[blparent] Fw: [blindkid] Fw: Smart boards coming to a school nearyou

[Deborah Kent Stein]

I passed this query to the blindkid mailing list for parents of blind 
children.  Here's the first response I've seen.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sally Thomas" <seacknit at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Fw: [blparent] Smart boards coming to a school 
nearyou


> My son says they use one in his classroom.  The teacher gives him a copy 
> of the notes being presented.  He doesn't actively participate in those 
> presentations.
>
> Sally Thomas
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:46 PM
> Subject: [blindkid] Fw: [blparent] Smart boards coming to a school near 
> you
>
>
>>
>> Has anyone had to deal with this in the classroom?
>>
>> Debbie
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Karla Hudson" <HudsonKC at msu.edu>
>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:21 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] Smart boards coming to a school near you
>>
>>
>>> Hi group,
>>>
>>> A little off topic here. However, I am wondering if anyone knows 
>>> anything
>>> about ways blind kids are coping with the invention of the "smart 
>>> board."
>>> They are all the rage in my daughters classroom. She is sighted so this 
>>> is a
>>> great educational tool for her. I sit and watch this technology 
>>> demonstrated
>>> by her teacher just the other day and started thinking about myself 
>>> being a
>>> blind child in this very sighted technical environment. If you have not 
>>> seen
>>> a "smart board" the device allows the teacher to do various activities 
>>> on
>>> this large piece of technology board in the front of the classroom. The
>>> children can touch various aspects on the board and make items change. 
>>> They
>>> can use clickers to make selections as well as use dry erase markers on 
>>> the
>>> device. The teacher can move and change items with their hand as well as
>>> circle items and color change various portions of the board. This is 
>>> really
>>> a virtual chalk board. So where does the blind child find themselves in 
>>> all
>>> of this technology? I am worried for them. Again, great device for the
>>> sighted kid.
>>>
>>> Karla
>>>
>>>
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