Simple demonstration on how to read Braille using two hands: Dr. Robinson teaches How to Learn to Read Braille fast and easily
Lessons and articles to help you:
Strategies in Good Braille Reading that leads to Speed
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Learning to refreshaBraille with Special Hands
Learning to braille can be done directly on the keyboard using Duxbury braille translation software or a tiny braille display for anyone with special hands, or regular hands. Watch video on Youtube: Special Hands
Lessons on learning how to use Duxbury, the refreshabraille and other products are at www.yourtechvision.com
Lessons that will help you
First Steps in Great Braille Readers
APH Refreshabraille Braille display, JAWS and Word #1
Lessons on learning how to use Duxbury, the refreshabraille and other products are at www.yourtechvision.com
Lessons that will help you
First Steps in Great Braille Readers
APH Refreshabraille Braille display, JAWS and Word #1
Friday, December 2, 2011
Talking Pen that records what you write
This would be a great Gift or stocking stuffer for anyone who can write and needs that extra feedback to hear the lesson. Great for school and work. Have the information you need repeated when you have time. Anything you write will be recorded in this pen.
Livescribe™ Echo™ Smartpen--Click on link to open: Amazing smartpen remembers everything you hear, say and write, then lets you replay your recorded audio with a simple tap. Save your notes and recordings to your computer, or quickly share them with others as pencast, PDF or audio files. Use the Echo™ smartpen and special dot paper to take notes in meetings or lectures. With just a tap, Echo™ begins recording the audio and digitizing your handwriting--automatically synching the ink and audio. By tapping your notes, you can replay the conversation from the exact moment your note was written, so you never miss a word. The included Livescribe™ Desktop software helps you back up your notes, search them, play them back from your computer, or share those notes with others.
Advanced processing power and substantial memory--all in a Montblanc-sized pen! Watch video of pen: Livescribe
The rechargeable Echo™ smartpen lets you capture and save important data in simple pen-and-paper format, making it easy to access and share. The 4GB of memory can record 400+ hours of audio* and thousands of pages of notes.
Livescribe™ Echo™ Smartpen--Click on link to open: Amazing smartpen remembers everything you hear, say and write, then lets you replay your recorded audio with a simple tap. Save your notes and recordings to your computer, or quickly share them with others as pencast, PDF or audio files. Use the Echo™ smartpen and special dot paper to take notes in meetings or lectures. With just a tap, Echo™ begins recording the audio and digitizing your handwriting--automatically synching the ink and audio. By tapping your notes, you can replay the conversation from the exact moment your note was written, so you never miss a word. The included Livescribe™ Desktop software helps you back up your notes, search them, play them back from your computer, or share those notes with others.
Advanced processing power and substantial memory--all in a Montblanc-sized pen! Watch video of pen: Livescribe
The rechargeable Echo™ smartpen lets you capture and save important data in simple pen-and-paper format, making it easy to access and share. The 4GB of memory can record 400+ hours of audio* and thousands of pages of notes.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Dr. Robinson teaches-Track Changes-inserting comments and editing work
Learn how to insert comments into documents and edit work. The teacher grades the students' work, emails it to them and their talking software goes through every comment and correction. Blind students can now do work from start to finish, hearing their own grade and making changes as requested by teachers.
Send the teacher their version of track changes at the start of the year, so they know how to do this for the blind students in their classes. Watch video: Dr. Robinson teaches-Track Changes-inserting comments and editing work
Lessons to help the student and teacher
Seven Lessons on TRACK CHANGES for students and teachers-everything you need
Send the teacher their version of track changes at the start of the year, so they know how to do this for the blind students in their classes. Watch video: Dr. Robinson teaches-Track Changes-inserting comments and editing work
Lessons to help the student and teacher
Seven Lessons on TRACK CHANGES for students and teachers-everything you need
Merry Christmas/Happy Holiday free give away and contest
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all those constantly increasing their learning and to say Thank You.
