[Blindmath] Creating graph and charts

Richard Baldwin baldwin at dickbaldwin.com
Thu Mar 1 00:44:49 UTC 2012 

As it turns out, the "Sensational Blackboard" is what Amanda and I have
been using. It produces depressed lines instead of raised lines, but you
could always turn it over to get raised lines in mirror image format.
However, Susan is correct when she says that Amanda can read either raised
lines or depressed lines. When I draw a physics diagram using the
Blackboard, she reads the depressed lines from the front instead of turning
it over.

It works well with a plain ball point pen and ordinary printer paper. It is
a great product for only $29.95.

Dick Baldwin

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Richard Baldwin <baldwin at dickbaldwin.com>wrote:

> Are the lines really raised, or are they depressed. If raised on standard
> printer paper, that sounds like a remarkable device. I would like to see
> one in action.
>
> Dick Baldwin
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Dan Burke <burke.dall at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> referred to earlier but not named, for "down and dirty" graphs, drawings,
>> etc.
>>
>> Black Board
>> $29.95
>>
>> www.sensationalbooks.com
>>
>>
>> Draw with pen on standard printer paper and create raised lines.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/29/12, Lewicki, Maureen <mlewicki at bcsd.neric.org> wrote:
>> > Thanks, Dick...about time I look that up! I have seen you discussing
>> it, so
>> > I will now check it out.
>> >
>> > Maureen Murphy Lewicki
>> > Teacher of Visually Impaired
>> > Bethlehem Central Schools
>> > (518)439-7681
>> > "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought
>> in
>> > our life, or in the life of another." Helen Keller
>> > ________________________________________
>> > From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] on
>> behalf
>> > of Richard Baldwin [baldwin at dickbaldwin.com]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 2:39 PM
>> > To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>> > Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Creating graph and charts
>> >
>> > Since Susan wrote: " If you want to go high tech, perhaps Excel with a
>> > Tiger to emboss your
>> > graphics? Others chime in here," I will chime in on the high tech side.
>> >
>> > If the student understands Cartesian coordinates and has access to a
>> Tiger
>> > or any other embossing system (such as swell paper) that can print the
>> > contents of a FireFox page or an IE 9 page, she can draw and emboss
>> > anything she can imagine using the program named SVGDraw01 that is
>> > available for free downloading from
>> >
>> > http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/SWT-SVG/SVGDraw01.zip
>> >
>> > I like to describe SVGDraw01 as a 21st century version of an old
>> fashioned
>> > graph board (push pens and rubber bands) on steroids. The thought
>> process
>> > for usage is similar to or essentially the same as drawing on a graph
>> board
>> > using physical objects such as push pens and rubber band but the
>> embossed
>> > results are permanent, can be submitted as homework, and can be saved
>> in a
>> > scrap book..
>> >
>> > Dick Baldwin
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Lewicki, Maureen
>> > <mlewicki at bcsd.neric.org>wrote:
>> >
>> >> Please pardon the typo!! I did not mean That's all, I meant THANKS
>> All!!
>> >> The ideas are all super, thanks,!
>> >> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
>> >> Teacher of Visually Impaired
>> >> Bethlehem Central Schools
>> >> (518)439-7681
>> >> "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is
>> wrought in
>> >> our life, or in the life of another." Helen Keller
>> >> ________________________________________
>> >> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] on
>> >> behalf of Lewicki, Maureen [mlewicki at bcsd.neric.org]
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1:41 PM
>> >> To: <SusanOsterhaus at tsbvi.edu>; Blind Math list for those interested
>> >> inmathematics
>> >> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Creating graph and charts
>> >>
>> >> That's all!! Susan, she has a scientific calculator on her Apex, but
>> NYS
>> >> does not allow the use of a calculator, IEP or not, until high school
>> for
>> >> their tests. But the sci. Calculators do not graph, do they? Sorry, my
>> >> ignorance in math I showing!
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPad
>> >>
