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1. Another useful menu is the options menu You may enter this menu from any point in any application or function in the Braille Note Press O dots 1 3 5 with space to enter the options menu Your menu choices will change depending on the application you re in when you ve entered the options menu Exiting out of the options menu can sometimes happen immediately after you have made your choice For example when checking the battery level press o with space followed by the letter P the Braille Note will respond with the percentage of power remaining and immediately place you back where you were without another key stroke However when you enter the options menu and press V to go to the Visual Display option you must make a choice in order to change the communication port for the visual display Press enter to select the appropriate choice Here are the items in the Options Menu Date Time Options Grade of Braille for Keyboard Entry Braille Display Options Keyboard Settings Review Voice Visual Display Next Appointment Power and Battery Status User Guide Insertion Spell Repeat and Spells file names or anything that the cursor is on Hear Punctuation Change Task Front Thumb Keys To Speak Louder Press Enter with Dot 4 To Speak Softer Press Enter with Dot 1 To Speak Faster Press Enter with Dot 6 To Speak Slower Press Enter with Dot 3 To Increase Speech Pitch Press Enter with Dot 5 To Decrease Speech Pitch Press Enter wit
2. files unprotected File Manager Menu Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 17 Return to the Main Menu by pressing all six keys with the space bar Lesson 5 OPENING A DOCUMENT We will now open the Navigation Document From the main menu all six braille keys with space main menu Press w for the word processor key word menu Press o folder name press enter for___ your name Press enter to open your folder If for some reason your name does not appear and you want to view the list of folders you must first press the space bar or the third thumb key and a list of folders will appear There are several ways to find folders in the list e Teachers who are sighted generally press the space bar to go through the list one folder at a time until they hear the name of the folder they want and then press enter The folders are listed in alphabetical order e f you want to quickly go to a folder such as the general folder you can use first letter navigation by pressing g until you hear general and choose it by pressing the enter key e Braille display readers will likely use first letter navigation or the third thumb key to search for their folder and the enter key or the fourth thumb key to select it Once you ve selected your folder y
3. navigation press c from the key word menu Student can create a document using the backspace key to make corrections as they braille Student can exit the document using either the e with space or for sign Lesson Navigation Progress Date 4 Student can navigate down through the menus using the third thumb key and up through the menus using the second thumb key Student can navigate through the menus using the space bar Student can select an item in the menus using the fourth thumb key Student can select an item in the menus using the enter key With space L dots 1 2 3 w space to go to the top of document With space 4 5 6 to go to the bottom of document Press With space g dots 1 2 4 5 w space to read continuously Stop reading by pressing the backspace with the enter key simultaneously The cursor will stop close to what you just heard Reading Sentences C with space keeps the cursor at its present position amp reads the current sentence Dot 4 with space moves the cursor to the beginning of the next sentence amp reads it Dot 1 with space moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous sentence amp reads it Reading Words Dots 2 5 with space keeps the cursor on the present word amp reads it Dot 5 with space moves the cursor forward a word amp reads it Dot 2 with space moves the cursor backward a word amp reads it Reading Characters Dots 3 6 with space keeps the cursor on the present
4. Page 55 In order to limit the search to only those books that are available in web braille format we need to write the words web braille in computer braille here 0 e e 0 0 e e TE 00c 00c eee Now you can press enter If you spell the name incorrectly No records will match your query Click please wait Voyager and Cleary Beverly Now let s read this web page We will read one paragraph at a time by pressing dots 5 6 with the space bar to advance to the next paragraph Record 1 through 14 of 14 returned This means there are 14 books by Beverly Cleary Note Some of these books have multiple volumes that must be downloaded separately Press dots 5 6 with the space bar to advance to the next paragraph which includes information about the first book in the list Author Cleary Beverly Title Beezus and Ramona braille Beverly Cleary Published Washington D C NLS 1992 Braille International Inc transcribing agency Braille International Inc distributor Book Number BR 08744 Access Volume 1 Location http www loc gov nls braille 08744v01 brf More on this record At this point you could continue pressing dots 5 6 with the space bar to advance through each of the 14 books in the list To go back through the list a paragraph at a time press dots 2 3 with the space bar We will stop when we hear Author Cleary Beverly Title Ramona Quimby age 8 bra
5. Page Offset press enter for 0 Printer Port currently parallel Student can emboss a document starting from either the main menu or the keyword menu Student can go through the embosser setup menu and make changes as needed Then confirm changes with a Y command for Yes on exit Paper Length 25 type a number and press enter Paper Width 40 type a number and press enter Use Form Feeds between pages currently no Press Y or N then press enter Pause after each page currently no Does your embosser emboss both sides of the page Currently no Page Offset press enter for 0 Printer Port currently parallel saga Exploring the Menus Progress Date Student can navigate through the Main Menu and is familiar with the purpose of each menu item Student can navigate through the Sub Menus and is familiar with the purpose of each menu item Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 79 Student can navigate through the Options Menu and is familiar with the purpose of each menu item Lesson Help Progress Date 7 Student can use the H with space menu specific help for help when uncertain as to what to do Student can use the Table of Contents in the User s Guide to look up general information Student can use the Inde
6. Commands Reading Continuously Press g with space dots 1 2 4 5 with space to read continuously You can stop reading by pressing the backspace with the enter key and the cursor will stop close to what you just heard Reading Paragraphs Dots 2 3 5 6 with space keeps the cursor on the current word amp reads the present paragraph Dot 5 6 with space moves the cursor forward to the first cell of the next paragraph amp reads that paragraph Dot 2 3 with space moves the cursor backward to the first cell of the previous paragraph amp reads that paragraph Reading Sentences Press dots 1 4 with space keeps the cursor at its present position amp reads the current sentence Dot 4 with space moves the cursor to the beginning of the next sentence amp reads it Dot 1 with space moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous sentence amp reads it Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 20 Reading Words Dots 2 5 with space keeps the cursor on the present word amp reads it Dot 5 with space moves the cursor forward a word amp reads it Dot 2 with space moves the cursor backward a word amp reads it Reading Characters Dots 3 6 with space keeps the cursor on the present character amp reads it Dot 6 with space moves the cursor
7. Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 48 In the thick of party conflict in 1800 Thomas Jefferson wrote in a private letter I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man Do the same for the next several paragraphs and when finished print your document Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 49 Lesson 16 Web Braille What is Web Braille Web Braille is a web site that contains files for braille books produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped In order to access Web Braille books you must have a username and password issued by the agency that represents the Library of Congress in your area Once you have a username and password you can search for books using NLS online catalog To search only Web Braille titles you need to enter web braille as two words in the keyword field Web Braille book files are in contracted braille ASCII format which has a brf file extension The following is a fact sheet from the National Library Service Web Page on web braille NLS Factsheets Web Braille Issued July 2003 What is Web Brail
8. Note Page Length 25 Page Width 40 Form Feed No Pause No Emboss both sides No Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 28 Offset 0 Port Parallel Press e with space to save and Y to confirm changes Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 29 Lesson 10 Advanced Edit Before beginning this lesson we will review opening a document From the main menu all six braille keys with space main menu Press w key word menu Press o folder name press enter for your last name f you want to view the list of folders press the space bar list of folders on flash disk continue pressing the space bar or the first character of the folder name Once you find the folder you want choose it by pressing enter Press enter document to open press enter for___ Easy Edit You no longer want to look at the previous document To get a list of documents in a folder press the third thumb key or the space bar to go through the list until you find the advanced edit document Press the enter key to open the document once you ve found it Go to the top of yo
9. When using this guide anything written in italics refers to the speech output of the Braille Note when a command is entered IMPORTANT RULES for every student and teacher to understand 1 Always backup files on a separate floppy disk or storage card 2 Never save documents on the KeySoft System Disk Documents saved on the KeySoft System Disk will be erased when the Braille Note is reset suggest every student purchase a storage card and use it regularly to back up important files Details for how to use and where to obtain storage devices will be found later in this guide First Letter Navigation First letter navigation enables the user to quickly select a menu item For example in the main menu if you press the letter w you go directly to the word processing Keyword menu If you press the letter f you go directly to the file manager menu First letter navigation commands will be used throughout this document When Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 4 instructing students you may want to have them navigate through the menus initially using the third and second thumb keys until they become familiar with the items in each menu Choices and Context Oriented Help The Braille Note will often give you a choice in a menu such as print or
10. a computer or Palm Pilot with an infrared port for file exchange or synchronization On the right side of the infrared port is the rj11 telephone line connection to the internal 56k modem for internet dial up and e mail service On right side of the rj11 connector is the parallel port for connection to an embosser or ink print printer On current products the next port to the right is the compact flash card slot that is used for network access to the Internet or compact flash memory cards On the right of the compact flash card slot is the serial port that can be used for serial connection with an embosser printer a Palm Pilot as a visual display the computer for the visual display or the active sync program or a GPS receiver The last connector on the back is the AC Adapter socket that is used when the Braille Note needs recharging PCMCIA card release PC Type2 card slot button Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 8 The right side of the Braille Note contains the PCMCIA PC Type2 card slot that is used for inserting a memory card a low voltage ethernet card or the Super Disk Drive If using Compact Flash memory cards or ethernet cards you will need a PC Card Adapter as well Storage devices in either the PCMCIA slot on the side or the compact flash car
11. asked to enter the number of minutes before the appointment that you would like the warning alarm to sound A number sign is optional and the value can be between 0 and 120 minutes Warning Time Press enter for minute s Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 38 Enter the number of minutes and press enter You will then hear appointment scheduled Once the appointment has been scheduled you will still be on the day in the planner that you have scheduled If the power is off when the alarm activates press R to read the details of the appointment Space to postpone the alarm for 10 minutes C to cancel the alarm If the power is on press the backspace and the enter key to go to the alarm options menu Go through the menu Read the alarm Postpone the alarm Go to the alarm in planner Cancel the alarm Press g canceling and going to the alarm This option cancels the alarm and goes to the title of the alarm in the planner and reads it Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 39 Lesson 14 Computer Braille Code You will need a basic understanding of the Comp
12. continue through the list print page numbers Press y for yes or n for no If you respond no print page numbers will NOT APPEAR on the printed document If you respond yes you will be prompted Page number position currently bottom center unchanged To change the placement of the page number enter 2 letters as follows Write T for top or B for bottom followed by the letter L for left C for center or R for right Press enter to initiate the changes Continue cycling through the list making changes to each item as necessary When finished press space with E to exit the menu Confirm changes press Y to apply the settings for the current document or press backspace with S to apply these settings for all documents To restore the factory defaults press backspace with R Print a document to be sure the formatting meets your expectations Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 63 Lesson 19 Using the Visual Display and the Braille Note Viewer Braille Note Viewer Software The Braille Note Viewer Software allows a sighted individual to view what is on the braille display using a Palm Pilot You must have a Palm serial cable or cradle to connect to the Braille Note through the serial port KeySoft ver
13. disk Press enter New folder name Write your first and last name and press the enter key Folder created Folder manager menu Press the backspace key to return to the file manager menu Now press c to copy files Source drive Press enter for Flash Disk Press F for flash disk Source Folder name Press the space bar or the third thumb key until you hear Braille Note Training Press enter Source file name Press space with dots 3 5 in sign Multiple character wildcard This will select all of the files in the source folder Press the enter key Destination Drive Press Enter for 353 Press F for Flash Disk Folder name Press Enter for____ your name files were selected confirm each file Write N for no files copied file manager menu Now you have successfully copied files from the Braille Note training folder into your own folder We will now begin working with those files If you are working in Version 5 we must unprotect the copied files To do this at the file manager menu press p Protect file on which drive Press F for flash disk Folder Name Press enter for___ Press the space bar to get a list of folders Input the first letter of your name until you hear your folder name Then press enter File Name Press space with dots 3 5 in sign Multiple character wildcard Press the enter key files were selected confirm each file Write N for no Protect or Unprotect the files Press U to unprotect
