‰ NOW 40 WPM ‰ THE SECOND STATION IS W0EQO LOCATED IN WOODBURY, MINNESOTA. THE RADIO AT W0ZSW IS A KENWOOD TS 590S TRANSCEIVER CONTROLLED BY ARCP 590 SOFTWARE. A SECONDARY ICOM IC 7200 TRANSCEIVER IS AVAILABLE CONTROLLED BY W4MQ SOFTWARE. THE RADIO AT W0EQO IS A KENWOOD TS 480SAT TRANSCEIVER. THE RADIOS ARE EQUIPPED WITH KENWOODS VGS 1 VOICE GUIDE OPTION, WHICH PROVIDES SPEECH READOUT OF FREQUENCY FOR BLIND MEMBERS AND IS ENABLED BY DEFAULT. W0ZSW CURRENTLY USES A 270 FOOT EXTENDED 4. IT IS BETTER TO SEND AN E MAIL WITH A LINK, WHICH THEY CAN FOLLOW WHEN THEY CAN CONNECT VIA THEIR HOME NETWORK. HAVING A WEB PAGE ALLOWS ME TO WRITE FRIENDLY URLS, WHICH MIGHT READ WE LEARN ABOUT DIODES, INSTEAD OF A LONG LINK. LONG LINKS MUST BE AVOIDED IN E MAIL REMINDERS BECAUSE THEY WILL WORD WRAP AND BE BROKEN, RESULTING IN STUDENTS REPLYING TO SAY THAT THE LINKS DO NOT WORK. SPEAKING OF FRIENDLY LINKS, ITS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT BLIND COMPUTER USERS WILL HAVE SCREENREADING SOFTWARE, WHICH VOICES WEBSITES IN A LINEAR FASHION. BLIND USERS HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE CONTENT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, WHICH CAN BE TIME CONSUMING ON A BUSY, COMPLICATED WEB PAGE. THE GOAL IS TO GET STUDENTS TO THE STUDY MATERIAL AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE, SO THERE IS NO POINT IN CREATING A WEB PAGE THAT HAS LOTS OF GRAPHICS, SIDEBARS, OR WIDGETS. LINKS ARE EXPLANATORY, SO THAT ANYONE READING ONLY THE LINKS SUCH AS A BLIND STUDENT READING WITH SCREENREADING SOFTWARE CAN EASILY TELL WHAT THEY MEAN. A HELPFUL LINK MIGHT SAY SOMETHING LIKE, IN OUR FIFTH AUDIO LECTURE, WE LEARN ABOUT THREE TYPES OF STATION CONTROL. A LINK THAT SAYS SIMPLY, CLICK HERE, ISNT GOING ELS CAN BE ADJUSTED, TOO. I NEVER READ FROM A SCRIPTED TEXT WHILE TEACHING. IT IS THE SAME AS IF I AM WORKING WITH MY STUDENTS IN FRONT OF A CLASS OR AS PART OF A SMALL GROUP. ACCESS TO THE INSTRUCTOR NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL COURSE IM TEACHING, I CANNOT ASSUME THAT EVERYONE WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING. I INVITE QUESTIONS BY GIVING MY CONTACT INFORMATION IN THE AUDIO AND IN E MAIL REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING LECTURES. A STUDENT CAN ASK A QUESTION AS EASILY AT 400 AM AS ANOTHER CAN AT 700 PM. TO MAKE IT EASY FOR MY STUDENTS TO CONTACT ME, I KEEP REGULAR OFFICE HOURS AND STRUCTURE MY WEEK TO INCLUDE REGULAR E MAIL REMINDERS TO MY STUDENTS. I USE A MAILING LIST TO MANAGE THIS WEEKLY CONTACT, AND HAVE SET THE REPLY TO RETURN TO MY OWN E MAIL ADDRESS IN CASE A STUDENT HAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE MATERIAL. THE POINT IS TO MAKE IT EASY TO CONTACT ME. DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS SOME E MAIL SERVICES LIMIT ATTACHMENT SIZE WHILE OTHERS ALLOW LARGE FILES. IT IS ALMOST ALWAYS BEST TO PLACE THE FILES ON A SERVER SOMEWHERE AND THEN TO SIMPLY REFERENCE THEM IN AN E MAIL MESSAGE OR ON THE CLUB WEBSITE WITH A PATH TO THE FILE. SOME USERS HAVE LIMITED BANDWIDTH, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE GETTING THEIR INTERNET VIA A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET THROUGH A CELLULAR CARRIER. THOSE USERS WILL NOT APPRECIATE GETTING HUGE FILE ATTACHMENTS THAT SLOW DOWN THEIR MESSAGING AND BURN THROUGH THEIR DATA PLANS SEE FIGURE ‰ END OF 40 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