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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Eric:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I understand the iPad will interface with the
Appex. There is a website for blind people using Apple products where you
might find out more information. It is</FONT></DIV>
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href="http://www.applevis.com">www.applevis.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=pumpkinracer@gmail.com href="mailto:pumpkinracer@gmail.com">DrV</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Professionals in Blindness Education
Division List</A> ; <A title=braille-n-teach@mlist.cde.ca.gov
href="mailto:braille-n-teach@mlist.cde.ca.gov">braille-n-teach@mlist.cde.ca.gov</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 09, 2012 4:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Pibe-division] iPads in the
Classroom</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Happy New Year
All,</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">If any of your
braille-reading students have started to use iPads in the classroom I would
love to hear anything you can share.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Are iPads being
used more stand-alone or paired to a BrailleNote-type device?</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Our district has
started an iPad pilot - which is being enthusiastically embraced by students
& teachers alike - thus the district is definitely moving in that
direction – full steam ahead with iPads. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Interestingly a
number of local school districts in LA County are now expressing interest in
also incorporating iPads to their curriculums & are setting up
appointments to visit our district as they too are likely to move in that
direction.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">The following is
a district webpage with links to apps being used in our district's classrooms
& a few video links etc: <A
href="http://www.mbusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=145962&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=280906"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #0025e5">www.mbusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=145962&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=280906</SPAN></A> -
then click on the apps button, video button, etc</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">My kids are not
part of the pilot yet, but will be using them next year, so I would really
love some experience-based feedback & any advice that might help get us
through the first phases of the learning curve.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Feel free to
respond to me directly or the group as a whole.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Thanks
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Eric
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