[nabs-l] quick question about blackboard

Mon Aug 24 20:48:37 UTC 2015

Hello,

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Ryan L. Silveira
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On Aug 17, 2015, at 7:35 PM, Bryan Duarte via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Valerie,
> 
> Opening the file in Safari on your iPad is not the same as using the Blackboard application on your iPad. If you use Safari you are using a web browser and the functionality of the browser is not the same as the mobile learn application at all. As I stated in all of my previous emails I highly recommend that you download the mentioned applications and follow the instructions I provided you. If you choose not to do this I am going to be unable to assist you further as I do not know of any other methods for doing what you need to do. Hope this helps.
> 
> Go Devils!
> 
> Bryan Duarte
> ASU Software Engineering
> QwikEyes CEO
> 
> On Aug 17, 2015, at 5:03 PM, Valerie Gibson via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> Sorry for the double post.
> 
> I tried pplaying with blackboard in safari on my iPad and I got it to open, but for some reason, I cannot click the file and have the options to "open or "open in" in the BB app itself, so maybe someone's got a trick.
> 
> 
> On Aug 17, 2015, at 4:29 PM, Bryan Duarte <bjduarte at asu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Valerie,
> 
> No not at all. Everything I am telling you is intended to be carried out on your iPad. Google Drive, KNFB reader, and the Blackboard application called mobile learn I think, are all applications you can download to your iPad. Here is roughly the steps you will take on your iPad to open, store, and read your .pdf files.
> 1. Make sure you have Google drive or something similar on your iPad and associated with your account.
> 2. Use the blackboard application called mobile learn to locate your .pdf files you need to read.
> 3. when you find the file you need to access you should have the ability to tap on the attached linked item in this case the .pdf file, and a menu should come up asking you what you want to do with the file. 
> 4. When this menu comes up you will want to tell it to either save it to your Google Drive or equivalent application on your iPad. You can also select the "Open with" option right from the linked item if you have the KNFB reader application and it will not only open it but it will convert the text into an accessible format and begin reading it to you using its high quality voice. 
> from here you should have direct access to your files from any where you need. You can access them from your iPad, Mac Mini, or even school computers. 
> 
> One additional suggestion I have would be to simply download the files found in your Blackboard and save them in your Google Drive folder all at once so you can just access them when you need them rather than having to go through this process every time.   
> 
> Go Devils!
> 
> Bryan Duarte
> ASU Software Engineering
> QwikEyes CEO
> 
> On Aug 17, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Valerie Gibson via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> 
> I have the app. I just wanted a way to get the PDF just using my iPad so I'm not leashed to my mac mini just to get PDF's.
> 
> SO, you recommend downloading them with my computer, storing them in a file storage app, and reading them with a file reading app?
> 
> PS: They should really make it so you can get files from BB app. :(
> On Aug 17, 2015, at 12:04 PM, Bryan Duarte <bjduarte at asu.edu <mailto:bjduarte at asu.edu>> wrote:
> 
> Valerie,
> 
> I am not sure that you will have access to the .pdf straight from blackboard using voiceover. I recommended the file share applications because they would allow you to use their built in facilities to read the documents. Again I would highly suggest you talk to your state counselor if you have one about purchasing the KNFB app for you. The KNFB reader app runs on both iDevices and Android devices and can read just about whatever document type you need including .pdf files. The application is 99 dollars but it is well worth the money if you can find a way to get it. Hope this helps.
> 
> Go Devils!
> 
> Bryan Duarte
> ASU Software Engineering
> QwikEyes CEO
> 
> On Aug 17, 2015, at 10:29 AM, Valerie Gibson via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>>> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I do have such apps.
> 
> How do I download or read the PDF with the blackboard app and voiceover?   That's what I cannot seem to figure out.  I can get to the PDF, but I do not know what to do from there to read it.
> 
> Thanks for your help thus far. :)
> 
> On Aug 17, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Bryan Duarte <bjduarte at asu.edu <mailto:bjduarte at asu.edu> <mailto:bjduarte at asu.edu <mailto:bjduarte at asu.edu>>> wrote:
> 
> Hello  Valerie, 
> 
> I would recommend that you have the Google Drive app, Drop Box app, or some other file share app on your iPad, and also download the Blackboard app if you have not done so already. You can download .pdf files and other files but it will require that you save them in some application such as one of the before mentioned applications or the Pages app. To read these files I would say the Kurzweil app is your best option if you could get it or have it, but Google Drive has a built in reader as do other similar file management apps I assume. I hope this helps and if you have further questions please reach out. 
> 
> Go Devils!
> 
> Bryan Duarte
> ASU Software Engineering
> QwikEyes CEO
> 
> On Aug 17, 2015, at 8:20 AM, Valerie via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>>>> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I hope everyone is kicking off the semester with a great start.
> 
> I need to replace my Laptop, so for this semester, I am using my Ipad as a note takerr.  
> 
> So my question is, Is it possible to download PDFs on the blackboad app or VIA Safari?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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