[nobe-l] Writing on the board

[Jasmine Kotsay]

Hi, Heather,
I just thought of something else. While you cannot put the foam letters up on the board due to the fact that they are not magnetic, you could use a document camera so that all of the students could see what you were writing. This would entail that you use the foam letters to write what you were going to put on the board, but as you arrange the letters, use the document camera as a means of projecting the letters onto the board. I have used a document camera when teaching math lessons, and all I did was switch the camera off while I was arranging the manipulatives I use, then switched it back on to let the students see what I had done. This is just another way that things could work as well. Hope this helps,

Sincerely,
Jasmine Kotsay

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> On Jan 26, 2017, at 4:18 AM, Heather Field via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Jasmine,
> Although the foam letters are a good way for a blind person to learn their print letters, it isn't necessary for a blind teacher to actually write on the board, since there are plenty of alternatives.
> While they can work to use with individual students, these letters aren't large enough to ensure that all the students can easily see them, especially those sitting toward the back of the room. Furthermore, since they're not magnetic, it isn't possible to arrange them on the board since they don't stick.
> Best,
> Heather
> -----Original Message----- From: Jasmine Kotsay via NOBE-L
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 2:35 PM
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> Hello,
> Another way that you could show signs and symbols on the board is to find them in foam, such as foam alphabet puzzle's. I'm not sure about finding the numbers and signs in this type of format, but when I was little, I had a set of foam alphabet puzzle's that I would use to learn how to both recognize the letters of the alphabet. I learned how to write my name and most other words in print, even if they are not as legible as someone who can see. Hope this helps,
> 
> Sincerely,
> Jasmine
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 20, 2017, at 5:39 AM, roanna bacchus via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi Heather thanks for your message.  I never thought about it from the teacher's perspective.
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