Hi everybody. On the subject of databases, has anybody created a
German-English database. I tried and lost all my data, and I'd
chucked out all my Braille hard-copies. I had lots of info too
so I was quite devastated. Since the BrailleNote suite of
products currently doesn't support any linguistic dictionaries, a
database is the next best thing.
Secondly, just wondering, regarding the colour detector on the
IPhone, isn't that an added app which one has to pay for? That's
what I was told. I don't currently have an IPhone and don't need
to upgrade my mobile at present, but this information may
determine my decision later on as to whether to go with an IPhone
or one of the other products on the market.
Thanks.
MICHELE
Sent from my BrailleNote APEX
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Hall <[email protected]
To: jessica <[email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 3 May 2012 16:45:39 -0400
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Advanced Users
The site in question is http://www.braillenoteusers.info.
I used keybase to create a periodic table database, letting me
quickly
look up element information (weight, number, group, valance
electrons...) and found it useful. Let me know if you want me to
send
that along. I also played with a Spanish to English database,
but it
was too time consuming to add new words and I memorized them well
enough. Still, it could serve as a sort of flashcard if she set
it up
right.
The calculator is also pretty advanced, with fractions, trig
(normal
and arc) powers, and statistics support. I used it a lot,
coupled with
the UEB braille code, to write math homework and tests in
calculus and
it worked well. For advanced apps, you may want to look into an
iPod
Touch, iPhone, or iPad with the apex as a braille display and
keyboard. That setup works very smoothly and lets you access
apps the
bn cannot, such as different calculators, Dropbox
(http://www.dropbox.com), book-reading platforms (iBooks,
Read2Go,
Learning Ally's app), and even OCR apps for reading printed
material,
though they are not up to the standards of things like OpenBook
or the
KNFB Reader. It also hase many non-educational advantages, like
a
money reading app, color identifiers (again, not that great), a
labeling app, audio editors, games... and all of it can be
automagically backed up to iCloud so it's safe if anything
happens to
the iOS device. Try that with an apex...
On 5/3/12, jessica <[email protected]> wrote:
Go to braillenoteusers.info. There is an article I did on how
to
change the sounds and Mayson has also done a podcast on it. But
my way to do it and the way he does it in his podcast are 2
different ways of doing it. That site also has other articles
and
podcasts on tricks for the bn.
sent from my BrailleNote
----- Original Message -----
From: Byron Grosselfinger <[email protected]
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 3 May 2012 19:48:55 +0000
Subject: [Braillenote] Advanced Users
I have been using BrailleNotes for a while, going back to
version
3 or 4 and am looking for ideas on how you use the BrailleNote
in
unique or tricky ways. I have a student who is very quick and
adept at using her Apex and as she steps into her Junior year at
High School and takes all AP courses, I am out of ideas of how
to
support her in truly knowing her device any more than she does.
Have any of you taken Physics and used databases or any other
interesting means of applying your skill as a user of the
BrailleNote for higher level coursework?
Just looking for tricks, tips, ideas that you have come across
that may be a final means of my instructing this student to use
the Apex to it's full capacity.
Thanks for all of the great posts over the years.
Byron Grosselfinger (Mr. G.)
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments/Blindness
Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist
Berks County Intermediate Unit #14
1111 Commons Blvd.
Reading, PA 19612
(610) 987-8349
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