BookSense
Contents
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: Radio (xt only)
Lesson 3: Download Daisy Book from Bookshare
Lesson 4: Daisy Book Settings
Lesson 5: The Document Reader
BookSense
Lesson 1: Introduction
Preparation:
1. If the BookSense came with an sd card, place it in the sd slot on the left side panel of the unit.
2. Plug the BookSense in to charge it. The AC adapter plugs into the bottom panel of the BookSense. The battery will charge in a couple of hours, but you can use the BookSense while it is charging.
Goal: To become familiar with the BookSense.
Procedures:
1. Check to ensure the BookSense is unlocked. The lock-unlock switch is on the right side panel of the BookSense. Slide the lock switch toward the top of the BookSense to unlock the device. The top of the BookSense is where the headphone jack and the hook that you may fassin a carry strap to.
2. The on-off button is on the right side panel of the unit above the lock-unlock switch. Hold the button in for at least two seconds. You'll hear the BookSense tone on.
3. On the front face of the BookSense the top-most button is the time and date button. Try pressing this button nnow, though the time and date on the device may not be current.
4. Below the time and date button are the navigation keys. The square button in the center of the four navigation keys is the menu button. It will take you into menu options or act as a select (ok) button.
5. Press and hold the menu key for more than three seconds. You will be taken into a help mode. Try this now.
6. Press the navigation buttons, numbered keys, and all other buttons to get to know their names and functions. The function of the keys change depending on the application program you are in when you go into help mode.
7. Remember to try the switches and buttons on the left and right side panels of the BookSense.
8. Hold down the menu button for at least two seconds to go out of learn key mode.
9. Hold the on-off switch for at least two seconds to turn the BookSense off.
10. Read the information below.
11. The information listed below will give you an idea of what each BookSense key does.
a. The rough part on the front face of the unit is the speaker area.
b. Below the speaker area is the "announce the date and time" key.
c. Below the announce the date and time key are 4 navigation keys with a square menu key in the middle.
d. Holding the square menu key for more than two secods will take you into help mode. In help mode you can press the BookSense keys to hear what their functions are.
e. Remember, function of keys will vary depending on which program mode you were in when you pressed the menu key to go into help mode.
f. Programs on the Braille Sense are radio, media, daisy, and document reader .
g. Pressing the menu key will take you to the menu of whatever program you are in. The menu key acts as an ok button once you are in a menu.
h. Use the navigation keys around the menu key to move around in various ways depending on which BookSense program you are using.
i. The number keys also have various functions depending on the application program you are in.
j. The cancel button is to the left of the 0 and the ok button is to the right of the 0.
k. To check the battery status, hold the ok button for more than 2 seconds. Of course, this function would not work in help mode.
Lesson 1 Quiz
Write or say the letter of the best answer.
1. Where is the earbud jack?
a. top panel
b. front face
c. left side panel
d. right side panel
2. Which of the following is on the right side panel of the Braille Sense?
a. lock switch
b. on-off button
c. volume control
d. both a and b
3. What does the top-most button on the front face of the unit do?
a. turns the volume on and off
b. controls the volume
c. announces the time and date
d. gives the battery status
4. What shape is the menu key?
a. round
b. square
c. star shaped
d. triangular
5. How can you exit help mode?
a. Hold down the on-off switch.
b. Press 0 for more than 3 seconds.
c. Press the program key.
d. Hold the menu key for at least 2 seconds.
6. Where is the volume control?
a. front face
b. top panel
c. left panel
d. right panel
7. How many number keys are on the BookSense?
a. 7
b. 10
c. 0
d. 9
8. About how long does it take to charge the BookSense?
a. 15 minutes
b. 2 hours
c. 4 hours
d. 1 day
9. Which key on the front face of the unit is in the very lower left-hand corner?
a. cancel key
b. ok key
c. menu key
d. program key
10. What are the keys around the menu key?
a. volume keys
b. navigation keys
c. on-off keys
d. none of the above
Answers
1. a 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. d 6. c 7. b 8. b 9. a 10. b
Rosa Mauer IBS
BookSense
Lesson 2: Radio
Preparation:
1. Ensure the BookSense is adequately charged.
2. GWMicro is the company that makes the BookSense.
Goal: To learn to use the radio available on the BookSense.
Procedures:
1. Turn the BookSense on. The on-off button is on the right side panel of the BookSense.
2. Press the Program Key until you get to the radio. The Program Key is the top-most button on the left side panel of the BookSense.
3. The radio works with earbuds. The earbuds act as an antenna. You will probably hear nothing because there are no presets.
