[accessibleimage] Re: Smartboards,Mimio

I've used the mimio in my classroom. I've had a low vision student use a whiteboard (with the mimio mounted on it), so that he and I could both see and read his writing. This method improved his illegible handwriting. Also, by using the mimio, he was able to record and print out his work done on the whiteboard. Otherwise all his work would have been lost after erasing the board. During Geometry class, I require my students to make drawings with appropriate markings; for example congruent angle, congruent line segment, or right angle markings. The first year I used the mimio, I had a low vision student make the drawing with the help of his fellow students who were braille readers. They guided him through the drawing. Once completed, we knew we could print it out easily, but the student asked what would happen if we sent it to the Tiger. We sent his drawing to the Tiger, and it embossed beautifully, and this was the first time that a low vision student was able to share a geometric drawing he had created by electronic means with one of his blind peers in a matter of minutes and at the mere push of a button. Of course, everyone in the class wanted a copy, and we also had to draw several more such drawings. The first drawing did not require the labeling of points, so there were no letters involved - just curved and straight markings. Subsequent drawings did require that the vertices be labeled, but all students stated that they would have no problem reading raised line capital letters, and we proceeded with great success. This was quite the teachable moment one dreams of. 

Susan

Susan A. Osterhaus, M.Ed.
Secondary Mathematics
Texas School for the Blind
 and Visually Impaired
1100 West 45th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Phone: 512-206-9305
Fax: 512-206-9320
E-mail: susanosterhaus@xxxxxxxxx
Website: http://www.tsbvi.edu/math/
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Yayla" <fnugg@xxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:33 AM
Subject: [accessibleimage] Re: Smartboards,Mimio



Dear Will and Ike,
Thank you for your answers.
I was also thinking that using the drawing on a blackboard as an analogy to give when explaining about preparing tactile graphics. When you draw on the blackboard you can't draw very detailed and you have to think of those in the back of the room. Was thinking this might be 
an apt comparison.
What do you think?
And how do the graphics come out when you draw on the board? Any experience with embossing them out with Tiger or transferring to swell paper? 

Best,
Lisa

Will Pearson wrote:

Hi Lisa,
We're using that sort of thing as part of the MiMeG project here at Bristol. We're just using it to annotate video and no character recognition is being performed. If you've got any questions about the more technological aspects of this sort of technology then Muneeb, the RA working on the project, sits next to me and the supervisor for MiMeG is also my PhD supervisor. 

Will
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Yayla" <lisa.yayla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:51 AM
Subject: [accessibleimage] Smartboards,Mimio



Hi,
Does anyone have any experience with or knowledge about smartboards, Mimio 
technology?
Best,
Lisa

Lisa Yayla
Huseby Kompetansesenter
Oslo Norway
lisa.yayla@xxxxxxxxxx

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