[BlindMath] BlindMath Digest, Vol 150, Issue 16

Sat Jan 26 23:43:55 UTC 2019

Kendra,
If the school doesn’t have what you need, they have to order it. If they won’t, take it to the ADA office and eventually they will order it.

> On Jan 26, 2019, at 6:30 PM, Kendra Schaber via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all! 
> I'll have to ask my school's disabilities office if they have an APH graphing board. As far as I know, they don't. I know that they have some sort of a tactile board but I don't know if it's the same as the graphing board that you are talking about. I'll have to pick their brains on Monday because they don't reopen until then. Even if they were open today, I would have to call them because Salem, Oregon doesn't currently have bus service on weekends and holidays. 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Maylene Bird via BlindMath
> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 9:21 AM
> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Maylene Bird <maylenebird at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] BlindMath Digest, Vol 150, Issue 16
> 
> I have some students who produce graphs on an APH Graphic Aid for Mathematics (graphboard), take a picture of it with their smartphone, and email the photo with the page and problem number.  They must put something at the top of the graph for orientation when I look at the photo.  It’s  important to get a good understanding graphing by hand to understand the graph on the calculator.  Producing graphs each way might be a good option, but for a fast way to get it to the teacher now - this works. If you don’t have a graphboard, I would suggest getting one.  Your office for students with disabilities may have one already. It may work to take photos of the calculator screen until you have that all set up  with the TI software.
> Good luck with it!
> 
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>>   1. Getting math graphs to college professor? (Kendra Schaber)
>>   2. Re: Getting math graphs to college professor? (Bill Dengler)
>>   3. Re: Getting math graphs to college professor?
>>      (kperry at blinksoft.com)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:17:08 -0800
>> From: Kendra Schaber <redwing731 at gmail.com>
>> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>>        <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [BlindMath] Getting math graphs to college professor?
>> Message-ID: <3BF87C62-A261-44C1-9D91-042AE64C740A at gmail.com>
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>> Hi all!
>> I?m taking college algebra and I?m runing into a lot of homework 
>> problems that require graphs done either by hand or shown on a graphing calculator.
>> I have a Dell P.C. laptop computer, a Polaris Braille Sense, an iPhone 
>> SE and a Orien TI84 graphic calculator. My teacher and I are 
>> scratching our heads on today?s query. How do I get graphs that I make 
>> on my TI 84 calculator to my teacher? I know that there are also other 
>> ways to make the same graphs. Does anyone know of any other 
>> alternitive ways to get graphs to my math teacher? I have heard that 
>> the Polaris Math app can do this but believe it or not, that feature 
>> is so new that I have not been able to find much information on 
>> learning how to use the Polaris Math app. Because of this, I?m suposed 
>> to get training on this feature. Because I need to be able to do this 
>> ability now, what are ways I can do this today, before I can start my 
>> Polaris Braille Sense training? Can I get free accessible apps for 
>> JAWS or NVDA to cover this big gap in my technical skill set? I have 
>> the Orien TI84 which is where I currently make my graphs. But, I 
>> dofn?t know how to get them to my computer. I have the link to the 
>> correct software which is awesome! However, will I need anything else 
>> such as a special cable to go along with this program? I have not had 
>> a lot of help in this department lately and I would really appriciate 
>> you guys to come through this time. Just to let you all know, the 
>> resources out there are not enough for my current technical needs. Because of this, I need feedback on this issue ASAP. Thank you!!!
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you for taking the time to read this E Mail!
>> Blessed be!!!
>> Kendra Schaber,
>> Chemeketa Community College,
>> 350 Org,
>> Citizen?s Climate Lobby,
>> National Federation of the Blind of Oregon, Capitol Chapter, Salem, 
>> Oregon.
>> Home email:
>> Redwing731 at gmail.com
>> Chemeketa Community College Email:
>> Kschaber at my.Chemeketa.edu
>> Phone:
>> 971-599-9991
>> "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear" Author Unknown.
>> Sent From My iPhone SE.
>> Sent from My Gmail Email.
>> Get Outlook Express for IOS.
>> 
>> 
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 22:28:13 +0000
>> From: Bill Dengler <codeofdusk at gmail.com>
>> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>>        <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Getting math graphs to college professor?
>> Message-ID: <D6A09046-BF56-46A3-A4A4-5E3A7E0F5C57 at gmail.com>
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>> 
>> In terms of showing graphs from the calculator, could you not just 
>> specify the equation of the function (in an algebraic sense) and the 
>> bounds over which you're referring?
>> For my math coursework, we?re generally asked to draw graphs by hand, 
>> without reference to a calculator, to show understanding of a 
>> function?s behavior. For this, I generally ask about the underlying 
>> concept (as drawing a graph is not generally the skill being assessed, 
>> but rather things like identifying intercepts/asymptotic 
>> behavior/concavity/extrema, the amplitude/period/behavior of 
>> trigonometric graphs, etc) and, through an agreement with the 
>> teacher/lecturer, write a description like the following in place of a graph:
>> 
>> The function decreases from $-\infty$ to a local minimum at $(3, 
>> -27)$. It then increases from $x=3$ to $\infty$.
>> 
>> Concavity description: The function is concave up from $-\infty$ to an 
>> inflection point at the origin $(0, 0)$. It is then concave down until 
>> another inflection point at $(2, -16)$, at which it continues concave 
>> up to $\infty$.
