BrailleNote Touch Introductory Workshop

An introductory review of the BrailleNote Touch and its educational benefits for elementary, middle and high school students. Peter will kick off this workshop with a review of navigation strategies, document management and the built-in help structure. He will also address the use of KeyWord for completing writing assignments and KeyMath for writing math expressions in Nemeth code. The workshop will conclude with a comprehensive look at KeyWeb for research and access to educational content. Throughout the day Peter will also answer questions that participants bring with them to the workshop.

Dates / Times
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Registration / Check-in
Tuesday, October 10 from 8:45 - 9:00 am

Location
470 Glenmont Ave. - Columbus, OH 43214

Facilitator
Peter Tucic, Humanware Representative

Register Online via OCALI Pass

Registration deadline: October 2, 2017. This course is limited to 15 participants.

Learning Objectives

The participant will:

  • gain understanding of the BrailleNote Touch hardware, software and contextual help structure.
  • be able to navigate apps on the BrailleNote Touch with and without accessibility.
  • demonstrate the ability to access and manage documents using the BrailleNote Touch.
  • will be able to write out math expressions using KeyMath.
  • demonstrate the ability to browse web pages with KeyWeb.

Agenda

TimeEvent and Location8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration/Check-In 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 Introduction to BrailleNote Touch Hardware and Software 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Navigation with and without Accessibility 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. File Management 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Context Help vs Context Menu 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Fundamentals of Word Processing 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Using KeyMath to write out math expressions 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Accessing web content with KeyWeb

Certificate of Attendance:
Five (5) contact hours will be offered for this one day training.

Note:

Participants should bring a BrailleNote Touch with them. If you do not have access to this device, please contact Julie Pashovich and arrange to borrow one.