4. The keys have different functions when in the radio. Press left or right arrow to adjust the frequency and find a channel. Do this now.
5. When you find a channel you like, add it to the presets. To do this, press the Menu Key. This is the square key in the middle of the arrow keys.
6. When you are in the radio menu, you can go to the internal speaker setting, channel recording settings, presets, channel scanning sensitivity settings, advanced menu, help mode, and global options.
7. Arrow down to presets. Press right arrow to open the presets.
8. You have two choices. You can register the preset or delete the preset. To add (register) the preset, press right arrow to begin the registration process.
9. Now you may use left or right arrow to cycle among the six presets. If there is no preset associated with the preset number, the BookSense will tell you it is empty.
10. To register the currently playing station to a preset, press OK.
11. Set two or three presets for practice. You can always delete them later.
12. You can use the radio with earbuds and listen through the earbuds.
13. With the earbuds plugged into the BookSense, you can change the setting to hear the BookSense from the external speaker. You will still need the earbuds plugged in.
14. To change to the external speaker, while the radio is playing, press the Menu Key. Use Up or Down arrow to switch to Internal Speaker Dialog.
15. Press Right Arrow to open the dialog box.
16. Use Left or Right arrow to switch between Disable and Enable. Toggle to enable to turn the external speaker on.
17. Press the Menu Key to save the setting and return to listening to the radio.
18. Explore the radio as time allows.
Lesson 2 Quiz
Quiz items may be taken from this lesson or from the previous lesson.
If the statement is true, write or say true. Write or say false if the statement is false.
1. HumanWare produces the BookSense.
2. To toggle to the radio, use the Program Key on the left side panel of the BookSense.
3. The lock-unlock switch is on the left side panel.
4. To find a radio channel, use the left or right arrow.
5. You can add an unlimited number of presets for the radio.
6. BookSense keys can change depending on which program you are in.
7. There is an external speaker on the BookSense.
8. It's best to use the earbuds when using the radio.
9. The Menu Key can be used to help start the process of changing many different settings.
10. The cancel key is to the right of the 0.
Quiz 2 Answers
1. false 2. true 3. false 4. true 5. false 6. true 7. true 8. true 9. true 10. false
Rosa Mauer IBS
BookSense
Lesson 3: Download Daisy Books from Bookshare
Preparation:
1. You will need a Bookshare account for your student.
2. Computer and internet access is needed.
Goal: To obtain a daisy book from Bookshare for the BookSense.
Procedures:
1. Plug the BookSense into the computer using the USB cable.
2. Turn the BookSense on. The on-off button is on the right side panel of the unit at the top. Hold the button in for at least two seconds until you hear the BookSense tone on.
3. Log into Bookshare.
4. Locate a book you want to download.
5. Save the daisy format book to your PC or put the book directly on the BookSense.
6. To find the BookSense, go to My Computer.
7. Save to the BookSense, Daisy folder, then the Bookshare folder.
8. Close out of Bookshare or minimize the page when you finish finding and saving books.
9. Locate the book you saved from Bookshare.
10. Right click on the book or use the context menu key to open the context menu of the book that you want to unzip.
11. Arrow to or click on "extract all".
12. You'll need to enter your Bookshare password when asked to do so.
13. Place the extracted files in the Bookshare folder. Use copy and paste to move the files if you would like.
14. To listen to the book, unplug the BookSense from the computer.
15. Turn the BookSense on if you have turned it off.
16. The key on the left side panel of the unit (the top-most key) is the Program Key. Press this key until you hear "daisy".
17. You should then hear "Bookshare, one of three".
18. When focused on Bookshare, press the right arrow key.
19. Then use up or down arrow to cycle among the book choices, unless you only have one book on the BookSense.
20. To open the book, press the OK button.
21. "Loading" will be the message. The book will start playing.
22. To pause, press the on-off button.
23. Use up or down arrow to change the reading level. Choose between movable modes such as phrase, paragraph, home or end, time, level 1, and page.
24. To read back and forward by your set item, use left or right arrow.
25. The on-off switch will act as play and pause for continuous reading.
26. When the book is paused, press the menu key for more than two seconds to go into help mode.
27. Press the BookSense buttons to see what each does while in the Daisy reading program mode.
28. Press and hold the menu key to exit help.
29. Explore using the Daisy program as time allows.
30. The next time you go into the Daisy program, your previous location will be remembered. Press the Cancel Key to exit the book.
31. Press left arrow to go back to the level where choices are Bookshare, Newsline, or NLS.
32. Explore using Daisy materials as time allows.
Lesson 3 Quiz
Quiz items may be taken from this lesson or prior lessons. Give a short answer to each question.
