[Pibe-division] Dumb Question - actually this never was a dumb question & needs a new title :-)

[David Andrews]

I would think that the XML method would have less opportunities for 
errors because of less conversions/back translations.

Dave

At 04:47 PM 3/9/2009, you wrote:
>Robert,
>Does the DAISY XML option you describe offer an advantage over just 
>opening the brf file in Duxbury, converting it to print & then 
>reconverting it to an uncontracted braille file & then embossing it in grade 1?
>Eric V
>
>On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Robert Jaquiss 
><<mailto:rjaquiss at earthlink.net>rjaquiss at earthlink.net> wrote:
>Hello:
>
>      I would suggest that if a book is available from BookShare, 
> that the DAISY XML file be used as input to Duxbury. You then have 
> a file to start from that should only need editing.
>
>Regards,
>
>Robert
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:ksims at opsb.net>Kristen J Sims
>To: <mailto:pibe-division at nfbnet.org>Professionals in Blindness 
>Education Division List
>Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 11:44 AM
>Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Dumb Question
>
>Carlton,
>One reason a teacher may do this is if she is modifying the braille. 
>For instance, if a student knows a few contractions. We want to 
>encourage reading and reinforce the contractions learned. For a 
>short book instead of downloading the brf file or scanning it we 
>will simply have our paraprofessional type the book or in our case 
>the weekly decodable readers and we will only braille the 
>contractions he/she knows and maybe one or two that are coming up. 
>This is a time saver for us although it may seem like it takes 
>longer. If I can find the book on TSBVI in a dxb file I will usually 
>skip step one.
>
>Kristen J. Sims, MEd NCLB
>Teacher of Blind Students
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Carlton Anne Cook Walker 
><mailto:carltonwalker at gmail.com><carltonwalker at gmail.com>
>To: <mailto:Pibe-division at nfbnet.org><Pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
>Cc:
>Date: Friday, March 6 2009 03:07 PM
>Subject: [Pibe-division] Dumb Question
>Hi all,
>
>I have a dumb question, but here goes . . .
>
>How difficult is it to get a good braille hard copy from a Bookshare BRF file?
>
>I'm asking because we have waited almost an entire week to get a 
>braille hard copy of a Cam Jansen book from the school. an aide was 
>typing in the print (don't know why they can't scan, but there you 
>go) and the TVI was translating using Duxbury and printing to a 
>Juliet on-site. I just looked up the book and found that the BRF 
>(and the Daisy) files are available from Bookshare. Is there a good 
>reason to type the whole thing in instead of using a Bookshare file? 
>should I assume that the teacher didn't look for the Bookshare file? 
>(She has her own account, as does my daughter).
>
>If possible, I'd really like to know before I speak to her this 
>afternoon when I pick Anna Catherine up from school.
>
>Please feel free to email or call me directly.
>
>
>I truly appreciate your wisdom on this matter (and others, of course).
>
>
>
>Take care,
>
>
>Carlton
>
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