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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yep, and sighted classmates can afford one and can
write notes to you and then the regular ed teacher probably can't read them,
and... It's one of my favorite little devices for labeling handouts that are
distributed in college courses, etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lori</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com href="mailto:dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com">Dr.
Denise M. Robinson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Professionals in Blindness Education
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:33
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Old School
vs New School Approaches</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Pauline</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>To add to you point, the thing about the slate that is tried and
true is...it does not go down. You do not need to send it in for repair. It is
fast and easy and slides in anywhere to use at a moments notice.</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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"Smith, Pauline L" <PSmith4@dmc.org><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'Professionals in Blindness
Education Division List' <pibe-division@nfbnet.org><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:40
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re:
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=yiv412423537871303413-22092011>This is an exellent and thoughful
series of emails. I agree with Eric and Denise that a mix of old and
new school approaches is the best way to educate our students. I teach
my adult and young adult Braille students to write with the slate and the
brailler. Unfortunately, I don't have most of them long enough to
introduce them to the electronic notetakers. I am finding that many of
the people I get who went through the school system have not been exposed to
using the slate. I guess teachers find notetakers easier to teach and
use.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=yiv412423537871303413-22092011>Pauline</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Dr. Denise M. Robinson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday,
September 22, 2011 9:32 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Professionals in Blindness
Education Division List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Old School vs
New School Approaches<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Perfect Dr. V...that is exactly how I believe but was over
emphasizing the newer approaches as those were the main questions coming to
me. I was trying to address the questions of the newer without adding in all
the older that I do along with it.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>That light bulb hit me last night.</SPAN></DIV>
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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 href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com"
target=_blank rel=nofollow
ymailto="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com"> deniserob@gmail.com</A></DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> DrV
<pumpkinracer@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Professionals in Blindness
Education Division List <pibe-division@nfbnet.org><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, September 22, 2011
6:23 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
[Pibe-division] Old School vs New School Approaches<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV>On the topic of Old School vs New School...</DIV>
<DIV>As a medical subspecialist, academic teacher physicians & future
subspecialists, & father of 2 blind kids, it is my belief that
whether in medicine or education too much emphasis on either Old
School or New School shortchanges the outcomes - the best results
often come from emphasizing skillets & knowledge bases from both. That
gives the user, be it student or teacher, the broadest toolbox to draw
upon. I'm a fan of promoting & emphasizing both. SImilar to
learning languages, kids sighted or blind pick up technology so much
faster than most adults. Developmentally, kids are capable of learning
many skillets in parallel. Electronic braillenoteker skills & even
iPad skills can be taught in parallel with slate & stylus & the
Perkins.</DIV>
<DIV>All the best.</DIV>
<DIV>DrV </DIV>
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