Purpose

Updating student settings allows for a more personalized learning experience, enabling students to tailor their study materials and methods to better suit their individual needs. Settings include options for adjusting text size and style, colors, speech and more. Settings can be changed from within the Typio app or from your Teacher Dashboard.

How to Access

Change settings in the Typio app

1. Log in to your student or Home User account.
2. If you have a Typio license, you'll be taken directly to the Typio main menu. If you have an Accessibyte All Access license, you'll be taken to the app selection screen where you'll need to choose Typio from the list of apps.
3. From the Typio main menu, choose Settings.
4. After making the desired changes, click the Save button to apply the changes.
5. Note: There are also quick settings buttons on the Typio main menu that allow you to quickly toggle Sound Effects, Speech, and Color Theme.

Change settings from the Teacher Dashboard

1. Log in to your Teacher Dashboard using your registered email address.
2. From the My Students page, click the Overview link next to the desired student.
3. Click the Typio tab at the top of the page.
4. Scroll to the Settings section.
5. After making the desired changes, click the Save button to apply the changes.
6. Note: Teachers have access to additional settings not available to students. For example, setting the amount of Typing Pet coins.

Settings

Typing Goals

• WPM: Set the WPM (Words Per Minute) goal to the minimum speed a student needs to type to move on the the next lesson. If they don't meet this goal, the lesson will need to be repeated.
• Accuracy: Set the Accuracy goal to the minimum accuracy a student needs to type to move on the the next lesson. If they don't mees this goal, the lesson will need to be repeated.

Visual Settings

• Text Size: How small or large the text is displayed. Small, Medium, Large.
• Text Style: The visual style or font of the text. Bold, Wide, Regular, Serif, Condensed, Monospace, Open Dyslexic.
• Keyboard:
  • Keyboard & Hands: During typing lessons the bottom half of the screen will show an on-screen keyboard. The keys will light up when pressed. Hands will be shown to indicate proper finger placement.
  • Keyboard Online: During typing lessons the bottom half of the screen will show an on-screen keyboard. The keys will light up when pressed. Hands will not be shown.
  • Keyboard Off: During typing lessons the bottom half of the screen will not show an on-screen keyboard or hands. Instead, the screen will display a reference of what the user has typed for the current typing pronmpt.
• Theme: The color of text and background. Light, Dark, Blue, Yellow.

Audio Settings

• Keypress Sounds:
  • Speak: Enable this option to hear each keypress spoken aloud as you type.
  • Pet Speech: Enable this option to hear a simulated Typing Pet voice speaking each keypress aloud as you type.
  • Click: Enable this option to hear a standard click sound effect for each keypress.
  • Off: Disable all keypress sounds.
• Sound Effects: On, Off.
• Voice: List of voices, including 'Off'.
• Speed: Adjust the speed of the speech output. Slow, Medium, Fast.
• Pitch: Adjust the pitch of the speech output. Low, Medium, High.

Accessibility Settings

• Simplified Visuals: Enable this option to focus on essential content by reducing movement, animations and background textures. For example, when the user has a typo, the prompt text won't shake if Simplified Visuals is enabled.
• Colors: Adjust the color settings to improve visibility and reduce eye strain. Options Include full, muted and none.
• Single Word Mode: Enable this option to only show one word at a time during typing lessons. Each word will be spoken in whole, then spelled one character at a time.
• Smart WPM: Enable this setting to pause the WPM timer while typing prompts are being spoken aloud.
• Simple Score: Enabling this option results in the Test mode score screen only providing a positive confirmation message without details metrics like errors or accuracy. Teachers will still receive detailed scoring in their Teacher Dashboard. This is useful for students who may feel anxious about test performance or have difficulty with potentially negative feedback.

Tips & Tricks

• Adjust Text Size During Lessons: During typing lessons, pressing the Up or Down arrows will adjust the text size dynamically, allowing for quick changes to suit your reading comfort.
• Build Accuracy First: Building accuracy is often easier and more important than building speed, as speed will come with time. As such, lowering the WPM Goal may help improve overall typing skills and reduce frustration.
• Cumulative Learning: Each key is introduced with a tutorial and lesson focusing on that key. That new key will be present in almost all future lessons, allowing for continuous reinforcement and practice.
• Quick Progress: Lowering the accuracy goal can help students progress quickly and build familiarity under time constraints, allowing them to refine accuracy later at their own pace.
• Visual Tracking: Some teachers may find the onscreen keyboard and hands feature helpful, as it can sometimes be easier to visually track the typing process than to watch the student’s hands.
• Reduce Distractions: By design, Typio is built to minimize student distractions while maintaining student engagement. The Single Word Mode setting can help with this by focusing attention on one word at a time.
• Repeat the Prompt: During lessons, pressing the Control Key will repeat the current typing prompt aloud, at a slightly slower rate. Typio will spell out the current word and speak the rest of the typing prompt in full words.
• Screen Reader Equality: Students relying on Typio's audible prompts may benefit form enabling the Smart WPM feature. This will ensure that the WPM timer is paused while prompts are being spoken, providing a more equitable experience compared to sighted peers.
• Mobile Friendly: Typio is designed to work well on both desktop and mobile devices. On mobile or tablet devices, try both landscape and portrait mode to see which works best for you.
• Real World Rewards: Teachers can change the number of Typing Pet coins a student has. This can be useful for providing digital rewards for real world activities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What font size is each Text Size setting?

Accessibyte uses a unique text scaling system that simplifies and automates text size to fit your device's screen size and resolution. This means that text will be resized dynamically to ensure optimal readability relative to the device being used. As your device screen gets larger, so does the text. Small, Medium and Large are always relative to the screen size.

What voices are available?

Accessibyte offers a variety of voices for the speech feature, including both male and female options. Available voices depend on your combination of browser and operating system. For example, in the Edge browser on Windows you may have access to different voices than the Chrome browser on a Chromebook.

How can I disable the voice feature?

You can disable the voice feature in the Settings menu by toggling the Speech option off. There is also a quick setting button for this on the main menu.

Can I use my preferred assistive technology, like a screen reader, with Typio?

Yes, Typio is designed to be compatible with popular assistive technologies, including screen readers, by enabling Screen Reader Mode.

I'm hearing two voices while using my assistive technology. What should I do?

This issue may occur if you have multiple speech engines enabled. We recommend disabling the voicing in Typio and relying on the voicing feature of your assistive technology.

Does Typio work with a braille display?

Yes, Typio is compatible with braille displays by enabling Screen Reader Mode.

Can I change settings for multiple students at once?

Yes, you can change settings for multiple students at the same time using the School Edition Teacher Dashboard. After changing settings for a specific student, click the down arrow next to the Save Settings button, then click "Save for All Students". This allows you to apply the same settings across different student profiles efficiently.