TAKING ELECTRONIC MATH NOTESAnd Other Self-Paced Course Notetaking Tools

A collaborative ‘Best Practices’ for taking notes for any of the self-paced courses that CNM is

transitioning more and more towards. As a team I want us all to formulate best practices for this, based upon the issues and breakthroughs that some of us

had this last term.

MATH TYPING TOOL

Go To http://www.themathist.com/app

The Mathist App

Online – No Downloads

MATH TOOLBAR ADD-ON

FOR WORD

Download The Mathematics Toolbar Add-in For Microsoft

WordIt Lets you create equations, make graphs easily and access math symbols quickly with button style interface like ALECS• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36777

Select Download To Download The Add-in To Your Computer

Additional Install

InstructionsIf You Are Having Trouble

After Downloading,

Select The Application

To Open And Run

Check That The Add-in Is

Activated

How Will This New Add-in Look And Be Used In Microsoft

Word?

The New Additions To The Word Tool Bar Include…

But Wait, There’s More!

The Design Tab

The Mathematics Tab

All you do is select a given equation or symbols used and enter in the numbers for it as you are typing up your math notes in a Word document

Under The Mathematics Tab You Find An Equations Tab, You Can Select An Equation Or Can Insert A New Equation If The One You Are Looking For Is Not There

Common Math Equations Compute Equations Feature Graphing Features Real And Complex Numbers Decimal Places Radians, Degrees, And Gradians

THE MATHEMATICS TAB INCLUDES

THE DESIGN TAB HAS MANY MATH FEATURES THAT ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE

Easy Input Equations As

You Type! Select And

Input Numbers

A Few More Examples Of The Design Features…

Digital Math for Blind Students

Disability Etiquette TipsThe most important piece is an increased awareness of how blindness or low vision impacts a student’s ability to access course materials (handouts, syllabus, tests, videos, etc.). Imagine taking your class without the ability to see anything and then try to figure out what changes you need to make. The DRC is also here to assist you in that.

Greet the blind or low vision student by identifying yourself by name at least until you are confident the student recognizes your voice.

Work closely with the student to identify areas or materials in the course they might have trouble accessing, and try to assist them in accessing their coursework. If you or the student are confused, include the DRC Achievement Coach in this process.

When you read from lectures or PowerPoints, be sure to read everything that is displayed visually. Be aware that while a blind student can hear videos, if any information is displayed visually that needs interpretation, the blind student will need guidance.

Don’t expect the student to carry all materials or books with them all the time. Brailed material is lengthy and heavy.

When you use directional language (right, left, arrow, equal, green, blue), have an awareness that the blind student may not understand what you’re pointing at or referring to. Check for understanding. When pointing to an object of discussion, use the name of the object instead of “this” or “that.”

The blind or low vision student may bring their own device to class to record notes.

If you are reading from a textbook in class, remember the page numbers in your copy may not correspond to the Braille or electronic version. In addition to giving the page number, also provide description information (4th paragraph, Chapter 6).

Graphing is a very complicated process to describe to a blind or low vision student. Be patient and be creative. Close your eyes and imagine being blind. Think of how you could describe the material using the sense of touch as a visual descriptor.

Digital Math for Blind Students

TACTILE GRAPHING

TOOLS

Graph Board for Blind Students

TAKING NOTES FROM PROVIDED MATERIALS

Even with provided notes…

We Provide A Great Service To Our Students.

Provided Presentation Makes Our Job Easier

PROVIDED MATERIALS ARE YOUR FRIEND!

Tips and tricks Power Point Presentations Use of Outlines Teacher Notes in Power Point

TIPS AND TRICKS

How to have two windows side by side Using notes outline Using provided Power Points Adding images to your notes

How To Have Two Windows Side By Side On The Same Screen

1. Open the two documents or programs that you want side by side

2. Click on one of the “windows”3. Hold down your window button4. Press one of your side arrow keys (what ever side

you want that document on)5. Repeat this for the other document

Two Windows Side by SideStep 1: Open two documents you want opened at the same time

Two Windows Side by SideStep 2: Click one of the windows and hold down the “Windows” button

Two Windows Side by SideStep 3: Hold down the Windows button and press one of your side arrow key to which ever side your want the selected document on

Two Windows Side by SideStep 4: Your selected window will fill the first half of the page. Do the same with the other window.

Two Windows Side by SideStep 5: Both halves of the screen will have both documents/programs in place to use.

POWER POINT OUTLINES• Download the Power Point. • Go to the View tab and select Outline View

• Copy and paste as the professor is speaking only about the parts they talk about

• Tip: If the instructor is moving quickly through the material, using little reminders to go back to are very helpful, such as using quick symbols like ** or !! to put next to important content

USING A PROVIDED POWER POINT

This is a little more complex than the other methods

Like before, you will want to download the Power Point from the classes CNM Learn page

Copy and paste the information needed from the slides

Reminder: Don’t forget to look for the teacher notes!

USING A PROVIDED POWER POINTIn order to look for the teacher notes inside a power point.

1. Click on View2. Under the show group

3. Click on notes

The notes will show up under the slide at which you are looking as “Teachers Notes”.

ADDING IMAGES TO YOUR NOTES

Some of our students are very visual learnersSome of our professors love images in their presentationsBoth of these are good reasons to put images into your

notes!

ADDING IMAGES TO YOUR NOTES

There are two ways to add images to your notesTake the images directly out of the Power Point

presentation by Copying and Pasting the imageFind an image that is like what is on the screen

from an internet search

TAKING AN IMAGE DIRECTLY OUT OF A POWER POINT

Option 1: using your mouseClick on the image in the presentation.Right click the mouse and select Copy to copy the image. Place where you would like the image goRight click the mouse again, select Paste and that will

paste the image to the location you would like

TAKING AN IMAGE

DIRECTLY OUT OF A POWER

POINTOption 2:

Keyboard shortcuts

Select the imagePress control and holdPress CClick into your documentPress and hold Control againPress V to paste the image All done!

ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION