[Trainer-Talk] Anyone know about electric pencil

[annajee82 at gmail.com]

Never heard of this and not sure what the benefit would be.  But, for Algebra, I recommend using braille in some form.  There are also things like Math Window which is a magnetic board with magnetic tiles of letters. Numbers, various symbols, etc. The tiles have print and/or braille.  This way the student can lay out problems and solve them using spacial orientation method which can make things easier.  This product could be simulated with self-made or store bought magnets and a magnetic whiteboard or possibly something like a cookie sheet.  For something as simple as basic algebra I  have found these non-technological methods to be very useful.

Anna E Givens


> On Sep 16, 2016, at 8:34 AM, Deborah Armstrong via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Back in the Windows 98 days, Ted Henter wrote a program called Electric Pencil which enabled him to do math equations on a computer screen, the same way sighted people use a pencil and paper.
> 
> I'm still trying to help my low-vision student get ready to take Algebra, and I was wondering if anyone knew of a modern version of this kind of software that ran under Windows or an iOS app.
> 
> By the way, Henter's program wasn't just for BVI folks, it was also for anyone who couldn't hold or ma nipulate a pencil.
> 
> --Debee
> 
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