[nobe-l] I Phone and News

Wed Oct 22 20:01:54 UTC 2014

Kathy,

Congratulations! Show the world what blind people can do! I am very proud of you!

Sent from my iPhone
Lara Sowell
Latin teacher in East Texas

> On Oct 22, 2014, at 7:00 AM, nobe-l-request at nfbnet.org wrote:
> 
> Send nobe-l mailing list submissions to
>    nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> 
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
>    http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nobe-l_nfbnet.org
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>    nobe-l-request at nfbnet.org
> 
> You can reach the person managing the list at
>    nobe-l-owner at nfbnet.org
> 
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of nobe-l digest..."
> 
> 
> Today's Topics:
> 
>   1. IPhone and news (Kathy Nimmer)
>   2. Re: IPhone and news (Denise Robinson)
>   3. Re: IPhone and news (Denise Millette)
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:07:42 -0400
> From: Kathy Nimmer <goldendolphin17 at hotmail.com>
> To: "'National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List'"
>    <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nobe-l] IPhone and news
> Message-ID: <BAY406-EAS331D75EA4EA58CDEA49371CBA950 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Hello,
> 
>  Thanks to all who had suggestions on the IPhone. Hours with my blind
> friend have made me not afraid of the phone, and I actually am understanding
> its structure. It must be how our students feel when they meet something
> completely new. With time, I know I will see more and more of the benefits
> of this device.
> 
>  I've been wrestling with how to share some big news without tooting my own
> horn, and I've not figured out a great way. However, the IPhone topic seems
> a good opening since I took that step due to this news, so here goes.
> 
>  On September 30, I learned that I was selected as Indiana Teacher of the
> Year. I had previously been chosen my building winner and then my district
> winner. Through September, I advanced to the top ten in the state and then
> the top three. It is a multi-layered competition that I will not bore you
> with details at this time, but the journey has been stunning and humbling. I
> turn in my application for National Teacher of the Year tomorrow.
> 
>  This honor is also a job. In the next year and a half, I will travel to
> five national meetings, conferences, or celebratory trips, including Space
> Camp in Alabama and a week in DC where I will meet the President. I will
> also have the option to take the 2015/2016 year completely off of teaching
> to complete what they call my "Year of Service." I will attend mandatory
> meetings and seminars that year, and from what I can tell, I can shape the
> rest of the time according to my passions. Mine is public speaking in a
> motivational role, so I will likely travel the state to do that in schools
> and other venues. Many details must be pounded out, including
> accommodations, but it will definitely change my world for the next several,
> several months.
> 
>  Below is a link to the video they made of the afternoon I found out I was
> the winner in a surprise ceremony. It is short but powerful. I cannot
> remember a thing about that afternoon, so I am glad the whole thing was
> captured on video. I hope to use this role in part to open the public's eyes
> to the potential and ability of blind people, the rules and roles of guide
> dogs, and the power we all have to face and overcome obstacles. I am still
> pinching myself and still fighting a sense of anxiety and inadequacy, but
> each day has made me more confident that God has a plan for me in this role,
> and I just need to trust. Here is the link in which you will have to click
> the play button, and thanks for everything this list offers:
> 
> http://www.doe.in.gov/toy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:30:18 -0400
> From: Denise Robinson <deniserob at gmail.com>
> To: Kathy Nimmer <goldendolphin17 at hotmail.com>,    National Organization
>    of Blind Educators Mailing List <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] IPhone and news
> Message-ID: <0882F3D4-E2CB-41B4-ADFA-6E3D3A833271 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=us-ascii
> 
> Congrats Kathy 
> Very fab
> 
> Denise M Robinson
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Oct 22, 2014, at 7:07 AM, Kathy Nimmer via nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Thanks to all who had suggestions on the IPhone. Hours with my blind
>> friend have made me not afraid of the phone, and I actually am understanding
>> its structure. It must be how our students feel when they meet something
>> completely new. With time, I know I will see more and more of the benefits
>> of this device.
>> 
>> I've been wrestling with how to share some big news without tooting my own
>> horn, and I've not figured out a great way. However, the IPhone topic seems
>> a good opening since I took that step due to this news, so here goes.
>> 
>> On September 30, I learned that I was selected as Indiana Teacher of the
>> Year. I had previously been chosen my building winner and then my district
>> winner. Through September, I advanced to the top ten in the state and then
>> the top three. It is a multi-layered competition that I will not bore you
>> with details at this time, but the journey has been stunning and humbling. I
>> turn in my application for National Teacher of the Year tomorrow.
>> 
>> This honor is also a job. In the next year and a half, I will travel to
>> five national meetings, conferences, or celebratory trips, including Space
