[Pibe-division] iPads in the Classroome

[Marianne Denning]

I have a braille student using an iPad.  She can pair it with her Braillenote or a bluetooth keyboard.  If it is paired with any braille bluetooth device the commands are the same.  There are several apps that can be helpful in the classroom.
Marianne Denning
Intervention Specialist, Visually Impaired
Finneytown Secondary Campus
mdenning at finneytown.org
513-931-0712
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From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org [pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of DrV [pumpkinracer at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 7:17 PM
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List; braille-n-teach at mlist.cde.ca.gov
Subject: [Pibe-division] iPads in the Classroom

Happy New Year All,
If any of your braille-reading students have started to use iPads in the classroom I would love to hear anything you can share.
Are iPads being used more stand-alone or paired to a BrailleNote-type device?
Our district has started an iPad pilot - which is being enthusiastically embraced by students & teachers alike - thus the district is definitely moving in that direction – full steam ahead with iPads.
Interestingly a number of local school districts in LA County are now expressing interest in also incorporating iPads to their curriculums & are setting up appointments to visit our district as they too are likely to move in that direction.
The following is a district webpage with links to apps being used in our district's classrooms & a few video links etc: www.mbusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=145962&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=280906<http://www.mbusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=145962&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=280906> - then click on the apps button, video button, etc
My kids are not part of the pilot yet, but will be using them next year, so I would really love some experience-based feedback & any advice that might help get us through the first phases of the learning curve.
Feel free to respond to me directly or the group as a whole.
Thanks
Eric V









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