14. first letter navigation by pressing g until you hear general and choose it by pressing the enter key e Braille display readers will likely use first letter navigation or the third thumb key to search for their folder and the enter key or the fourth thumb key to select it Once you ve selected your folder you must now choose the file you wish to open document to open press enter for file name As you searched for your folder you may now use the same technique to search for your file You no longer want to look at the Navigation document To get a list of documents in a folder press the third thumb key or the space bar to go through the list until you find the Easy Edit document Press the enter key to open the document once you ve found it The most commonly used command for deleting one character mistake made while writing or editing text is the backspace key left pinky finger This command resembles the backspace key on a computer keyboard and erases the last character you wrote or the character immediate to the left of the cursor When using this command you will erase whatever is contained in the previous cell contractions single letters and punctuation or composition signs If you want to erase several characters that you just wrote continue to use the Backspace key to erase the previous character braille cell As you use this command the Braille Note will say Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerr
15. following string for a search engine request thomas Jefferson biography 00 0 000 6 0 00 000 0 00 0080 6 0 000 0 000 86 006 006 00 00 800 8860 6 00 ee 06 6 ex co ex 0 0 0 0 e 7 00 To write the following web address www loc gov nis braille 0 0 0 0 0 00 060 6 00 0 gt 00 0 0 60 0 ee 00 ee 6 0 06 0 0 0 O 00 0 0 00 00 0 wg 80 6 To write the following file name for a book ramona age eight brf 0 000 000 06 000 0 00 86 00 0 0 00 00 86 000 e 6 2o oe o oo oo 0 e ee Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 40 Lesson 15 Key Web Browser The Key Web browser has made Internet access and the ability to do research a relatively simple task for a braille reader using a Braille Note This lesson will include an introduction to the Internet using the Key Web Browser We will use the Google search engine to do two different searches We ve done these exact searches in the past and they have been chosen for their relative ease and clarity of the web pages involved At CSB we generally use the Google search engin
16. from the Hp shopping web site on March 8 2004 http www shopping hp com HP deskjet 450cbi mobile printer c8112A A2L 299 99 Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 76 Braille Note Student Progress Chart Student s Name Date Progress Key M Mastered P Progressing I Introduced Lesson Braille Note Design Progress Date 1 Student identifies and understands the function of the braille keypad Student identifies and understands the function of the backspace key Student identifies and understands the function of the return or enter key Student identifies and understands the function of the first thumb key previous Student identifies and understands the function of the second thumb key back Student identifies and understands the function of the third thumb key Advance Student identifies and understands the function of the fourth thumb key Next Student identifies and understands the function of the cursor routing keys Student identifies and understands the function of the infrared port Student identifies and understands the function of the modem port Student identifies and understands the function of the parallel port Student identifies and understands the function of the serial port Student identifies and understands the functio
17. have a blank document We are going to practice writing a few sentences First write your name and the date at the top of your paper and press enter The enter key acts like a return key when working in the word processor Then write at least one sentence about yourself that s unique If you make a mistake and hear that you did press the backspace key to correct it and continue writing Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 23 Lesson 8 Easy Edit What follows is a review of opening a file Let s open that Easy Edit Document and practice editing From the main menu all six braille keys with space main menu Press w for the word processor key word menu Press o folder name press enter for your name Press enter to open your folder If for some reason your name does not appear and you want to view the list of folders you must first press the space bar or the third thumb key and a list of folders will appear There are several ways to find folders in the list e Teachers who are sighted generally press the space bar to go through the list one folder at a time until they hear the name of the folder they want and then press enter The folders are listed in alphabetical order e f you want to quickly go to a folder such as the general folder you can use
18. may wish to switch documents and work between the Ben Notes and Ben Report files While one file is open you may switch to another file by pressing ou sign dots 1 2 5 6 with space Do that now Document to open press enter for previous opened file name appears You may press the space to get to the list of documents or backspace to go to the folder and space to get to the list of folders When you have selected the appropriate folder and file was pressing enter on your selections you will then be able to simply use the ou sign dots 1 2 5 6 with space to switch back and forth between the 2 open documents Since this is our report document that must be turned in let s put our name and the date at the top of the paper and press enter Now let s do a quick block copy of the beginning paragraph and place it in our report document so we can rephrase it in our own words To do that switch back to the Ben Notes document Press the ou sign dots 1 2 5 6 with space Document to open press enter for Ben Notes Press enter Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 45 Top of document two spaces With 2 keystrokes you ve switched to the previous document you were working on Now here s how to quickly mark and copy a paragraph Press B
19. or what we refer to as Thumb Key 1 exits the current operation or menu or when in the word processor or other application goes up one line Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 6 Middle Left Thumb Key is the Back Key or what we refer to as Thumb Key 2 goes back through a menu or when in the word processor moves the braille display back one width 32 cells or 18 cells depending on your unit Middle Right Thumb Key is the Advance Key or what we refer to as Thumb Key 3 goes forward through a menu or when in the word processor advances the display one width 32 cells or 18 cells depending on your unit Far Right Key is the Next Key or what we refer to as Thumb Key 4 selects the next item in a menu or enters your entry at a prompt similar to the return key or when in the word processor or other application moves the display down one line The braille display itself is made up of 8 dots per cell to accommodate computer braille as well as to provide indicators for the cursor location or screen attributes Above each cell on the braille display are cursor routing switches which move the cursor to the cell you ve selected Commands may be initiated by holding down the spacebar backspace and or enter keys simultaneously with other ke
20. perfume of the flowers taste with relish each morsel as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again Make the most of every sense glory in all the facets of pleasure and beauty which the world reveals to you From Three Days to See Atlantic Monthly January 1933 2 Use all of your senses for learning Chrisana 1991 If you realize you have made a mistake stop and use the backspace key immediately to erase your error otherwise don t worry about any other mistakes you can run the spell check to find them later Exit the document with an E with space to get to the keyword menu Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 66 Lesson 20 Using Active Sync ActiveSync is a Windows Utility that allows you to communicate directly from your Braille Note to the PC using a program like Windows Explorer Generally speaking compact flash memory cards are the easiest way to transfer files between a PC and the Braille Note However sometimes the sighted teacher or parent find it necessary to have a quick way to clean up the files on the Braille Note Some students in their exuberance to learn the Braille Note read through the User s Guide and discover the directions for backing up their files Backing up files is certainly an important practice However the key
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22. resource centers and nonprofit transcribing agencies Agencies may use Web Braille files only to produce braille copies Under current copyright law agencies may not make large print or unencrypted e text versions of books without the permission of the copyright holder How do eligible individuals or institutions sign up for Web Braille service To register for Web Braille eligible program users must first contact their cooperating network library and provide the library with an e mail address and a six to eight character password When the subscription is activated the new subscriber will receive access instructions by e mail How can a specific Web Braille book be located Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 51 Web Braille books may be located in two ways 1 Online Catalog Links to Web Braille books are included in the NLS online catalog This catalog is located at www loc govinls textcatalog gov nls textcatalog To retrieve Web Braille titles using the quick search page put the words web braille as two words with no hyphen in the keyword field The results list will contain a link to each volume of a Web Braille title When a Web Braille volume is selected the user will be prompted for a Web Braille user ID and password 2 Braille Bo
23. to backing up your files is to back them up on a separate source like a compact flash card If a student regularly backs up their files on the Flash Disk they are simply using up their memory on the Flash Disk This creates quite a mess if they back their files up regularly It the Flash disk fails they would lose all files The ActiveSync software that comes with the Braille Note must first be installed on PC with Windows 980r higher If you have Version 5 Braille Note Family PC Software Version 5 0 When you insert the disk a menu will pop up that has an option for Installing ActiveSync If you have an older version of the Braille Note Family of products CD follow the instructions in the readme txt file to install ActiveSync Once installed 1 First connect the serial cable to the Braille Note and the computer 2 Start ActiveSync 3 Go to the Connection Settings in the file menu Press Alt F and then press the letter C 4 Allow serial cable or infrared connection will have a dotted box around it This option must be checked by pressing the space bar It must be unchecked at the end of the ActiveSync session in order to allow the Visual Display Program to work Press Alt C to go to Get Connected The Get Connected screen comes up do not press enter yet On the Braille Note go to the main menu and press U to go directly to the utilities menu 8 Press thumb key 3 or the space bar to hear connect to active sync do not press
24. 0 0 0 0 00 00 86 ee 0 0 0 00 6 0 6 DN 0 00 0 0 09 00 0 0 ace 80 0 Please wait enter network password dialog At this point it is critical to use the third thumb key to advance the braille display Advance forward until you see the cursor after the words user name and enter your user name in computer braille Then use the third thumb key again to advance the Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 54 braille display forward until you see the cursor after the word password and enter your password in computer braille Now press the third thumb key and you will hear Save this password in your password list Unchecked Press the enter key to change it to checked Save this password in your password list Checked Then press the third thumb key until you hear OK Button and press enter Web Braille Congratulations You can now search the catalog and find a book to download Note If you are running version 5 once you ve saved your user name and password it will go directly to the Web Braille site until you have to reset your Braille Note Once on the site find the on line catalog link by either pressing the space bar to go through each link or press the letter O to
25. Card Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 74 Printer Information The Printer market changes frequently A printer available today may not be available next week The following printers all have an infrared port and have been used successfully at CSB with the Braille Note Prices are estimates and what was available at the time of this printing for current prices check the Internet or Shawn Cobb at The Very Last Word Toll Free 800 227 3993 Direct 408 341 8803 Canon BJC 85 Price Quote from Amazon com on March 8 2004 4531315 v glance Canon BJC 85 Portable Color Bubble Jet Printer Price 5189 99 Availability Usually ships within 24 hours If you want the printer to be completely portable you must order the rechargeable NK 300 Battery Kit Optional battery kit includes NB 300 NiMH battery and adapter Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 75 Prices are estimates and what was available at the time of this printing for current prices check the Internet or Shawn Cobb at The Very Last Word Toll Free 800 227 3993 Direct 408 341 8803 Price quote
26. DEDICATION man AA AA 3 INTRODUCTION Ummm ANGARA KABABIBEAAAAAANIN ANAN KAKA 4 LESSON 1 BRAILLE NOTE DESIGN 11 nnna 6 LESSON 2 SPEECH SETTINGS IBA KIGITAN AKA NANA KAKNGAA GAS 10 LESSON 3 EXPLORING THE MENUS 0 ma 11 LESSON 4 COPYING FILES maam 17 LESSON 5 OPENING A DOGUMENT mamamana Ga 18 LESSON 6 NAVIGATION maa 20 LESSON 7 CREATE A DOCUMENT cccecsscsscesesseeneessenscneeseenscncersensenseeneessenee 23 LESSON 8 EASY EDIT csssaiitesiinssnssatesuvastivannnaadsaucatsusenesudusuceseduaswuianeiuensudvaaiususeaucnsbns 24 LESSON 9 PRINTING amp EMBOSSING A DOCUMENT ccccsssseeeeeesseseeeeeeneees 26 LESSON 10 ADVANCED EDIT Jl mamana naaa namam 30 LESSON TTA HELP ioniene eenia eeaeee eea oaeaeei AA 33 LESSON 12 SPELLCHECK visioissa nenodara saae aaae aaae aaae oaan iieiaeie sasanidi 35 LESSON 13 USING KEY PLAN AABANGAN AA 38 LESSON 14 COMPUTER BRAILLE CODE cccccsssseeeeesseeeeeeesseeseeeeenseneneeeneenes 40 LESSON 15 KEY WEB BROWSER cisssciscisnssiscincnsesutenectentucesennaennsaecauensiecaennsuecduennaes 41 LESSON 16 WEB BRAILL Bia BANAAG 50 Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 1 LESSON 17 COPYING FILES FROM MEMORY CARDS amp CREATING FOLDERS ON DAE PLY 3A NAGA wees vaneuewecs
