[Pibe-division] JAWS Tandem-new feature

[Jewel]

Pretty cool. JAWS Tandem is a wonderful tool indeed!

!Jewel

On 9/22/11, Dr. Denise M. Robinson <dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com> wrote:
> JAWS Tandem-new feature
> Today I figured out a new feature in JAWS Tandem. JAWS Tandem is where I
> connect to people far away and can teach them a lesson virtually on
> their computer--I had guessed I could do this special trick, but did not
> have a chance to try it until today.
>
> As one student was working on her Nemeth, reading from her book and
> inputting answers on her computer, we ran long on our time and she
> needed to go. She did not have time to email it off to herself to
> complete from home. She was working on a computer at school as her
> laptop had gone down the day before. So here comes the magic, I copied
> her work and pasted it to my computer, saved it and emailed it to her,
> so when she gets home, she can open her email, download her homework and
>  continue working on it.
>
> With another student, somehow she managed to have many font sizes on her
>  math work that she was working on during the day. It looked very odd,
> so I tried this feature again, by copying it  off her computer and
> pasting it to my WORD on my computer. I have 2 monitors, so literally I
> can work off one while still be connected on the other. I figured out
> the problems on the page, then copied it off my computer and placed it
> back on hers all within 30 seconds. When I pasted it back, I then showed
>  her what she had done to make it look so odd. The "ah ha" moment came
> and now she knows what NOT to do next time.
>
> I still have that incredibly happy glow....as I just finished the last
> lesson of the day and just had to share the wonderful magic with all of
> you.
>
>        Denise
>
> Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
> Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
> TechVision-Independent Contractor
> Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
> 509-674-1853     deniserob at gmail.com
>
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