[optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon
- From: "Karla Westjohn" <kawstjhn@xxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 17:45:31 -0500
And turn up the magnification, intensity, or threshhold to recognizable
levels. Recognizing what one is readingout the outset eliminates the
temptation to hover and scrub with the camera. As skill increases, the need
for high magnification, threshhold, and intensity decreases.
Karla Westjohn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 8:55 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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