27. Now create a document to paste the information into Press W with the backspace and enter keys Folder name press enter for__ last folder used Write Jefferson and press enter Folder does not exist create new folder Press Y for Yes Document to open press enter for 35353 Write Tom Notes and press enter Tom Notes does not exist create a new document Press Y for Yes Top of Document Blank Now we are going to paste the information on Tom into our document To Paste Information from the Clipboard Press b with space Block Commands Menu Press P for Paste Clipboard Pasted two spaces The information has now been pasted into your file and you are at the end of your file Before we do anything else let s disconnect from the Internet by going to the options menu Press o with space options menu Press w disconnected Let s now create a new document for the actual report Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 47 Press W with the backspace and enter keys Folder name press enter for Jefferson Press Enter Document to open press enter for Tom Notes Type in Tom Report and press enter Report document does not exist create a new document Press Y for Yes Top of Document Blank This is your report document so write you
28. Practice and press enter Folder does not exist create a new folder Press Y for Yes of files selected confirm each file If you select N for not confirming all files in the folder will be copied If you select Y for yes you will have to confirm each individual file OK to copy You will hear each file name in alphabetic order to which you respond Y for Yes or N for No Files copied file manager menu Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 59 Lesson 18 Ink Print Formatting Braille and print documents may be embossed or printed directly from the Braille Note with no changes to either document format Changes in a braille document may be made for print output without affecting the braille format so when a document is printed it conforms to a desired presentation style or format without changing that of the braille document Most often a student is asked to turn in printed documents with name class and date in the upper left or right corner of the first page Additionally they are requested to center titles indent paragraphs use page numbers in some specific location on the page and occasionally use double line spacing Students may also be requested to apply attributes such as underlining bold or italic print These attributes may be
29. a to take a guide dog to a roo 10 You don t have to line yourself with traffic when crissing the street with a guide dog O O NO OK ON Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 25 Lesson 9 PRINTING amp EMBOSSING A DOCUMENT To Print a Document When printing remember that the Braille Note assumes you want to print the last document you were working on and therefore will automatically suggest that folder name and that document name From the main menu press all six braille keys with space press W keyword menu Press P print or setup printer If using this guide outside our class you may need to set up your printer the first time it is used Refer to the manual or read on through this lesson for printer set up instructions For our class everything is already setup press P to print Folder name press enter for your name Press enter Document to print press enter for last document opened Press enter Printer ready Line up the infrared port on the Braille Note with the infrared port on the printer You may be from a few inches to a few feet from the printer so long as the infrared ports are aligned Press Y and the document should print Keyword Menu Printing of vour document name complete To Setup the Printer If you need t
30. acutuddeun edaneatawsueud deseuidciewsvaieteweenennd 58 LESSON 18 INK PRINT FORMATTING 11 1na 60 LESSON 19 USING THE VISUAL DISPLAY AND THE BRAILLE NOTE VIEWER 64 LESSON 20 USING ACTIVE SYNC nn naaranamnaara a 67 PRICE LISTS FOR BRAILLE NOTE ACCESSORIES cccccsssseeeeeseeeeeeeesseeeeeeenseenes 69 PALM PILOT INFO ama 71 COMPACT FLASH CARD INFO aa 72 PC CARD ADAPTER INFO aNG ABANGAN GANAN 73 COMPACT FLASH CARD READER INFO cccccsssseeeeeeseeeeeeeesseeeeeeeenseneeeeenseeneeeennes 74 PRINTER INFORMATION 22GB 75 BRAILLE NOTE STUDENT PROGRESS CHART ccseeecesseeeeeeeeseeeeeeesseeeeeeeneenes 77 Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 2 Dedication This guide is dedicated to our students past and present We have learned and continue to learn a great deal from them They inspire us with their enthusiasm curiosity and their openness for learning We will be adding stories in sections where students played a particular role in our learning process Students who are visually impaired have the same needs as other students They want to feel successful and proud of their work as much as any other student When students with a visual impairment have access to computers and notetakers on school campuses and in classr
31. and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 50 provide music for a range of instruments from voice to violin with levels of difficulty from beginning methods to advanced works especially for the piano The styles of music span a range from popular songs to the standard repertoires for each instrument with particular focus on the eighteenth nineteenth and early twentieth century masters Magazines Beginning May 2001 all NLS produced braille magazines became available on Web Braille Magazine files are normally available on the Web Braille site within one working day from the time the hardcopy magazine is shipped to readers Issues of a few magazines are available back to early 2000 and every issue of the music publication Popular Music Lead Sheets can be accessed beginning with the first issue in 1978 Who is eligible to use Web Braille Copyright laws require that access to Web Braille be limited to NLS patrons and eligible institutions Access outside the United States except to eligible American citizens is not permitted Eligible institutions include 1 Schools for the blind 2 Public or private schools providing braille to blind children whether the school is set up as a special format deposit collection or as an institutional patron and 3 Nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to produce braille books for the use of eligible readers in the U S Some examples are instructional materials
32. applied if the printer being used is supported by KeySoft Refer to the KeySoft Version 5 Manual section 6 9 printer setup list or consult the manufacturer or distributor for details These commands must be turned on before the text where you want the attributes and then turned off after the text where you want the attributes Here is a list of the most used font attributes Bold On Press F with the enter key followed by B then followed by N Bold Off Press F with the enter key followed by B then followed by F Italics On Press F with the enter key followed by then followed by N Italics Off Press F with the enter key followed by then followed by F Underline On Press F with the enter key followed by U then followed by N Underline Off Press F with the enter key followed by U then followed by F If the printer being used is not supported a work around is to write characters in quotes to indicate the beginning and ending of the attribute Painful but doable You may use the following code bb bold begin be bold end ib italics begin ie italics end ub underline begin ue underline end Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 60 The steps below may be used to accomplish simple formatting tasks Details for the
33. ared printers and prices are constantly changing if you definitely want infrared capability make certain you mention that when ordering Shawn Cobb Sales Manager The Very Last Word 50 E Hamilton Ave Suite 280 Campbell CA 95008 Toll Free 800 227 3993 Direct 408 341 8803 Fax 408 341 8808 SBE Certification 15481 FEIN 77 0428565 Website www theverylastword com Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 70 Palm Pilot Info A Palm Pilot with a serial cable can be connected to the Braille Note and act as a visual display using the Braille Note Visual Display program that can be beamed from another Palm Pilot or e mailed and installed using Palm Pilot Software Palm Pilots on the market today all come with a USB connector but all have an infrared port If you are running KeySoft version 5 you will need to use the infrared port to connect to the Braille Note If you have an older Palm Pilot with a serial port connector these models numbers have worked for us Palm Pilot M100 M105 125 According to Palm the Palm Pilot Serial Cable or Cradle used with the above models is also compatible with the following Palm Pilots i705 m130 m500 m505 m515 Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is g
34. as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 33 Wild Cards Topics Sub Index File Operations When Embossing End of Sub Index When you hear File Operations Press Enter 13 12 Groups of files and Wild Cards Often you may want to copy a group of related files such as When finished the Braille Note will respond with end of reference E With space exits the section of the User s Guide you were in and another E with space will exit the User s Guide altogether Using the Table of Contents to Access the Manual For example To find out how to set up the embosser Go to the Options Menu press space with O Options Menu Press U for User Guide Press T for Table of Contents or I for Index Table of Contents Braille Note BT Table of Contents You can use thumb key 3 or the space bar to move forward through the options or the thumb key 2 or the backspace key to move backwards Select Embossing and Printing by pressing Thumb Key 4 or the enter key Advance through the options again and select Setting Up Embosser or Printer To hear the entire passage press G with space and the Braille Note will read the section If you want to read with the braille display use thumb key three to advance through the section When finished the Braille Note will respond with end of reference set up embosser or printer 6 2 Setting Up the Embosser or Printer You can emboss or print from Braille Note
35. ast location Movement Through Menus You can move down through a menu by pressing dot 4 with space the space bar or Thumb Key 3 You can move up through a menu by pressing dot 1 with space the backspace key or the Thumb Key 2 To move quickly to the menu you want press the first letter of that menu For example from the Main Menu the letter w will take you directly to the KeyWord Menu the Word Processing Menu To enter a menu press the Enter Key right baby finger or Thumb Key 4 farthest to the right You may also select your choice from a menu by pressing one of the cursor routing switches above that menu item To escape out of a menu press e dots 1 5 with space or press Thumb Key 1 farthest to the left Now let s explore the menus Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 16 Lesson 4 Copying Files We will now copy some files for you to work on We have placed files in a folder on the flash disk called Braille Note Training The first thing you will do is create your own folder and copy the training files in to it From the main menu all six braille keys with space main menu Press F to go to the file manager Press F again to go to the folder manager menu Press C to create a folder Create folder on which drive Press enter for flash
36. block commands menu place the cursor at the very beginning of the text you want to highlight or select In this case on the dot 6 of the capital A of the phrase beginning A list of Benjamin Once the cursor is in position enter the Block Commands menu by pressing B With space Block Commands Menu Press t top of block this places a marker at the top of the block of text you want to highlight and exits out of the Block Commands Menu and puts you back on the web page about Ben Now we want to move the cursor to the end of the block we want to highlight You can easily move down a paragraph at a time by pressing Dots 5 6 with space Find the phrase that ends make things work Place your cursor on the space after the period of that phrase and go back into the Block Commands menu B with space Block Commands Menu Press B bottom of block Block Commands Menu This places a marker at the bottom of the block of text you want to highlight You are still in the block commands menu at this point Press C block copied to clipboard bottom of block The block of text has been copied and you are now back on the web page We have the information we wanted At this point we are going switch to the word processor and create a document into which we will paste the information Press the following hot key command to switch over to KeyWord W with the backspace and enter keys simultaneously Folder name press enter for your nam
37. character amp reads it Dot 6 with space moves the cursor forward a character amp reads it Dot 3 with space moves the cursor backward a character amp reads it Reading Paragraphs Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 78 Dots 2 3 5 6 with space keeps the cursor on the current word amp reads the present paragraph Dot 5 6 with space moves the cursor forward to the first cell of the next paragraph amp reads it Dot 2 3 with space moves the cursor backward to the first cell of the previous paragraph amp reads it Reading With the Braille Display Er sign with space dots 1 2 4 5 6 with the space will scroll the entire text on the braille display To speed up the scrolling speed press the thumb key 4 to slow down the scrolling speed press the thumb key 1 Lam Printing and Embossing Documents Progress Date Student can print a document starting from either the main menu or the keyword menu Student can go through the printer setup menu and make changes as needed Then confirm changes with a Y command for Yes on exit Paper Length 66 Paper Width 85 Use Form Feeds between pages currently yes Pause after each page currently no
38. commands needed to use the Braille Note for creating editing and printing documents in any application Since the majority of teachers of the visually impaired are sighted this guide is written with the commands for speech output The braille display is difficult to read visually It often helps to tilt the Braille Note up to a 45 degree angle when using your vision to read the braille display Passing your finger over the display before reading it visually will clear any dots that may be stuck in the up position Keep in mind when teaching braille reading students they will likely prefer to use the thumb keys to navigate and read directly off the braille display Once braille students become familiar with the Braille Note they generally turn the speech off or use the speech on request option We will begin with the design of the Braille Note This guide is meant to be user friendly and is constantly being revised It is being shared with you in the hopes that if you discover errors an unclear passage or have suggestions for improvements that you communicate your ideas with the authors Feel free to share it with others as long as the footer remains intact If you obtain this guide but do not have a copy of the files to use with it please contact us at the California School for the Blind 510 794 3800 and we will be happy to e mail them to you You can also check our web site www csb gov for updates to the guide or for the exercise files
39. commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 53 Library for the Blind and Print Disabled San Francisco Public Library Civic Center 100 Larkin Street San Francisco CA 94102 Librarian Mr Martin Magid Telephone 415 557 4253 Fax 415 557 4375 E mail Ibphmgr sfpl lib ca us Accessing the Web Braille site using the Braille Note Please Note There are two requirements needed before you can download web braille books with your Braille Note The first is Internet Access If you are using this guide outside our class please refer to the KeySoft version 5 manual section 11 9 to setup your Braille Note for Internet access The second requirement is a user name and password assigned from your local Talking Book library We will start from the Main Menu all six braille keys with space Press Address press enter of wi pulsedata com eyed pulsedata com keyweb At the prompt service to call Press Enter Please waif PulseData Braille Note Web Browser Page We have opened the web braille page many times and unless we follow these steps exactly we have not been successful Please follow these steps precisely To open the Web Braille page Press O with the enter key Address press enter for pulsedata com keyweb Type in the following address in computer braille www loc gov nls braille jand press enter 0 00 860 6 06 0 gt 0
