[nabs-l] in class writing

Sun Jan 13 03:50:15 UTC 2013

Hi, Kirt,

In such situations, I try to note how much time the rest of the class 
was given in which to compose their thoughts and make sure I recreate 
such a timeframe, later at home. At 06:01 PM 1/11/2013, Kirt wrote:
>Ashley and Carly,
>I am slightly curious how you justify doing work that everyone else 
>does during their class time at home, especially since you seem to 
>have alternative methods available to do the work at the same time 
>as everybody else? In my mind, these writing assignments are given 
>precisely because class time is short, and professors want to test 
>how well you can write under pressure, with a limited amount of time 
>and a prompt you may not have had the chance to think about before 
>hand. To me, doing that kind of work at home, well you have all 
>ready learned what the prompt is in class, is definitely an unfair 
>advantage over your classmates. If I am wrong, I apologize. Please 
>enlighten me.
>Warmest regards,
>Kirt
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Jan 11, 2013, at 6:53 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" 
><bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Carley,
> > I do the same as you usually.
> > I take note of the class assignment and do it at home on my 
> trusted desktop.
> > If the professor is proactive, he or she will email me the topic 
> before class so I can bring the assignment to class.
> >
> > Fortunately, all professors seem fine with me emailing them as 
> long as I email it them soon after class.
> >
> > Ashley
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Carly Mihalakis
> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 12:38 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list ; 
> National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] in class writing
> >
> > Good morning, Aleeha, Ashley and other interesteds,
> >
> > As far as in-class writings go, what seems to work best for me is to
> > take note of what is being required the class write on at the time,
> > then going home and composing the material on my desktop before
> > emailing it to instructor. That way, the same "in-class" effect is
> > captured despite it happpening to not be composed in the physical,
> > classroom. In testing situations however, of course I bring the
> > notebook to one of those testing areas and write the test out.
> >>     If you are concerned about the possibility of your laptop getting
> >> stolen, here are a couple of things to consider.
> >> 1. Most other students carry laptops, phones, and other electronic
> >> devices with them to classes. I don't think that someone would
> >> specifically target your laptop to steal, especially with many other
> >> students and your professor also in the classroom.
> >> 2. As others have said, you can get a flash drive, usually very low
> >> cost, and put a doc or text file of your work on that drive in order
> >> to exchange it with other students and/or your professor.
> >> A good thing to keep in mind as well that some others have already
> >> hinted at is to have a very open conversation with your professor
> >> either before classes start or during the very first week of classes.
> >> Ask what is to be expected from the class, the different possibilities
> >> for in-class assignments, and the possible work-arounds for any
> >> problems that you or your professor might forsee.
> >> Aleeha
> >>
> >> On 1/10/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > 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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