[optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
- From: "Natalie" <nataliej@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 09:55:41 -0400
If you look at the return envelope first you know whether it is junk or
someone you want to pay. Electric or phone bills are always the same,
format-wise. You don't have to read the whole thing unless you have a
grievance about it.
Natalie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:55 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>I disagree. There are so many eye-candish things on bills and and in junk
>mail it can be really frustrating. Many educators have found the best way
>to gain speed in any reading methodology is to have the reader start by
>reading somewhat familiar text, or at least in a genre they are interested
>in. That way the layout is consistent, and the user can work on syntactic
>clues in the first 2 or 3 letters of the word, thus working on tracking and
>gaining hand speed as well as trust in one's perceptions. The most
>important thing if you don't have a trainer is to discipline yourself not
>to scrub or hover over something. Unless you keep the camera moving you'll
>never gain speed, and play with intensity to keep your reading finger from
>tiring out.
>
> Nick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Korene Kegg" <kkegg57@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 7:52 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>
>
>> Eileen
>>
>> I'd start with reading mail. It's so much quicker thatn scanning.
>>
>> Korene
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eileen Misrahi" <eileenmis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6:58 PM
>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>>
>>
>>>I am so jealous of all of you because I did not learn the Opticon in the
>>>hay
>>> days of its existence. I purchased my Opticon about 3 1/2 years ago,and
>>> I
>>> never seem to have the time to dedicate to it to become proficient. May
>>> be
>>> some of you seasoned users can give me some tips on how to start and
>>> motivate me to learn this very valuable piece of equipment. I really do
>>> believe that it has a place among all of the fancy gizmos that I have in
>>> my
>>> collections. I look forward to any suggestions on how I can get started.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Eileen Misrahi
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Lori Castner
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:36 PM
>>> To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>>>
>>> I have been able to read the print on some teashirts, some I have not.
>>>
>>> Lori C.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:30 PM
>>> Subject: [optacon-l] another quirky thing to do with the optacon
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> I'm getting quite a collection of T-shirts and wonder if any of you can
>>>> read
>>>> the sayings on them with the optacon. Sometimes you can feel the print,
>>>> but
>>>> often you can't. I like to try it sometimes; readibility depends on the
>>>> color of the shirt and the amount of contrast between the shirt and the
>>>> printing, and the type of font. If I can't read it, I can at least tell
>>>> if
>>>> the shirt is a light or dark color.
>>>>
>>>> Mary
>>>>
>>>> Mary
>>>>
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