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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Definitely, the old ways should never be
excluded.As I'm plunking away on my braille certification. Perhaps I should get
with the progam and try Perky Duck again I'm all about having choices of tools
in the toolbox.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com href="mailto:dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com">Dr.
Denise M. Robinson</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:16
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] In the
Effort to Become Braille Certified</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Oh yes Eric</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>I use every method..All my student must start out with the hard and
true tools....slate n stylus, brailler or mountbatten for little fingers,
braille paper--then tools are added on</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>You are just hearing a lot about the new ways, but the old ways are
always there too...I guess I just think everyone knows about the old ways, so
I should only mention the new....I think that needs rethinking ...maybe I need
to keep mentioning them all</SPAN></DIV>
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color=#4040ff> Denise </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <BR>Teacher of the Blind & Visually
Impaired<BR>TechVision-Independent Contractor</DIV>
<DIV>Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training</DIV>
<DIV>509-674-1853 <A href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com"
target=_blank rel=nofollow> deniserob@gmail.com</A></DIV>
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rel=nofollow>http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/</A></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "EricGuillory@aol.com"
<EricGuillory@aol.com><BR><B><SPAN
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pibe-division@nfbnet.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, September 21, 2011
4:40 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re:
[Pibe-division] In the Effort to Become Braille Certified<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV>Denise,</DIV>
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<DIV>While I am a fan of technology and use it daily, I am happy to hear you
continue to advocate for some things being done in hardcopy Braille. Saving
trees and expediting the grading process is certainly a very desirable
outcome. But, making our teachers proficient in the tools to be used by our
students (in this case the braillewriter) is pivotal. Thanks to technology,
we can improve environmental conditions while simultaneously continuing to
stress the importance and usefulness of the braillewriter and slate, and
making certain that teachers in training have access to plenty of practice
in the utilization of these must-have devices. A great evening to all!</DIV>
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<DIV>EG</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 9/21/2011 6:35:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
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<H3 class="yiv1620054611post-title yiv1620054611entry-title"><A
title=http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-effort-to-become-braille-certified.html
href="http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-effort-to-become-braille-certified.html"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>In the Effort to Become Braille Certified</A>
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<DIV class=yiv1620054611post-header></DIV>Oh so many years ago, leading up
to my braille certification, I killed a LOT of trees in the process. I
would braille hours every night after school and after work in order to
learn that code. Using 11 x 11 paper and a great deal of it.<BR><BR>Today,
things have changed tremendously. I have everyone download <A
title=http://www.duxburysystems.com/ href="http://www.duxburysystems.com/"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Perky Duck</A>, which is free and is a minor
program compared to its parent <A title=http://www.duxburysystems.com/
href="http://www.duxburysystems.com/" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>Duxbury</A>, which is a very powerful and superb braille to
print, print to braille translation program, but cost money. I also use
the Library of Congress Braille Handbook and many supplements for my adult
students to work from. They six key in their work, then email it off to me
for correction. In this process, we save hundreds of trees. When there are
too many students, I have them sign up with the Library of Congress, which
the National Federation of the Blind has taken over in the correction and
helping mode. They too are set up to receive everything through email and
they respond using email also, with a grade and or corrections that need
to be made.<BR><BR>When taking the Braille certification test, you can use
your reference manuals. When I take them through the lessons, I have them
mark the sections and underline the areas they are struggling with, so
when the test comes and they are unsure, they can quickly turn to the
answer in their book. A great supplement to the classes is the <A
title=http://www.scalarspublishing.com/
href="http://www.scalarspublishing.com/" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>Braille Enthusiast's Dictionary</A>. It has every word and
contraction you can think of that may be in text.<BR><BR>When my students
are preparing for the test I have them braille it out in Perky Duck or
Duxbury to get an electronic copy. Then they move to the brailler and
braille another copy out. Next, they compare their hard copy to the
electronic copy. Proofreading your own work is one of the hardest things
for students. It was for me too, so it is great with these new techniques
to use to double check your work. If they are really in doubt, they
rebraille another copy on Perky Duck or Duxbury. When they are practicing
their proofreading or slate n stylus, once again, they can use Perky Duck
to braille out all the different options they believe it to be. <BR><BR>I
have had more people pass their braille certification quicker using these
methods versus not using them. Using everything at our disposal gives us a
better idea of how to help our students too. Many methods, mean more
success, for more people.
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<DIV><SPAN
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color=#4040ff> Denise
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<DIV>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <BR>Teacher of the Blind &
Visually Impaired<BR>TechVision-Independent Contractor</DIV>
<DIV>Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training</DIV>
<DIV>509-674-1853 <A title=mailto:deniserob@gmail.com
href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow
ymailto="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com"> deniserob@gmail.com</A></DIV>
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