[Pibe-division] Affordable Multi-Line Refreshable Braille Display WASRe: Educational Food for Thought: 21 Things That Will Be Obso...

Sun Dec 11 11:50:16 UTC 2011

I muli-lines braille display will really change how math is done. I am so excited about this prospect. Keep us update Jewel...do you actually get to touch this thing?

       Denise 

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
CEO, TechVision
Virtual Instructor for blind/low vision

Website with hundreds of lessons that are all done with keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com 

>________________________________
> From: Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
>To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> 
>Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:38 AM
>Subject: [Pibe-division] Affordable Multi-Line Refreshable Braille Display WASRe: Educational Food for Thought: 21 Things That Will Be Obso...
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>Dear Eric and all,
>Your wish is their command! At NCSU here in Raleigh, they are in the
>process of creating a full-page refreshabel Braille display that uses
>air pressure to create the dots. This display will cost significantly
>less than the current displays out there. As of the latest update
>(last weekend), they have created the first cell and are testing it.
>Once they are done with the first cell, creating the whole page will
>be simple. The creator, Dr. Yung, is a member of the Wake County
>chapter of the NFB, here in Raleigh, NC. So, be prepared for Braille
>to go digital all the way!
>
>~Jewel
>
>On 12/10/11, EricGuillory at aol.com <EricGuillory at aol.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for this, Dr. V. My own children are ages 6 and 3, and it will be
>> interesting to witness innovation going forward. Currently, at least in
>> Louisiana, most things continue to be done using the paper and pencil
>> approach.
>> However, there are certain aspects of instruction which are hinting at the
>> changes to come. Now, if an affordable multiline braille display solution
>> could  be developed and cleverly marketed for blind consumers, we too could
>> spearhead  the green movement. I hope and pray that humanity, students,
>> teachers, and  parents, will strive harder to utilize these kinds of
>> exciting and
>> beneficial  future tools for the greater good of their kids and therefor
>> society as a  whole.
>>
>> A great weekend to each of you!
>>
>> Eric Guillory
>> PIBE President
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/10/2011 1:16:42 A.M. Central Standard Time,
>> pumpkinracer at gmail.com writes:
>>
>> A glimpse  into the future? Here is this week’s “Principal's  Message”
>> from my eldest  son’s high school newsletter:
>> Principal's  Message
>> December 2,  2012
>> My daughter  Katie will be starting her senior year in the fall of 2020.
>> She is only  in the 3rd grade now, but has an email account, which she
>> regularly uses to communicate with her teacher about homework.  I often
>> think
>> about how different her educational experience is from what mine  was.  She
>> uses her iPad to go over math concepts and reads her books  through a Kindle
>> app.
>> I often  wonder how different her high school experience will be from what
>> I experience  now.  This summer I stumbled upon this article online.  While
>> not  expert in any way, it is an interesting opinion on where we are
>> possibly  headed.  What a better way to end the year than looking toward the
>>
>> future.
>> _21 Things That Will Be Obsolete By  2020_
>> (http://mbusd.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b50ae2c8e9e6deded6721ac75&id=e621027afb&e=fbd6a8086f)
>>
>> Shelly  Blake-Plock
>> 1.  DESKS
>> The 21st  century does not fit neatly into rows. Neither should your
>> students. Allow the  network-based concepts of flow, collaboration, and
>> dynamism
>> help you rearrange  your room for authentic 21st century learning.
>> 2. LANGUAGE  LABS
>> Foreign  language acquisition is only a smartphone away. Get rid of those
>> clunky  desktops and monitors and do something fun with that room.
>> 3.  COMPUTERS
>> Ok, so this  is a trick answer. More precisely this one should read: ‘Our
>> concept of what a  computer is’. Because computing is going mobile and over
>> the next decade we’re  going to see the full fury of individualized
>> computing
>> via handhelds come to  the fore. Can’t wait.
>> 4.  HOMEWORK
>> The 21st  century is a 24/7 environment. And the next decade is going to
>> see the  traditional temporal boundaries between home and school disappear.
>> And despite  whatever Secretary Duncan might say, we don’t need kids to ‘go
>> to school’  more; we need them to ‘learn’ more. And this will be done 24/7
>> and on the move  (see #3).
>> 5. THE ROLE  OF STANDARDIZED TESTS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
