[nabs-l] IT concepts and diagrams

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

Can you please explain why you don't want to use wiki sticks? I might be 
wrong, but they work well for on the fly diagram creation, and you don't 
have to make the picture backwards like you have to with most kits.
Also, I have a rubber mat and plastic paper. I ran out of the original 
plastic paper, so I use the plastic paper that is on the outside of printer 
paper packages. If you draw with a pen or other point on the plastic paper 
on the mat, it will make the line rise up. I like this better than drawing 
backwards. Finally, if someone makes pictures for you, there is a special 
paper that you can buy that raises up when exposed to heat. My aide in 
secondary school had a heat pen.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:13 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] IT concepts and diagrams


>
> Hi all,
>
> So I am in this IT class which is an introduction to computer concepts. We 
> go over what is in a compputer, how it runs and
> the Office suite.
>
> We just did the information processing cycle. My professor is really 
> helping me out during office hours. She even brought in parts of a 
> computer.
> So I got to feel part of a motherboard and hard drive! Wow, I never knew 
> hard drives had those round stackable disks. The book had pictures of 
> these parts. Since I could not see them well, she thought it would be a 
> great idea for me to have hands on exposure.
>
> Many diagrams are in the book; like every other page. And I’m not 
> exaggerating. The book is named Computers: understanding technology. So if 
> anyone used it, you know what its about. It’s a pretty good book about 
> what is in a computer overall; it even explains the function of a mouse 
> and keyboard even though everyone knows what they do. We just finished 
> covering the information processing cycle and now we are on software 
> programs.
> Anyway, I’m thinking of ways to see these pictures or better visualize 
> them. I have some vision so I thought of using those dark 20/20 pens but 
> to my knowledge they are not in color; I want something in color. Hmm. 
> Maybe Mr sketch markers; although I don’t want something that thick. I 
> want something like a 20/20 pen in color; like basic colors such as red 
> and green.
> What can I do for tactile graphics?
>
> What are other ways to create tactile diagrams? Any tape you found good? I 
> don’t want to use wiki sticks.
> My professor describes the concept or picture to me; for instance if there 
> are arrows, she explains what its pointing to. But sometimes IMO I’d like 
> a diagram of stuff.
> Maybe I should buy that graph paper from APH to discuss cells so I can 
> understand that spatial relationship when we do excell.
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