>> >> On Feb 29, 2012, at 11:50 AM, "Susan Osterhaus" <osterhauss at tsbvi.edu>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi Maureen,
>> >> >
>> >> > The APH Graphic Aid for Mathematics (rubber graph board) is still my
>> >> > favorite tool for graphing manually, and it can be used for many
>> years -
>> >> > even at the college level! I have several YouTube videos on using the
>> >> > APH
>> >> > Graph Board and other math tools and technology. You can access
>> these in
>> >> an
>> >> > organized fashion by going to:
>> >> > http://distance.tsbvi.edu/osterhaus_math_intro.html  However, at the
>> >> present
>> >> > time, you will find the videos outlined below. By the way, I teach my
>> >> > students (Yes, they are blind!) how to take their own digital photos
>> of
>> >> > their graphs, but I allow parents and siblings to join in the fun if
>> >> > they
>> >> > REALLY want to help. Very little labeling is done. However, index
>> cards
>> >> on a
>> >> > small binder can be brailled and printed with large numbers (and
>> letters
>> >> if
>> >> > need be) for identifying each problem number. So your student could
>> >> > independently flip the tiny "flipchart" to the correct problem number
>> >> > and
>> >> > place it in the corner of the graph board that is hopefully clear of
>> >> data.
>> >> > This way he has "labeled" each graph to match each homework problem.
>> As
>> >> your
>> >> > student gets older, I'm sure they will come up with all kinds of
>> >> > modifications on their own. The math teacher may have some
>> suggestions
>> >> > as
>> >> > well.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have created some other videos, but apparently my media person has
>> not
>> >> yet
>> >> > downloaded them to YouTube, so he and I will be getting together
>> >> tomorrow to
>> >> > go through his computer and find more videos for your viewing
>> "pleasure"
>> >> or
>> >> > not. <grin>
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm not as crazy about geoboards. They are definitely less expensive
>> >> > than
>> >> > other items on the commercial market, but the APH Graphic Aid for
>> >> > Mathematics is available on federal quota monies if you live in the
>> >> United
>> >> > States and meet certain student restrictions. So, it is essentially
>> free
>> >> of
>> >> > cost.
>> >> >
>> >> > Although your student is still a bit young for the AGC, I would
>> >> > recommend
>> >> > that they start using an Orion TI-36X talking scientific calculator
>> >> > (non-graphing) when the math teacher is ready for the entire class to
>> >> start
>> >> > using calculators. Hopefully your student is already proficient on
>> the
>> >> > abacus. If so, or even if not, be sure they know how to prime factor
>> on
>> >> the
>> >> > abacus - very easy really. One of my students in my week-long
>> intensive
>> >> > short term program class on math tools and technology remarked that
>> his
>> >> > favorite two tools for the week were the abacus for prime factoring
>> and
>> >> the
>> >> > AGC. That shows that there is a place for both low tech and high
>> tech.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm also attaching a suggested adaptive tools and materials list that
>> >> should
>> >> > assist your student from now through high school and possibly even
>> into
>> >> > college.
>> >> >
>> >> > Best wishes,
>> >> > Susan
>> >> > --------------------------------------------
>> >> >
>> >> > APH Graph Board
>> >> >
>> >> >    An Introduction 00:09:00
>> >> >
>> >> >    Plotting points on the coordinate plane 00:08:09
>> >> >
>> >> >    Graphing a straight line 00:05:42
>> >> >
>> >> >    Graphing an inequality 00:06:05
>> >> >
>> >> >    Graphing a system of linear equations 00:07:12
>> >> >
>> >> >    Graphing a system of inequalities using the boundary lines
>> 00:07:12
>> >> >
>> >> >    Graphing a quadratic (parabola) 00:07:43
>> >> >
>> >> >    Graphing a circle on the coordinate plane 00:06:23
>> >> >
>> >> >    Closing thoughts on graphing 00:01:27
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > 2.  APH Braille Print Protractor
>> >> >
>> >> >    Introduction of a protractor and the APH Braille Print Protractor
>> >> > 00:03:48
>> >> >
>> >> >    Features 00:08:25
>> >> >
>> >> >    How to use one in a textbook with binding 00:03:14
>> >> >
>> >> >    A Teacher's Guide 00:03:52
>> >> >
>> >> >    Drawing a print 90° angle 00:05:48
>> >> >
>> >> >    Drawing a print 70° angle and its supplement 00:06:24
>> >> >
>> >> >    Technique for drawing a very small print angle 00:06:24
>> >> >
>> >> >    Drawing 90° and 70° tactile angles on the Sewell Raised Line