>> The AP Exam  is on its last legs. The SAT isn’t far behind. Over the next
>> ten years, we  will see Digital Portfolios replace test scores as the #1
>> factor in college  admissions.
>> 6.  DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AS A SIGN OF DISTINGUISHED TEACHER
>> The 21st  century is customizable. In ten years, the teacher who hasn’t yet
>> figured out  how to use tech to personalize learning will be the teacher
>> out of a job.  Differentiation won’t make you ‘distinguished’; it’ll just be
>> a natural part  of your work.
>> 7. FEAR OF  WIKIPEDIA
>> Wikipedia is  the greatest democratizing force in the world right now. If
>> you are afraid of  letting your students peruse it, it’s time you get over
>> yourself.
>> 8.  PAPERBACKS
>> Books were  nice. In ten years’ time, all reading will be via digital
>> means. And yes, I  know, you like the ‘feel’ of paper. Well, in ten years’
>> time
>> you’ll hardly  tell the difference as ‘paper’ itself becomes digitized.
>> 9.  ATTENDANCE OFFICES
>> Bio scans.  ‘Nuff said.
>> 10.  LOCKERS
>> A  coat-check, maybe.
>> 11. I.T.  DEPARTMENTS
>> Ok, so this  is another trick answer. More subtly put: IT Departments as we
>> currently know  them. Cloud computing and a decade’s worth of increased
>> wifi and satellite  access will make some of the traditional roles of IT —
>> software, security, and  connectivity — a thing of the past. What will IT
>> professionals do with all  their free time? Innovate. Look to tech
>> departments to
>> instigate real change  in the function of schools over the next twenty
>> years.
>> 12.  CENTRALIZED INSTITUTIONS
>> School  buildings are going to become ‘homebases’ of learning, not the
>> institutions  where all learning happens. Buildings will get smaller and
>> greener, student  and teacher schedules will change to allow less people on
>> campus
>> at any one  time, and more teachers and students will be going out into
>> their communities  to engage in experiential learning.
>> 13.  ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BY GRADE
>> Education  over the next ten years will become more individualized, leaving
>> the bulk of  grade-based learning in the past. Students will form peer
>> groups by interest  and these interest groups will petition for specialized
>> learning. The  structure of K-12 will be fundamentally altered.
>> 14.  EDUCATION SCHOOLS THAT FAIL TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY
>> This is  actually one that could occur over the next five years. Education
>> Schools have  to realize that if they are to remain relevant, they are going
>> to have to  demand that 21st century tech integration be modeled by the
>> very professors  who are supposed to be preparing our teachers.
>> 15.  PAID/OUTSOURCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
>> No one knows  your school as well as you. With the power of a PLN
>> (professional learning  networks) in their back pockets, teachers will rise
>> up to
>> replace peripatetic  professional development gurus as the source of school
>> wide professional  development programs. This is already happening.
>> 16. CURRENT  CURRICULAR NORMS
>> There is no  reason why every student needs to take however many credits in
>> the same course  of study as every other student. The root of curricular
>> change will be the  shift in middle schools to a role as foundational
>> content
>> providers and high  schools as places for specialized learning.
>> 17.  PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE NIGHT
>> Ongoing  parent-teacher relations in virtual reality will make
>> parent-teacher  conference nights seem quaint. Over the next ten years,
>> parents and
>> teachers  will become closer than ever as a result of virtual communication
>> opportunities. And parents will drive schools to become ever more tech
>> integrated.
>> 18. TYPICAL  CAFETERIA FOOD
>> Nutrition  information + handhelds + cost comparison = the end of $3.00
>> bowls of  microwaved mac and cheese. At least, I so hope so.
>> 19.  OUTSOURCED GRAPHIC DESIGN AND WEB DESIGN
>> You need a  website/brochure/promo/etc.? Well, for goodness sake just let
>> your kids do it.  By the end of the decade — in the best of schools — they
>> will be.
>> 20. HIGH  SCHOOL ALGEBRA 1
>> Within the  decade, it will either become the norm to teach this course in
>> middle school  or we’ll have finally woken up to the fact that there’s no
>> reason to give  algebra weight over statistics and I.T. in high school for
>> non-math majors  (and they will have all taken it in middle school anyway).
>> 21.  PAPER
>> In ten  years’ time, schools will decrease their paper consumption by no
>> less than  90%. And the printing industry and the copier industry and the
>> paper industry  itself will either adjust or perish.
>> Go  MUSTANGS!
>> Ben  Dale
>> Principal
>> Mira Costa  High  School
>>
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