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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ok, thank you for clarifying. You raise a great
point though. If the teachers are using the IWB as a glorified projector (i.e. showing
the students web sites, PPTs, or data in some other accessible format) then we don’t
have as big of a hurdle to jump. The bigger problems come when the teachers use
the IWB and its companion software.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’m personally crossing my fingers that these
things will fade away as iOS devices and one-to-one computing initiatives take over
K-12 education.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Natalie<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=teal face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:teal'>Natalie L.
Shaheen, MEd</span></font><font size=2 color="#408080" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#408080'> </span></font><font
color=teal face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:teal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Education Program Specialist</span></font><font
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color:teal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jernigan Institute<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dr. Denise M. Robinson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:16
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Professionals in Blindness
Education Division List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Pibe-division]
Smartboard</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Natalie,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Good point<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>If the info is data driven--not written, it will
project onto a computer and kids can access it<br>
The written portion is still an issue unless low vision and then monitor size
can improve on that--for totally blind--not so much right now<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Denise </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <br>
Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Yakima</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School District</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>TechVision-Independent Contractor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>509-674-1853 <a
href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com" target="_blank"> deniserob@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/"
target="_blank">http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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--- On <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Mon, 3/14/11, Shaheen, Natalie <i><span
style='font-style:italic'><NShaheen@nfb.org></span></i></span></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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From: Shaheen, Natalie <NShaheen@nfb.org><br>
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Smartboard<br>
To: "Professionals in Blindness Education Division List"
<pibe-division@nfbnet.org><br>
Date: Monday, March 14, 2011, 12:22 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It has been my
understanding that the software that comes with Interactive White Boards
(IWBs) is not accessible (i.e. Promethean’s software). Has that changed or
was I mistaken? Or are you just talking about being able to access
PowerPoints and web content that is displayed on these boards when the boards
are being used more as projectors than IWBs? </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for sharing this
information as it is quite helpful!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Natalie</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=3 color=teal face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:teal'>Natalie L.
Shaheen, MEd</span></font><font size=2 color="#408080" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#408080'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Education Program
Specialist</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jernigan Institute</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
THE BLIND</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Dr. Denise M. Robinson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 14, 2011
8:04 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Professionals in Blindness
Education Division List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Pibe-division]
Smartboard</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Denise<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The smart board can
be hooked to a laptop with JAWS--any tech should be able to hook it up
easily for you--just like hooking any hardware up to it<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=5 color="#4040ff"
face="Brush Script MT"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";
color:#4040FF'> Denise </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <br>
Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Yakima</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School District</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>TechVision-Independent Contractor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>509-674-1853 <a
href="http://us.mc1302.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=deniserob@gmail.com"
target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com"> deniserob@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/"
target="_blank">http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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--- On <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sun, 3/13/11, Denise Mackenstadt <i><span
style='font-style:italic'><cane.travel@gmail.com></span></i></span></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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From: Denise Mackenstadt <cane.travel@gmail.com><br>
Subject: [Pibe-division] Smartboard<br>
To: "PIBE Division" <pibe-division@nfbnet.org><br>
Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 10:29 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=yiv664590678msonormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Does anyone have any information on how a
smartboard can be accessed by a non visual learner. Is there any
technology that allows a computer to speak what is on the board and to
interact with it. Thanks. <br>
Denise Mackenstadt, NOMC<br>
Mackenstadt Rehab Services<br>
(206)419-9555<br>
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href="http://us.mc1302.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cane.travel@gmail.com"
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