[nabs-l] studying, skimming and reference material

[Jorge Paez]

You can't really use the BN for that though can you?

I've tried finding stuff in really large books and it just freezes the note.


On May 2, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:

> I don't know whether you use a computer or notetaker to read E-texts, but if you have JAWS on a computer or use a Braille-Note BT, you can use a find command to find a text string, or word/phrase in a large document like a textbook.  On a Braille-Note, hit space with F for the find command.  Then it will ask you, "Search forward or back?" If you want to search for something that you know is further into the text than you currently are, het f for forward, and to search for something before the place where you are, hit b for back.  Then, it will prompt "Find?" Type the text string you want to search for and hit Enter.  If it finds the string you're searching for, it will put your cursor under that string.  If you use JAWS on your computer, I think the find command is Alt F3, but don't quote me on that.  I'll have to check and get back to you on that.  If there's someone else on the list who knows what the Find command on JAWS is, please let us know.  Hope that helps!
> 
> Chris Nusbaum
> 
> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
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> Hi all,
> 
> College texts are full of words and examples.  Frustrating when you cannot skim through especially when you need the highlights for a test.
> I take notes when reading.  But my notes don’t always amount to what the professor tells us to study for the test, if they tell us.
> 
> So what do you do when the professor has a study guide?
> Some students take it and jot down the coresponding pages to the study topics and study those pages.
> How do you use it?
> Sometimes professors give a list of terms/concepts to study or a list of questions to guide your preparation.  My communication professor outlined on the board what concepts we needed to know for our final.
> But here’s the thing.  I cannot skim the text or look up words.  My notes may or may not have them.  Even if they do, its still looking for a needle in a haystack when reviewing for finals!  So I’ve usually had to ask a reader; they act as my eyes and look in the index for the key words or skim for the key words or headings in the chapter.
> 
> For me, I usually use audio whenever possible.  But even with e-texts, I cannot skim because I don’t know the exact phrase and without that the computer does Not know what to look for; also
> it is divided in to chapters and I cannot search across chapters.
> Another thing, how do you work with open book exams?
> Do you have a reader there and they look up any info from the book? That is what I’ve done.
> Again, openbook  tests let you use it as a reference tool, but that is hard for us.
> 
> So any tips for studying or “skimming” would be good.  How can you direct a reader to actually skim?  Usually they will read too much to me rather than just the main paragraph of the topic; generally under the main headings I find the introduction to the concept and smaller headings tell you details/examples.
> 
> 
> Ashley
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