[VABS] Nova

[Ashley Bramlett]

Mark,

Glad to read your note.
I did not know the surface pro had a magnetic keyboard. Perhaps that is knew 
because when I saw one last year, that was not there in the store.
I do not know gestures for jaws, but Freedom scientific did a webinar on 
them. If interested, I can find where the webinar is.

Can you put the office suite on the surface pro and use it like a full 
computer such as composing your school assignments on it in Microsoft word?

About  transit, Yes, I knew about Omnilink. But I did not know where it 
went.
It sounds like you catch a shuttle from the mall to the Manassas campus. 
That is good.

IF GMU has that program, it must be new. I've known students who went there 
who said GMU only has an elementary ed degree in the masters level.
GMU is a big school but it is a good one so you can definitely  check it out 
and see if you want to go there or VCU. I actually went to GMU for a while 
till I transferred to Marymount. For me, the small classes and small campus 
and more Christian activities was a good fit for me.


What is the problem with jaws at your campus? I hope it gets resolved. You 
may not need it because you have your own technology, but other students 
might.

Have a happy 4th of july!
-----Original Message----- 
From: Marc Canamaso via VABS
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2017 7:59 PM
To: Virginia Association of Blind Students list
Cc: Marc Canamaso
Subject: Re: [VABS] Nova

Hey Ya’ll,

Sorry it took a minute to go over all of Ashley’s questions, and yes Naim 
gives a lot of accurate  and good advice regarding the Surface Pros usage. 
In Laptop mode the surface uses an external keyboard that is magnetically 
attached so no fear of losing either pieces. As far as gestures, I’m not 
quiet sure myself how they work. If anyone does know could you please share 
it with us.

Ashley, to answer your questions the surface pro is extremely light. The 
difference between the Surface and my Mac Air simply the weight of the 
keyboard. Naim had already answered most of the your question as far as 
transportation from Woodbridge and Manassas, but in fact I am fortunate that 
there is a George Mason Connector that picks up students at the Manassas 
Mall which is only a bus ride away form my home.

Naim is also correct in the notion that GMU does have a four years 
Interdisciplinary Studies Major with a 5th year of Elementary Education 
which I plan to go for.

Finally, I just want to reiterate what Robert has been saying in the past. 
We are all a part of the VABS Family and we all should do our part to help 
each other. I know personally going from Community College to University and 
then back to Community College was hard to do on my own, so now that I know 
that I have such an amazing and crazy family supporting me college this 
go-around is going isn’t going to be to hard. We’re all in this together to 
be successful and make a difference in our career goals, so let us be keep 
this going.

Sorry If I left anything out. Enjoy your Holiday Ya’ll!!

Thanks again,
Marc A. Canamaso
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