[nabs-l] in class writing

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi all,
I want to make another plug for netbooks. They aren't much bigger than
Braille Notes, so you can easily fit it in your backpack, and a
netbook can do just about anything a laptop can. Plus it only costs
about $300 and the built-in battery can last for up to six hours. I
think it really is a good idea for any blind student to carry some
kind of mainstream computing device to class, whether that is a
laptop, netbook, or even an I-device so that you can easily
communicate in writing with sighted professors and peers. Braille
Notes are great and can be a wonderful supplement to a mainstream
computing device, but the computing technology Braille Notes use is
neither mainstream nor up-to-date.
Arielle

On 1/10/13, Deb Mendelsohn <deb.mendelsohn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Don't you have a laptop that you could email in class to the professor?
> Maybe RSA should get you one with JAWS on it.
>
> Deb
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Ashley Bramlett
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Professors ask us students to do in-class writing sometimes. Typically
>> its
>> unannounced; its not like its on the syllabus but the professor knows it
>> usually; I mean they know when they will assign in class writing.
>> Students
>> are given a certain  amount of time to write and then hand in the
>> writing.
>> They may share the writing with each other or the class as well.
>>
>> How do you handle in class writing assignments? Do you write them on a
>> notetaker or laptop you take to school? How do you hand it in since we
>> are
>> not writing on paper? So far, I’ve usually written outside class and
>> emailed the copy to the professor.
>>
>> I have good enough braille skills to read from my braille display to
>> other
>> students, but I don’t usually finish the writing.
>> I wish there was a computer lab in every building. Then I could walk over
>> there, type my writing prompt and then email it to the professor.
>>
>> I look forward to ideas.
>>
>> Ashley
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