[nabs-l] taking a introduction computer class

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Ashley,

The professor may know more than you think.  Most keystrokes that 
you use with JAWS are actually keystrokes based into Windows, and 
therefore can be used on any computer, JAWS or not.  The only 
JAWS-EXCLUSIVE keystrokes, to the best of my knowledge, are those 
which start with the Insert or JAWS key.  My school recently took 
a field trip to our county's career and tech school, and I was in 
the computer tech group, in which we got to do some hands-on 
things with programming a simple operation.  We were using PC's, 
which of course were without JAWS or any other screen reader.  My 
I A was there and was my human JAWS, if you will, but I was able 
to operate the computer pretty successfully using the keystrokes 
I already knew, as long as she told me where I am on the screen 
after hitting those keystrokes.  So all the keystrokes you use 
everyday, like Alt Tab to go between windows you have opened, Alt 
F 4 to close a window, the Windows key to get to your start menu, 
Alt D (in Internet Explorer) to get to the address bar, the arrow 
keys to move the cursor and scroll up and down the screen, and of 
course good old Enter to select a menu option or "click" on a 
link or button on a Web page, etc, etc, are Windows keystrokes.  
Hope this helps! Good luck!

Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:05:13 -0500
Subject: [nabs-l] taking a introduction computer class

Hi all,
What has been your experience taking mainstream computer classes 
at a college? I am considering one.  Its called something like 
introduction to computer concepts and applications.  It focuses 
on the MS office suite as well as computer knowledge like terms, 
hardware, software, components of the computer, things like that.  
I heard its half lecture or maybe more than half lecture and the 
rest hands on in the lab working on a computer.
The lecture and book cover the computer knowledge/terms/theory 
and hands on teaches Word, Powerpoint, internet, and some 
database which is Access, although I’m  not sure as the catolog 
did not specify.


How could the professor teach me these things? Explain computer 
commands with Office short cut keys? This class is required for 
AA degree students but I’m taking it to get more computer 
knowledge not only about MS office but about computer operations 
in general.  They will install jaws 12 upon request, but 
professors know nothing about jaws, other than clicking the icon 
to turn it on.  So I’m on my own for jaws commands.
Maybe I can work with the instructor in office hours but I’d 
like to get the most out of class.

I know the past blind students worked closely with the professor 
for help.

Ashley
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