[duxuser] Re: math problem
- From: "Caryn Navy" <caryn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:41:36 -0400
Hello.
Thank you. You're quite right about this. If the time is marked as text in
Scientific Notebook, it is translated as I described before, with the colon as
dots 456, 25. But if it is not marked as text, it comes out as Becky described,
with dots 5, 2, as if the colon was representing a ratio sign.
Once the material is in DBT, you can verify that something is set as text if it
is not within [ts] ... [te] codes in coded view.
In general, when entering a word problem, you should stay in the text mode
except for math expressions within the word problem.
Sincerely,
Caryn
----- Original Message -----
From: Lmonform@xxxxxxx
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 5:13 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: math problem
Can't recall if it would matter if you were set to "text" rather than "math" on
the toolbar when you input your original document. I know it makes a difference
in question marks and periods - at times I want the literary representation,
not the Nemeth one for those characters, even within a math word problem, and I
have to be careful how I've set up my input.
In a message dated 1/14/2011 4:07:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
BeckyL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Thank you for taking the time to respond. Just to let you know, when DBT
translated it from Scientific Notebook it used the # sign hour, then dot 5 dot
2, # minutes. I see now it should be dots 456, 25 after the hour. I do have it
set to English American template. Don’t know if I put it in incorrectly in
Scientific Notebook. I’ll check again.
Becky Lyon
Instructional Assistant
Special Ed - Program for Visually Impaired
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Caryn Navy
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:32 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: math problem
Hello Becky.
If you are transcribing the math problems in Nemeth Code, that includes
brailling the time in Nemeth Code. So the digits are in the lower position.
There is a number sign at the start of the time and after the colon; the colon
is dots 456, 25.
If you have brought the material into DBT from Scientific Notebook with an
English (American) template, then it is automatically set for Nemeth Code,
which is appropriate.
Sincerely,
Caryn
Caryn Navy
Duxbury Systems
Phone: (978) 692-3000, ext. 310
E-mail: caryn@xxxxxxxxxx
Web: www.duxburysystems.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Becky Lyon - VUSD Spec Ed
To: Braille-N-Teach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 3:55 PM
Subject: [duxuser] math problem
Good Afternoon and Happy Friday!
Could I get some help with transcribing time?
I have a math problem which states arriving at 8:00 am and leaving at 11:00
am.
1. Do I use nemeth code to state the time?
2. Is the colon between hour and minute different in nemeth than literary?
I don’t see this addressed in the Nemeth Manual, and when I use Scientific
Notebook and Duxbury to transcribe I get a different translation than what is
stated in the Literary Instruction Manual.
Thanks for any help.
Becky Lyon
Instructional Assistant
Special Ed - Program for Visually Impaired
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