[nabs-l] in class writing

[Ashley Bramlett]

Misty,
Thanks for your response. This is what I thought everyone would say.
I work much better with braille so my old braille note is my method of 
notetaking.

I don't think its my job to bring in a laptop for this part of the class. 
Its extremely inconvenient. I have no method to safely secure it outside 
class or even if I go to the bathroom, I cannot monitor it so its not 
stolen.
You said
"
As far as assignments that I do alone in class,
my professors so far have been fine with me emailing it whenever I was able
to get internet access, whether it be at school or when I got home as long
as I sent it in on the day of the assignment. "

Yes, same here; perhaps I'll just continue  to email it to them at home or 
if I have time to walk to the computer lab with jaws, I'll email it there.
My notetaker does have a thumb drive port, but  as I said it is old and half 
the time it will not recognize the thumb drive.
I think your idea to save to a thumb drive and hand it to the professor is a 
good one, but it will only work if
my braille note cooperates.

I guess the best two options are type it and email it later; or type it and 
save  it to  a thumb drive. Professors are generally fine if I talk to them 
about needing accomodations in class. Sometimes if the writing is done at 
the end of class, they say I can leave and just do my work later if I get it 
to them that day.

As for peer editing that Chris asked about, that has been very challenging! 
I just have students read their papers to me. I bring in a hard copy and 
exchange it with someone else. I've asked professors about getting work via 
electronic copy and they've said this won't work since drafts are due at 
beginning of class nor do they know my partner. So I cannot get an 
electronic copy from a classmate.

Well, we'll just see what this professor says about in class assignments. I 
am pretty sure she'll be flexible with me knowing I cannot write print and 
hand it in.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Misty Dawn Bradley
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 8:19 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] in class writing

Hi,
As for me, I usually type it on my laptop and then email it to the professor
using Wifi. Also, if the professor needs access to the writing in class, if
you are using a laptop, you can have your instructor look at the screen. If
you are doing writing as a group, you can type things out and let your group
members look at the screen. I had one situation in which we had an
assignment as a group that we had to write a list of things and then place
them on a white board for the class to see, so I just took down the list on
my laptop and brought the laptop up while another group member copied what I
had written onto the board. As far as assignments that I do alone in class,
my professors so far have been fine with me emailing it whenever I was able
to get internet access, whether it be at school or when I got home as long
as I sent it in on the day of the assignment. Perhaps you can make an
appointment with the professor ahead of time to work out a plan or place it
in your letter of accomodations that you need to email class assignments
after class is over or at home. Another way to do it is a thumb drive that
you save for this purpose that the professor can get the file from and then
give back to you. If your note taker has a USB drive, this might be a good
option.
Hth,
Misty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 7:47 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] in class writing


> Hi all,
>
> Professors ask us students to do in-class writing sometimes. Typically its 
> unannounced; its not like its on the syllabus but the professor knows it 
> usually; I mean they know when they will assign in class writing. Students 
> are given a certain  amount of time to write and then hand in the writing. 
> They may share the writing with each other or the class as well.
>
> How do you handle in class writing assignments? Do you write them on a 
> notetaker or laptop you take to school? How do you hand it in since we are 
> not writing on paper? So far, I’ve usually written outside class and 
> emailed the copy to the professor.
>
> I have good enough braille skills to read from my braille display to other 
> students, but I don’t usually finish the writing.
> I wish there was a computer lab in every building. Then I could walk over 
> there, type my writing prompt and then email it to the professor.
>
> I look forward to ideas.
>
> Ashley
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