<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>No but we get pretty regular updates from Dr. Yung. I will keep you informed of any news.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Dec 11, 2011, at 6:50 AM, "Dr. Denise M. Robinson" <<a href="mailto:dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com">dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>I muli-lines braille display will really change how math is done. I am so excited about this prospect. Keep us update Jewel...do you actually get to touch this thing?<br></span></div><div> </div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Brush Script MT';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:18pt;"><font color="#4040ff"> Denise </font></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Brush Script MT';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:18pt;"></span> <span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"> </span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"><br></span></div><div>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <br>CEO, TechVision</div><div>Virtual Instructor for blind/low vision<br><br></div><div>Website with hundreds of lessons that are all done with keystrokes: <a href="http://www.yourtechvision.com">www.yourtechvision.com</a> <br></div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/"><br></a></div><div> </div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new
roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jewel <<a href="mailto:herekittykat2@gmail.com">herekittykat2@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List <<a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, December 10, 2011 6:38 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Pibe-division] Affordable Multi-Line Refreshable Braille Display WASRe: Educational Food for Thought: 21 Things That Will Be Obso...<br> </font> <br>
Dear Eric and all,<br>Your wish is their command! At NCSU here in Raleigh, they are in the<br>process of creating a full-page refreshabel Braille display that uses<br>air pressure to create the dots. This display will cost significantly<br>less than the current displays out there. As of the latest update<br>(last weekend), they have created the first cell and are testing it.<br>Once they are done with the first cell, creating the whole page will<br>be simple. The creator, Dr. Yung, is a member of the Wake County<br>chapter of the NFB, here in Raleigh, NC. So, be prepared for Braille<br>to go digital all the way!<br><br>~Jewel<br><br>On 12/10/11, <a ymailto="mailto:EricGuillory@aol.com" href="mailto:EricGuillory@aol.com">EricGuillory@aol.com</a> <<a ymailto="mailto:EricGuillory@aol.com" href="mailto:EricGuillory@aol.com">EricGuillory@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Thanks for this, Dr. V. My own children are ages 6 and 3, and it will be<br>>
interesting to witness innovation going forward. Currently, at least in<br>> Louisiana, most things continue to be done using the paper and pencil<br>> approach.<br>> However, there are certain aspects of instruction which are hinting at the<br>> changes to come. Now, if an affordable multiline braille display solution<br>> could be developed and cleverly marketed for blind consumers, we too could<br>> spearhead the green movement. I hope and pray that humanity, students,<br>> teachers, and parents, will strive harder to utilize these kinds of<br>> exciting and<br>> beneficial future tools for the greater good of their kids and therefor<br>> society as a whole.<br>><br>> A great weekend to each of you!<br>><br>> Eric Guillory<br>> PIBE President<br>><br>><br>> In a message dated 12/10/2011 1:16:42 A.M. Central Standard Time,<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:pumpkinracer@gmail.com" href="mailto:pumpkinracer@gmail.com">pumpkinracer@gmail.com</a> writes:<br>><br>> A glimpse into the future? Here is this week’s “Principal's Message”<br>> from my eldest son’s high school newsletter:<br>> Principal's Message<br>> December 2, 2012<br>> My daughter Katie will be starting her senior year in the fall of 2020.<br>> She is only in the 3rd grade now, but has an email account, which she<br>> regularly uses to communicate with her teacher about homework. I often<br>> think<br>> about how different her educational experience is from what mine was. She<br>> uses her iPad to go over math concepts and reads her books through a Kindle<br>> app.<br>> I often wonder how different her high school experience will be from what<br>> I experience now. This summer I stumbled upon this
article online. While<br>> not expert in any way, it is an interesting opinion on where we are<br>> possibly headed. What a better way to end the year than looking toward the<br>><br>> future.<br>> _21 Things That Will Be Obsolete By 2020_<br>> (<a href="http://mbusd.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b50ae2c8e9e6deded6721ac75&id=e621027afb&e=fbd6a8086f">http://mbusd.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b50ae2c8e9e6deded6721ac75&id=e621027afb&e=fbd6a8086f</a>)<br>><br>> Shelly Blake-Plock<br>> 1. DESKS<br>> The 21st century does not fit neatly into rows. Neither should your<br>> students. Allow the network-based concepts of flow, collaboration, and<br>> dynamism<br>> help you rearrange your room for authentic 21st century learning.<br>> 2. LANGUAGE LABS<br>> Foreign language acquisition is only a smartphone away. Get rid of those<br>> clunky desktops and monitors and do something fun with that room.<br>> 3. COMPUTERS<br>>
Ok, so this is a trick answer. More precisely this one should read: ‘Our<br>> concept of what a computer is’. Because computing is going mobile and over<br>> the next decade we’re going to see the full fury of individualized<br>> computing<br>> via handhelds come to the fore. Can’t wait.<br>> 4. HOMEWORK<br>> The 21st century is a 24/7 environment. And the next decade is going to<br>> see the traditional temporal boundaries between home and school disappear.<br>> And despite whatever Secretary Duncan might say, we don’t need kids to ‘go<br>> to school’ more; we need them to ‘learn’ more. And this will be done 24/7<br>> and on the move (see #3).<br>> 5. THE ROLE OF STANDARDIZED TESTS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS<br>> The AP Exam is on its last legs. The SAT isn’t far behind. Over the next<br>> ten years, we will see Digital
