[Pibe-division] Nemeth and refreshible braille solutions-3D pen

Sat May 11 13:30:42 UTC 2013

For a donation of 75$, they will start sending them out in 2014.....so heads up to all people who want to get a jump on this new technology and start integrating it into student learning

       Dr Denise 

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
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>________________________________
> From: Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com>
>To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> 
>Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 12:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Nemeth and refreshible braille solutions
> 
>
>Thanks so much for these suggestions.  I had completely forgotten
>about the math window.  I had access to one during student teaching
>and it was a great tool.
>
>The pen looks pretty cool.  Too bad it isn't already on the market.
>Thanks for sharing Denise.
>-Greg
>
>
>On 5/10/13, Krystal Guillory <krystalguillory at aol.com> wrote:
>> This pen looks very promising for fast 3D models. Thanks for sharing,
>> Denise
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 10, 2013, at 8:36 AM, "Dr. Denise M. Robinson"
>> <dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The math window is phenomenal and this 3D pen---a new product could add
>>> just an incredible amount to the on the fly or not on the fly way to learn
>>> for our blind kids.
>>>
>>> See more detail at:The World's First 3D Printing Pen-3Doodler---make math
>>> and more come alive for the blind
>>>
>>>
>>>        Dr Denise
>>>
>>>
>>> Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
>>> CEO, TechVision, LLC
>>> Specialist in technology, teaching, training for blind/low vision
>>> 423-573-6413
>>>
>>> Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office
>>> products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with keystrokes:
>>> www.yourtechvision.com
>>>
>>> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who
>>> is
>>> doing it." --Chinese Proverb
>>>
>>> Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly
>>> slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond
>>> imagination.
>>> --Albert Einstein
>>>
>>> It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
>>> --Walt Disney
>>>
>>> From: Sylvia Ekdahl <spedsyl at aol.com>
>>> To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
>>> <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 8:51 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Nemeth and refreshible braille solutions
>>>
>>> This is not an electronic or hard copy solution, but in my braille
>>> student's math class I use the Math Window to demonstrate math concepts
>>> "on the fly." This is a handy portable low tech solution to keeping the
>>> student up with what is being presented in the class. After presenting the
>>> new concept or idea in Nemeth on the Math Window, then I can get the new
>>> material brailled or find its section in the already brailled math
>>> textbook.
>>> Here is the website for the Math Window:  www.mathwindow.com
>>> Paula and Roger Wolf are really great people to work with.
>>> Hope this helps.
>>> Sylvia Ekdahl, M.Ed., CTVI
>>> Texas
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On May 10, 2013, at 7:36 AM, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Thanks for your response Eric.  We definitely do try and provide as
>>> > much in hard copy braille as possible.  The switch to common core this
>>> > year has meant that our teachers are preparing lessons and materials
>>> > even later than usual because they are often working to master the
>>> > presentation of the new concepts themselves.
>>> >
>>> > Could you describe what it might look like if the para were proficient
>>> > in 6 key entry?  The para is eager to learn and is not intimidated by
>>> > Nemeth.  She has only been with the VI program here for a little over
>>> > a year though and has not mastered the code quite
>>> > Thanks for your thoughts.
>>> >
>>> > Greg
>>> >
>>> > On 5/10/13, Eric Guillory <ericguillory at aol.com> wrote:
>>> >> I was glad to read that, whenever possible, you emboss hardcopies of
>>> >> requisite materials in math. That is so crucial, particularly in
>>> >> subject
>>> >> areas involving the Nemeth Code. It's too bad that the assistant is
>>> >> not
>>> >> proficient in six key entry, as that is the only way I can think of to
>>> >> make
>>> >> what you are hoping to accomplish possible. Any other thoughts?
>>> >>
>>> >> Eric
>>> >>
>>> >> Sent from my iPhone
>>> >>
>>> >> On May 9, 2013, at 1:31 PM, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Hello colleagues,
>>> >>> I am looking for ways to produce Nemeth braille on an electronic
>>> >>> display in real time.  The para I have working with an elementary
>>> >>> student to provide access to her math class pointed out how much more
>>> >>> effective it would be to be able to just put the braille under my
>>> >>> student's fingers than trying to sneak in descriptions of what the
>>> >>> teacher has written in between teacher explanations.  The student has
>>> >>> some trouble listening to the two voices at once and I want to make
>>> >>> sure she can listen to as much of her math teacher explaining as
>>> >>> possible.  When the teacher's provide materials ahead of time, we are
>>> >>> able to accomplish this by embossing them in hard copy braille.
>>> >>> However, most often examples are made up on the fly in response to
>>> >>> student questions or difficulties.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I thought this sounded like a wonderful idea and wanted to ask if
>>> >>> anyone else is doing something similar.  We were thinking of
>>> >>> something
>>> >>> like pairing the student's braillenote to an ipad or laptop and
>>> >>> having
>>> >>> the para type the math in as the teacher writes it on the board.  I'm
>>> >>> not sure what tool we would use to input the math symbols though.  As
>>> >>> far as I know, most math symbols would be automatically rendered into
>>> >>> computer braille instead of Nemeth.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I suppose that Duxbury might do this.  However the para is not yet
>>> >>> fluent enough in Nemeth to use 6 key entry on the fly.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Does anyone know of any tools that will accomplish what we are trying
>>> >>> to
>>> >>> do?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks,
>>> >>> Greg
>>> >>>
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