[Trainer-talk] Teaching Windows 8

[David Andrews]

Why?  Is Windows 8 better?  What is good about it?  What are its advantages?

Thanks!

Dave

\At 08:13 PM 12/16/2012, you wrote:
>I love Windows 8. I have a dual boot for Windows 7 and Windows 8 on 
>my computer and I've stopped visiting Windows 7.
>
>I recommend checking the computer specs to see if it can handle 
>windows 8. If it's an older machine, it may not have what it needs 
>to run Windows 8.
>
>CathyAnne
>
>CathyAnne Murtha
>Director
>Access Technology Institute
>www.blindtraining.com
>Phone: (520) 300-7859
>FAX: (800) 987-6198
>Twitter: CathyAnneMurtha
>Facebook: www.facebook.com/blindtraining
>
>
>On Dec 16, 2012, at 6:42 PM, "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, here's a question then.  I have an old Del with Windows Vista.  I
> > really don't want to mess with my good Toshiba using Windows 7.  Can I put
> > Windows 8 on my Vista machine and begin using it?  I'm leery to make any
> > moves without first knowing what all is happening with Windows 8.  I hear
> > mixed reviews.
> > Thoughts please?
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> > CathyAnne
> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 5:31 PM
> > To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> > Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Teaching Windows 8
> >
> > Open the Quick Access Menu (Windows Key-X). You'll find the Power Options
> > there.
> >
> > CathyAnne
> >
> > CathyAnne Murtha
> > Director
> > Access Technology Institute
> > www.blindtraining.com
> > Phone: (520) 300-7859
> > FAX: (800) 987-6198
> > Twitter: CathyAnneMurtha
> > Facebook: www.facebook.com/blindtraining
> >
> >
> > On Dec 16, 2012, at 5:28 PM, "Barbara Johnson" <teatime45 at comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I don't have the computer with Windows 8 in front of me, but I recall
> >> it's in Settings, Power Options.
> >> Windows + I opens the Settings Charm.
> >> You can also try Windows q to open the Search charm, and try typing
> >> Power Off.
> >> Good luck.
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> >> Of Bonnie Lucas
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 3:05 PM
> >> To: trainer-talk at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: [Trainer-talk] Teaching Windows 8
> >>
> >> Just curious to know if many of you have begun teaching Windows 8. If
> >> so, are you running it without JAWS or with JAWS. I currently have a
> >> list of keyboard commands and last week I played with it for a couple
> >> of hours. The hardest thing I had to do was to turn off the silly
> >> computer at the end. I never was able to quite figure it out and had to
> > ask for sighted assistance.
> >> The person I asked had almost as much trouble with that simple thing.
> >> Because it is out and being sold, our thought here is that VR will
> >> begin buying them simply because it is likely to be cheaper so it is
> >> probably important for me to get it down soon. Any tips or tricks
> >> would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> I have the keystrokes from Denise's website but that is it.