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From: Ginger Bennett
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Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 8:16 PM
Subject: [Seeingeye] OT New On-Line Classes
For Immediate Release
Carroll Center for the Blind Launches New On-Line Classes
The Carroll Center for the Blind, located in Newton Massachusetts, is
pleased to announce the launching of a new service, Carroll Tech. An
expansion of its well-respected Computer Training Services program,
CarrollTech offers on-line classes in the use of popular applications with
either the screen reader, JAWS for Windows from Freedom Scientific or the
screen magnification program, ZoomText from AI Squared.
Each of the 24 classes currently scheduled to take place during 2004 are
designed to take full advantage of the World Wide Web. Over the course of
six weeks, students take twelve lessons consisting of on-line manuals,
streamed videos, emailed exercises, auto-graded quizzes and audio chat
sessions.
Offered at the introductory, intermediate and advanced level, classes cover
the use of the Microsoft Office applications, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access
and Excel.
Each lesson begins with carefully written instructions in one or more skills
starting with configuring the application to work best with the access
program to be used. Students then view a series of videos demonstrating
each skill with the instructor talking the student through the process. They
next perform a number of exercises that demonstrate the student's
understanding of the lesson topic. All students participate in a one-hour
audio chat session scheduled twice each week to answer any questions and to
allow the students to learn from one another's experiences. The lesson ends
with a short multiple-choice quiz to give the student an idea of how well
they are doing.
To take one of the Carroll Tech classes, the prospective student needs to
first pass a pre-qualifying quiz to assure that they have the necessary word
processing, web browsing, emailing and file management skills necessary to
successfully complete the course work. In addition, students are required
to demonstrate that the computer system where they intend to do most of
their work is capable of accessing the course content including accessing
streamed videos, audio chat sessions and on-line quizzes.
Thanks to the generosity of the Gibney Family Foundation, Lions Club
International and the Boston Foundation, the current cost to take each
six-week class is only $50.00 and is payable through PayPal, by personal
check, credit card or purchase order. Each class is offered on a
first-come-first-serve basis and class size is limited to five students.
For additional information, to take the pre-qualifying quiz or to suggest
additional topics for future classes, log on to Carroll Tech at
www.carrolltech.org
Please take the time to "Become A Member" of the site and help us make
Carroll Tech the way smart people learn to use their PC effectively as a
blind or visually impaired person or professional in the field of blindness.
Brian Charlson
Vice President, Computer Training Services
Carroll Center for the Blind
770 Centre St.
Newton, MA 02458
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www.carroll.org
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