[Pibe-division] Old School vs New School Approaches

[Lori]

Yep, and sighted classmates can afford one and can write notes to you and then the regular ed teacher probably can't read them, and... It's one of my favorite little devices for labeling handouts that are distributed in college courses, etc.

Lori

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dr. Denise M. Robinson 
  To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List 
  Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:33 AM
  Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Old School vs New School Approaches


  Pauline
  To add to you point, the thing about the slate that is tried and true is...it does not go down. You do not need to send it in for repair. It is fast and easy and slides in anywhere to use at a moments notice.

         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/



    From: "Smith, Pauline L" <PSmith4 at dmc.org>
    To: 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List' <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
    Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:40 AM
    Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Old School vs New School Approaches


    This is an exellent and thoughful series of emails.  I agree with Eric and Denise that a mix of old and new school approaches is the best way to educate our students.  I teach my adult and young adult Braille students to write with the slate and the brailler.  Unfortunately, I don't have most of them long enough to introduce them to the electronic notetakers.  I am finding that many of the people I get who went through the school system have not been exposed to using the slate.  I guess teachers find notetakers easier to teach and use.

    Pauline



    From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise M. Robinson
    Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:32 AM
    To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
    Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Old School vs New School Approaches


    Perfect Dr. V...that is exactly how I believe but was over emphasizing the newer approaches as those were the main questions coming to me. I was trying to address the questions of the newer without adding in all the older that I do along with it.
    That light bulb hit me last night.


           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/



      From: DrV <pumpkinracer at gmail.com>
      To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
      Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:23 AM
      Subject: [Pibe-division] Old School vs New School Approaches


      On the topic of Old School vs New School...
      As a medical subspecialist, academic teacher physicians & future subspecialists, & father of 2 blind kids, it is my belief that whether in medicine or education too much emphasis on either Old School or New School shortchanges the outcomes - the best results often come from emphasizing skillets & knowledge bases from both. That gives the user, be it student or teacher, the broadest toolbox to draw upon. I'm  a fan of promoting & emphasizing both. SImilar to learning languages, kids sighted or blind pick up technology so much faster than most adults. Developmentally, kids are capable of learning many skillets in parallel. Electronic braillenoteker skills & even iPad skills can be taught in parallel with slate & stylus & the Perkins.
      All the best.
      DrV 



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