[Trainer-Talk] curriculum and training sources

[michael babcock]

You could  explore this and build your own lesson plans around the lessons FS has created.
(from the referenced link below)
"The training starts at the very beginning and teaches about basic Microsoft® Windows® and JAWS concepts. It then progresses to lessons specifically geared for users of Windows 7 or Windows 8.
The training continues by focusing on using JAWS to read, navigate, and edit basic text documents as well as to save and open documents. Basic file management principles are also included.
Also covered in this training are methods to access many of the easy-to-use JAWS help features, including how to open lists of JAWS-specific or Windows-specific keyboard commands. Further navigation of the main JAWS help system is also included.

The training continues by introducing the concepts needed to begin working with the Internet. A considerable amount of time is spent not only teaching JAWS related keystrokes for the Internet but also the concepts behind how web pages can be navigated and explored with JAWS. We use a live website developed by the trainers at Freedom Scientific as a tool to demonstrate the different types of web pages that JAWS users may encounter. The training even includes a lesson on using the Google search engine to perform a web search. 

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http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/TrainingBundles

> On Dec 28, 2016, at 7:25 AM, Gabe Vega via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> We have a curriculum, but it something we use internally here at Commtech USA. It's something we have developed on our own simply because there is no standard training. Unfortunately though it sounds like you're describing word processing and when does navigation commands rather than learning jaws. I think they are different subjects. Learning a screen reader and what it could do and how to use it to its full of potential is way different than learning computer skills such as windows office 
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>> On Dec 27, 2016, at 11:09 PM, Ashley Bramlett via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Are there any curriculums for teaching jaws and basic windows concepts? If you use one, how do you like it? Do you pick and choose lessons or follow it in order? 
>> 
>> The last student I had, I focussed on the internet as that is what she wanted. But the next student is new to jaws. We will begin with reading commands of course and basic commands to navigate windows such as how to get to and navigate the desktop. I’m creating activities to practice with. Are there any practice materials out there though? I suspect not. When I was trained with jaws,  the instructor came with their own activities; usually articles to read and edit; for instance they might have an article on a president and I’d practice bolding and underlining different words as well as copy/cut/paste in the file.
>> 
>> I can certainly create materials, but would not want to totally re-invent the wheel if stuff exists already.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> Ashley
>> 
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