40. d slot on the back are used for copying and transferring files to and from other devices and may also be used to back up files stored on the Braille Note You should always back up files on a separate storage device If the flash disk hard drive of the Braille Note crashes you will lose all data but hopefully you ve recently backed up your files to a memory card or floppy disk Backing up files to the flash disk itself should NEVER be done In fact all files should be created and saved on the flash disk or a storage card NEVER save or backup files on the KeySoft system disk Why When you reset the Braille Note files saved on the KeySoft system disk will be erased and the operating system can be corrupted reset power earphone button button socket The left side of the Braille Note contains a recessed reset button the power button and the earphone jack Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 9 Lesson 2 SPEECH SETTINGS Turn the unit on On the left hand side of the unit there s a rocker switch press toward you and the unit will turn on and speak You can change the speech settings at any time in the Braille Note The enter key must be pressed and held down while tapping another key to effect the speech The commands are Press dot 1 with the e
41. e We will create a new folder on the fly by writing Franklin and pressing the enter key Folder does not exist create a new folder Press Y for Yes Document to open i We will create a new document on the fly by writing Ben Notes and pressing the enter key Document does not exist create a new document Press Y for Yes Top of Document Blank Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 44 Now we are going to paste the information on Ben into our document To Paste Information from the Clipboard Press B with space Block Commands Menu Press P to Paste Clipboard Pasted two spaces The information has now been pasted into your file and you are at the end of your file To go to the top of your document press dots 1 2 3 with space To listen to the entire document press G with space dots 1 2 4 5 If you want to stop the reading of the document at any time press the backspace key and the enter key simultaneously Let s now create a new document for the actual report Press W with the backspace and enter keys Folder name press enter for Franklin Press Enter Document to open press enter for Ben Notes Type in Ben Report and press enter Report document does not exist create a new document Press Y for Yes Top of Document Blank You
42. e for two main reasons The first reason is because it s an uncluttered easy to use web page The second reason is because the information in the links is easy for students to read and use for report writing The ability to search the Internet with the Braille Note is amazing However keep in mind the Internet is still the Internet Anyone can design a web page and put it on the World Wide Web but that doesn t mean it is well designed or user friendly for users who are blind or have low vision Unfortunately there are still many web sites out there that are graphic oriented and the graphics are not labeled with meaningful text alt tags They may require mouse input to access them Links and graphics may simply be labeled Click Here not the best choice of phrases The first search we will do together We will be searching for biographical information on Marie Curie to create a report about her life using the Google Search Engine Once we find the information we are looking for we will use the block commands menu to mark the top and bottom of the text we want to copy We will then copy the text to the clipboard create a document and paste the information in the document Before we start it will be helpful to review some basic commands for navigating the Internet Press Dots 1 2 3 with the space bar goes to the top of the page Dots 4 5 6 with the space bar goes to the bottom of the page G with the space bar will read the entire pa
43. e found the correction you want spec sped spell Correct all or first Press A to correct all If there are no suggestions you will have to find out how to spell the word correctly from another source or try to spell the word a different way To enter a correction yourself at the prompt misspelled word option press c braille the correction and then press enter You may wish to edit the misspelled word rather than re write the whole word over fil option Press S for suggestions list fail fib fei fig file Press enter Correct all or first Press A to correct all Continue with the spell check until you ve corrected all of the mistakes the spell checker finds When finished running the spell checker it is important to re read the document because grammatical errors are not detected by the spell checker If a word is spelled correctly but is misused as are the words right taut hear and grate in the checker document then these mistakes must be corrected without using the spell checker To do this we will use the find command to quickly find the words that need correcting To find the word right dot 5 r Press f dots 1 2 4 with space find Search forward or back Press F for forward Find Write Dot 5r and press enter Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains u
44. enter yet 9 Now press enter on the computer Get Connected screen and immediately press enter on the Braille Note 10 You will hear some noise and with the latest version of ActiveSync you will hear Mobile Device Connected Hopefully the computer will display the Set Up a Partnership screen Use the down arrow key to indicate no and press enter 11 You should now be connected NOD ActiveSync allows you to move copy or delete folders or files on the Braille Note from the PC To do this you use a program called Windows Explorer Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 67 To start Windows Explorer on your PC press the Window Key and the letter E to go to Explorer Open My Computer and you will see Mobile Device this is the name given to the Braille Note Open the Mobile Device and you will either see the folders on the Braille Note or an icon with My Handheld PC You must open the My Handheld PC to see the folders on the Braille Note The Flash Disk is one of the folders listed Open this folder and you will see your last name as a folder listed That is the folder we have been working on You can now move copy or delete folders or files from this point Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is gra
45. enu the student understands how to Read the alarm Cancel the alarm Postpone the alarm Go to the alarm in planner To Opening a Document Progress Date From the Keyword menu the student understands how to open the last document that was used From the Keyword menu the student understands how to open a document that was previously written in the same folder as the current document From the Keyword menu the student understands how to open a document that was previously written in a different folder from the current document From the Keyword menu the student understands how to open a document from a different drive and folder The student understands how to search in a forward direction for a word using the find command Lesson Creating Folders and Using the Storage Card Progress Date 14 The student understands how to create a folder The student understands how to copy a file from the Flash Disk to the Storage Card device The student understands how to use a multiple character wildcard to copy or delete more than one file at a time Lesson Saving and Copying Files Using the Internet Progress Date 15 The student understands how to save a web site page as a text file to either a 3 72 inch floppy disk or to a memory card The student understands how to save a Word document to either a 3 72 inch floppy disk or to a memory card The student understands how to copy a file to the
46. es braille only end of menu To go to the format menu press dots 2 3 4 6 the sign with the space bar format menu Press Il or cycle through the menu with the space bar or third thumb key to ink print settings then press enter Ink print settings menu Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 61 The Ink print settings menu items are layout inclusion start ink print exclusion end ink print exclusion translation options page settings end of menu Press L for ink print layout list and press the space bar or third thumb key to cycle through the list If you change the value of any setting the word changed will appear in parentheses after that item If you do not change the setting of an item the word unchanged will appear indent first line of paragraph 0 unchanged To indent 5 spaces enter the number 5 or whatever value you choose and press enter Indent rest of paragraph 0 unchanged You may enter a number if you want the rest of the paragraph to also be indented You may choose to indent the first line 10 spaces and the rest of the paragraph 5 spaces thus setting it off from the rest of the body of the text as a hanging paragraph or a response to a question Continue to cycle through the list of menu items by press
47. ese FAQs are accessible from the main Web Braille page Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 52 California Southern California Regional Library Braille Institute Library Services 741 North Vermont Avenue Los Angeles CA 90029 3594 Librarian Dr Henry C Chang Telephone 323 663 1111 ext 500 and 323 660 3880 In WATS 800 808 2555 TDD 323 660 3880 Fax 323 663 0867 E mail bils braillelibrary org Web site fhttp www braillelibrary org Top California Northern California Regional Library Braille and Talking Book Library California State Library P O Box 942837 Sacramento CA 94237 0001 Librarian Ms Donine Hedrick Telephone 916 654 0640 In WATS 800 952 5666 Fax 916 654 1119 E mail btbl library ca gov Web site http www library ca gov html pubser05 html Subregional Libraries Talking Book Library for the Blind Fresno County Public Library Ted Wills Community Center 770 North San Pablo Fresno CA 93728 3640 Librarian Ms Wendy Eisenberg Telephone 559 488 3217 In WATS 800 742 1011 TDD 559 488 1642 Fax 559 488 1971 E mail wendy eisenberg fresnolibrary org Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non
48. first thumb key escapes back one menu level Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 22 Lesson 7 Create a Document To create a document Start from the main menu press all six braille keys with space main menu Press w for the word processor KeyWord menu Press c folder name press enter for your name the last folder used will appear Press enter to open your folder If for some reason your name does not appear and you want to view the list of folders you must first press the space bar or the third thumb key and a list of folders will appear There are several ways to find folders in the list e Teachers who are sighted generally press the space bar to go through the list one folder at a time until they hear the name of the folder they want and then press enter The folders are listed in alphabetical order e f you want to quickly go to a folder such as the general folder you can use first letter navigation by pressing g until you hear general and choose it by pressing the enter key e Braille display readers will likely use first letter navigation or the third thumb key to search for their folder and the enter key or the fourth thumb key to select it Document to Create Write the word practice and press enter Top of Document Blank Now you
49. flash disk from the storage card The student understands how to open a text file review the options to create a grade 2 braille file The student understands how to save a converted text file into a keyword format upon exiting the document The student understands how to save a formatted braille file from the Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 82 Web Braille site and open it with the Braille Note using the Book Reader Lesson 16 Using Active Sync Progress Date The student understands how to connect the cables and run Active Sync The student understands how to use Windows Explorer to copy move and delete files from the Braille Note Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 83 Notes Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 84 Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to
50. for a few class classes per day 5 Interested students can learn learns to play an instrument or sing sings in the glee club Insert Words Practice 1 Our flag s colors are red and blue 2 The United States is made up of states 3 Alaska and Texas are our three largest states 4 Mexico and Canada are the three countries that make up the North American continent 5 The is the head of our country Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 32 Lesson 11 Help Context Oriented Help Context oriented help is quite useful in menus or in any application or function particularly if you don t go to that option or activity very often It provides basic keystrokes or choices for options that are available in any application or function To access context oriented help press H with space dots 1 2 5 with the space bar You will hear the message if the speech is on You may need to press the space bar or the third thumb key to hear or read the options available If you d like to read the message with the braille display use the 3 thumb key to move forward through the message and the 2 thumb key to go back through the message Built in User s Guide A great feature of the Braille Note is the inclusion of the user s guide opti
51. forward a character amp reads it Dot 3 with space moves the cursor backward a character amp reads it Note When reading words if the command is pressed twice the word will be spelled in expressed in contracted braille For example the word working will be spoken dot 5 w ing When dots 2 5 with space is pressed a third time the word will be spelled out letter by letter working When reading characters if the command is pressed twice a sound clue word will be given using the army call letters For example if the student cannot understand if he wrote the letter t or the letter d when you read the character by pressing dots 3 6 with space twice the Braille Note will respond tango for the letter t and delta for the letter d IMPORTANT RULES for every student and teacher to understand The cursor moves when reading with speech commands when you used the cursor routing switches When reading in braille with the thumb keys THE CURSOR DOES NOT MOVE It is necessary to route the cursor to the word at your fingertips with the switch above the cell before editing Reading with the Braille Display When reading the braille display one s thumbs are positioned in front of 4 thumb keys The basic functions of these keys may be re assigned to other thumb keys to accommodate reading styles of left handed right handed or one handed braille readers Read the manual to change these settings 5 4 14 Thumb Key Set Usin
