[Blindmath] excel graphs and other ways to show data

[Sabra Ewing]

I don't see why this assignment would require a cited aid.plenty of websites on the Internet that have clipart pictures you can download with descriptions of what they are.I think the assignment would be beneficial, but you need to take one thing into account. Learning how to present graphics two-sided audience and actually getting mathematical understanding are two different objectives when working with the blind student whereas with the cited student those two objectives might go hand-in-hand.The student needs to have tactile or audio graphs to understand mathematically what he or she is presenting.after explaining to your student the shape of the grass and other general things that you can't get from reading a table and less you've had a lot of experience,B student could make the spreadsheet, and when it date it is presented to him or her by peers, I would insist that those peers presented in an accessible format.it's true that in the cited world a lot of things are presented visually, but the student should learn not to put up with data he or she can't understand and to insist onhaving appropriate access to the information, especially if it will be used in the litter test or assignment.



> On Nov 19, 2014, at 3:29 PM, John Gardner via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Maureen, there are two ways that your student can view the graph made from
> Excel.  An important part of ViewPlus' mission is making graphics
> accessible.  The Tiger Software Suite that is bundled with every ViewPlus
> embosser will translate the labels in an Excel graph to braille, and the
> student can read them to be sure they are correct.  The format may be
> changed a bit to accommodate the size of the braille however.  If one
> imports that graph into IVEO, it can be viewed as an audio-tactile graphic,
> and the image will be unchanged, so formatting can be checked in full
> detail.
> 
> John 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lewicki,
> Maureen via Blindmath
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 9:07 AM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> Subject: [Blindmath] excel graphs and other ways to show data
> 
> Good Day! I have A student whose teacher has assigned making a graph, using
> provided data, in an excel spreadsheet. He asks that the graph include lots
> of  labels, lines that separate the phase changes, inserts of shapes and
> clip art, etc.
> 
> Folks are you using excel spreadsheets to share data with your peers, or
> submit as part of your assignments, etc or are you using another program?
> 
> Will this eventually serve my students well to know so much about something
> they cannot see?
> 
> Is there a way to get JAWS to read the graph? It does not appear to have
> that as an option, so when we go into the doc to add info into the graph, or
> change labels, there is really no way to tell if they have succeeded. There
> is also no way to tell if the graph is sitting on top of the data table!
> 
> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> Teacher of Visually Impaired
> Bethlehem Central School
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