Say Say Oh Playmate Screens

There are seven contexts within Say Say Oh Playmate: the Neighborhood ("the front"), the Flower Patch, the Sidewalk, Clap with Sam, Girls Clapping Screen, Lyrics Computer, and Boom Box.

The following icons are used to navigate between screens. Sam, the guide, also helps direct the student to activities of the program.

"The Front." Click to return to the Neighborhood screen. All activities are accessible from this screen. You can also quit the program from this screen.

Write Songs. Click the Song Book to write new versions of songs. After a song is chosen, the Lyrics Computer will be accessible to help finds words. When a new song is completed, the student can save the song for uploading. Songs can be uploaded through the Song List.

Construct Lyrics. Click the flowers to begin putting the lyrics of a song together. This icon will take you to the Flower Patch screen.

Construct Claps. Click the clap on the sidewalk to put the clap routine together. This icon will take you to the Sidewalk screen.

Lyrics Computer. Click the computer to use the online dictionary. See the section on the Lyrics Computer screen.

See Routine. Click the two girls to have them perform the song you are working on. This icon will take you to the Girls Clapping Screen.

Record a Song. Click the boom box to record your voice singing a song. This icon will take you to the Boom Box screen.

	Pencil. The default icon is the pencil.
	Hand. The icon becomes a hand when the cursor is moved over a movable screen element.
	Pointed Finger.
	Music Notes. The icon becomes music notes in the Boom Box screen.

Since the program can save students’ work, the Login screen allows the student to choose his/her name if they have worked on the Say Say Oh Playmate previously. New users should type in their name and click OK. Click QUIT to exit the program.

In the Neighborhood, students are introduced to "Sam," their helper, and given their assignment of teaching clap-routines to two young neighborhood girls. Students are also able to decide the activity they want to work on from this screen.

The Song List can be accessed through the Neighborhood screen. Songs that appear in the window can be used to teach to the neighborhood girls. These are songs that are already available on the local system. To get new songs from the Say Say Oh Playmate server, click Get More Songs!. Before deciding to use a song, students can see the lyrics and/or hear a section of the song.

In the Flower Patch, students reconstruct the lyrics to a song, one line at a time. To help the student construct the lyrics, Sam will sing the song, the student’s version of the song, check the students work, and provide context clues based on word recognition strategies and the student prior history of using the system.

In the Sidewalk area, students put together the correct clap routine sequence. To help the student, Sam will clap the correct routine, the student’s routine, provide hints on individual claps, and check the student’s work.

Since clap routines are often regional in nature, we can not expect all students to know the same version of a clap routine. To help students learn the versions used in Say, Say Oh Playmate, students can choose to practice a clap routine with Sam. Students can control how fast or slow Sam claps.

Here, students are able to see the two girls perform the routine. They are only able to perform the parts of the routine that they have been taught. Thus, if a student has only taught the girls how to sing the first line of Miss Mary Mack, the girls will only sing the first line. If the girls have been taught how to sing and clap the first stanza of Miss Mary Mack then the student will be able to hear and see the girls sing and clap the first stanza.

With the computer, students can create an original clap song and clap routine. Students first choose an existing clap routine as a template to provide both a writing template and a recording rhythm. Students then have the option of writing their song from scratch or choosing of changing some of the words in their template song. To help students write their song, a dictionary contains a definition, example sentence, rhyming words and similar words for 1400 words.

Add Word. To add a word to the lyrics, click the word on the screen on the Lyrics Computer, then click Add Word. The word will appear which can then be dragged into the songbook.

Definition/ Example. To see a definition or example associated with a word, click the word on the screen of the Lyrics Computer, then click Definition/Example.

Rhyming/Similar. To see words that rhyme with or are similar to a word, click the word on the screen of the Lyrics Computer, then click Rhyming/Similar.

Open Song Book. Click Open to start using the Song Book.

Print Song. Click Print to print out your work on a song.

Capitalize word. To capitalize a word, click the word, then click the Capitalize icon.

Lower Case. To show a word in lower case, click the word, then click the Lower Case icon.

Movable Word. Words that can be dragged into the Song Book pages are represented with this icon.

See Previous Page. Click the left arrow to go to the previous page.

See Next Page. Click the right arrow to go to the next page.

In the Boom Box screen, students record themselves singing their original song. Since the song uses the rhythm template of an existing song, the system is able to highlight the words of the student’s song when they should be sung to help the child sing the song correctly. Students are able to record their song until they feel they have it correct.

After recording the song, students can go to the Sidewalk (Construct Claps) screen to create the clap routine to go with their song. Then, in the Girls Clapping Screen, the student can see the girls perform the song with their recorded voice.

	Practice Routine. Click Sam to practice the chosen clap routine. (See Clap with Sam screen)
	Pick a Song. Click the Song List to choose a song to work on. Before a student can begin putting together lyrics, a song must be chosen. See Song List section.
	Construct Lyrics. Click the flowers to begin putting the lyrics together.
	Construct Clap Routine. Click the hands to begin putting the clap routine together.