52. g the factory default settings these keys perform the following functions Thumb Key 1 move up one line Thumb Key 2 move back one display width Thumb Key 3 move forward one display width Thumb Key 4 move down one line Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 21 Remember the speech cursor does not move when reading with the braille display controls and therefore must be routed to the cell immediately to the right of where you wish to make a change in your text Auto scrolling with the Braille Display The display may be scrolled automatically to encourage students to read faster It can also be used as a tool to defeat scrubbing and or other inappropriate braille reading behaviors Press space with dots 1 2 4 5 6 to automatically scroll forward in the entire text on the braille display To speed up the scrolling speed press the thumb key 4 to slow down the scrolling speed press the thumb key 1 and to stop scrolling press backspace with enter Navigating Through Menus Navigating through menus is similar to navigating through a document You can navigate using the thumb keys one item at a time The third thumb key goes forward through the menus and the second thumb key goes back through the menus The fourth thumb key selects a menu item and the
53. ge press the enter key and the backspace key simultaneously to stop the reading The thumb keys are used to read from the Braille display A link is always between an ow sign and the letter o and can be activated by pressing any cursor routing key above the words in the link If listening to the web page a beep sounds just before a link Pressing the Space bar will go forward through the links Pressing the backspace key will go backward through the links Pressing the enter key will go to the link you re on linking please wait Dots 4 6 with the space bar to go to the first edit field Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 41 Dots 5 6 with the space bar to move down to a large section of text or to the next paragraph O with the enter key to open a web page computer braille is required B with the enter key move back a web page F with the enter key move forward a web page with the enter key says current web page R with the enter key refreshes the web page Lower F with the enter key opens the favorites menu Using the Browser We will start from the Main Menu all six braille keys with space Press Address press enter fo At the prompt service to call Press Enter Please wait If using this g
54. go to the first O link online catalog Activate the link by pressing enter or any switch above the link Please wait You will probably hear some beeping sounds this is normal It s a signal that the Braille Note is busy loading the Web Page NLS Quick Search of the On line Catalog Press dots 4 6 with space to go to the first input control edit field We refer to this as the Andy box because it has an and sign followed by a space for inputting and the ey 39 letter y Author last name first text input At this prompt you should input the author s last name followed by their first name We will practice the first one together as a group Let s use Beverly Cleary Using computer braille write her last name followed by a space and then her first name Do Not Press Enter Press dots 4 6 with space to go to the next input control edit field Title text input If you were searching for a specific title you would enter that information here We are not going to search for a specific title We are going to skip this and see how many books are available in web braille format by this author Do Not Press Enter Press dots 4 6 with space to go to the next input control edit field Keyword text input Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004
55. h which is similar to indentations at the beginning of paragraphs in hardcopy braille materials Other braille presentation formats are available as well in this option However none of these braille reading format choices are available from the Main Menu or KeyList application To change the braille display to indicate a paragraph with a 2 space indent follow these steps From within a KeyWord Document press space with O dots 1 3 5 Options Menu Press B Braille On Currently Yes Then press the space bar twice to get to show new lines in reading mode as press b for indent 2 cells to return to linear format press Press the Enter Key to execute the command you will then be at the next item in the options menu Now exit the Options Menu by pressing space with E dots 1 5 You will then return to your open document When in doubt press space with h for context oriented help Changing the Keyboard Voice From anywhere press space with O dots 1 3 5 Options Menu Press K Keyboard Voice currently Your choices are B both words and spell F off S Spell W Words Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 15 Make your selection and press the Enter Key to execute the command you will then exit the Options Menu and return to your l
56. h Dot 2 Things to Consider Adjusting in the Options Menu Within the options menu there are many user adjustable settings that effect how the Braille Note displays information in braille or speaks information and prompts to the user One can check the status of battery power tell the time and date or change the Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 14 responses of the keyboard in the Options Menu We recommend that you and or your students thoroughly explore the options available to find the most efficient way of setting up the Braille Note We have found that the following settings are useful with regard to the braille display and keyboard voice Changing the Braille Display Options Within the options menu some choices change depending on what application you are in when entering the options menu For example When in a document in KeyWord KeyPlan or the Book Reader you can change the braille display options item show new lines in reading mode as linear braille format the factory default In this format a p is used as a Separation marker to indicate the beginning of a new line New paragraphs are indicated by the use of 2 Sp symbols Most students prefer a 2 space indent at the left margin of the braille display to show the beginning of a new paragrap
57. he right hand side of the Braille Note Do not force the card into the slot It should slide in easily until near the end then press firmly to connect the card You should hear Card Inserted We will start from the main menu Press all six braille keys with space main menu Press F File manager menu Press C Source drive press enter for flash disk Press the space bar or third thumb key to view a list of drives If you have a compact flash card in the slot on the back of the Braille Note and a card in the storage slot on the right side as well you will have 4 choices in your list Compact Flash Flash Disk KeySoft System Disk and Storage Card If either the Compact Flash Slot or the Storage Card slot does not have a memory card in it you will not find it as a choice in the list Press S for Storage Card Source folder name Press enter for none or the last folder used Press the space bar or the third thumb key and a ist of folders will appear Go through the list and select the folder you want and press the enter key Once you ve selected your folder you must now choose the file you wish to copy Source File Name Press the third thumb key or space bar to get to the list of all files and go down the list until you find the file you want Press thumb key 4 or the enter key to select the file Destination Drive Press enter for Flash Disk Press F for Flash Disk Destination Folder Name Press enter for Press thumb key 3 or
58. ille Beverly Cleary Published Washington D C NLS 1998 APH transcribing agency APH distributor Book Number BR 11491 Access Volume 1 Location http www loc gov nls braille 11491v01 brf Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 56 More on this record Now we need to activate the link to get ready to download and save this book on our Braille Note We heard that there is one volume Press the space bar and you will hear http www loc gov nls braille 11491v01 brf Press the enter key or one of the switches above the link to activate the link Linking please wait Once you begin to hear the web site page http www loc gov nls braille 11491v01 brf count slowly to 20 to make sure the entire page loads completely If you rush i here the Braille Note will likely crash and you will need to start over Press S with the space bar to save this volume Folder name Press enter for General At this point you must decide where you want to save the book If students do not have a separate compact flash memory card they will have to save on the flash disk If they have a memory card that will be the best place to save books Let s assume you have a memory card inserted in the storage card slot on the right side You are currently at the folde
59. ing the space bar or the third thumb key tab stops To change the value of any tab press enter tab 1 indent 5 unchanged You may change the value of that tab by writing in a number The factory default is indent in increments of 5 spaces for each tab through tab 10 Continue to press the enter space or third thumb key to move through the tab stops changing values wherever you wish After you complete the changes in the tab stops press space with e to exit tab stops and continue through the menu If requested to put student identification information on the top right side of the page press tab 7 times to move to column 35 write the information and press enter Do the same thing for each line to be placed in a column at that position Alternatively set the value for tab 3 to the number 25 This will place any information at column 35 to the right of center if the standard 10 space left and right margins are not changed Press space with e to exit tab stops Press the space bar or third thumb key to continue through the list line spacing single unchanged For single line spacing press S For double line spacing press D then press enter to make your selection Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 62 Press space bar or the third thumb key to
60. iography use computer braille and press enter Use first letter navigation by pressing the letter B until you hear Biography of Thomas Jefferson and then press enter Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 46 Move down the web page a paragraph at a time by pressing 5 6 with space until you begin to hear biographical sounding information The information contains 10 paragraphs about Tom beginning with In the thick of party conflict and ending with He died on July 4 1826 Now place the cursor at the very beginning of the text you want to highlight Go to the Block Commands menu by pressing B With space Block Commands Menu Press t top of block this places a marker at the top of the block of text you want to highlight and exits you out of the Block Commands Menu and puts you back on the web page about Tom Move to the end of the information and place your cursor after the period after the phrase that ends July 4 1826 Go back into the Block Commands menu B with space Block Commands Menu Press b bottom of block Block Commands Meru this places a marker at the bottom of the block of text you want to highlight You are still in Block Command Menu Press c block copied to clipboard
61. lash Card Slot These additional slots allow for added memory devices and other peripherals to greatly expand the capability of the machine You may only create folders and files on the Braille Note You cannot create directories and sub directories The disk levels and slots for the Braille Note are described below Disk Levels Flash Disk Folders that come with the Braille Note Dictionaries Downloads General KeyList KeyMail KeyPlan My Books My Favorites KeySoft System Disk Do not save on the KeySoft System Disk Folders that come with the Braille Note Books Dictionaries KeySoft Manual Printers Temp Windows Storage Card Slot Compact Flash Card Slot Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 11 The Main Menu is similar to the Start Menu on a PC Computer It has sub menus for most of the choices They are listed below Some sub menus also have menus but they will not be listed The Main Menu Word Processing Planner Address List E Mail Internet Media Player Book Reader Scientific Calculator File Manager Utilities Terminal for Screen Reader Remote Synthesizer Keyboard Learn For Information press space with For the Options menu press space with O anywhere Sub Menus for Word Processing Keyword Menu Create a Document Open a Docu
62. le Web Braille is an Internet web based service that provides in an electronic format many braille books some music scores and all braille magazines produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped NLS The service also includes a growing collection of titles transcribed locally for cooperating network libraries The Web Braille site is password protected and all files are in an electronic form of contracted braille requiring the use of special equipment for access What does Web Braille contain Web Braille contains the full text of thousands of NLS produced braille books hundreds of items from the NLS Music Section and every braille magazine currently produced by NLS Several cooperating network libraries are now placing books transcribed under their auspices on Web Braille Books The books currently available through Web Braille include press braille books produced by NLS since 1992 More than a thousand older titles are also available Titles not included are uncontracted foreign language and print braille books NLS adds new books to Web Braille when the hardcopy braille books are approved for shipment Music Scores About five hundred braille music scores are available through Web Braille and more are being added every month They Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains
63. lick when within the link If you accidentally press a cursor routing key within a link press b with the enter key to go back a page You can also use first letter navigation to browse through the links Press M to find links about Marie Curie and stop when you hear Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity That sounds like a good link There are two common ways to activate a link and move to that website page One is to press the enter key The other is to press a cursor routing switch above any cell within the link A link is defined by the symbols ow on the left and o on the right of the link title in the braille display This site was chosen because it offers a text version Press the space bar to scroll through the links until you hear text version Activate the link by either pressing a cursor routing key within the link or by pressing the Enter Key Read through this page using the thumb keys or by pressing G dots 1 2 4 5 with the space bar After reading through the page return to the top of the document and press the space bar until you hear the link on Research Breakthroughs 1897 1904 Activate the link Go back to the Google home page and perform a second search on your own The second search is to find information about the inventions of Benjamin Franklin Press dots 4 6 with space to go to the first input control edit field text inout You are now ready to write your search request Using the computer braille code t
64. ment Emboss a Document Print a Document Setup Options Sub Menus for Planner KeyPlan Menu Open Planner Emboss Planner Print Planner Setup Options Sub Menus for Address List Key List Menu Add Address Look Up Address Copy Addresses Emboss Addresses Print Addresses Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 12 Select Key List File Free Data Base space Sub Menus for E mail Menu KeyMail Menu Write an E mail Read E mail Connect to a Service Set up Options Sub Menus for Book Reader no Sub Menu Scientific Calculator no Sub Menu Sub Menus for File Manager Directory Copy File Erase File Rename File Move File Protection Translate File Folder Manager Sub Menus for Utilities Connect to Active Sync Synchronization Backup or Restore Files Pronunciation Dictionary Date and Time Set Application Program Miscellaneous Options Key Management Terminal for Screen Reader no sub menu Remote Synthesizer no sub menu Keyboard Learn Mode no sub menu Information copyright info no sub menu Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 13 The Options Menu
