[Athen] Portable Speech-to-Text (Urgent)

[Nick Ogrizovich]

Hey Dann,

Best guess for voice file backups, moving profiles around, etc. is to use the 'Manage users'
option that is in the little dialog box that pops up when you click on the Naturally Speaking Box
(checked with version 6) and then choose "Manage Users". You then have to add or save user files.

The voice files can be quite large, so I tell my users to save that file on their shared drive, or
use a nice-sized (512 mb +) thumb drive.

I think it's a little different now, with DNS version 9 or 10, or whatever it is they are up to
now. It most likely would be under File --> import/export on newer versions. 

Is this what you meant? 

nick @ u. of vermont

--- "Berkowitz, Daniel J" <djbrky at bu.edu> wrote:


> OK -- I have an answer to the first part of this missive. ExamSoft DOES

> NOT play well with DNS. 

> 

> I still need an answet to part two:

> >QUESTION: What are the voice-file portability options for DNS? I know

> this

> >is possible but do not know the specifics.

> 

> Cheers --- Dann 

>  

> 

> >-----Original Message-----

> >From: Berkowitz, Daniel J

> >Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 12:40 PM

> >To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'; 'Alternate

> Media'

> >Subject: Portable Speech-to-Text (Urgent)

> >

> >Situation:

> >

> >A - LAW student using Dragon Naturally Speaking

> >B - LAW school uses blind grading

> >C - Students must use a program called "ExamSoft"

> >

> >All indications to date are that DNS and ExamSoft do not get along.

> >

> >QUESTION: Does ExamSoft play nice with DNS?

> >If "yes" - problem solved

> >If "no" - then we need to consider how best to support the students

> needs.

> >One way is to have student use non-ExamSoft computer and transfer

> document

> >into ExamSoft.

> >

> >However - this brings up the issue of security as DNS is currently

> loaded

> >on the students personal laptop and the whole point of ExamSoft is to

> shut

> >down access to any files not necessary for the exam in progress. To

> whit -

> >we may be able to set up a proprietary workstation with DNS for the

> student

> >to use to take exams - but we would need to load DNS and have the

> student

> >provide their voice-file.

> >

> >QUESTION: What are the voice-file portability options for DNS? I know

> this

> >is possible but do not know the specifics.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >=========================

> >Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director

> >Boston University Office of Disability Services

> >19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor

> >Boston, MA 02215

> >

> >(617) 353-3658 (office)

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> >djbrky at bu.edu (eMail)

> >www.bu.edu/disability

> >

> 

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