<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">For a donation of 75$, they will start sending them out in 2014.....so heads up to all people who want to get a jump on this new technology and start integrating it into student learning<br><div><span><br></span></div><div> </div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Brush Script MT';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:18pt;"><font color="#4040ff"> Dr 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">
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incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination.<br><cite>--Albert Einstein</cite><br><br>It's kind of fun to do the impossible.<br><cite>--Walt Disney</cite></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: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Greg Aikens <gpaikens@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> Friday, May 10, 2013 12:14 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Pibe-division] Nemeth and refreshible braille solutions<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>Thanks so much for these suggestions. I had completely forgotten<br>about the math window. I had access to one during student teaching<br>and it was a great tool.<br><br>The pen looks pretty cool. Too bad it isn't already on the market.<br>Thanks for sharing Denise.<br>-Greg<br><br><br>On 5/10/13, Krystal Guillory <<a ymailto="mailto:krystalguillory@aol.com" href="mailto:krystalguillory@aol.com">krystalguillory@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br>> This pen looks very promising for fast 3D models. Thanks for sharing,<br>> Denise<br>><br>> Sent from my iPhone<br>><br>> On May 10, 2013, at 8:36 AM, "Dr. Denise M. Robinson"<br>> <<a ymailto="mailto:dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com" href="mailto:dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com">dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>> The math window
is phenomenal and this 3D pen---a new product could add<br>>> just an incredible amount to the on the fly or not on the fly way to learn<br>>> for our blind kids.<br>>><br>>> See more detail at:The World's First 3D Printing Pen-3Doodler---make math<br>>> and more come alive for the blind<br>>><br>>><br>>> Dr Denise<br>>><br>>><br>>> Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.<br>>> CEO, TechVision, LLC<br>>> Specialist in technology, teaching, training for blind/low vision<br>>> 423-573-6413<br>>><br>>> Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office<br>>> products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with keystrokes:<br>>> www.yourtechvision.com<br>>><br>>> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who<br>>> is<br>>> doing it." --Chinese
Proverb<br>>><br>>> Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly<br>>> slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond<br>>> imagination.<br>>> --Albert Einstein<br>>><br>>> It's kind of fun to do the impossible.<br>>> --Walt Disney<br>>><br>>> From: Sylvia Ekdahl <<a ymailto="mailto:spedsyl@aol.com" href="mailto:spedsyl@aol.com">spedsyl@aol.com</a>><br>>> To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a>><br>>> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 8:51 AM<br>>> Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Nemeth and refreshible braille solutions<br>>><br>>> This is not an electronic or hard copy solution, but in my braille<br>>> student's math class I use the Math Window to demonstrate math
concepts<br>>> "on the fly." This is a handy portable low tech solution to keeping the<br>>> student up with what is being presented in the class. After presenting the<br>>> new concept or idea in Nemeth on the Math Window, then I can get the new<br>>> material brailled or find its section in the already brailled math<br>>> textbook.<br>>> Here is the website for the Math Window: www.mathwindow.com<br>>> Paula and Roger Wolf are really great people to work with.<br>>> Hope this helps.<br>>> Sylvia Ekdahl, M.Ed., CTVI<br>>> Texas<br>>><br>>><br>>> Sent from my iPad<br>>><br>>> On May 10, 2013, at 7:36 AM, Greg Aikens <<a ymailto="mailto:gpaikens@gmail.com" href="mailto:gpaikens@gmail.com">gpaikens@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> > Thanks for your response Eric. We definitely do try and provide as<br>>> > much in hard copy
braille as possible. The switch to common core this<br>>> > year has meant that our teachers are preparing lessons and materials<br>>> > even later than usual because they are often working to master the<br>>> > presentation of the new concepts themselves.<br>>> ><br>>> > Could you describe what it might look like if the para were proficient<br>>> > in 6 key entry? The para is eager to learn and is not intimidated by<br>>> > Nemeth. She has only been with the VI program here for a little over<br>>> > a year though and has not mastered the code quite<br>>> > Thanks for your thoughts.<br>>> ><br>>> > Greg<br>>> ><br>>> > On 5/10/13, Eric Guillory <<a ymailto="mailto:ericguillory@aol.com" href="mailto:ericguillory@aol.com">ericguillory@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> >> I was glad to read that, whenever
possible, you emboss hardcopies of<br>>> >> requisite materials in math. That is so crucial, particularly in<br>>> >> subject<br>>> >> areas involving the Nemeth Code. It's too bad that the assistant is<br>>> >> not<br>>> >> proficient in six key entry, as that is the only way I can think of to<br>>> >> make<br>>> >> what you are hoping to accomplish possible. Any other thoughts?<br>>> >><br>>> >> Eric<br>>> >><br>>> >> Sent from my iPhone<br>>> >><br>>> >> On May 9, 2013, at 1:31 PM, Greg Aikens <<a ymailto="mailto:gpaikens@gmail.com" href="mailto:gpaikens@gmail.com">gpaikens@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> >><br>>> >>> Hello colleagues,<br>>> >>> I am looking for ways to produce Nemeth braille on an electronic<br>>> >>> display in real
time. The para I have working with an elementary<br>>> >>> student to provide access to her math class pointed out how much more<br>>> >>> effective it would be to be able to just put the braille under my<br>>> >>> student's fingers than trying to sneak in descriptions of what the<br>>> >>> teacher has written in between teacher explanations. The student has<br>>> >>> some trouble listening to the two voices at once and I want to make<br>>> >>> sure she can listen to as much of her math teacher explaining as<br>>> >>> possible. When the teacher's provide materials ahead of time, we are<br>>> >>> able to accomplish this by embossing them in hard copy braille.<br>>> >>> However, most often examples are made up on the fly in response to<br>>> >>> student questions or
difficulties.<br>>> >>><br>>> >>> I thought this sounded like a wonderful idea and wanted to ask if<br>>> >>> anyone else is doing something similar. We were thinking of<br>>> >>> something<br>>> >>> like pairing the student's braillenote to an ipad or laptop and<br>>> >>> having<br>>> >>> the para type the math in as the teacher writes it on the board. I'm<br>>> >>> not sure what tool we would use to input the math symbols though. As<br>>> >>> far as I know, most math symbols would be automatically rendered into<br>>> >>> computer braille instead of Nemeth.<br>>> >>><br>>> >>> I suppose that Duxbury might do this. However the para is not yet<br>>> >>> fluent enough in Nemeth to use 6 key entry on the fly.<br>>>
>>><br>>> >>> Does anyone know of any tools that will accomplish what we are trying<br>>> >>> to<br>>> >>> do?<br>>> >>><br>>> >>> Thanks,<br>>> >>> Greg<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%40aol.com"
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