Yourtechvision.com is giving a single file lesson to everyone who goes to the site, copies the lesson link they want, paste the lesson link into an email and send it to yourtechvision@gmail.com. The lesson will be sent to you as a gift.
You will also be entered into the contest to win the Mega lessons packet worth over $100 of lessons all based on keystrokes. The winner will be announced on the site December 25th.
Happy Holidays everyone
Yourtechvision.com is giving a single file lesson to everyone who goes to the site, copies the lesson link they want, paste the lesson link into an email and send it to yourtechvision@gmail.com. The lesson will be sent to you as a gift.
You will also be entered into the contest to win the Mega lessons packet worth over $100 of lessons all based on keystrokes. The winner will be announced on the site December 25th.
Happy Holidays everyone
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
How to make your Signature Electronic and insert it into a Document
Learn all the skills to create a perfect electronic signature so you can insert it into any document that needs to be emailed, created in Word or other documents. Once the signature is created, you can use it anywhere you need on computer programs. The fastest way to achieve a professional document quickly, especially when your signature is required.
Watch YouTube video: How to make your Signature Electronic and insert it into a Document
For text lesson in full detail of lesson, go to: How to make your Signature Electronic and insert it into a Document
Watch YouTube video: How to make your Signature Electronic and insert it into a Document
For text lesson in full detail of lesson, go to: How to make your Signature Electronic and insert it into a Document
Cooking, Math and Making Learning Fun
Some students have difficulties with math, but when you can apply it to something they love, the understanding kicks in. I use cooking as one of my strategies to learn math skills. They get to eat their results, which is always a big hit.
I have nesting spoons and cups so the students can easily tell which is the correct measurement. For any child that needs a tactile reminder, I have brailled nesting tools, which can be bought at places like ILA or LS&S. We practice with simple measurements using rice or beans.
If you are fortunate enough to get a child young, have them read 1+1=2 and they do the math in braille, then have them measure 1 cup + 1 cup of beans to put in a bowl and have them repeat it with 1 tsp + 1 tsp = 2 tsp and 1 TB+ 1 TB = 2 Tbs. Then they go to the computer and type it out and listen to it while reading from a braille display.
By integrating academic instruction with life, they will see why they are learning certain information in school, so by the time they start to add, subtract, divide and multiple fractions and using higher math skills, they will have gained a great foundation with real life materials...teaspoons, tablespoons and cups, angles, plane, shapes and so on.
I have nesting spoons and cups so the students can easily tell which is the correct measurement. For any child that needs a tactile reminder, I have brailled nesting tools, which can be bought at places like ILA or LS&S. We practice with simple measurements using rice or beans.
If you are fortunate enough to get a child young, have them read 1+1=2 and they do the math in braille, then have them measure 1 cup + 1 cup of beans to put in a bowl and have them repeat it with 1 tsp + 1 tsp = 2 tsp and 1 TB+ 1 TB = 2 Tbs. Then they go to the computer and type it out and listen to it while reading from a braille display.
By integrating academic instruction with life, they will see why they are learning certain information in school, so by the time they start to add, subtract, divide and multiple fractions and using higher math skills, they will have gained a great foundation with real life materials...teaspoons, tablespoons and cups, angles, plane, shapes and so on.
What do you do when you Lose Sight Later in Life
Spending lots of time with family and friends over the holidays usually has a person tagging me with questions about someone they know who has just lost sight recently. If the child is younger than 30, they move back in with parents as they try and figure out life and older or married, they become dependent on the person they are living with as they try and figure out life.
The statement I use, I know is bold because no one really likes to leave what he or she know, despite the fact they cannot do what they used to do. However, the people who choose this path of learning blind skills change their lives forever, into the path of being able to do whatever they want.
The statement I use is: They need to go to a training center for the blind, if they truly want to gain the skills they need to be independent. Yes, they can cruise the Internet....with a friend because they do have the skills to do so themselves with talking software, and they can read, or someone read to them about information, but it is slow and arduous and many lose hope because they are not finding the right answers.