65. n 13 Using KeyPlan Planner The planner is used as an organizing tool It may also be used as a daily journal and to keep track of homework assignments You can keep track of important dates and appointments that you put in the planner You can also set an alarm for any appointment To open the planner go to the main menu by pressing all six braille keys with space Press P to go to the Key Plan Menu Press O to open the planner Key plan calendar press enter for the current date or write in the date you wish The date may be written by entering month day year and then press Enter You may also move forward or back through the calendar by day week month or year Press h with space for help with this procedure Appointments may be entered in two ways Either press the en sign dots 2 6 with the space bar to go directly to scheduling an appointment or press the st sign dots 3 4 with space to go to the appointment menu and then press S to schedule an appointment Appointment date press enter for the date of the planner you opened will appear or select any day you wish Appointment time Enter hours and minutes followed by a space and a for am and p for pm and then press enter Appointment Title Write the title of your appointment and press enter Do you wish to set an alarm on this appointment Enter Y for Yes or N for No If you entered N you will hear appointment scheduled If you entered Y you will be
66. n of the power supply Student identifies and understands the function of the PCMCIA slot and eject button Student identifies and understands the function of the on off switch Student identifies and understands the function of the reset button Student identifies and understands the function of the earphone jack Lesson Speech Settings Progress Date 2 Student knows how to change the volume pitch and rate Press dot 1 with the enter key for softer speech Press dot 4 with the enter key for louder speech Press dot 2 with the enter key for a lower pitch Press dot 5 with the enter key for a higher pitch Press dot 3 with the enter key for slower speech Press dot 6 with the enter key for faster speech Student knows how to cycle through and change the settings for Speech On Speech on Request Speech Off 1 thumb key plus the Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 77 space bar Lesson Creating a Document Progress Date 3 Student can go to the main menu by using the for sign with space Student can go to the word processing menu by using first letter navigation press w from the main menu Student can go to the create a document option by using first letter
67. navigate and select menu items The switches above the braille display may be used to route the cursor Try it you ll like it Just press a switch and watch dots 7 and 8 pop up under a character or space This is the last line of this document Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 19 Lesson 6 Navigation Navigation Commands The commands for maneuvering around a document are very logical and sequential The commands performed on one side of the keyboard will have an equal and opposite effect when performed on the other side For example for commands performed on the keys on the right hand side the device will soeak and move the cursor in a forward direction For commands performed on the keys on the left hand side the device will speak and move the cursor in a backward direction For commands performed simultaneously with the keys on both sides the device will speak and keep the cursor at its current position dots 1 2 3 with space will take you to the top of document dots 4 5 6 with space will take you to the bottom of document For those of you who are familiar with the Braille n Speak Braille Lite line of products many of the commands that are used with those products are similar or identical with the Braille Note commands Reading with Speech
68. nchanged May 26 2004 Page 36 Right Found to space right comma the cursor is on the dot 5 of the braille phrase to right we need to delete the dot 5 r and replace it with the word write Do that now Now let s find the word grate Press f with space dots 1 2 4 and space find search forward or back Press F for forward Find Press enter for right Now write the word grate and press enter Found grate the cursor is on the g of grate Correct the word to read great Checker Exercise This is a spel check fil that was created just for you It has been tiped using Word and saved to a disk It will have some comon mistaks in it as wel as Some more compicated ones We will lern to use the spell checker as one of the options that you can use to find mistakes Sints don t know what to right think FII giv you a breef discription of my backround and how ended up hear at CSB was rased in the midwest and taut there for six years before moved to Hawhyee Hawhyee was the perfect place for me still consider it my home and miss it very much Cercumstancses braught me to California and now have the best job I ve ever had Working at CSB is grate Now let s see how many misteaks made Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 37 Lesso
69. ns using either the space bar or the third thumb key Select one of the suggestions from the list by pressing the enter key or the 4 thumb key Press A to correct all or F to correct the first incorrect spelling Press C with space to hear the word in the context of the sentence and hear the misspelled word repeated after the sentence If there are no corrections press e with space to exit and return to the options list When finished using the spell checker the student understands how to check through the document and find and correct grammar mistakes a Using the Planner Progress Date Student understands how to open the planner on today s date At the KeyPlan menu press O to open the planner and enter for the current date The student understands how to press the st sign with space to go to the appointment menu The student can schedule an appointment and set an alarm for the appointment When the power is off the student understands how to C to cancel the alarm Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 81 R to read the details of the appointment Space to postpone the alarm for 10 minutes When the power is on the student understands how go to the alarm options menu From the alarm options m
70. nted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 65 If for some reason your name does not appear and you want to view the list of folders you must first press the space bar or the third thumb key and a list of folders will appear There are several ways to find folders in the list e Teachers who are sighted generally press the space bar to go through the list one folder at a time until they hear the name of the folder they want and then press enter The folders are listed in alphabetical order e f you want to quickly go to a folder such as the general folder you can use first letter navigation by pressing g until you hear general and choose it by pressing the enter key e Braille display readers will likely use first letter navigation or the third thumb key to search for their folder and the enter key or the fourth thumb key to select it Once you ve selected your folder you must now write the name of the file you wish to create document name Write visual display test and press enter Top of document blank Now braille the following quotes number each one and press return between quotes 1 Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind Hear the music of voices the song of the bird the mighty strains of an orchestra as if you would be stricken deaf tomorrow Touch each object as if tomorrow your tactile sense would fail Smell the
71. nted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 68 Price Lists for Braille Note Accessories Network Card The network card is available directly from HumanWare Pulse Data HumanWare 175 Mason Circle Concord CA 94520 Phone 800 722 3393 Fax 925 681 4630 You can also order it directly from Socketcom com see info below Many cards were tested and this particular low power Ethernet card works please purchase this exact card The part number is listed below http www socketcom com shop Headquarters 37400 Central Court Newark CA 94560 T 510 744 2700 F 510 744 2727 Ruggedized CF Ethernet Card with CF to PC Card Adapter Online Price 5129 00 Part Number EA0914 337 Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 69 Another source for the network cards printers compact flash cards card readers and PC Card Adapters is a company called The Very Last Word They are a certified small business We usually work with Shawn he can get excellent prices on network cards infrared printers palm pilots and palm accessories compact flash cards compact flash card readers and PC Adapter cards The service is exceptional and the turn around time is fast The infr
72. nter key for softer speech Press dot 4 with the enter key for louder speech Press dot 2 with the enter key for a lower pitch Press dot 5 with the enter key for a higher pitch Press dot 3 with the enter key for slower speech Press dot 6 with the enter key for faster speech Some students who prefer to use only the braille output without speech like to turn the speech off altogether To do this hold the space bar down while simultaneously pressing the first thumb key It cycles through three choices Speech On Speech on Request Speech Off Likewise if a student accidentally turns off the braille display it can be turned on again by holding the space bar down while simultaneously pressing the fourth thumb key It cycles through two choices Braille On Braille Off Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 10 Lesson 3 EXPLORING THE MENUS The Braille Note runs in a Windows CE environment and is similar in nature to how your computer works The Braille Note has a main disk called the Flash Disk It is comparable to the C drive on a computer There are 3 levels on the Braille Note The Disk Level The Folder Level The File Level All Braille Notes have a Flash Disk a KeySoft System Disk and Storage Card Slot Newer machines also have a Compact F
73. o setup the printer or make changes in the setup make sure you are at the KeyWord menu Press p for Print or Setup printer Then Press S Printer setup list Advance through your options with the third thumb key or the space bar Paper Length 66 for HP printers set paper length to 60 for Canon Bubble Jet printers set paper length to 63 Paper Width 85 Use Form Feeds between pages currently no Pause after each page currently no Page Offset press enter for 0 Printer Port currently infrared Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 26 To select the parallel port press P serial port press S or the infrared port press and then press enter Press E with space to exit You will be asked to confirm changes Press Y for yes and you will be back at the Print or setup printer option Printer Type currently printer name change To change the printer type press Y and then press enter Printer name Use the space bar or third thumb key to cycle through the list until you find the printer name you want to select and then press enter Press E with space to exit confirm changes Press Y for yes That will now take you back to the Print or setup printer option Press P Folder name Press enter for your folder name Press Enter Document to print press ente
74. ok Review The Web version of each issue of Braille Book Review published since J uly August 1999 contains links to all new braille books available on Web Braille The online version of Braille Book Review can be accessed from the main Web Braille page or from www loc gov nls bbr In what format are the Web Braille files Web Braille files are in contracted braille ASCII format Each file represents one volume of a braille book or magazine Each volume of an NLS produced book is named with the book s BR number and volume number and has a brf file extension For example volume 2 of BR 12345 will have the filename 12345v02 brf Items from the NLS Music Section are named with their BRM number but have the letter m preceding their volume number to distinguish them from national collection braille titles Items produced for cooperating network libraries have a two letter state abbreviation followed by a three digit book number Magazine files have a two letter magazine code followed by the month day if applicable year and letter indicating part All files on Web Braille have a brf file extension What equipment is needed to access Web Braille Web Braille files may be read online or downloaded for viewing offline or embossing with a braille display braille aware notetaker or braille embosser Is technical support available for Web Braille Web Braille technical support is provided through a series of frequently asked questions Th
75. on from the Options Menu Having the User s Guide right under your fingertips is particularly helpful for beginning users To go to the User s Guide Option press O with space Options menu Press U for User s Guide The Braille Note may ask if you wish to Continue reading the last item read in the User s Guide Press N for no if that s the case Otherwise you will hear Look up table of contents or index To look up a section in the table of contents press T to look up a reference in the index press You may use the space bar or the third thumb key to look through the table of contents or you may find a key word in the index was pressing its initial letter When you have found the item you wish to read press the enter key and that section of the manual will be displayed Alternatively you may wish to access the built in electronic manual with the quick command backspace enter and h all at the same time Using the Index to Find a Key Word Press Braille Note BT Index Let s look up some information about wildcards Once in the index type in the letter W to go to choices that begin with the letter W Press the 3 thumb key or the space bar to advance down the list of W items from there When you come to Wild Cards Topics select that option by pressing the 4 thumb key or the enter key Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes
76. ooms the opportunities for their success are increased tremendously What follows is one of Joan s stories about a student and her notetaker A former student had lost her vision when she was in first grade She was adjusting to her vision loss and learning to use braille as her primary reading medium will never forget what witnessed when watched her the next year in her second grade classroom She was finishing her language arts assignment using a nifty little braille notetaker Nothing warmed my heart like watching her from across the room independently print and turn in her assignment The joy on her face as she searched the done box and realized it was empty created an unforgettable memory She hadn t been first to turn in her paper since losing her vision Her quiet exuberance as she celebrated a private victory provided an extraordinary moment It s those moments that strengthen teachers in their continued efforts to make a difference in the lives of our students Assistive technology played a key role in that moment TI he 4 fe r pilak Nuchen 7G apo DF WA MAUA F fo A nopi Bo Ud Wed AA ta j pe n Kumana lun Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 3 INTRODUCTION This basic guide is designed to train teachers in the fundamental
