PODD with Compass (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)

PODD with Compass is sold through the App Store

The Compass app is created by Tobii Dynavox, the industry leader in helping connect lives through communication.

This version of Compass includes the premium PODD pageset. PODD, created by speech pathologist Gayle Porter, is a way of organizing whole word and symbol vocabulary to provide immersion and modeling as well as a means to express a range of messages in a variety of environments. There are PODD Pagesets to provide multiple options to suit the communication and language requirements of different individuals.

Compass provides a voice for individuals who cannot use their natural voice to participate in their everyday lives.  

New Features and Enhancements for Compass Software
- Native and Acapela voices are now available to the Compass software.
- Images are scaled to the size of the button (or other object) when added. This improves page load speed and reduces
the file size of the content.

NavBar Pageset and Stroke & Brain Injury Persona Pageset

Changes to Existing Content
- Topic pages can now toggle between Visual Scene and Grid layouts, preserving content changes.
New Topics settings
- Enable/disable Topics in the toolbar
- Change Page Layout (Visual Scene or Grid)
- Enable/disable Topic Word button (applies to all pages that have the Topic Words button)
Scripts
- Scripts now swipe if there are multiple pages. Paging buttons appear as needed.
- Bug fixes.
New Core Settings
- Color Code Words
- Layout improvements
Keyboards
- Added phrase prediction button to all of the prediction keyboards
- Enable/disable Next Letter Prediction
Language Content
- New topics for NavBar Pageset: Advocating, Arguing, Asking for Help, Crimes, Dating, Directing My Care, Job Coach, My Feelings, Planning, Presentation and Sexuality
- New topics for Stroke & Brain Injury Persona Pageset: Advocating, Arguing, Asking for Help, Choices, Crimes, Dating, Planning, Presentation, and Football.
- Numerous grammar and spelling fixes

New Additions
Dashboard (replaces Whiteboard on the toolbar)
- Photo Stories layout has been replaced by Photo Albums
- New Games: Target Practice, Wack-a-Mole, Concentration, Matching, Word Scramble
- Improved calculator math functions
Added Support for Send To functionality.
- Accessible from Word Lists, Topics Words, Core, Keyboard, and Message History.
- Potential Send To locations: Keyboard, QuickPhrases, Last Topic, Apps, Trash.
Important Scripting/Design Changes
- All appearance and layout changes are now handled via reconfiguration scripts instead of using PageOpen event.