[Trainer-talk] Typing Tutor Applications

Tue Jul 22 14:52:22 UTC 2014

The advent of the free-for-many window-Eyes has nothing to do with the
matter at hand.  We already had a good free screen reader anyway, but more
to the point, Window-Eyes, or NVDA for that matter, do not offer a typing
tutor designed to teach keyboarding to those who do not know it.  Hence the
conversation here.

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From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of RJ
Sandefur via Trainer-talk
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:26 AM
To: Chip Johnson; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Tutor Applications

Well, with the advent of the free offer of window eyes from AI squared, I
personally do not see a need for these applications. RJ
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To: "Nancy Vanderbrink" <nvanderbrink at sccb.sc.gov>; "List for teachers
andtrainers of adaptive technology" <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Tutor Applications

I, too have had problems with Marvelsoft customer service. The other thing
that concerns me is that they haven't updated the program in several years. 
Who knows if it will even work with the next Windows version. Is anyone
using it with Windows 8.1?

Chip Johnson, Technology Instructor
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Nancy Vanderbrink via Trainer-talk
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 6:12 AM
To: Nusbaum, Christopher; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive
technology
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Tutor Applications

I would say though, the "issue" with Talking Typing Teacher, is the
"customer service" but perhaps that's just been the experiences of folks
here.

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From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Nusbaum, Christopher via Trainer-talk
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 5:46 PM
To: Jack Mitchell
Cc: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Tutor Applications

Interesting. I had not heard of this program before now. Perhaps it wasn't
around when I was learning to type in 2004 or the Quota funds prevented the
school from wanting to buy anything else. I may investigate this software to
hone my own typing skills or to teach some of the younger kids in my
area.-CN

Christopher A. (Chris) Nusbaum, Intern
Technology Services Department
Assistive Technology Program
Carroll County Public Schools

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On Jul 21, 2014, at 12:10 PM, "Jack Mitchell" 
<Jack at indigo-Logix.com<mailto:Jack at indigo-Logix.com>> wrote:

I really love the Talking Typing Teacher from Marvelsoft.  It is much more
interactive than the APH talking typer and provides much better feedback
about how you are doing.  It is available here: 
http://www.braillebookstore.com/Talking-Typing-Teacher.1

Jack

On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Nusbaum, Christopher via Trainer-talk
<trainer-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
When I was learning to type I used Talking Typer software from APH.

Christopher A. (Chris) Nusbaum, Intern
Technology Services Department
Assistive Technology Program
Carroll County Public Schools

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> On Jul 20, 2014, at 12:45 PM, "Michelle Clark via Trainer-talk" 
> <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>
> I   ran across this old email and made me remember to ask for
> recommendations on learning typing with JAWS. Years ago, I  had Typing 
> Tutor, I  think. I  would like to purchase something for some folk and 
> get it for myself to learn the laptop commands I  appreciate your 
> suggestions..
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michelle
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:07 AM
> To: wcmerritt at gmail.com<mailto:wcmerritt at gmail.com>; List for teachers 
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> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Evaluations
>
> Does Type Ability work with Zoom Text now?  I know we checked earlier 
> versions and at that time, it did not.
>
> Steve Cook, CPM
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> bnet.org>] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:54 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Evaluations
>
> At the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, in Austin, TX, we have been 
> using Type Ability from Yes Accessible:
> www.YesAccessible.com<http://www.YesAccessible.com>
> There are both built in evaluations and with the newer version 4.1, a 
> notice when each lesson is completed of the typing speed and accuracy 
> of the student. We did notice quirks with the program in an earlier 
> version where it would not give speeds above 20 words per minute when 
> a typing test was taken, but I don't know if those were resolved in 
> version 4.1. Anyway, 4.1 includes a lot of improvements, as well as 
> about 22 more lessons and seems to in general be more comprehensive.
> The students finish the program having been exposed to not just typing 
> skills, but also Windows navigation, selection and clipboard, and 
> other skills. Another plus is that Type Ability has JAWS scripts and 
> support built into the program.
>
> Regards,
> Wayne Merritt
>
>> On 3/18/14, Makkawy, Amin 
>> <amakkawy at uncc.edu<mailto:amakkawy at uncc.edu>>
>> wrote:
>> When I was learning to type I used this program for these types of 
>> evaluations (to evaluate my own typing that is) and it worked great.
>>
>> Respect,
>>
>> Amin
>>
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>> From: Trainer-talk
>> [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at n
>> fbnet.org>] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:51 PM
>> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
>> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Typing Evaluations
>>
>> Hi, Steve.
>> Talking Typing Teacher from Marvelsoft contains, among other things, 
>> the ability to time a student's typing and provide them with stats 
>> such as words per minute, along with their error rate.
>> www.marvelsoft.com<http://www.marvelsoft.com>
>>
>> Steve Cook wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> How do others as a blind instructor administer typing evaluations to 
>>> your consumer/clients?  Thanks in advance!
>>>
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