77. oss Emboss or Setup Embosser Press S for the setup menu Embosser setup list Advance through your options with the space bar or third thumb key The second thumb key or backspace key will move you backward through the options Paper Length 25 to change type a number and press enter Paper Width 40 type a number and press enter for 11 x 11 use 40 characters per line for 81 2 x 11 use 32 Use Form Feeds between pages currently no Press Y or N then press enter Pause after each page currently no Does your embosser emboss both sides of the page Currently no You may change this to yes if your embosser supports interpoint embossing Page Offset press enter for 0 Printer Port currently parallel To select the parallel port press P serial port press S or the infrared port press and then press enter Press E with space to exit you will be asked to confirm changes Press Y for yes and you will be back at the Emboss or setup embosser option Select the folder and file by pressing Enter when you point at the appropriate folder and then at the file you desire to emboss At the prompt embosser ready Press Enter Some embossers require some setup as well Instructions for embossing with the Braille Note and the Juliet OL offline 0 1E 11 1E for setting Perf Skip on 17 25 E for page length to 25 30 06 E setting the top of form to 6 10 of an inch 1 1E to set changes and return the embosser on line On the Braille
78. ou must now choose the file you wish to open document to open press enter for file name As you searched for your folder you may now use the same technique to search for your file i e press n until you hear navigation and press enter Top of document Today If you are not at the top of your document press space with dots 1 2 3 Read through the document first by pressing g with the space bar the Braille Note will read the document continuously You may stop the speech at any time by pressing the Enter and Backspace keys simultaneously Go back to the top of the document dots 1 2 3 with space and begin reading it again using the character word sentence and paragraph reading commands Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 18 Navigation Today we will be working with the Braille Note shall learn enough to begin to teach its basic functions This exercise will help me learn to navigate through documents My right hand will move the cursor forward and my left hand will move the cursor backward Amazingly if use both hands at the same time the cursor will not move and will hear the current character word sentence or paragraph The thumb keys are used to navigate while reading with the braille display They may also be used to
79. ound it Go to the top of your document pressing dots 1 2 3 with the space bar Using the Spell Checker From within your document press ch sign with space dots 1 6 with space to begin the spell check always start from the top of the document because it s easier to follow along We re going to check the entire document Press the space bar or the thumb key 3 to check your options and then press enter when you are pointing to Document Check Document Check Spel Option The options are Press to ignore all occurrences of the word Press space with dot 5 to skip only this occurrence of the word Press A to add the word to the spelling dictionary Press C to correct the word Press L to look up a word Press S for suggestions Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 35 Press space with dots 2 5 to hear the misspelled word By pressing these keys a second time you will hear the contracted braille symbols and by pressing space with dots 2 5 a third time you will hear the word spelled out Press C with space to hear the word in the context of the sentence and hear the misspelled word repeated after the sentence Press S for Suggestion list go down through the list by pressing the Space Bar or the third thumb key and press enter when you hav
80. plete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 72 PC Card Adapter Info A compact Flash card is inserted into the PC Card Adapter which can then be popped into the Braille Note storage card slot on the right hand side of the Braille Note or into a PC Card slot on a laptop computer SanDisk CompactFlash PC Card Adapter Online Price 9 99 Part number SDCF 38 Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 73 Compact Flash Card Reader Info SanDisk ImageMate 8 in 1 Reader Online Price 39 99 Availability Immediate The ImageMate 8 in 1 Card Reader Writer is a Hi Speed USB 2 0 Multi card Reader Writer that connects to your computer s USB 2 0 port USB 2 0 provides superior performance to transfer pictures music video and data to and from your computer Because USB 2 0 devices are backwards compatible with USB 1 1 ports the ImageMate 8 in 1 Card Reader Writer will work with all existing USB ports The ImageMate 8 in 1 provides the ability to write data to and read data from flash memory without connecting your digital device digital camera handheld computer digital music player etc directly to a computer Works with CompactFlash Type CompactFlash Type Il Memory Stick Memory Stick PRO SmartMedia xD Picture Card SD Card and MultiMedia
81. position will be deleted and you will exit the delete menu and be back in your document Alternatively after you enter the Delete Menu you may delete an item at the cursor by pressing the character representing that item The item will be deleted and you will exit the delete menu The choices are Character press c Word enter w for this choice Previous word press the space bar until you hear previous word and press enter Sentence press s Paragraph press p Document press d These last three options delete from the cursor forward In order for you to delete the entire document you must be at the top of your document Inserting The Braille Note is always in the insert mode similar to a word processor So if you place your cursor where you want to insert something the text will be inserted before the cursor Please note that to continue writing at the end of your document you must move your cursor to that location Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 31 Advanced Edit Exercise Delete The Extra Words Practice 1 We are is students at CSB 2 Most of us live lives in the dorm and return returns home every weekend 3 The classes is are smaller here hear than in local public schools 4 Some CSB students attend attends Fremont schools
82. power If nothing appears on the Palm Pilot check your cables and try again Connect the Braille Note with Version 5 to the Palm Pilot using the infrared port Align the Palm Pilot s infrared port with the infrared port on the Braille Note Use the stylus to open the Braille Note Viewer Program on the Palm Pilot On the Braille Note press O with space Options Menu Press V to go to the Visual Display Options Visual Display currently off Press to set it to Infrared and press enter Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 64 Main Menu should now appear on your Palm Pilot You may need to be patient initially while the connection is setting up Give it a minute to see if it works before you try again Using a PC with the Braille Note Visual Display In order to use the Visual Display the software must first be copied onto your desktop from the CD that came with your Braille Note The icon has already been copied to the desktop as well as the start menu of the CSB laptop you might be using If you are using your own computer please follow the instructions in the readme txt file on the CD Before you start the program you must first connect the Braille Note to the laptop using the serial cable that came with your Braille Note Once the connection is sec
83. r for last opened document Press Enter Printer Ready Enter Y for yes or press enter If you respond no you may select pages within a document to print without printing the entire document You will be asked start page number Currently first page Input the page number where you want to start the default is page 1 and press enter Finish page number currently last page Input the page number where you want to finish the default is last page and press enter Number of copies Press enter for 1 Input the number of copies you want to print the default is 1 At the prompt printer ready press y Keyword Menu printing of complete To Emboss a Document The directions for embossing are similar to printing From the main menu all six braille keys with space press W keyword menu Press E Emboss or setup embosser If everything is already setup press E Folder name press enter for last folder that was open Press enter Document to emboss press enter for last document opened Press enter Embosser ready Press Y or enter and the document will emboss Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 27 Keyword Menu Embossing of complete To Setup the Embosser If you need to setup the embosser or make changes go to the Keyword Menu and press E for Emb
84. r level on the flash disk and must press the backspace key to go back to the disk level Once there you can go through your choices by pressing the space bar or third thumb key to go through the list When you hear Storage Card press enter Folder name press enter for none We suggest that students organize their books using the authors last name as the folder name Write Cleary and press enter Cleary folder doesn t exist create a new folder Press Y for yes File name Computer braille is required Write ramona age eight brf 0 000 000 000 e e0 00 ee 00 00 00 86 o 06 e v e 6 0 e ee You must use the brf extension or the book will not open correctly Saved Remember if there are multiple volumes in a book you must go back a page by pressing B with the enter key and hit the space bar once to go the next volume link http www loc gov nis braille Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 57 Lesson 17 Copying Files from Memory Cards amp Creating Folders on the Fly For the purposes of this lesson you will be provided with a compact flash card and a PC card adapter We will put the two together and slide the card into the Storage Card slot on t
85. r name and the date at the top of your document You may wish to switch documents and work between the Tom Notes and Tom Report files Switch back to the Tom Notes document now and do a quick block copy of the second paragraph and place it in our report document so we can rephrase it in our own words Press the ou sign dots 1 2 5 6 with space Document to open press enter for Tom Notes Press enter Top of document two spaces With 2 keystrokes you ve switched to the previous document you were working on Now here s how to quickly mark and copy a paragraph Locate the beginning of the first paragraph that begins In the thick of party conflict Press B with space Block Commands Menu Press low G with space Paragraph marked Block Commands Menu Press C block copied to clipboard Now switch back to the report document Press the ou sign dots 1 2 5 6 with space Document to open press enter for Tom Report Press enter your name date Press dots 4 5 6 with space to go to the end of your document and go back into the Block Commands Menu Press B with space Block Commands Menu Press P for Paste Clipboard Pasted two spaces Now read through the first paragraph and rephrase it in your own words Remember not to plagiarize When finished print your report document I ve reprinted the first paragraph below to assist you with your report writing Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry
86. ranted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 71 Compact Flash Card Info The Compact Flash Card is a separate storage card and has two main purposes for the Braille Note It is used for backing up files off the Braille Note Flash Disk It can also be used to save files such as Web Braille books formatted Braille files text files Word documents from a desktop or laptop computer that has a card reader installed or a PC card slot These files can then be copied to the Braille Note or read directly off the Compact Flash Card using the PC Card adapter and the slot on the right hand side of the Braille Note CompactFlash Card which weighs a half ounce and is the size of a matchbook is an ultra small removable data storage system CompactFlash Card available in 8 16 32 48 64 80 96 128 160 and 192MB capacities CF is widely used in digital cameras PDAs HPCs personal communicators medical monitors and audio recorders because it expands the functionality of those products and enables them to be smaller and lighter SanDisk 64MB CompactFlash Card Online Price 534 99 Part number SDCFB 64 768 SanDisk 128MB CompactFlash Card Online Price 554 99 Part number SDCFB 128 768 Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the com
87. s serial parallel or infrared ports When finished Press E with space to exit the section of the User s Guide you were in and another E with space will exit the User s Guide altogether Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 34 Lesson 12 SPELLCHECK Spell Check Before beginning this lesson we will once again review opening a document commands using first letter navigation From the main menu all six braille keys with space main menu Press w key word menu Press o folder name press enter for your name If you want to view the list of folders press the space bar list of folders on flash disk continue pressing the space bar until you find the folder you want and then press enter Alternatively after you are in your folder list you can quickly go to a folder such as the general folder by pressing g to go to the first folder that begins with the letter g Once you find the folder you want select it by pressing enter Press enter document to open press enter for___ Advanced Edit You no longer want to look at the previous document To get a list of documents in a folder press the third thumb key or the space bar to go through the list until you find the checker document Press the enter key to open the document once you ve f
88. s word press the space bar until you hear previous word and press enter The next 3 options require an affirmative response to complete Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 80 the deletion Press Y if you are sure or N to go back to your document Sentence if you press s you will hear delete to end of sentence sure Press Y if you are sure or N to put you back in your document Paragraph if you press p you will hear delete to end of paragraph sure Press Y if you are sure or N to put you back in your document Document if you press d you will hear delete to end of document sure Press Y if you are sure or N to put you back in your document Lesson Spell Check Progress Date 10 The student understands how to start the spell checker to check an entire document ch sign with space and press D to check the entire document Once started the student understands how to use the following spell check options Press to ignore all occurrences of the word Press space with dot 5 to skip only this occurrence of the word Press A to add the word to the spelling dictionary Press C to enter the correct word Press L to look up a word Press S to get a list of suggestions and scroll through the suggestio
89. se and more complex formatting requirements may be found in Chapter 7 4 of the KeySoft Version 5 Manual All ink print formatting changes must be initiated from within a specific document at the point from which you want them to occur Formatting that affects the entire document must be initiated at the top of the document Format commands are activated from the point in a document where you initiate each command and will be terminated with either another formatting command or 2 new lines pressing the enter key twice Create or open a document Write your name then press the enter key Write the class name then press enter Write the date then press enter The name class and date will be placed on separate lines at the top left hand side of the page in both the brailled and printed documents To center a line in braille and print such as the title of a report press enter with c Center Line Write the title and press enter The line will be embossed or printed in the center of the page In the print document if you wish to indent the beginning of paragraphs or make other changes you must change some of the settings in the ink print format menu The format menu has settings for both braille and ink print The menu items are layout braille only center a line braille and print right justify a line braille only style of presentation braille and print ink print settings print only page settings braille only templat
