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

Krystal Guillory krystalguillory at aol.com
Tue May 14 10:44:36 UTC 2013 

Denise,

I tried to donate to the project, but it says that it was no longer live. I wonder if the preorder window has closed? 

Krystal 

Sent from my iPhone

On May 11, 2013, at 8:30 AM, "Dr. Denise M. Robinson" <dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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. 
> CEO, TechVision, LLC
> Specialist in technology, teaching, training for blind/low vision
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> 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
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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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