	Word Info. Click the Lyrics Computer to access the online dictionary. (See the Lyrics Computer section).
	See Routine. Click the two girls to have them perform the song you are working on. This icon will take you to the Girls Clapping Screen.
	Write Song. Click the Song Book to write new versions of songs. After a song is chosen, the Lyrics Computer will be accessible to help finds words. When a new song is completed, the student can save the song for uploading. Songs can be uploaded through the Song List.
	Record Song. Click the boom box to record your voice singing a song. This icon will take you to the Boom Box screen.

	Print. To print the lyrics and the clapping pattern for a song, click the song title then click the Print icon.
	Select. To choose a song, click the song title, then click Select.
	Download. To download songs from the SSOP server, click Get more songs! See the downloading dialog on Page ??.
	Listen to song. To listen to part of a song before using it, click the song title, then click the Listen icon.

	Microphone. Click the microphone to hear song lyrics the student has constructed so far.
	Chalk. Click the chalk to have Sam check the words that have been placed so far.
	Eraser. Click the eraser, the click a leaf to remove a word leaf.
	Sam. Click Sam to hear the song you are working on.
	X-spot. The X icon indicates that a word leaf should be placed there.
	Word Leaf. Drag the word leaves from the flower patch to the sidewalk to construct the lyrics of the song.

	Microphone. Click the microphone to see Sam sing and clap what has been constructed on the sidewalk with the handprints.
	Chalk. Click the chalk to have Sam check if the claps are correct.
	Eraser. Click the eraser, then click a handprint on the sidewalk to remove the handprint.
	Sam. Click Sam to see her sing and clap the song.
	X-spot. The X indicates that a word leaf should be placed there.

	"The Front." Click to return to the Neighborhood screen. All activities are accessible from this screen. You can also quit the program from this screen.
	Write Songs. Click the Song Book to write new versions of songs. After a song is chosen, the Lyrics Computer will be accessible to help finds words. When a new song is completed, the student can save the song for uploading. Songs can be uploaded through the Song List.
	Construct Lyrics. Click the flowers to begin putting the lyrics of a song together. This icon will take you to the Flower Patch screen.
	Construct Claps. Click the clap on the sidewalk to put the clap routine together. This icon will take you to the Sidewalk screen.
	Lyrics Computer. Click the computer to use the online dictionary. See the section on the Lyrics Computer screen.
	See Routine. Click the two girls to have them perform the song you are working on. This icon will take you to the Girls Clapping Screen.
	Record a Song. Click the boom box to record your voice singing a song. This icon will take you to the Boom Box screen.

*Handprints*	Handprint icons can be dragged from the wall to the sidewalk squares. See the Clapping Guide in the Appendix to see how Sam performs these claps.
	Left clap. Represents clapping left hand to left hand.
	Right clap. Represents clapping right hand to right hand.
	Together clap. Represents each person clapping both hands together.
	Front clap. Represents clapping left and right hands at the same time (left hand to right hand, right hand to left hand).
	Back clap. Represents clapping the backs of both hands at the same time (left hand to right hand, right hand to left hand).
	Down clap. Represents clapping with one hand facing the ground and the other hand facing up.
	Leg clap. Represents clapping the legs with both hands.
	Shoulder clap. Represents crossing hands in front and clapping own shoulders.

	Microphone. Click the microphone to have Sam start clapping.
	Speed Gauge. The Speed Gauge indicates how fast Sam performs the clap routine.
	Speed Arrow. Use the Speed Arrow to control how fast Sam claps.
	Stop. Click Stop to quit clapping with Sam.

	See Performance. Click the microphone to watch the girls sing and clap what they have learned so far.
	Select Song. Click the Song List on the tree to choose a song a song.

	Add Word. To add a word to the lyrics, click the word on the screen on the Lyrics Computer, then click Add Word. The word will appear which can then be dragged into the songbook.
	Definition/ Example. To see a definition or example associated with a word, click the word on the screen of the Lyrics Computer, then click Definition/Example.

	Rhyming/Similar. To see words that rhyme with or are similar to a word, click the word on the screen of the Lyrics Computer, then click Rhyming/Similar.
	Open Song Book. Click Open to start using the Song Book.
	Print Song. Click Print to print out your work on a song.
	Capitalize word. To capitalize a word, click the word, then click the Capitalize icon.
	Lower Case. To show a word in lower case, click the word, then click the Lower Case icon.
	Movable Word. Words that can be dragged into the Song Book pages are represented with this icon.
	See Previous Page. Click the left arrow to go to the previous page.
	See Next Page. Click the right arrow to go to the next page.

	Start Recording. When the student clicks the record button, the lyrics will change color according to the rhythm of the song. The student should sing along into a microphone and click stop when the song is over.
	Play Recorded Song. Clicking play will allow the student to hear what he or she has recorded.
	Stop. Click stop, to stop recording or to stop playing a song.