[Blindmath] Susan Question on Graphing Calculators
Mary Woodyard
marywoodyard at comcast.net
Wed Mar 5 12:19:50 UTC 2014
My son also uses The TI 84 audio Graphing Calculator which was purchased for
him by the school. My question for Susan is this based on her comment to the
senior to have the school purchase a calculator for her with Quota funds.
If the school purchases the calculator this way, does the calculator stay
with the school when the student graduates or is it the student's to take to
college?
Mary Woodyard
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5. Re: audio graphing calculator (Susan Osterhaus)
6. Re: audio graphing calculator (Ken Perry)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 09:25:22 -0600
From: Amber Kraft <amber.r.kraft at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
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Good morning,
At this time I am a senior in High school and I am getting ready for
college. I know one thing I will be needing in college for math is an audio
graphing calculator. as of right now I have only had to use one very little
and the one I used was on the computer with JAWS, so I was wondering what
audio graphing calculators would be the best? I was hoping to get a handheld
one.
Thank you
--
Thanks
Amber Kraft
"You tell me I can't, I will show you I can."
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 10:47:45 -0500
From: "Ken Perry" <kperry at blinksoft.com>
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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
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The only hand held Audio graphing Calculator that I know of is the Orion
TI-84 Plus you can find info at APH's web site. www.aph.org . The
calculator's web site is www.aph.org/orion and if you go to the resources
page there are mp3 and video demo's. You do not need to be sited to watch
the videos.
ken
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Subject: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
Good morning,
At this time I am a senior in High school and I am getting ready
for college. I know one thing I will be needing in college for math is
an audio graphing calculator. as of right now I have only had to use
one very little and the one I used was on the computer with JAWS, so
I was wondering what audio graphing calculators would be the best? I
was hoping to get a handheld one.
Thank you
--
Thanks
Amber Kraft
"You tell me I can't, I will show you I can."
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 10:48:05 -0500 (EST)
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TI-84 Orion. Pricey, but it is worth it, especially since you can use it
all
through college
Bente Casile
Math Learning Specialist
Disability Support Services
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
> On March 4, 2014 at 10:25 AM Amber Kraft <amber.r.kraft at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Good morning,
> At this time I am a senior in High school and I am getting ready
> for college. I know one thing I will be needing in college for math is
> an audio graphing calculator. as of right now I have only had to use
> one very little and the one I used was on the computer with JAWS, so
> I was wondering what audio graphing calculators would be the best? I
> was hoping to get a handheld one.
>
> Thank you
>
>
> --
> Thanks
> Amber Kraft
> "You tell me I can't, I will show you I can."
>
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 11:02:18 -0500 (EST)
From: hpscheffer at aol.com
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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
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My daughter's TVI got one from APH with the state quota. If you have a TVI
they can help with the order, or your special education department from your
school district could do that as well, you have to get through APH and it
should be free. The only one available is the Orion TI-84 Plus.
Here is a review from an 8th grader
Student Review of the Orion TI-84Plus Talking Graphing Calculator By Jordan
Hello. My name is Jordan. I am amiddle-school student and am in the 8th
grade. I am in a Math 1class, which means that it?s time to pull out the
graphing calculators.Luckily, when this time came for me, I was already
prepared with my Orion TI-84Plus talking graphing calculator which my VI
teacher, Nita, had given me.
The device is made by Orion and Texas Instruments,who made the original
graphing calculators. This specific calculator, however,is called the
?Orion? calculator because it is able to speak to me and tell mewhat buttons
I?m pressing and the points I?ve plotted. What makes thiscalculator unique
is that in addition to the regular graphing calculator keys,there is a
special set of 10 keys on the top of it called the Orion keys. Thesekeys
help you perform certain functions on the calculator such as going to
thePreferences menu and repeating the playback of certain equations.
The way that the Orion TI-84 Plus calculatorgraphs is unique and very
convenient. Basically, it uses tones to describe theline or the point I?ve
plotted on a graph. Although this is helpful, it can bea bit confusing when
you?re trying to find a specific point on a line or theintersection of a
linear equation. In this case, you?d switch to ?speech? mode,which will then
tell you each point on the line as you navigate along it usingthe arrow
keys. It will also tell you the intersection of a linear equationwhen you do
the usual ?Graph?, ?Second?, and ?Trace? process. Also, thanks to aspecial
tool that is not limited to the Orion TI-84 Plus calculator, I can havemy
graphs show up on my computer screen and am able to send them using email.
Besides graphing, whether on an Orion or anormal calculator, you can set
programs, use applications, and do various otherthings.
Overall, I think this calculator is veryuseful. I?m able to easily plot
lines and linear equations, as well as dosimple things like add and
subtract. The speech is helpful, of course, and thetones are accommodating
when wondering what a line looks like on the screen. Idon?t think that there
should be anything changed, except for the fact that itmay occasionally
freeze. To solve this problem, the user has to reset thecalculator by
holding the ?Control? and ?Function? keys which are particular tothe Orion
device. Besides this, I don?t see any flaws and don?t see why a blindstudent
who is either in high school or 8th grade should not haveone of these to use
in their classroom and at home.