>> Drawing
>> >> > Board 00:04:30
>> >> >
>> >> >    Labeling tactile angles made with the Sewell Raised Line Drawing
>> >> > Board
>> >> > 00:02:56
>> >> >
>> >> >    Technique for drawing a very small tactile angle 00:05:09
>> >> >
>> >> >    Drawing tactile angles on the APH Draftsman, 90°, 70°, and 110°
>> >> > angles
>> >> > 00:04:22
>> >> >
>> >> >    Labeling tactile angles drawn on the APH Draftsman 00:06:50
>> >> >
>> >> >    Measuring the Angles of 2-D Manipulatives 00:07:19
>> >> >
>> >> >    Measuring Angles from the APH Geometry Tactile Graphics Kit
>> 00:05:17
>> >> >
>> >> >    Measuring Tactile Angles on Various Types of Paper 00:05:08
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > 3. Orion TI-36X Talking Scientific Calculator
>> >> >
>> >> >    Accessories 00:06:24
>> >> >
>> >> >    Features 00:09:24
>> >> >
>> >> >    Basic Arithmetic 00:08:23
>> >> >
>> >> >    Fractions 00:06:21
>> >> >
>> >> >    Simple Algebraic Computations 00:04:39
>> >> >
>> >> >    Usefulness and Affordability 00:02:42
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > 4. APH Cranmer Abacus
>> >> >
>> >> >    Prime Factorization: Prime Factor, 24 00:09:13
>> >> >
>> >> >    Prime Factorization: Prime Factor, 420 00:07:25
>> >> >
>> >> >    Prime Factorization: Prime Factor, 630 00:04:44
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Susan A Osterhaus
>> >> > Statewide Mathematics Consultant
>> >> > Outreach Department
>> >> > Texas School for the Blind and
>> >> >  Visually Impaired
>> >> > 1100 W 45th Street
>> >> > Austin, TX 78756
>> >> > Phone: 512-206-9305
>> >> > Email: susanosterhaus at tsbvi.edu
>> >> > Website: http://www.tsbvi.edu/math-home-page
>> >> > Distance Ed: http://distance.tsbvi.edu/osterhaus_math_intro.html
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:
>> blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> >> On
>> >> > Behalf Of Lewicki, Maureen
>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:16 AM
>> >> > To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
>> >> > Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Creating graph and charts
>> >> >
>> >> > Oh, my goodness. I read all the way to the end wondering how she was
>> >> going
>> >> > to travel back and forth on the bus with the graphic aide, then I
>> read
>> >> that
>> >> > you take a photo....that is ingenious!
>> >> >
>> >> > How does the student label the charts?
>> >> >
>> >> > Has anyone tried this?
>> >> > The Accessible Graphing Calculator (AGC) From ViewPlus Software? Too
>> >> > much
>> >> > too soon for an advanced math student in middle school?
>> >> >
>> >> > Maureen Murphy Lewicki
>> >> > Maureen Murphy Lewicki
>> >> > Teacher of Visually Impaired
>> >> > Bethlehem Central Schools
>> >> > (518)439-7681
>> >> > "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is
>> wrought
>> >> in
>> >> > our life, or in the life of another." Helen Keller
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:
>> blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> >> On
>> >> > Behalf Of Opra, Lauren
>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:07 AM
>> >> > To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>> >> > Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Creating graph and charts
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes! The student I work with (an 8th grader) uses the Graphic Aid for
>> >> > Mathematics from APH (1-00-460-01). We use a combination of
>> differently
>> >> > shaped push pins (to represent different data) and rubber bands of
>> >> different
>> >> > lenghts.  When necessary we also use rubber bands to create the X/Y
>> >> > axis.
>> >> > She keeps one at school and one at home. For homework, her parents
>> take
>> >> > a
>> >> > picture of her graphs and she attaches them to her homework.
>> >> > Let me know if you have any more questions.
>> >> >
>> >> > Lauren
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Lewicki, Maureen
>> >> > <mlewicki at bcsd.neric.org>wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I have a middle school student who is learning graphs and charts.
>> Here
>> >> >> is  what she uses to create the graphs:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Raised line graph paper, draftsman tape, number stickers from APH.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It is tedious and seems archaic. Is there a better way?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sent from my iPad
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