[Blindmath] Seeking assistance

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Bill,

>From what I hear, IVEO also handles graphics and comes with a touchpad to
display them tactilely.  I've been trying to get my hands on it for years!
/grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Billy Baer
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 4:14 AM
To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Seeking assistance

Hello Susan,

Thank you for your quick reply. I am certified and licensed to teach 9-12
math. I have taught most high school related content:

Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry (however this content has become much more
difficult to teach over the years), Trigonometry, Precalculus, and
Statistics.

Thanks,
Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Susan Jolly
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 6:29 PM
To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Seeking assistance

Hi Bill,

Very interesting question. Could you tell us what math courses you are
teaching? 

I'm a sighted person who taught high school chemistry many years ago (before
I changed careers) and I still remember how much of a burden it was to grade
all those papers.  

I later taught several semesters of university remedial chemistry when I was
a grad student.  I gave a one question quiz at the start of every class.  I
found that not giving partial credit not only greatly minimized the grading
time but also helped the students better appreciate what was required to
succeed in science or math courses.  If you were to do this, your para would
only need to read you any questionable answers.

As far as technical suggestions, the beta release of Windows 7 supposedly
recognizes handwritten math.  I don't know anything more than is in these
two articles: 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd367848.aspx
http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/tutorial/HandwrittenMathRecognition
.html

Best wishes,
SusanJ



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