[nobe-l] Using Video for an Assessment Tool for Blind Students

[Ashley Bramlett]

good idea; and if the kid can hear the activity such as reading, they can 
self monitor their own progress too.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dr. Denise M Robinson
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:34 AM
To: Discussion about issues related to blindness ; National Organization of 
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Subject: [nobe-l] Using Video for an Assessment Tool for Blind Students

A picture is worth a thousand words. How many times have you as a teacher
sat in a meeting and showed the team all the paperwork you have collected
on the student, or as a parent looked at the paperwork and had no real
ability to put all that paperwork into meaning.

A video of the child's progress is very powerful. You can lay out the
paperwork, THEN say, here is a video of where Susie was when the school
year started. Here is where she was in October and here is she now in
December a few days before our conference. Immediately, people on the team
can see the progress and what all that data means.

I have used this tool for years. Where people will toss aside all the
paperwork because they do not really understand, they thrive on the videos.
So I place the paperwork in their files so I can continue to collect it,
guiding me in their goals; it is the videos that the parents want to see
for clear understanding of their child's progress.

Another great benefit in videotaping is the children watch or listen to
themselves also. They can hear their braille reading and then work to
improve in the areas they are the weakest. They can hear the flow of their
typing on any technology. As a teacher, you can see this also, and then
write goals to assist them along on their journey.

Before you begin, make sure you get signed permission from parents and
school, then watch the magic happen.

-- 
Denise

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
CEO, TechVision
Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
Email:  yourtechvision at gmail.com <deniserob at gmail.com>
Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons all done with
keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com <http://yourtechvision.com>
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