTutor is a customizable environment That keeps the student engaged in the lesson Unlike other software that only offers a fixed lessons and a set environment Our Product allows the environment to be adapted to each students interests and learning style 3 3 Summary of Capabilities Customer Benefit Supporting Features Adaptive to each students learning style Configurable lesson drill layouts rules rewards images and sounds Access to progress and success of each lesson Reporting tools that show the progress and success of each child s lesson Low cost Software is free for use Easy to configure Simple menu setup Easy to use Provides sample goal of each lesson for the student to follow 3 4 Assumptions and Dependencies Assumptions Dependencies Softwa
13. nistrator Perspective e Need an intuitive interface so there is a small learning curve e Ability to configure and modify to meet the user s needs e Ability to track of progress of the user e Ability to report on user s progress e Ability to report on progress of multiple users especially in a classroom setting e Easy to setup for multiple users 2 5 Alternatives and Competition 2 5 1 Competitor AES DT Trainer Standard Institutional Bundle http www dttrainer com Strengths 1 Reporting capabilities 2 Includes lesson content Weaknesses Cost 349 Bundled content is limited for children up to 9 years old Unattractive user interface Less configurable user interface LES 2 5 2 Competitor MouseTrial www mousetrial com Strengths 1 Many modules lessons are available 2 Available as an on line application Weaknesses Cost 1 year license 30 40 content 10 per module i e letters Very few configurable settings Unable to include custom rewards Only very basic performance data is gathered Unable to configure visually configure the lesson student pictures personal likes etc ee a a 3 Product Overview 3 1 Product Perspective Uniquely adapted for elementary communication of Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD children and highly configurable to each child s interests and learning style is what distinguishes mmDragonTutor from other computer based learning software 3 2 Product Position State
14. nt is presented with a grid of lessons assigned to them Student Opens a Lesson Actor s Student Description This use case describes the steps the actor would follow to open a Lesson Flow of Events Basic flow begins with the actor ata mmDragonTutor Lesson Selection screen The actor selects the desired Lesson by clicking on the Lesson image The Lesson window will appear Alternate flow Pre conditions The actor is at the Student Lesson Selection screen Post conditions On leaving this use case the actor is presented with the selected Lesson Administrator Login Actor s Parent Educator Administrator Description This use case describes the steps a parent educator or administrator would follow to login to the administrative section where changes can be made to a student s account Flow of Events Basic flow begins when the user is presented with the mmDragonTutor login screen The actor clicks on the admin button The actor is presented with a password field The actor enters the admin password followed by enter If the password is correct the actor is presented with the admin screen Alternate flow When the actor enters the wrong password the system will audibly beep and will return to the login screen Pre conditions The mmDragonTutor application is initiated and the login screen is open Post conditions On le
15. re is free for use Volunteers will maintain the software Software will be available to all students Properly configured PC is available for use by all students Users have basic PC knowledge Students are able to use the mouse and are able to left click in an object 3 5 Cost and Pricing mmDragonTutor will be free for use by students parents and teachers 4 1 4 Feature Attributes Priority Priority is set by the development team based on interviews with stakeholders in depth knowledge of how the mmDragonTutor application works and through personal experience Priorities used for mmDragonTutor are as follows 4 2 Critical C Without these features the mmDragonTutor application will not work Stakeholder needs will not be met and the application will be useless Important I These features will cause a significant loss of customer utility The application will still work and will still meet user needs but it will be much less effective Useful U Useful features are nice to have There will be no loss of stakeholder needs and no impact to application functionality Effort The development team determines level of effort The developers estimate more man hours for features with a high level of effort Levels of effort for mmDragonTutor are listed below 4 3 High Greater than two man weeks Medium One to two man weeks Low Less than one man week Target
16. resented with the lesson plan fields name browse for layout and add cards The actor enters a name for the new lesson plan in a text box field To select the layout for this lesson the actor is presented with a list of available layouts to choose from The actor selects the desired layout To select the cards for this lesson the actor is presented with a list of available cards or card groups to choose from The actor selects the desired cards or groups of cards The lesson plan is created saved in the mmDragonTutor database and the user is returned to the Lesson Plan tab on the administrator window Alternate flow Pre conditions The mmDragonTutor application is initiated and the actor has logged into the admin screen Post conditions The mmDragonTutor database is updated with the new layout which is then available to be assigned to students 7 Other Product Requirements 7 1 Applicable Standards Microsoft Windows XP service pack 3 or newer Microsoft compatible operating system is required mmDragonTutor was built with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 so Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 or higher is necessary to run the application The framework will be delivered with the installation 72 System Requirements A minimum of a 500 MHz processor with a minimum of 256 MB RAM is recommended for mmDragonTutor installation At least SOOMB available disk space is recommended Screen resolution should be set at 10
17. rformance I H 1 0 15 Configure the positives before the big reward I L 1 0 17 Use data file to track user setup I H 1 0 21 Application will handle stimming type of inputs I L 1 0 28 Easy to modify and change settings I M 1 0 30 Deliver with predefined sample Q amp A area setups I M 1 0 31 Create sample templates I M 1 0 32 Deliver an online user guide I H 1 0 33 Deliver an initial baseline for pictures rewards I M 1 0 1 Easily set volume level U L 2 0 Administrator User can setup the desired reaction 14 to mouse click or drag for each user U M 2 0 Target ID Feature Priority Effort Release 20 Create a user profile name age birthday U M 2 0 25 Compatible with touch screen U H 2 0 29 Allow text setup for advanced administrators U H 2 0 34 Allow an optional password protection U M 2 0
18. ting 01 Ability to track of progress of Ongoing records of the user progress will be available to the teacher and administrator Reporting 02 Ability to report on user s Progress of each user will progress be maintained and reported Reporting 03 Ability to report on progress Teachers can obtain of multiple users especially in reports for all users from a a classroom setting single request Setup 02 Easy to setup for multiple User setup can be users replicated to multiple users 6 Exemplary Use Cases Student Login Actor s Student Description This use case describes the steps a student would follow to login to their lesson plan selections Flow of Events Basic flow begins when the student is presented with a grid of student pictures and names The student selects their own picture by double clicking on it The student is presented with a password field The student enters their personal password followed by enter If password is correct the student is presented with the lesson plan selection screen Alternate flow When the student enters the wrong password the system will audibly beep and will return them to the login screen Pre conditions The mmDragonTutor application is initiated and the login screen is open The administrator has set up a student account and has assigned lesson plans to the student Post conditions On leaving this use case the stude
19. ton when complete The actor is returned to the admin display The Current Student checkbox is checked by default This notifies the mmDragonTutor program that this student s picture should be displayed in the student logon screen When the actor has filled in all required data they click the Create button to create a new student Alternate flow When the actor does not enter all required data the actor is notified that required data is missing and must be entered before the new student can be created The actor is returned to the Create New User screen to complete student registration Pre conditions The mmDragonTutor application is initiated and the actor has logged into the admin screen Post conditions On leaving this use case the user data is written into the mmDragonTutor database and the actor is presented with confirmation that the new student was added The student is by default an active student in the database Create lesson plan Actor s Parent Educator Administrator Description This use case describes the steps a parent educator or administrator would follow to create a lesson plan for a student Flow of Events Basic flow begins when the actor is presented with the tabular admin screen Tab order is Student Lesson Plans Layout Cards The actor clicks the lesson plan tab The actor selects Create New Lesson Plan The actor is p
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