90. setup printer or ask a question that requires a response Is the printer ready A response is required to any prompt that is a question Generally speaking pressing the first letter of the choice you want will select that option For example press P for print or S to setup the printer It is a good practice to press Y for yes and N for no although the enter key works for a Yes response when the Braille Note queries s the printer ready Sometimes there may be several choices and the Braille Note does not make suggestions In this case you can Press H with the space bar to use Context Oriented Help when you are uncertain what to do The Help Lesson see Table of Contents contains more information on built in help Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 5 Lesson 1 BRAILLE NOTE DESIGN Thumb Key Thumb Key 1 Thumb Key 3 The Braille Note keyboard is ergonomically designed with a Six Key Braille Keyboard with a Space Bar Backspace Key the left baby finger key moves back an item in a menu or list exits a menu at the top of the menu or when in the word processor or other applications erases the previous cell Return Key or Enter Key the right baby finger key There are also four thumb keys Far Left Thumb Key is the Previous Key
91. sion 5 supports the use of a Palm Pilot with infra red communications The Braille Note Viewer software can be downloaded via e mail or the internet into your Palm by using the software that comes with your Palm Pilot Most Palm Pilots on the market today come with a USB connector and have an infrared port If you do not have KeySoft version 5 you will need a Palm Pilot that works with a serial cradle or cable Although we have not tried it another possible solution would be to purchase a USB to serial adapter for a Palm Pilot with a USB port The Braille Note Viewer is a wonderful tool when including students in regular education classrooms Teachers can now check the Palm Pilot to see what the braille student has written and give immediate feedback while the student is still working on a document WOW In the days of Full Inclusion this simple device provides an unparalleled medium for non braille readers to work with a blind student Connect the Braille Note to the Palm Pilot using the serial cable Once the connection is secure turn on your Braille Note Use the stylus to open the Braille Note Viewer Program on the Palm Pilot On the Braille Note press O with space Options Menu Press V to go to the Visual Display Options Visual Display currently off Press S to set it to Serial and press enter Main Menu should now appear on your Palm Pilot If nothing appears give it a minute and try going to the Options Menu and check the
92. the space bar to get to the list of all folders on the Flash Disk or to create a folder on the fly simply braille a new folder name and answer yes when asked if you want to create a new folder One file copied file manager menu Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 58 For organization purposes saving all documents in the General folder can be confusing Good folder organization skills are essential for efficient use of the Braille Note We suggest that students organize their documents in specific folders rather than general folders For example instead of creating a general folder titled English it may be more efficient to have a Vocabulary Folder a Grammar folder a writing folder and so on Copying multiple files Press all six braille keys with space main menu Press F File manager menu Press C Source drive press enter for flash disk Press S to go to Storage Card Source folder name Press enter for Press the third thumb key or the space bar to get to the list of folders on the Storage Card Press B to go to the Braille Note Training Folder Source File Name Press in sign dots 3 5 with space Multiple Character Wildcard press enter Destination Drive Press F Flash Disk Destination folder name press enter for _ Write Copying
93. uide outside our class please refer to the KeySoft version 5 manual section 11 9 setup options to setup your Braille Note for Internet access Pulse Data Web Browser Page The Pulse Data Web Browser Page has several useful links we will be using the Google link Press the space bar to go through the list of links until you hear Google then press enter linking please wait We will do the first search together and then you will do two searches on your own Please stay with me on the first search or you will probably get lost The first site on Marie Curie was chosen because it has an option for viewing the text version When the Google page has finished loading press dots 4 6 with space to go to the first input control edit field text input We refer to this as the Andy box because it has an and sign followed by a space for inputting and the letter y You are now ready to write your search request Using the computer braille code type in the following string marie curie and press enter Please wait Reading is done similarly to reading a document using the word processor However you need to be careful not to press the cursor routing switches while in a link as that Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 42 acts like a left mouse c
94. ur document by pressing dots 1 2 3 with the space bar We will now do some more complicated editing using some of the commands in the next section There are several ways to do things Students should pick the method that works best for them Deleting or Erasing Using Real Time Editing Commands Real Time Editing The Backspace Key can also be used in conjunction with other keys to delete in the following manner Current Character dots 3 6 with the backspace key Previous character dot 3 with the backspace key Current Word dots 2 5 with the backspace key Previous Word dot 2 with the backspace key The next 3 options require an affirmative response to complete the deletion Press Y if you are sure or N to go back to your document Delete to the end of the sentence dots 1 4 with the backspace key Delete to the end of the paragraph dots 2 3 5 6 with the backspace key Delete to the end of the document dots 4 5 6 with the backspace key Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 30 You can also delete using the deleting commands from the Delete Menu To get to the delete menu press d with space dots 1 4 5 with the space bar You may use the space bar to go through the menu choices To select any menu item press the enter key The item at the cursor
95. ure turn on your Braille Note and go to the Main Menu Now on the computer press the Window Key to open the start menu and press B to start the Braille Note Visual Display program Then on the Braille Note Press O with space Options Menu Press V to go to the Visual Display Options Visual Display currently off Press S to set it to Serial and press enter execute your selection Main Menu should now appear on your braille display as well as your computer monitor The cursor does not show exact placement when using either the Visual Display and Braille Note Viewer programs When a student is writing contracted braille and a sentence begins with a whole word contraction the viewer will display the whole word contraction whenever any word starts with that letter For example when writing the sentence Joan had fun When the J is written the word Just appears in the viewer As soon as the O is written the letters Jo replace the word Just Let s create a document with the Visual Display on To create a document This is a review of how to create a document We will now create a document called Visual Display Test From the main menu all six braille keys with space main menu Press w for the word processor key word menu Press c to create a document folder name press enter for your name Press enter to open your folder Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is gra
96. uter Braille Code CBC before using a search engine like Google to explore the Internet CBC uses some symbols from Literary Braille some from Nemeth Code and some symbols of its own Here are the basic symbols you will need for the exercises in this booklet Refer to Appendix J 1 United States Computer Braille in the User s Manual for a complete listing of the CBC Letters are all the same as literary braille letters Numbers are Nemeth numbers with out the numeric indicator The sign is a dot 4 on the Braille Note write the sign with U with the space bar followed by a dot 4 The period is similar to a Nemeth decimal point dots 4 6 A slash is dots 3 4 A plus sign is dots 3 4 6 Single uppercase characters are preceded by U with the space bar for each character For a string of uppercase characters you can turn caps lock on by pressing U with the space bar twice To turn caps lock off type U with the space bar once To write the following string for a search engine request marie curie 06 0 006 0 ex 000 ex 0066 2 000 To write the following string for a search engine request benjamin franklin inventions 0 00 00 86 86 00 0 0 000 0 000 6 00 0 00 8 86 e 0 0 0090 0 00 0 0 000 0 00 0 000 6 ee 6 e 00 e To write the
97. with space Block Commands Menu Press low G with space Paragraph marked Block Commands Menu Press C block copied to clipboard Now switch back to the report document Press the ou sign dots 1 2 5 6 with space Document to open press enter for Ben Report Press enter your name date Press dots 4 5 6 with space to go to the end of your document and go back into the Block Commands Menu Press B with space Block Commands Menu Press P for Paste Clipboard Pasted two spaces Now read through the first paragraph and rephrase it in your own words Remember not to plagiarize When finished print your report document I ve reprinted the first paragraph below to assist you with your report writing A list of Benjamin Franklin s inventions reveals a man of many talents and interests It was the scientist in Ben that brought out the inventor His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work better Third Search We will now do a similar search to find biographical information about Thomas Jefferson Use the hotkey command to return to the Internet Press I with the backspace and enter keys simultaneously You will be returned to the exact web page you were reading when you switched to using the word processor Go back to the Google Web page and press dots 4 6 with the space bar to go to the first input control edit field text input Type in thomas jefferson b
98. x in the User s Guide to look up specific information Lesson Easy Edit Progress Date 8 Student can use the cursor routing keys to place the cursor one cell to the right of an incorrect letter press the backspace to erase the incorrect letter and then immediately write the correct letter Student checks braille display to make certain mistake has been corrected Student uses the backspace key to correct a mistake made while writing The Braille Note speaks the letter just erased Lesson Advanced Edit Progress Date 9 The Backspace Key can also be used in conjunction with certain dots to delete in the following manner Current Character dots 3 6 with the backspace key Current Word dots 2 5 with the backspace key Previous Word dot 2 with the backspace key The next 3 options require an affirmative response to complete the deletion Press Y if you are sure or N to go back to your document Delete to the end of the sentence dots 1 4 with the backspace key Delete to the end of the paragraph dots 2 3 5 6 with the backspace key Delete to the end of the document dots 4 5 6 with the backspace key You can also delete using the deleting commands from the Delete Menu To get to the delete menu press d with space dots 1 4 5 with the space bar The choices are Character enter c for this choice and the character you are on will be deleted and you will exit the delete menu Word enter w for this choice Previou
99. y Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 24 what you have just erased and sound a beep for each erasure For example if you misspelled the word Joan as Jone and then realize you have spelled it incorrectly as you use the Backspace key to erase the letter e the Braille Note will say E and sound a single beep If you continue to erase using this command the next time you press the Backspace key the Braille Note will say n and sound a beep At this point you can correct the misspelled word by brailling the letters a and n By using the cursor routing switches you can use this backspace key to delete previous cells anywhere in your document Make corrections to the easy edit document on the Braille Note using the cursor routing switches to place the cursor one cell to the right of the incorrect letter Press the backspace to erase an incorrect letter and then write the correct letter When you ve made your corrections print or emboss your document Easy Edit Exercise Nina is a guide jog It cakes five months to train a guide dog Traveling with a guide dog is nun Nina takes me around ubstacles Nina won t take he across the street if it isn t safe Nina and talk two to four miles a day take Nina out to relieve herself give times a day crush Nina every evening It isn t a good ide
100. ype in the following string benjamin franklin inventions then press enter e Q 6 6 6 0 Please wait Google Search Benjamin Franklin Plus Inventions We will now use first letter navigation by pressing the letter B until we hear Ben Franklin and his Inventions and then press enter Linking please wait Benjamin Franklin and His Inventions We should now be on a web page that now has information on Benjamin Franklin and his Inventions We can move down the page a paragraph at a time by pressing 5 6 with space or the student can use the thumb keys to navigate through the document while reading the braille The information contains 9 paragraphs about Ben Read through the information briefly and then return to the beginning of the section describing Ben Franklin and His Inventions The information begins with A list of Benjamin Franklin s inventions reveals a man of many talents and interests and ends with Today s curious thinkers are keeping Ben s traditions alive by inventing new and improved ways to make things work We will now mark this text copy it to the clipboard and paste it in a new document Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 43 Block Commands Menu Before entering the
101. ys Most of these key combinations are mnemonic and represent the command with the first letter of that command for launching the application or initiating the action to be taken When you turn on the Braille Note BN you are placed in the same place you left off For example Resuming KeySoft main menu or Keyword resuming edit of __ file name The message you hear will depend on where you left off when you turned the Braille Note off or where it was when it went to sleep It is a good practice to have students exit to the main menu all six braille keys with the space bar will always take you to the main menu when they are finished working for the day If the battery completely drains before the Braille Note is used again any information that was last input will be saved if this practice is followed Created by Joan Anderson Ann Gelles Jim Carreon and Jerry Kuns Permission to photocopy is granted for non commercial purposes as long as this credit remains and the complete document remains unchanged May 26 2004 Page 7 parallel port CompactFlash card slot i infared modem serial AC adapter port socket port socket Turn the Braille Note around so that the back is facing you and explore the ports on the back panel When looking at the back the window on the far left is the infrared port This port can be used to print to an infrared enabled printer or embosser It can also be used as the connection device to

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