[Pibe-division] In the Effort to Become Braille Certified

[Dr. Denise M. Robinson]

Oh yes Eric
I use every method..All my student must start out with the hard and true tools....slate n stylus, brailler or mountbatten for little fingers, braille paper--then tools are added on

You are just hearing a lot about the new ways, but the old ways are always there too...I guess I just think everyone knows about the old ways, so I should only mention the new....I think that needs rethinking ...maybe I need to keep mentioning them all

 
       Denise 
 
Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
TechVision-Independent Contractor
Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
509-674-1853     deniserob at gmail.com
 
http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/
 



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>From: "EricGuillory at aol.com" <EricGuillory at aol.com>
>To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:40 PM
>Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] In the Effort to Become Braille Certified
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>Denise,
> 
>While I am a fan of technology and use it daily, I am happy to hear you 
continue to advocate for some things being done in hardcopy Braille. Saving 
trees and expediting the grading process is certainly a very desirable outcome. 
But, making our teachers proficient in the tools to be used by our students (in 
this case the braillewriter) is pivotal. Thanks to technology, we can improve 
environmental conditions while simultaneously continuing to stress the 
importance and usefulness of the braillewriter and slate, and making certain 
that teachers in training have access to plenty of practice in the utilization 
of these must-have devices. A great evening to all!
> 
>EG
> 
> 
> 
> 
>In a message dated 9/21/2011 6:35:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, 
dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com writes:
>In  the Effort to Become Braille Certified Oh so many years ago, leading up to my braille  certification, I killed a LOT of trees in the process. I would braille hours  every night after school and after work in order to learn that code. Using 11  x 11 paper and a great deal of it.
>>
>>Today, things have changed 
  tremendously. I have everyone download Perky Duck, which is free and is a  minor program compared to its parent Duxbury, which is a very powerful  and superb braille to print, print to braille translation program, but cost  money. I also use the Library of Congress Braille Handbook and many  supplements for my adult students to work from. They six key in their work,  then email it off to me for correction. In this process, we save hundreds of  trees. When there are too many students, I have them sign up with the Library  of Congress, which the National Federation of the Blind has taken over in the  correction and helping mode. They too are set up to receive everything through  email and they respond using email also, with a grade and or corrections that  need to be made.
>>
>>When taking the Braille certification test, you can 
  use your reference manuals. When I take them through the lessons, I have them 
  mark the sections and underline the areas they are struggling with, so when 
  the test comes and they are unsure, they can quickly turn to the answer in 
  their book. A great supplement to the classes is the Braille Enthusiast's Dictionary.  It has every word and contraction you can think of that may be in  text.
>>
>>When my students are preparing for the test I have them braille 
  it out in Perky Duck or Duxbury to get an electronic copy. Then they move to 
  the brailler and braille another copy out. Next, they compare their hard copy 
  to the electronic copy. Proofreading your own work is one of the hardest 
  things for students. It was for me too, so it is great with these new 
  techniques to use to double check your work. If they are really in doubt, they 
  rebraille another copy on Perky Duck or Duxbury. When they are practicing 
  their proofreading or slate n stylus, once again, they can use Perky Duck to 
  braille out all the different options they believe it to be. 
>>
>>I have 
  had more people pass their braille certification quicker using these methods 
  versus not using them. Using everything at our disposal gives us a better idea 
  of how to help our students too. Many methods, mean more success, for more 
  people. 
>> 
>>       Denise 
>> 
>>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
>>Teacher of the Blind & Visually 
  Impaired
>>TechVision-Independent Contractor
>>Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
>>509-674-1853     deniserob at gmail.com
>> 
>>http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/
>> 
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