[Blindmath] vOICe

[Susan Osterhaus]

Hi Alexa,



I do not recommend MathTrax *over* the Orion TI-84+ Talking Graphing
Calculator. MathTrax does give too much information in my opinion. You
enter the equation of a function, and it is like googling it. It gives you
everything you ever wanted to know about that particular graph without
allowing the student to explore and discover various bits of information,
which we teacher-types prefer.  Also, gen ed math teachers at the high
school and college level are familiar with the TI-84+ so the student has
the advantage of being able to get one-on-one assistance if needed.



However, it is free, so I think it is still a nice piece of software to
have and explore. There are parts of it that I really like – building a
roller coaster by inserting the right function e.g. f(x) = x*sin(x) and
initial velocity to see if your roller coaster cart will make it to the end
of the ride. It is not self-voiced so you do need a screen reader, but most
individuals already have that.



Susan



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*Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2015 10:51 AM
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Pranav Lal
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Thank you! that makes more sense! Do you recommend mathtrax over the TI 84
calculator? I have  acquired and loaned to my student the ti 84, but an
wondering if math trax has pros cons to consider against the ti 84. Thank
you!

On Feb 2, 2015 11:40 AM, "Susan Osterhaus" <osterhauss at tsbvi.edu> wrote:

It's actually spelled MathTrax. Go to http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/mathtrax/
Susan

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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] vOICe

I went to mathtracks.org site. I did not find an online graphing Calculator.
A search online for "math tracks graphing calculator" led to links for the
ti-84 calculator, but nothing online resembling a calculator.
Could you share any links that might exists, please? Thank you!

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Pranav Lal via Blindmath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Sabra,
>
> Indeed there is. Mathtracks is a dedicated graphing calculator
>
> Pranav
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sabra Ewing via Blindmath
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 7:57 AM
> To: Hajas Dániel; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] vOICe
>
> There is a program called math tracks that does audio graphs.
>
> Sabra Ewing
>
> > On Feb 1, 2015, at 5:03 AM, Hajas Dániel via Blindmath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> > I recently came across a software called vOICe. It is a fairly old
> > software from the 90s but is an interesting one. It can sonify
> > visual information. It even has a graphical calculator.
> > Unfortunately, the sounds are not very pleasant to listen to but there
> > are nice features.
> >
> >
> >
> > Did anyone have some experience with vOICe?
> >
> >
> >
> > Are there also other, perhaps more modern and sophisticated
> > sonification softwares.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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