Hi, That is exactly what I used the games for when they first
came out. I had a teenager as a student trying to teach him
braille but he was showing no interest but when I put my
braillenote down in front of him and told him today we would be
playing games on my machine he was excited. It was the first real
interest he had shown in reading braille so I was so glad that
Humanware had put them in.
Now I no longer have that student I still use the games
occasionally when I am trying to fill in time and I don't feel
like reading.
From Shaz.
BN QT Mpower and PK user.
----- Original Message -----
From: Evelyn Weckerly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Date sent: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:49:23 -0400
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] braille note new keysoft feature
I recall an educator of the blind saying something which some of
you
on this list are forgetting--mainly, I suppose, because you have
been
good Braille readers for years and it's deeply part of you. That
educator said that the games are invaluable for teaching children
Braille skills and direction concepts, among other things. I
think
it's time you thought about others who may either need or want
the
games. I'm not a gamer, but I have taught English. Games often
help
kids learn important concepts. So I'm glad they are there. You
don't
have to use that feeature. There are a lot of things in the BN I
don't use, but I know others do use them, so I'm not complaining.
I
get the sense that some on this list want this device totally
tailored to their own niche without concern for others. Somebody
this
morning expressed a desire for larger speaker. Have you thought
about
what that could do to the weight. The speaker is certainly
adequate
for voice, and the headphone jack is good. I'm just losing
patience
with some of the knitpicking lately. Please, ladies and
gentlemen,
don't we have better things to do here? Now I know people want to
dream, want to put for wish lists, but let's ask ourselves
whether or
not some feature we do not like may be very valuable to someone
else
and try to view things in a broader way. The radio happens to be
software, as I recall Jonathan Mosen saying when he was with
Humanware. I use mine occassionally and am glad it's there. I
don't
use the planner. Does that mean I should holler about its
presence?
Of course not. I recognize its value to others. Now that is an
example. Beyond email, I don't visit Web sites with my BN. I use
a
full-blown computer--laptop or desktop. I am, however, glad it's
there. Now I'm not aiming this at anyone in particular--just
asking
us all to back off a bit and gain someperspective. These are
great
Braille devices. Mine goes everywhere with me. In fact, I just
bought
a used one as a back-up because I could not resist the price.
I hope you will take my comments intended--definitely not as a
condemnation of anyone here. So let's be a positive community of
users and think out of the box sometimes. If you have read this
far,
I warmly thank you all, and please forgive this something of a
exasperated rant.
Cordially,
Evelyn
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