Thursday, October 20, 2011

Secrets in Magnification on EVERY computer

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Many do not know that magnification is already on every computer built with Microsoft Technology. On XP, hit your Start Key+U to begin you...

Secrets to Getting Every Computer to Speak

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Narrator is built into every PC computer, if you are running Microsoft products and their operating systems (OS). If you are using talking...

IPAD, Iphone and great Apps

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The new operating system iOS5 is out and works much better with voice over on your iproducts. The new iphone 4S just works better all-around...

What Blind-VI Need in School TODAY

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Teachers and Parents often ask me what their child needs for school. Here is the basic rule of thumb. Look around in the world today and see...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Yourtechvision.com fast keystroke lessons=no Mouse

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The Logo that Stands for the Vision in all of us. The eye over the TechVision word is to show the inner potential we all have. The reflectio...

Find your Computer's IP address and Speed

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If you have not already had this experience, some day, someone is going to ask you for your IP address, especially if you start teaching vir...

A Song to Help Children Learn Braille

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There is an enormous amount of research on music and learning. Music makes learning fun and fast. Here is a Braille Rap song that will en...

Free Braille Books-Where to go to get Books

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There are many options when it comes to finding and getting braille books. For Free Braille books, go to Seedlings Braille Books for Child...

Virtual Teaching using Remote Access

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When one of my students is having difficulties with their Jaws or needs help installing it, I need to connect to their computer a different ...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Looking Outside Yourself Gives you Hope

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Ever notice how you get a problem and all you can do is think about it? Ever notice someone go into a depression and you are not sure what t...

Help for the Low Vision Student in the classroom

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We have many low vision students, sitting in the classroom and unable to see what the teacher is doing when she uses the document camera, or...

Free Office Tools

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Open Office is an option to use instead of purchasing expensive software. Open Office will open all Office documents too. Basic and easy to...

Touchscreen Braille writer

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All those wonderful flat screens from the IPhone to the IPad to the IPod, Kindles, etc are going to make a leap into touchscreen braille wri...

Answers on How to Use Windows 7

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When you are using Windows 7, every time you hit the start key, think of it as entering a huge search engine for your computer. Any word you...
Monday, October 17, 2011

You can be Pitiful or Powerful, but NOT Both

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I have the students who take on everything I have to teach them and rise to the top of their class, eventually with no accommodations at all...
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Tricks in SEEING the Computer Better

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I have spent the last few days with my mother in law—an incredible woman. She has a bit of age on herself and as many older people she is h...

The advantage of Firefox over Internet Explorer

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There are a couple great advantages in using Firefox over Internet Explorer (IE). The biggest one is the advantage of automatic spell che...

How many Accommodations should a child have in school?

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When a blind child first starts school, the child needs to learn everything about the print world AND the blind world. You will need to fin...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Keystroke Lessons at yourtechvision.com

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For lessons on using only keystrokes, go to yourtechvision.com If you want to advance in your computer skills and do it the fastest way p...
Monday, October 10, 2011

LookTel Money Reader on IPhone

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Are you blind and you want a way to know what money you are holding without using sighted help. The IPhone 4 offers you an app to do that. ...