[blindkid] Technology and Little Kid
Heather
craney07 at rochester.rr.com
Thu Feb 18 23:45:12 UTC 2010
I like your bluntness. Pens and pencils are second class citizens in terms
of productivity, but we should always have one on hand. I wanted to say
"But, the slate is a second class citizen to a lap top" but I was afraid I
would start getting mail boms made out of tnt and tomatos if I kept on.
Actually, I think a blind kid should always carry a pen as well.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Holloway" <rholloway at gopbc.org>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)"
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Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Technology and Little Kid
> My main basis for that is that our daughter still struggles with the
> slate and stylus even with a good deal of exposure while she excels with
> the brailler, PacMate, Braillenote, etc., and will soon (I suspect) begin
> to master the qwerty options as well She seems to have trouble with
> precise placement of the stylus to hit the right dot. I do suspect if it
> were her only option, she's be better at it, but at the same time, she
> can pretty well braille as fast as she might dictate a letter. I cannot
> imagine a first grader (or anyone for that matter) who can do that with a
> slate.
>
> Again, I'm working with direct history from a sample of one child. (Your
> mileage may vary!)
>
> I can say this with some certainty though-- my pens & pencils will always
> be second class citizens to my laptop and the reality is that I'm,
> probably 10 or 20 times more productive with a laptop than a pen and
> paper so I have no problem with that. Do any of us these days work better
> without a computer? For myself, I draw the line at not having the pen &
> paper / slate & stylus option available at all; that is dangerous.
>
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 18, 2010, at 1:13 PM, David Andrews wrote:
>
>> Richard:
>>
>> Thanks for the ideas. Not to be argumentative but I don't necessarily
>> agree with your placement of slate. Most kids today are not good slate
>> and stylus users because it is downplayed by professionals, and they get
>> the Braille Writer first. I started with slate first, at six and didn't
>> get a Braille Writer until 2nd or 3rd grade, so I am very good with
>> slate. To do it the other way around guarantees that the slate will
>> always be a second class citizen.
>>
>> Dave
>
>
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