[Trainer-Talk] teaching braillenote apex

[Marianne Denning]

I begin teaching what is most important to the student.  Is it a BT or QT?
I would also teach the important commands first.

On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via Trainer-Talk <
trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I should have clarified that the student has a Voicenote so she has no
> Braille display. Sorry for the confusion. Also, what is the most
> logical order for teaching the various applications in Keysoft?
>
> On 8/23/16, Nancy Coffman via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> > Make sure that they're thumv keys are set so that they make sense. I work
> > with people with their speech on when I am on the phone. They can choose
> > whether to use it or not when we are not working together by phone. That
> is
> > the only way I know to even guess what they are pressing. If the braille
> > note is not doing the right thing, they are not pressing the right keys.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Aug 23, 2016, at 6:27 AM, Kelsey Nicolay via Trainer-Talk
> >> <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >> I am teaching an adult student how to use the Braillenote apex on a
> >> volunteer basis.  I have a couple questions I was hoping someone could
> >> help me out with.  First, does anyone know of any mneumonic devices that
> >> help students remember the order of the thumb keys on the apex? Second,
> I
> >> will be teaching the student by phone, so what would be a reliable way
> to
> >> know if they are pressing the correct keys?
> >> Thank you,
> >> Kelsey Nicolay
> >>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053