There are several good training centers for the blind and most states have them, but if you want to gain all the skills needed to live and learn how to go anywhere you need to go and most importantly gain the confidence and skills you need to get a job and live your dreams as a visually impaired person, go to Louisiana Center for the Blind
I have seen dejected people go in and confident, happy people come out. The difference can be felt because the change is so dramatic.
So what do you do when you lose sight later in life, and you would really like to do it independently? Go to a training center for the blind, but if you would really like to gain more than just basic skills, the Louisiana Center for the Blind is the place to make it happen.
After you get out, continue your education with more lessons at this site: Lessons for blind
Lessons for low vision
The statement I use, I know is bold because no one really likes to leave what he or she know, despite the fact they cannot do what they used to do. However, the people who choose this path of learning blind skills change their lives forever, into the path of being able to do whatever they want.
The statement I use is: They need to go to a training center for the blind, if they truly want to gain the skills they need to be independent. Yes, they can cruise the Internet....with a friend because they do have the skills to do so themselves with talking software, and they can read, or someone read to them about information, but it is slow and arduous and many lose hope because they are not finding the right answers.
There are several good training centers for the blind and most states have them, but if you want to gain all the skills needed to live and learn how to go anywhere you need to go and most importantly gain the confidence and skills you need to get a job and live your dreams as a visually impaired person, go to Louisiana Center for the Blind
I have seen dejected people go in and confident, happy people come out. The difference can be felt because the change is so dramatic.
So what do you do when you lose sight later in life, and you would really like to do it independently? Go to a training center for the blind, but if you would really like to gain more than just basic skills, the Louisiana Center for the Blind is the place to make it happen.
After you get out, continue your education with more lessons at this site: Lessons for blind
Lessons for low vision
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Singing the National Anthem for her school
This young lady is demonstrating just one of her many talents. Watch on Youtube: Singing the National Anthem for her school
Monday, November 28, 2011
Dr. Robinson teaches using Virtual Instruction
I (or a teacher) initialize a code at the very beginning of the lesson and then tell the code to the student. The student inputs the code on their computer and I can bring their computer up on my screen, no matter the distance. Some students use Skype, others just use the phone so we can chat while giving the lesson. This lesson is one of my students completing an assignment using excel for her math class. Watch video on Youtube: Dr. Robinson teaches using Virtual Instruction
Duxbury braille translation-Computer tricks, Spanish & English Translation
Type documents in Word and quickly translate them into Duxbury, a braille to print, print to braille translation program. Learn how to double space and insert codes and so much more. Watch video on Youtube: Duxbury braille translation-Computer tricks, Spanish & English Translation
Lesson to go with the video: Duxbury braille translation-computer tricks, Spanish and English Translation
Lesson to go with the video: Duxbury braille translation-computer tricks, Spanish and English Translation
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Test your Color Vision
Have you ever been walking with someone or in a classroom and they pointed out a picture or something to look at, but you could not tell what it was, as they described it? Well, you may not have poor vision but poor color distinction or possibly color blind.
Here is a simply test you can do right at home with your computer. Go to the Colorblind Home Page and test yourself. There is nothing that can be done for color blindness, but being aware of it will help in figuring out better strategies in learning. Different colors give different contrast whether color blind or not. Better contrast will lead to better learning.
For low vision, high contrast lessons, click on Low Vision Lessons
Here is a simply test you can do right at home with your computer. Go to the Colorblind Home Page and test yourself. There is nothing that can be done for color blindness, but being aware of it will help in figuring out better strategies in learning. Different colors give different contrast whether color blind or not. Better contrast will lead to better learning.
