[nabs-l] in class writing

Sun Jan 13 05:09:48 UTC 2013

Hi, Kirt,
In fact, I never claimed it to be fair, but more workable for a blind 
student.At 08:25 PM 1/12/2013, Kirt wrote:
>Carly,
>That's still not the same experience the rest of the class gets, 
>though. I mean, taking note of the assignment, going through the 
>rest of your school day with the chance to think about the prompt, 
>even without doing it consciously, and then going home to work on 
>it? That gives you a lot more time to gather your thoughts than 
>everybody else received. I'm curious how you think that is fair?
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Jan 12, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > 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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