[Pibe-division] Using Video for an Assessment Tool for Blind Students

[EricGuillory at aol.com]

I like this idea, Denise. You are quite correct that, unfortunately, for  
many, the paperwork with which teachers are tasked and scrupulously monitored 
 means very little to other members of the IEP team--particularly the 
parents. As  you wisely pointed out, steps must be taken to ensure permission and 
privacy,  but with the ubiquity of available video technology, even a 
novice in  videography can keep a detailed video progress report. 
 
I must embarrassingly admit that, at a statewide vision conference some  
years ago, a VHS video of yours truly as a  senior in high school was shown  
to the audience to demonstrate some point or other. I had completely 
forgotten  about that long-ago video interview, but it proved beneficial to the  
conference--even if a bit awkward for me lol.
 
A very blessed and happy Thanksgiving to all!
 
EG
PIBE President
 
 
In a message dated 11/22/2011 8:36:25 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com writes:

A  picture is worth a thousand words. How many times have you as a teacher 
sat in  a meeting and showed the team all the paperwork you have collected 
on the  student, or as a parent looked at the paperwork and had no real 
ability to put  all that paperwork into meaning.

A video of the child's progress is  very powerful. You can lay out the 
paperwork, THEN say, here is a video of  where Susie was when the school year 
started. Here is where she was in October  and here is she now in December a 
few days before our conference. Immediately,  people on the team can see the 
progress and what all that data means.  

I have used this tool for years. Where people will toss aside all the  
paperwork because they do not really understand, they thrive on the videos. So  
I place the paperwork in their files so I can continue to collect it, 
guiding  me in their goals; it is the videos that the parents want to see for 
clear  understanding of their child's progress.

Another great benefit in  videotaping is the children watch or listen to 
themselves also. They can hear  their braille reading and then work to improve 
in the areas they are the  weakest. They can hear the flow of their typing 
on any technology. As a  teacher, you can see this also, and then write 
goals to assist them along on  their journey. 

Before you begin, make sure you get signed permission  from parents and 
school, then watch the magic happen.  

Denise 
                  

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
CEO, TechVision
Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
email:  _yourtechvision at gmail.com_ (mailto:deniserob at gmail.com) 
Website with hundreds of lessons  that are all done with keystrokes: 
www.yourtechvision.com 


 (http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/) 




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