[NABS-L] taking notes at college

[Amy Sabo]

hello theordore and all,

this is a good question indeed and, thanks for posting this to the
list. as for notetaking in college I have used many tools in my
toolbox but, I mainly used the following. I have used a notetaker but,
I also have tried taping my notes by using a tape recorder which
didn't work out very well but, I mainly used a notetaker which was at
first the voicenote qt but, I decided to go and, mainly switch to a
laptop with jfw on it which has worked out well for me! I am able to
have one earbud in my ear and, then type with it in my ear while the
other ear i'm able to hear the professor. so, use whatever tool you
wish to use for taking notes in class!



good luck,
amy

On 6/16/18, Theodore Tsolakis via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a question regarding note-taking during college lectures and
> tutorials. I live in Australia, so apologize if there are differences
> between Australian and United States colleges, but I hope you will
> still be able to provide me with useful information.
>
> Currently I am in high school, and to make notes during class, I use a
> braille notetaker connected to a laptop computer as a braille display.
> When taking notes in class, I do not receive any speech feedback from
> my screen reader. I will be unable to use this system at college
> because the desks are not large enough to accommodate both devices.
>
> I know that I could take notes by just using my braille notetaker, but
> I worry that, although I am able to type braille relatively quickly, I
> am unable to reach the typing speed that I would have when using a
> QWERTY keyboard. I know that I could also take notes just using a
> laptop computer with an ear bud in only one ear so that I will be able
> to hear what the lecturer is saying, but I worry that I will struggle
> to listen to both my screen reader echoing the text that I have typed
> as well as the new information the lecturer is providing.
>
> I am wondering what systems college students such as yourselves employ
> for notetaking. What have you tried? What has worked well? What has
> not worked so well for you? I am open to all opinions and advice as I
> have other assistive technology products as well.
>
> Theodore
>
> _______________________________________________
> NABS-L mailing list
> NABS-L at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> NABS-L:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/amieelsabo%40gmail.com
>