Good Day:
Which format are you using for books? Are you using the native
keyword format? Plain braille? ! other text format (such as
Microsoft word or RTF)? If you are using the native Keyword
format, then you can use the place marker feature in either the
word processor or the book reader. Then, your students do not
even have to bother using the "go to"
command. Instead, they type a simple command and then the letter
of the place marker which has been defined. This functionality
does not work in BRF, TXT, DOC or other file formats, because
KeySoft cannot save the place marker data in these types of
files. For more information about this feature, you can refer to
section 3.19 of the User Guide. If you are using non-native
formats, I suggest importing them into the Keysoft format for
your students (or having them do it).
HTH:
Henry
Education never ends. It is a series of lessons, with the
greatest for the last.
Sherlock Holmes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Christian" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:23:20 -0800
Subject: [Braillenote] Best way to read in class
Hi,
Recently I obtained a few Mpowers for my students. They need to
be able to
find their spot quickly in books as the class reads them. Is it
better to
have them read the books in the book reader or in Key Word.
I have been asking them to use Key Word because they can drop a
string such
as xxx to mark their spot when done reading and easily search for
their last
save the next day. But there must be a better way.
When the teacher says open your book to page 172, I have the kids
do a space
126 and jump to that page then search for a string of words where
they will
begin reading. This is often not fast enough. How do you do it?
Are there
advantages to using the book reader that I just don't know?
Are there any pod casts on using the BN in the classroom that
would be
helpful? These are 3rd and 6th graders.
Appreciate your thoughts and tips.
Keith
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