1. How can you toggle to the Daisy player program?
2. Which keys are used to toggle among reading levels when in a daisy book?
3. What does the on-off button do when playing a book?
4. Where can you find the BookSensefolders on the computer when the BookSense is plugged into the computer?
5. How can you enter help mode?
Lesson Quiz 3 Answers
1. Press the Program key to toggle to the Daisy player.
2. The up and down arrows are used to toggle among reading levels when in a daisy book.
3. The on-off button acts as play and pause when reading a book.
4. The BookSense can be found under My Computer.
5. Press and hold the menu key to open help mode.
Rosa Mauer IBS
BookSense
Lesson 4: Daisy Book Settings
Preparation:
Load one or more books onto the BookSense from Bookshare.
Goal: To adust settings when using the daisy player.
Procedures:
1. As you learned in the previous lesson, BookSense keys have special functions when reading a Daisy book. Review and try out the commands listed in this lesson.
2. You can set marks when reading a book.
a. Key 1 will insert a mark at the current location.
b. You will be asked to give the mark a number name. Then press the OK button to save the mark.
c. There can be up to 20 marks.
d. Phone pad key 2 will allow you to go to a specified mark.
e. Enter the mark number you want to go to and press the OK button to move to the mark.
f. The 3 key will allow you to delete a mark.
3. Key 4 will decrease the playing speed.
4. Key 5 will go back to normal speed. If you press 5 for more than two seconds, you can switch between a male and female voice.
5. To increase the playing speed by level 1, press key 6.
6. To go to a specific page, use number 7.
7. To go to a heading, press 8.
8. Key 9 will switch time moving units.
9. Press 8 to announce the summary of current playing content. If you press this for more than two seconds, all the information will be announced.
10. Cancel will cancel the current function.
11. Use OK to select the current content. Hold OK for more than two seconds to check the battery status.
12. When in a Daisy book, press the menu key to adjust settings.
13. After pressing the Menu key, use up or down arrow. To open a menu, press right arrow.
14. In the Advanced menu, you can upgrade the BookSense.
15. You can change global option settings. Alarm settings, date and time settings, voice settings, recording settings, check system status, bluetooth options, sleep timer, power saving time, format storage device, and set current storage device can be changed.
16. Besides changing settings in the advanced menu and in the global options, you can go to help mode. Press OK to go into help mode from within the menu. To exit help mode, hold the menu key for more than two seconds.
17. To cancel what you are currently doing, press the cancel key. Press OK to select an option.
18. In the global menu, you can change a variety of settings. For example, you can change the voice settings. Press the menu key from within a daisy book.
19. Down arrow to global options and press the right arrow key to open the pull-down menu.
20. Down arrow to voice settings.
21. Press right arrow to open the voice settings dialog box.
22. Use up or down arrow to navigate through the dialog box.
23. For practice, locate the voice rate.
24. To change the rate, use left or right arrow. Left arrow will make the rate slower. Right arrow will make the rate faster.
25. In the voice settings, you can change the rate, pitch, female or male voice, and the voice volume.
26. Practice making changes as time allows.
27. To cancel changing settings, press cancel.
28. Press OK to exit the menu and save the changes.
29. Read or practice changing settings as time allows.
30. Turn the BookSense off and lock it when you finish.
Lesson 4 Quiz
Write or say the letter of the best answer. Quiz items may be taken from this lesson or prior lessons.
1. Where is the time and date key on the BookSense?
a. left panel
b. right panel
c. front face
d. back of the unit
2. How can you check the battery status?
a. Press and hold the cancel key.
b. Press and hold the OK key.
c. Press and hold the on-off switch.
d. Press lock and unlock.
3. In a book, what will 1 do?
a. Turn the unit off.
b. Gives the battery status.
c. Insert a mark.
d. Speak the time.
4. How many navigation keys are on the BookSense?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
5. What can you change about the BookSense voice?
a. male or female
b. rate
c. volume
d. all of the above
Lesson 4 Answers
1. c 2. b 3. c 4. c 5. d
Rosa Mauer IBS
BookSense
Lesson 5: The Document Reader
Preparation:
1. Talk with your student about what documents would be useful to have on the BookSense that are currently on a computer.
Goal: To efficiently use the BookSense document reader.
Procedures:
1. Place a document, such as a Microsoft Word document, in the Documents folder on the BookSense. We have not explored using the removable disk yet, so stick with putting items on the BookSense.
2. You may place the following document types in the Documents folder: