[blindkid] SMARTboard comment

Carrie Gilmer carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
Wed Mar 18 22:33:24 UTC 2009


Bless your hearts and efforts Mark and Wendy, bless, bless, bless.
If only cloning were legal, and it actually worked.

 
 
Carrie Gilmer, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
Home Phone: 763-784-8590
carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mark Feliz
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:20 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] SMARTboard comment

My district is far behind on the smart board technology. I haven't had to 
think about how to integrate access for my blind students. I am still 
dealing with teachers who prep the morning before the class. They also 
prepare their lessons with handouts pulled from a file drawer!


Mark Feliz

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wendy Molle" <wmolle at schoharie.k12.ny.us>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:31 AM
Subject: [blindkid] SMARTboard comment


> Personally, anytime I use the SMARTboard I have an embossed copy of 
> screens for my blind student.  It only takes a few minutes to convert the 
> files.
> Also, nobody in our district uses the SMARTboard in place of a textbook. 
> It is in place of a chalkboard or whiteboard to present information on. 
> At least how we use it, it may be better for the blind student because we 
> think out our lessons ahead of time to create the slides we will use with 
> the class.  This lets us be totally prepared for the blind student, 
> instead of thinking off the cuff and not having materials Brailled before 
> they arrive.
> Wendy
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