Hi Lisa and everyone following this thread,
First, let me answer Lisa's questions on what went wrong. Then I will give
steps on how she can deal with future quizzes that are e-mailed to her. Below
my message, I will paste Lisa's quiz, correcting the gibberish part so that
they would read right, even to a sighted person.
When you send e-mail from your BrailleNote BT, they are written in grade 2
Braille because this is the default keyboard Braille Grade. The BN translates
it to text when sending so that any person, blind or not, can read it.
On the other hand, if you receive e-mail, they are always in text. Yes,
they are in computer Braille even if it was written in grade 2 Braille on
another person's BrailleNote BT. The BrailleNote does not translate it for you
when it is downloaded because if you open it, you are using an ASCII text file
called WP Temp.txt found in the None folder of the Keysoft Systems Disk.
You may be asking, "Why can I read it in grade 2 Braille using the display
of my BN BT?" This is because the display is set to present computer Braille in
grade 2 Braille. But notice that if you route the cursor on a word with
Braille contraction, the word is expanded in its uncontracted form. That is a
sure indication that the text you are reading is actually in computer Braille.
I do not think it is a good idea to change Braille grades while inserting
text into the original message you are replying to, because I notice that even
though things read right with speech and Braille after writing, if I exit the
e-mail and open it again in the Outbox, the BN reads some of the text inserted
correctly in grade 2 Braille like it was computer Braille. This may be what
happened to your quiz Lisa so I advise that you do not use this method again.
Here's my suggestion and I use it myself when I need to, and for me it works.
Hope it will work with you also.
Step 1. When you receive the e-mail, like your quiz from your professor,
press SPACE with s to save it.
Step 2. The BrailleNote will tell you that the file has not been modified.
Just ignore that. Keymail will offer to save it as the WP Temp.txt file in
the None folder of the Keysoft Systems Disk. You would want to change that
because you need to save the e-mail as a Keyword Braille document so do not
press ENTER.
Step 3. Press BACKSPACE twice and this should place you at the "Drive?"
prompt. Press f for Flash Disk. You can also press c for the compact flash or
s for the storage card if that is where you want the Braille version of the
e-mail to be saved.
Step 4. After selecting the drive, you will be placed at the "Folder
name?" prompt. Space through your folders and press ENTER on one of them to
select a location for the Braille file. You will then be placed at the "File
name?" prompt. Type a name in grade 2 Braille and press ENTER.
Step 5. Wait while the BrailleNote saves the e-mail and translates it to
Braille. If it is a long e-mail, then you will hear progress beeps as the BN
saves it. When it is done, it asks if you want to open the file. Press n.
Step 6. You are back in the e-mail you received. Press SPACE with dots 26
to enter the E-mail Action Menu. Press r to reply to the message. Answer the
other prompts about replying to the sender only and keeping a copy of the
original message the way you want. You should then be at the place where you
can start typing your reply but do not type anything yet.
Step 7. Be sure to have the cursor at the top of the message. If it is
not, press SPACE with l. Next, press SPACE with b to enter the Block Commands
Menu. Press i to insert a file. Select the Flash Disk (or wherever is the
Braille document you saved in steps 1 through 5), the folder you selected in
step 4, and finally, select the Braille file.
This method will translate the e-mail you received into Braille, then
insert it into the reply, and you can then happily insert text, like your
answers to quizzes, typing in grade 2 Braille. If you are not deaf-blind,
check what you have written with speech before exiting the message, and I
strongly advise you to do this for important e-mails like answers to tests.
When you send it to someone, like your professor, the grade 2 Braille text you
inserted and typed will be translated to text so that a sighted person can read
it.
Below is your quiz with your answers now reading in grade 2 Braille. To
correct it, I marked the gibberish part with the top and bottom block markers,
then pressed g in the Block Commands Menu. The BN asked me what Braille grade
should the block be and I pressed b for grade 2.