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From: Amber Kraft <amber.r.kraft at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tue, Mar 4, 2014 10:26 am
Subject: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
Good morning,
At this time I am a senior in High school and I am getting ready
for college. I know one thing I will be needing in college for math is
an audio graphing calculator. as of right now I have only had to use
one very little and the one I used was on the computer with JAWS, so
I was wondering what audio graphing calculators would be the best? I
was hoping to get a handheld one.
Thank you
--
Thanks
Amber Kraft
"You tell me I can't, I will show you I can."
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 10:42:19 -0600
From: Susan Osterhaus <osterhauss at tsbvi.edu>
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Cc: Amber Kraft <amber.r.kraft at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
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Amber,
Yes to the Orion TI-84+ Talking Graphing Calculator, and as a senior in
high school, you are still eligible to have your TVI order one from APH on
federal quota money. Act quickly.
Susan
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Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 9:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
TI-84 Orion. Pricey, but it is worth it, especially since you can use it
all through college
Bente Casile
Math Learning Specialist
Disability Support Services
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
> On March 4, 2014 at 10:25 AM Amber Kraft <amber.r.kraft at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>
> Good morning,
> At this time I am a senior in High school and I am getting ready for
> college. I know one thing I will be needing in college for math is an
> audio graphing calculator. as of right now I have only had to use one
> very little and the one I used was on the computer with JAWS, so I was
> wondering what audio graphing calculators would be the best? I was
> hoping to get a handheld one.
>
> Thank you
>
>
> --
> Thanks
> Amber Kraft
> "You tell me I can't, I will show you I can."
>
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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:44:45 -0500
From: "Ken Perry" <kperry at blinksoft.com>
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Amber I also wanted to mention since I didn't when I posted a response to
your query about hand held calculators, I work for APH and I am the project
Lead for APH on the Orion TI-84 Plus. With that said I am not really
advertising when I say it is the only hand held one. I am also 100% blind
and have wanted this thing for almost 20 years.
We continue to improve the access on the Orion TI-84 Plus and we ask
students like yourself to join the beta list and contribute in giving us
ideas of how to make it better.
If you want to talk to me about it feel free to give me a call at (502)
899-2336. There are also people like Susan who has also posted that can
give you a great over view of how the calculator works and there are a few
of our experts and original beta testers on this list. So if you have
questions you can continue to ask them here and one of us will grab them.
I just didn't want people to think I was using this list as an advertising
place. If there are other devices I just don't know of them and I have
looked.
If you want to join the Orion TI-84 Plus user list you can subscribe to it
at
Gc-subscribe at tech.aph.org
You can put subscribe in the subject and body so the spam filters don't
stop it from coming through. I am sure there are people that can help you
there to.
Ken
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Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 10:25 AM
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Subject: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
Good morning,
At this time I am a senior in High school and I am getting ready
for college. I know one thing I will be needing in college for math is
an audio graphing calculator. as of right now I have only had to use
one very little and the one I used was on the computer with JAWS, so
I was wondering what audio graphing calculators would be the best? I
was hoping to get a handheld one.
Thank you
--
Thanks
Amber Kraft
"You tell me I can't, I will show you I can."
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 11:45:06 +0000
From: "Lewicki, Maureen" <mlewicki at bcsd.neric.org>
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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
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What is the best or easiest way to produce graphics? My student is starting
a unit on rotations, etc of geometric shapes. Using the aph mat is good for
instructional, but the classroom teacher is going to plow through the
diagrams MUCH faster than I can set them up. I always feel like Lucille Ball
when the candy conveyor belt got out of control.
I have microsoft paint, a tiger embosser, romeo, a PIAF, quick tac, excel,
etc.
I have used wiki stixs, and aph graph paper, but these are difficult for a
student to read, and the wiki stix don't travel in a backpack too well.
The worksheets I am given are pdf screen shots of used and re used
worksheets, so to enlarge and PIAF is not an option, unless I can get them
to look crisp.
Maureen Murphy Lewicki
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
Bethlehem Central Schools
700 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
http://bcsd.k12.ny.us/
On Mar 4, 2014, at 11:43 AM, "Susan Osterhaus"
<osterhauss at tsbvi.edu<mailto:osterhauss at tsbvi.edu>> wrote:
Amber,
Yes to the Orion TI-84+ Talking Graphing Calculator, and as a senior in
high school, you are still eligible to have your TVI order one from APH on
federal quota money. Act quickly.
Susan
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Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 9:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] audio graphing calculator
TI-84 Orion. Pricey, but it is worth it, especially since you can use it
all through college
Bente Casile
Math Learning Specialist
Disability Support Services
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
On March 4, 2014 at 10:25 AM Amber Kraft
<amber.r.kraft at gmail.com<mailto:amber.r.kraft at gmail.com>>
wrote:
Good morning,
At this time I am a senior in High school and I am getting ready for
college. I know one thing I will be needing in college for math is an
audio graphing calculator. as of right now I have only had to use one
very little and the one I used was on the computer with JAWS, so I was
wondering what audio graphing calculators would be the best? I was
hoping to get a handheld one.
Thank you
--
Thanks
Amber Kraft
"You tell me I can't, I will show you I can."
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