What is the Difference Between Core, Activities, and Pages on the SpringBoard Lite?

Core and Activities

The SpringBoard Lite has two kinds of vocabulary stored in the main overlay, Core vocabulary and Activity vocabulary. Core vocabulary is stored under icons on the main part of your overlay (rows and columns).

This is a picture showing the Core Vocabulary.

Activity vocabulary is stored under the two keys on each side of the Text Display Area.

This is a picture showing the Activity row.

In general, Core vocabulary is made up of words that you use everyday to make sentences. Nouns, pronouns, verbs, and words like, "it," "I," "like,"and "go" can be found here. Core vocabulary is stored under single icons or icon sequences and can be accessed with one, two or three-hit sequences. All of the pre-programmed SpringBoard Lite overlays contain one-hit vocabulary

Core vocabulary is modified by using these Green Keys in your Toolbox.

Core modifier keys.

The Activity keys can be scripted vocabulary for certain situations or events throughout the day. Activities can be linked to core keys so that selecting a specific core key will bring up a specific activity. For example, if you select the EAT icon in the core vocabulary, the activity row with food options will open. If you select the PLAY icon in your core, the PLAY activity will open. Your Minspeak overlays already contain many activities. You can also create your own activities and link them to core vocabulary using the Dynamic Activity Menu.

This is a picture showing the Drink activity.

Activities are modified by using these orange keys in your Toolbox.

Activity Modifier keys.

Pages

Custom pages are special-interest screens that are part of your overlay or that you create yourself. The SpringBoard Lite has some custom pages already stored in it. You can see these pages in the PAGE MENU in the Toolbox.

Perhaps you would like a custom page that allows you to play a game or sing songs. You can dedicate each key on your keyboard to a single move in a game or a single song. Custom pages can be created for the all keyboard sizes. Custom pages do not have an Activity Row, and each key on the page is a single activation key. There is no sequencing. You can think of a custom page as one big single activity. Below you see all the Page Tools listed in the Toolbox of the SpringBoard Lite.

This is a picture of the Pages key.