Portfolios replace test scores as the #1<br>> factor in college admissions.<br>> 6. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AS A SIGN OF DISTINGUISHED TEACHER<br>> The 21st century is customizable. In ten years, the teacher who hasn’t yet<br>> figured out how to use tech to personalize learning will be the teacher<br>> out of a job. Differentiation won’t make you ‘distinguished’; it’ll just be<br>> a natural part of your work.<br>> 7. FEAR OF WIKIPEDIA<br>> Wikipedia is the greatest democratizing force in the world right now. If<br>> you are afraid of letting your students peruse it, it’s time you get over<br>> yourself.<br>> 8. PAPERBACKS<br>> Books were nice. In ten years’ time, all reading will be via digital<br>> means. And yes, I know, you like the ‘feel’ of paper. Well, in ten years’<br>> time<br>> you’ll hardly tell
the difference as ‘paper’ itself becomes digitized.<br>> 9. ATTENDANCE OFFICES<br>> Bio scans. ‘Nuff said.<br>> 10. LOCKERS<br>> A coat-check, maybe.<br>> 11. I.T. DEPARTMENTS<br>> Ok, so this is another trick answer. More subtly put: IT Departments as we<br>> currently know them. Cloud computing and a decade’s worth of increased<br>> wifi and satellite access will make some of the traditional roles of IT —<br>> software, security, and connectivity — a thing of the past. What will IT<br>> professionals do with all their free time? Innovate. Look to tech<br>> departments to<br>> instigate real change in the function of schools over the next twenty<br>> years.<br>> 12. CENTRALIZED INSTITUTIONS<br>> School buildings are going to become ‘homebases’ of learning, not the<br>> institutions where all learning
happens. Buildings will get smaller and<br>> greener, student and teacher schedules will change to allow less people on<br>> campus<br>> at any one time, and more teachers and students will be going out into<br>> their communities to engage in experiential learning.<br>> 13. ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BY GRADE<br>> Education over the next ten years will become more individualized, leaving<br>> the bulk of grade-based learning in the past. Students will form peer<br>> groups by interest and these interest groups will petition for specialized<br>> learning. The structure of K-12 will be fundamentally altered.<br>> 14. EDUCATION SCHOOLS THAT FAIL TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY<br>> This is actually one that could occur over the next five years. Education<br>> Schools have to realize that if they are to remain relevant, they are going<br>> to have
to demand that 21st century tech integration be modeled by the<br>> very professors who are supposed to be preparing our teachers.<br>> 15. PAID/OUTSOURCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT<br>> No one knows your school as well as you. With the power of a PLN<br>> (professional learning networks) in their back pockets, teachers will rise<br>> up to<br>> replace peripatetic professional development gurus as the source of school<br>> wide professional development programs. This is already happening.<br>> 16. CURRENT CURRICULAR NORMS<br>> There is no reason why every student needs to take however many credits in<br>> the same course of study as every other student. The root of curricular<br>> change will be the shift in middle schools to a role as foundational<br>> content<br>> providers and high schools as places for specialized learning.<br>>
17. PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE NIGHT<br>> Ongoing parent-teacher relations in virtual reality will make<br>> parent-teacher conference nights seem quaint. Over the next ten years,<br>> parents and<br>> teachers will become closer than ever as a result of virtual communication<br>> opportunities. And parents will drive schools to become ever more tech<br>> integrated.<br>> 18. TYPICAL CAFETERIA FOOD<br>> Nutrition information + handhelds + cost comparison = the end of $3.00<br>> bowls of microwaved mac and cheese. At least, I so hope so.<br>> 19. OUTSOURCED GRAPHIC DESIGN AND WEB DESIGN<br>> You need a website/brochure/promo/etc.? Well, for goodness sake just let<br>> your kids do it. By the end of the decade — in the best of schools — they<br>> will be.<br>> 20. HIGH SCHOOL ALGEBRA 1<br>> Within the decade, it will either become the
norm to teach this course in<br>> middle school or we’ll have finally woken up to the fact that there’s no<br>> reason to give algebra weight over statistics and I.T. in high school for<br>> non-math majors (and they will have all taken it in middle school anyway).<br>> 21. PAPER<br>> In ten years’ time, schools will decrease their paper consumption by no<br>> less than 90%. And the printing industry and the copier industry and the<br>> paper industry itself will either adjust or perish.<br>> Go MUSTANGS!<br>> Ben Dale<br>> Principal<br>> Mira Costa High School<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Pibe-division mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a><br>> <a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</a><br>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for<br>> Pibe-division:<br>> <a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/ericguillory%40ao" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/ericguillory%40ao</a><br>> <a href="http://l.com">l.com</a><br>><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Pibe-division mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Pibe-division:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/dmehlenbacher%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/dmehlenbacher%40yahoo.com</a><br><br><br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Pibe-division mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Pibe-division:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/herekittykat2%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/herekittykat2%40gmail.com</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>