>> 
>> You and those teaching you should be able to come to a similar agreement ?
>> but as with anything else, different teachers will demand different 
>> levels of specificity in your description, and you?ll need to adjust accordingly.
>> 
>> Hope this helped,
>> Bill
>>> On 25 Jan 2019, at 22:17, Kendra Schaber via BlindMath <
>> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all!
>>> I?m taking college algebra and I?m runing into a lot of homework
>> problems that require graphs done either by hand or shown on a 
>> graphing calculator. I have a Dell P.C. laptop computer, a Polaris 
>> Braille Sense, an iPhone SE and a Orien TI84 graphic calculator. My 
>> teacher and I are scratching our heads on today?s query. How do I get 
>> graphs that I make on my TI 84 calculator to my teacher? I know that 
>> there are also other ways to make the same graphs. Does anyone know of 
>> any other alternitive ways to get graphs to my math teacher? I have 
>> heard that the Polaris Math app can do this but believe it or not, 
>> that feature is so new that I have not been able to find much information on learning how to use the Polaris Math app.
>> Because of this, I?m suposed to get training on this feature. Because 
>> I need to be able to do this ability now, what are ways I can do this 
>> today, before I can start my Polaris Braille Sense training? Can I get 
>> free accessible apps for JAWS or NVDA to cover this big gap in my 
>> technical skill set? I have the Orien TI84 which is where I currently make my graphs.
>> But, I dofn?t know how to get them to my computer. I have the link to 
>> the correct software which is awesome! However, will I need anything 
>> else such as a special cable to go along with this program? I have not 
>> had a lot of help in this department lately and I would really 
>> appriciate you guys to come through this time. Just to let you all 
>> know, the resources out there are not enough for my current technical 
>> needs. Because of this, I need feedback on this issue ASAP. Thank you!!!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thank you for taking the time to read this E Mail!
>>> Blessed be!!!
>>> Kendra Schaber,
>>> Chemeketa Community College,
>>> 350 Org,
>>> Citizen?s Climate Lobby,
>>> National Federation of the Blind of Oregon, Capitol Chapter, Salem, 
>>> Oregon.
>>> Home email:
>>> Redwing731 at gmail.com
>>> Chemeketa Community College Email:
>>> Kschaber at my.Chemeketa.edu
>>> Phone:
>>> 971-599-9991
>>> "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear" Author Unknown.
>>> Sent From My iPhone SE.
>>> Sent from My Gmail Email.
>>> Get Outlook Express for IOS.
>>> 
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:40:42 -0500
>> From: <kperry at blinksoft.com>
>> To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'"
>>        <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Getting math graphs to college professor?
>> Message-ID: <002a01d4b4ff$01a3a8f0$04eafad0$@blinksoft.com>
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>> 
>> You can send any graph using the ti-connect software.  You can not use 
>> the new one use the one that comes on the USB stick with the Orion 
>> Ti-84.  If you don't have it email me and I will try to get you a 
>> copy.  If you can find the older ti-connect online that will work to.  You can not use the
>> TI-connect that is for the TI-84 CE.   Once you have the TI-connect
>> software running on your computer you can just graph and send the 
>> graph to your computer.  Once it is on you r computer you can print 
>> it, email the bmp, or even emboss it.-----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kendra 
>> Schaber via BlindMath
>> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 5:17 PM
>> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics < 
>> blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Kendra Schaber <redwing731 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [BlindMath] Getting math graphs to college professor?
>> 
>> Hi all!
>> I?m taking college algebra and I?m runing into a lot of homework 
>> problems that require graphs done either by hand or shown on a graphing calculator.
>> I have a Dell P.C. laptop computer, a Polaris Braille Sense, an iPhone 
>> SE and a Orien TI84 graphic calculator. My teacher and I are 
>> scratching our heads on today?s query. How do I get graphs that I make 
>> on my TI 84 calculator to my teacher? I know that there are also other 
>> ways to make the same graphs. Does anyone know of any other 
>> alternitive ways to get graphs to my math teacher? I have heard that 
>> the Polaris Math app can do this but believe it or not, that feature 
>> is so new that I have not been able to find much information on 
>> learning how to use the Polaris Math app. Because of this, I?m suposed 
>> to get training on this feature. Because I need to be able to do this 
>> ability now, what are ways I can do this today, before I can start my 
>> Polaris Braille Sense training? Can I get free accessible apps for 
>> JAWS or NVDA to cover this big gap in my technical skill set? I have 
>> the Orien TI84 which is where I currently make my graphs. But, I 
>> dofn?t know how to get them to my computer. I have the link to the 
>> correct software which is awesome! However, will I need anything else 
>> such as a special cable to go along with this program? I have not had 
>> a lot of help in this department lately and I would really appriciate 
>> you guys to come through this time. Just to let you all know, the 
>> resources out there are not enough for my current technical needs. Because of this, I need feedback on this issue ASAP. Thank you!!!
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you for taking the time to read this E Mail!
>> Blessed be!!!
>> Kendra Schaber,
>> Chemeketa Community College,
>> 350 Org,
>> Citizen?s Climate Lobby,
>> National Federation of the Blind of Oregon, Capitol Chapter, Salem, 
>> Oregon.
>> Home email:
>> Redwing731 at gmail.com
>> Chemeketa Community College Email:
>> Kschaber at my.Chemeketa.edu
>> Phone:
>> 971-599-9991
>> "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear" Author Unknown.
>> Sent From My iPhone SE.
>> Sent from My Gmail Email.
>> Get Outlook Express for IOS.
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