[visionrehabtherapist] Re: Teaching mouse use to low vision students.
- From: "Erica Wood" <ewood@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx>, <mmoscato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 15:57:50 -0400
I agree with Shelley that key strokes are much preferred to mouse use.
However I want to point out that highlighting is the same as selecting.
One left click on an item in a list, menu or desktop icon will select it. To
represent this visually, the item will be highlighted.
A double left click will select an item and then open it. If this double
click is performed too slowly, the item will not open, but instead will go
into "rename" mode (as in when pressing F2).
A single left click on a link, menu, or button will activate that object.
These items will visually highlight when simply hovering the mouse over
them.
Some items on websites are also activated by hovering the mouse pointer over
them (they are called "on mouse overs"). Typically what happens is a menu
appears related to the item being hovered over (for example on a shopping
site, an "on mouse over" is titled "Home and Garden", hovering over this
item with the pointer will cause a list to appear of links related to "home
and garden").
In case this helps: while the cursor moves in a rigid manner (horizontally
and vertically) and is restricted to the current application (think PC
Cursor in JAWS), the mouse pointer is unrestricted in motion and movement
(as in the JAWS cursor). In other words, if you place the point of your
finger on the monitor, you can move your finger up, down, sideways,
diagonally, in circles, zig-zags, however you wish. The mouse moves like
that. It is also unrestricted, meaning it can move to the current
application as well as other parts of the screen that may be visible (such
as the taskbar).
These functions of the mouse buttons can be customized in Windows. The
motion speed and clicking sensitivity of the mouse can also be customized
which is very useful for folks having trouble tracking the movement of the
pointer on screen.
Erica A. Wood
Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
Metrolina Association for the Blind
ewood@xxxxxxxxx
704-887-5128
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From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shelley L.
Rhodes
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:41 PM
To: mmoscato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Teaching mouse use to low vision
students.
Hi Maurine,
When I have a student who is depending on the mouse, but should be learning
the keyboard commands, I have been known to um take the mouse and make it
really hard for the student to get to use it.
I will stick the mouse behind the computer or even unplug it if the students
are really insistant on using the mouse.
the various things a mouse does.
1 left click, highlights a option in a list, menu, or icon, it doesn't
select it, but just highlights it.
a double left click selects an item, opens an item or clicks a link.
A single right mouse click pulls up the applications.
A holding down of the left mouse button while sliding down the page causes
text to be highlighted, think shift key being held down, smile.
You can also Drag things down the page using the mouse, again by pushing
down on the left mouse button and then sliding the mouse down the screen
while holding down the left button.
Those are the basics but like I said if the mouse isn't a part of ourr
lesson, I make it disappear, so it can't be a temptation.
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A. CVRT
and Ludden black Labrador Guide Dog.
Diamonds may be a woman's best friend, but a dog is mine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moscato, Maureen" <mmoscato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:43 AM
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Teaching mouse use to low vision students.
Dear List:
Any resources for reading about the teaching of mouse use. Any concrete
tips? I have read Sara Morley's explanation in Windows 7 Explained.
I am totally blind and would like to teach this more efficiently. What
I really want to know about is the purpose of each clip single and
double as well. I know that a single right click is the same as the
application key.
Sometimes I do not have the answers. Often students will insist on
using the mouse when they really do not know what they are doing. They
are all over the place. Help!!!
Thank you.
Maureen.
Maureen Moscato CVRT
Lighthouse International
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NY NY 10022
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email mmoscato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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