Hope this helps,
Kirstyn
>Subject: quiz
HI 211 Quiz 2
Prof. Judy Flores
NameLisa Ehlers
>_________________________
1. (3) What new crop did the Spanish introduce from Mexico?
The Spanish introduced corn, which was used in the latisasa tortillaeas to the
Chamorros.
2. (5)
(a) Name the Jesuit priest who established the first permanent mission in the
Mariana Islands?
The first Jesuit priest who established a mission in the Mariana Islands was
Father San Ventores.
(b) When?
The mission was established in 1662.
3. (5) Explain the reason that the first missionaries could speak the Chamorro
language when they arrived?
The Spanish were able to understand Chamorro when they arrived to Guam because
of a gentleman named Estiban.
4. (10) Chief Kepuha "gave" land to the missionaries for a church.
(a) Explain the Chamorro percepcion of this "gift".
The Chamorros perceived giving The Spanish land for a church as truly being a
gift. The Chamorros were happy to give the land to the Spanish.
(b) Explain the missionaries perception of this "gift"..
The missionaries were pleased to receive the land from the Chamorros. The
Spanish felt that the Chamorros truly wanted to convert to Christianity.
5. (5) How and why did San Vitores torture himself?
San Ventores tortured himself by whipping himself. He whipped himself because
he disliked the Chamorros.
6. (6)
(a) Who killed San Vitores ?
Pangpang killed Father San Ventores.
(b) Why was he killed?
San Ventores was killed because he baptized PangPang's daughter after PangPang
specifically ordered him not to baptize his child.
7. (5) Who was Choco and what did he do to turn Chamorros against the
missionaries?
Choco was a Chamorro who told the Chamorros that the Spanish were poisoning the
water that was used to baptize the infants.
8. (3) How did the ancient Chamorros educate their youth?
The ancient Chamorros educated their youth by attending a school called
Fugatata. At this school boys and girls learned techniques for hunting and
fishing and have
9. (3) What was the main purpose of the early Spanish schools?
The main purpose of the early Spanish schools was to destroy the Futata (the
ancient Chamorro school) and teach the Christian doctrine.
10. (3) The U.S. Americanized Chamorros by teaching them ___?
English
11. (8) Name and describe at least two social ways of behaving that were
important values to Chamorros.
Chamorros believed that they were one with the natural world that they lived in
harmony with the environment. They also believed their ancestors did not go
directly to Heaven or Hell after death that rather their loved ones went to a
place like Purgatory for the first year after their deaths.
12. (6) Define the following words:
Geftao unselfish
Mamahlao respect
Taotaomo'na person who tells people if they have permission to do something
15. (6) Name the three levels of the ancient Chamorro caste system.
The highest cast was the Chamorai the middle class was the Chod and the lowest
class was called the mitato.
16. (6) How did the ancient caste system change during the Spanish colonial
period?
The cast system dissolved during the Spanish Period.
17. (10) Explain the matrilineal system of inheritance in ancient Chamorro
society.
The wife's family was in charge of the land known as matrolinage. The wife's
brothers were extremely protective of the wife, and the husband was determined
to keep the marriage together because if he did something inappropriate he lost
all of his property rights.
18. (10) Describe some spiritual and religious beliefs of ancient Chamorros
that they continue to practice today in modified ways.
The ancient Chamorros believed in the tatamanos spiritual beings that tell the
Chamorros if they can or cannot do something. The ancient Chamorros practiced
ceremonies after a person's death which would be similar to today's rosaries.
19. (6) Name some grievances expressed by Chief Hurao in his speech against
the missionaries.
Chief Hurao complained about the Spanish laws, the Chamorros being forced to
convert to Christianity, and the Spanish poisoning the baptismal water causing
an increase in infant mortality.
20. (6) What are the two only historic districts on Guam?
Yigo and Talafofo are the remaining two districts on Guam.
What are the differences between the two?
The differences between the two districts are the size and the location.