>> Camp in Alabama and a week in DC where I will meet the President. I will
>> also have the option to take the 2015/2016 year completely off of teaching
>> to complete what they call my "Year of Service." I will attend mandatory
>> meetings and seminars that year, and from what I can tell, I can shape the
>> rest of the time according to my passions. Mine is public speaking in a
>> motivational role, so I will likely travel the state to do that in schools
>> and other venues. Many details must be pounded out, including
>> accommodations, but it will definitely change my world for the next several,
>> several months.
>> 
>> Below is a link to the video they made of the afternoon I found out I was
>> the winner in a surprise ceremony. It is short but powerful. I cannot
>> remember a thing about that afternoon, so I am glad the whole thing was
>> captured on video. I hope to use this role in part to open the public's eyes
>> to the potential and ability of blind people, the rules and roles of guide
>> dogs, and the power we all have to face and overcome obstacles. I am still
>> pinching myself and still fighting a sense of anxiety and inadequacy, but
>> each day has made me more confident that God has a plan for me in this role,
>> and I just need to trust. Here is the link in which you will have to click
>> the play button, and thanks for everything this list offers:
>> 
>> http://www.doe.in.gov/toy
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> nobe-l mailing list
>> nobe-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nobe-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nobe-l:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nobe-l_nfbnet.org/deniserob%40gmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:48:41 -0400
> From: Denise Millette <dlmillette at friendlycity.net>
> To: Kathy Nimmer <goldendolphin17 at hotmail.com>,    National Organization
>    of Blind Educators Mailing List <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] IPhone and news
> Message-ID: <9E020597-EAEC-43F6-BE4F-274EF630AFEB at friendlycity.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=us-ascii
> 
> Congratulations! Truly great news and a wonderful opportunity!!! 
> 
> Denise Millette
> 
>> On Oct 22, 2014, at 7:07 AM, Kathy Nimmer via nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Thanks to all who had suggestions on the IPhone. Hours with my blind
>> friend have made me not afraid of the phone, and I actually am understanding
>> its structure. It must be how our students feel when they meet something
>> completely new. With time, I know I will see more and more of the benefits
>> of this device.
>> 
>> I've been wrestling with how to share some big news without tooting my own
>> horn, and I've not figured out a great way. However, the IPhone topic seems
>> a good opening since I took that step due to this news, so here goes.
>> 
>> On September 30, I learned that I was selected as Indiana Teacher of the
>> Year. I had previously been chosen my building winner and then my district
>> winner. Through September, I advanced to the top ten in the state and then
>> the top three. It is a multi-layered competition that I will not bore you
>> with details at this time, but the journey has been stunning and humbling. I
>> turn in my application for National Teacher of the Year tomorrow.
>> 
>> This honor is also a job. In the next year and a half, I will travel to
>> five national meetings, conferences, or celebratory trips, including Space
>> Camp in Alabama and a week in DC where I will meet the President. I will
>> also have the option to take the 2015/2016 year completely off of teaching
>> to complete what they call my "Year of Service." I will attend mandatory
>> meetings and seminars that year, and from what I can tell, I can shape the
>> rest of the time according to my passions. Mine is public speaking in a
>> motivational role, so I will likely travel the state to do that in schools
>> and other venues. Many details must be pounded out, including
>> accommodations, but it will definitely change my world for the next several,
>> several months.
>> 
>> Below is a link to the video they made of the afternoon I found out I was
>> the winner in a surprise ceremony. It is short but powerful. I cannot
>> remember a thing about that afternoon, so I am glad the whole thing was
>> captured on video. I hope to use this role in part to open the public's eyes
>> to the potential and ability of blind people, the rules and roles of guide
>> dogs, and the power we all have to face and overcome obstacles. I am still
>> pinching myself and still fighting a sense of anxiety and inadequacy, but
>> each day has made me more confident that God has a plan for me in this role,
>> and I just need to trust. Here is the link in which you will have to click
>> the play button, and thanks for everything this list offers:
>> 
>> http://www.doe.in.gov/toy
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> nobe-l mailing list
>> nobe-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nobe-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nobe-l:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nobe-l_nfbnet.org/dlmillette%40friendlycity.net
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Subject: Digest Footer
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nobe-l mailing list
> nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nobe-l_nfbnet.org
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> End of nobe-l Digest, Vol 125, Issue 7
> **************************************