[Pibe-division] In the Effort to Become Braille Certified
Zephyr
twilight2 at kconline.com
Thu Sep 22 08:36:56 UTC 2011
Definitely, the old ways should never be excluded.As I'm plunking away on my braille certification. Perhaps I should get with the progam and try Perky Duck again I'm all about having choices of tools in the toolbox.
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From: Dr. Denise M. Robinson
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] In the Effort to Become Braille Certified
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
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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