[NOBE-L] Online Teaching?

Tue Aug 27 14:57:16 UTC 2019

Thanks Humberto,
It always helps to have an enthusiastic student like Humberto to learn
skills. Saying that there are 10 of us on the team and I'm always looking
for more instructors. We teach all over the world brought primarily in the
4 time zones in the US. We teach absolutely every tech skill and blind
skill that a child needs. We also teach subject matter so we can truly do
anything a child needs. We team with school districts teaching their
children. I work very closely with the case managers in order to make sure
all the work is accessible for the student. Our middle school and high
school kids are learning how to make their own work accessible. In life
sighted people in general don't know what is accessible or what is
inaccessible so we want to teach those skills or kids can always do
anything they need to do.

I dreamed of this company years before it was actually created. Virtual
instruction is incredible and all of us do it every day typically 6 days a
week because it is such a passion. But I also intermix flying to school
districts and training the districts and their teachers on what it looks
like to work with blind and visually impaired students. So I get the best
of both worlds

We have used more platforms than I can possibly mention here and tackled
issues that seemed insurmountable to districts. We are problem solvers and
we come in with solutions which are what the districts truly seeking.

The biggest thing I can tell you is you need to be incredibly well versed
in how to fix technology issues. You need to know a minimum of 3 different
screen readers: jaws, NVDA, narrator lead the way. You need to learn all
the major programs such as all of office Internet searching Google platform
is huge blackboard blackbaud canvas and the list goes on. Make sure you
know how to use braille displays also how to connect them problem solve
when the kids mess things up. Things get messed up all the time because
were using keyboard commands. So it's knowing the fixes on technology in
general. It's also incredible to work with a team because we regularly have
zoom meetings where we problem solve about all our students and what area
to hit next.

So once you feel really good about your skills then you should be ready to
go.

* Dr Denise M Robinson*

*Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*

Specialist-Technology/Blind Skills | Teacher of the Blind and Visually
Impaired
425-220-6935 | www.yourtechvision.com

[image: TechVision Logo]
“Helping the visually impaired see their world changed through technology”
"While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done."
--Helen Keller

On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 4:10 PM Humberto Avila via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello:
>
>
> Also, look into the teaching site of Dr. Denise Robinson. She is my former
> T.V.I. and now started her own business as an online teacher of the blind.
> I would personally endorse her to you and recommend looking at her site for
> inspiration as she works with different schools and such. She is great
> especially for what I've learned from her. She s on this list, I believe,
> so you can aask her questions about how she does this.
>
>
> http://yourtechvision.com/
>
>
> Best,
>
> Humberto
>
> [JAWS Certified, 2019]<http://freedomscientific.com/certification> [NVDA
> Certified Expert 2019] <http://certification.nvaccess.org>
> On 8/25/2019 8:58 AM, Renee Walker via NOBE-L wrote:
>
> I have a K-12 private school that I operate using various formats
> including online. I do the online teaching using a couple of online
> curriculum sources available. Within these, I can create custom courses,
> too. We use Moodle for many things, and we use Ignitia by Alpha Omega for
> some students. We still do observed finals to satisfy accreditation
> standards in our state and region as we are accredited by the same as the
> public schools.
>
> Some independent teachers use these resources for tutoring homeschool
> students, too, though and seem to be successful financially.
>
> I personally find Ignitia and Moodle accessible including with braille.
> For students, Ignitia is including transcripts and and captions for videos
> now as well as text to speech.
>
>
>
> In The Shadow of Christ, Master Teacher,
> Renée K. Walker
> www.deafblindhope.wordpress.com<http://www.deafblindhope.wordpress.com>
> www.wynfield.wordpress.com<http://www.wynfield.wordpress.com>
> Sent from my IPhone with braille display
>
>
>
> On Aug 25, 2019, at 11:08 AM, sarah--- via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> ><mailto:nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello Shonen.
> I teach online for two universities. I am happy to talk with you about how
> I work. Each university has its own procedures and ways of doing things.
> Some require that you teach courses that someone else has prepared in
> advance, and others allow you to develop your own course material. Learning
> management interfaces can differ somewhat in the way that the front end is
> designed, but most have accessibility options that are fairly good now and
> I have not had a problem with the two systems I have worked with. I am up
> front with students regarding blindness and this has not been a problem. I
> welcome their questions, though so far no one has asked anything.
> Please drop a line if you have further questions. I teach biblical
> languages and related courses. I would encourage you to interact with
> sighted colleagues in your field as well to learn about the general
> practices of teaching online in your field. In my field, not many people
> are teaching online, so I ended up doing my doctoral project regarding the
> experiences of students in the online Hebrew courses and the impact of
> teaching interventions on student success and satisfaction. The project is
> allowing me to make further contributions to my field in places that need
> new publications.
>
>
> Rev. Sarah Blake LaRose, D.Min.
> http://www.sarahblakelarose.com
>
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> Subject: [NOBE-L] Online Teaching?
>
> Hi All,
> I'm interested in teaching online and I wondered if there's anyone out
> there who doing it and could give me some information about how it works
> for them.
> Thanks,
>
> Shonen
>
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