<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(39,78,19)">Good evening,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(39,78,19)">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(39,78,19)">A while back someone on the QIAT listserve mentioned using LG's Bluetooth OneUltra. The person said that he was able to produce text in an app with the headset when he was not even in the same room. I am unsure of how this worked, I purchased the headset but as of yet have not explored the ability to dictate from a distance. Hmm, need to give it a try tonight and will let you know about the results.</div>
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As far as the weight of a laptop, the new detachable laptops offer the power of a computer with a detachable touchscreen that works like a tablet but, you get to use computer software. I have explored the ASUS Transformer and was pleasantly surprised. The computer is lightweight and, the student could transport just the tablet screen section if housed in a backpack safe case.</div>
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I did explore using Interact-AS two years ago. This is a software program that transcribes the teacher's lectures into a laptop using an engine similar to Dragon's (not too techno savvy with the correct language ;{ )- The data I collected is noted below (got to love, copy and paste).</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in">602 characters with spaces – this
is the text that was picked up from the recording – errors in the software text</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Calculations: Total
characters with spaces of Interact-AS Text: 9436</p>
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Total characters without spaces of Interact-AS text: 7772</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Calculation:
Accurate characters with spaces 602 (needed changes of 9436 total
characters</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 8834 Correct characters ÷ 9436 total
characters = ~ 93% Accuracy Rate</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Curious if the accuracy rate has increased in the past two years. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I wonder if you used Dragon Preferred or better with a bluetooth mic and a detachable laptop with 8 G RAM, if the results would not be effective in the classroom setting. <something that might be worth exploring></p>
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<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Cassandra L. Tex <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Cassandra.Tex@humboldt.edu" target="_blank">Cassandra.Tex@humboldt.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Greetings All,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Has anyone used iPads for remote real-time captioning? What type of microphone (presumably Bluetooth) did you use? Was it a lapel mic or did the professor actually have to put it on his/her head? I wouldn’t think the built-in microphone on an iPad would be sufficient in a classroom setting…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">In the past we have used laptops with Revolabs wireless lapel microphones for remote real-time captioning. The vendor we contract with for the real-time captioning uses Skype and we’ve never had a problem with sound quality with our setup (wireless network, laptop with Skype, and revolabs lapel mic). However, we’re looking for a more compact way to provide real-time captioning (and perhaps even using the student’s own device if available). Hauling a laptop around can be cumbersome…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Would love suggestions on Bluetooth microphones that could work. What is the range of a Bluetooth microphone? How far can the person with the microphone be from the device it’s paired with? It probably depends on the device, but in general, how far apart can the devices be? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Having a CART transcriber in the room is not an option. We are in a rural area and don’t have folks in the area with this skill.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thanks!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Cassandra Tex</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Assistive Technology Specialist</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Humboldt State University</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:tex@humboldt.edu" target="_blank">tex@humboldt.edu</a></span></p>
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