Working with the Experts Winter Wonderland of Technology for Students with Visual Impairments
Jan 05, 2016
Working with the Experts Winter Wonderland of Technology
for Students with Visual Impairments
Welcome!
Schedules◦ Thursday ◦ Friday
Breaks and Lunch Restrooms Drinks and Snacks Rooms and Topics Braille Challenge –
Bag Lady
Get Ready!
Kathee Cagle, Cathy Babbit, and Denise Battle for the Snowmen and decorations!
Doubletree Hotel for the Cookies! Jeff Fitterman and Curtis Nelson for
setting-up technology and rooms FDLRS for the use of the Poster Maker
Thanks to …
1. Be Patient2. Be Patient3. Be Patient
It is technology and we have tried to plan for every contingency … but stuff happens. Your fellow teachers have put a lot of time and energy into these presentations.
Ground Rules
Your Teachers Tiffany Barbieri Chelsea Bridges Susie Coleman Sue Glaser Jennifer Hyland Kathy Kremplewski Shalene LaMotte Jill Pfluke
Kay Ratzlaff Maureen Rich Shannyn Robertson Eddie Ryan Lois Sanders Jeff Schwartz Laura Thompson Andrea Wallace Anna Whitman
What’s this?
What is this?
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press
25% 25%25%25%1. Reel to Reel audio
tape maker2. Early copy
machine3. Thermoform for
tactile graphics4. Braille press
Do you remember using your first real copy machine?
Yes
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idn’t.
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have copy machines???
When do you have access to a copy machine during the work day?
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the
time
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1. All the time2. Most of the time3. Some of the time4. It is very limited
depending on the school
5. Never
The first “reading machine” was the _____ unveiled in 1976.
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Kurz
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1. Xerox2. IBM3. Kurzweil4. Royal5. JAWS
The cost of the original Kurzweil was…
$3,000 to $5,...
$5,000to
$7,0...
$10,000 to
$15...
$15,000 to
$20...
$20,000 to $3...
$30,000 to
$50...
$50,000 to
$80...
$80,000 to
$10...
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$100,000
The Original Kurzweil was the size of …
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ble
A ty
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A s
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1. A table2. A typewriter3. A small copy
machine4. A desktop printer
The first cell phones …
Weighed 2
pounds
Wereintroduced in1983
Had abattery
thatlastedonehour
Cost$4,000
All ofthe
above
#2 and#3
17% 17% 17%17%17%17%1. Weighed 2 pounds2. Were introduced in
19833. Had a battery that
lasted one hour4. Cost $4,000 5. All of the above6. #2 and #3
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25% 25%25%25%1. Copy machine for braille
2. Early Easy Bake Oven
3. Early braille writer4. Early computer
This workshop is not about technology!
This workshop is about meeting the needs of students.
If you Meet and iPad …
Read and discuss at your table.
If You Meet an iPad on the Way, Smash It By Justin Reich on November 4, 2012 8:34 PM
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2012/11/if_you_meet_an_ipad_on_the_way_smash_it.html?cmp=ENL-EU-VIEWS2
The way we are seeking is one where we prepare young people for a life of civic commitment, of self-reflection, and of meaningful work and contributions to community. The way is about unlocking student talent, compassion, and humanity. If the iPad distracts us from defining the way …
Wikispaces webpage for this workshop.
https://workingwiththeexperts2012.wikispaces.com
Shalene LaMotte, Hillsborough County Peyton Short, Flagler County Others????
Right Tools for the Task = Success
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Why is Assessment Important???
9/18/2012
Select a task/goal that your student needs to complete
Take one of the techniques learned at the workshop
Do a Pre-Test with your student as to “Present Level of Performance”
Teach the new technique/device with the goal of accomplishing the student task
Do a Post-Test to determine new learning /skills
Write a report on the process and results
Homework Project
The student must use the technology to complete an academic or functional task
Just “learning the keys of the BookPort” or “downloading an app” or “loading the paper in the Mountbatten” is not a task.
Those are learning to use the tool… not using the tool to complete a task.
You have to know how to work the saw before you can cut wood ….
Homework continued…
Once your homework project is submitted You will get to choose two of the following
apps for your own download!
1. iSight ($11.992. Braille Pad Pro ($24.99)3. Read2Go ($19.99)
Good news!