[Blindmath] Using Bookshare for math books

Thu Mar 8 17:04:52 UTC 2012

Sorry, folks need more input form Joseph. If you want, Joseph, you can contact me with my email, below.

So it sounds to me you are not using an embossed copy of the book? Would love to have input about the ins and outs of how this works for you. Also, by the way, do you like to use the apex for math assignments?  My student is only middle school so at the moment uses the apex for most of the homework, and is learning computer braille symbols  so that the print reads the same as the nemith does for her. A bit of a challenge, but the student is up to it.
mlewicki at bcsd.neric.org
Maureen Murphy Lewicki
Maureen Murphy Lewicki
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Bethlehem Central Schools
(518)439-7681
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From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 11:53 AM
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Using Bookshare for math books

Hi,
Images are, as far as I heard, are just graphics.  The problems I've seen are on some math books (not others) and DAISY versions of the book have them (if any problems are there).  And yes, I use an Apex (I use mine for literary braille books, not math books, for which I use FSReader or similar DAISY reader).
Cheers,
Joseph

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Lewicki, Maureen" <mlewicki at bcsd.neric.org
To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'<blindmath at nfbnet.org Date sent: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 16:48:47 +0000
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Using Bookshare for math books

Ah, this is a big help, Joseph, thanks.  So how do the images translate? Do the problems appear as nemith? Do you use an apex, or embossed copy? Please elaborate on "some do have problems."  
What percentage would you say is there, and what do you do about the ones that are not there? This is for a middle schooler.  
Thanks

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

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From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 11:35 AM
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Using Bookshare for math books

Hi,
I usually don't read math books from Bookshare in braille format
- I tend to use DAISY version of the book (with images) because some do have math problems.
Cheers,
Joseph

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From: "Lewicki, Maureen" <mlewicki at bcsd.neric.org
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics <blindmath at nfbnet.org Date sent: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 13:52:23 +0000
Subject: [Blindmath] Using Bookshare for math books

Does anyone use Bookshare to download math books? I have downloaded math books from Bookshare, but they are translated into literay braille, hence.  The math problems themselves are often not even in the document! Literary does not have the math symbols!

If I use this textbook with a student, I think I will have to go through, and enter the problems in one at a time, and the graphics, in the geometry and charts reading units will also be involved.

The book is available in Braille already, but is exorbitant

Is there a better way?

Maureen Murphy Lewicki

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.
Helen Keller

On Mar 8, 2012, at 8:35 AM, "Opra, Lauren" <opral at aaps.k12.mi.us
wrote:

 Oops! Forgot to mention that Scientific Notebook works with Duxbury.  You  do the work and set up the document in Scientific Notebook and then open it  in Duxbury to tranlate it into Braille.

 Lauren

 On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Lisa Bongiorno < Lisa.Bongiorno at dhs.state.nj.us> wrote:

 Is there a software that can easily scan and translate mathematics  into  Nemeth?  Like print to Duxbury in one key stroke without having to  recheck and adjust symbols.  I could swear I read somewhere that someone  was developing a software that would make math translation easier with  less errors.
 I would appreciate any and all information.
 Thank you.
 Lisa
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