For low vision, high contrast lessons, click on Low Vision Lessons
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
iPhone with Voice Over-use same tricks for iTouch & iPad
All the tricks you use on the iphone you can use for the iPad and iTouch too. Voice over helps any blind person use the iphone independently. Watch video on Youtube
Download full lessons at iTools
Download full lessons at iTools
iPhone with Refreshabraille-basics in moving around quickly and easily
The techniques used with the iPhone can be used with the iPad and iTouch also. You can control the iPhone with your braille display. Watch Video on Youtube.
Lessons on at iTools
Lessons on at iTools
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Low Vision-paying bills MyReader CCTV
As you start to lose vision, or you are already low vision, it is difficult to pay the bills because of the tiny font. The MyReader is a special type of CCTV-closed circuit television, that enables so many abilities. This is just one. Watch on Youtube
Using Video for an Assessment Tool for Blind Students
A picture is worth a thousand words. How many times have you as a teacher sat in a meeting and showed the team all the paperwork you have collected on the student, or as a parent looked at the paperwork and had no real ability to put all that paperwork into meaning.
A video of the child's progress is very powerful. You can lay out the paperwork, THEN say, here is a video of where Susie was when the school year started. Here is where she was in October and here is she now in December a few days before our conference. Immediately, people on the team can see the progress and what all that data means.
I have used this tool for years. Where people will toss aside all the paperwork because they do not really understand, they thrive on the videos. So I place the paperwork in their files so I can continue to collect it, guiding me in their goals; it is the videos that the parents want to see for clear understanding of their child's progress.
Another great benefit in videotaping is the children watch or listen to themselves also. They can hear their braille reading and then work to improve in the areas they are the weakest. They can hear the flow of their typing on any technology. As a teacher, you can see this also, and then write goals to assist them along on their journey.
Before you begin, make sure you get signed permission from parents and school, then watch the magic happen.
A video of the child's progress is very powerful. You can lay out the paperwork, THEN say, here is a video of where Susie was when the school year started. Here is where she was in October and here is she now in December a few days before our conference. Immediately, people on the team can see the progress and what all that data means.
I have used this tool for years. Where people will toss aside all the paperwork because they do not really understand, they thrive on the videos. So I place the paperwork in their files so I can continue to collect it, guiding me in their goals; it is the videos that the parents want to see for clear understanding of their child's progress.
Another great benefit in videotaping is the children watch or listen to themselves also. They can hear their braille reading and then work to improve in the areas they are the weakest. They can hear the flow of their typing on any technology. As a teacher, you can see this also, and then write goals to assist them along on their journey.
Before you begin, make sure you get signed permission from parents and school, then watch the magic happen.
Jaws lesson on selecting words, sentences and moving around page
Learn how to select words, sentences and paragraphs, spell check easily as you go, move quickly around the page--Many lessons to learn all aspects of controlling JAWS and Word at www.yourtechvision.com
Watch Video on YouTube
Lessons to help teach:
Five Lessons on how to change Font sizes, styles and color, including how to control JAWS
Office 2003 & 2010-Change or resize the font and size of letters and words
Word- Move and select text quickly
Office 2003 & 2010-Changing Font and format styles
Office 2010—aligning and moving around text
Word-changing font color in a text document
Watch Video on YouTube
Lessons to help teach:
Five Lessons on how to change Font sizes, styles and color, including how to control JAWS
Office 2003 & 2010-Change or resize the font and size of letters and words
Word- Move and select text quickly
Office 2003 & 2010-Changing Font and format styles
Office 2010—aligning and moving around text
Word-changing font color in a text document
Monday, November 21, 2011
Kaleigh with special hands learning to type
3 months into learning how to type on a laptop- Watch on YouTube. This is her main tool for outputting work and sending the work to her teacher through email. She knows how to use almost every aspect of WORD to do all types of work. All her lessons can be found on the Word at www.yourtechvision.com
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Yes People and No People
There can be a problem and the "YES" people immediately start thinking of a solution. Problems get resolved, with some work behind it, but in general great things constantly occur. The work pays off, people move ahead. This is VERY true where education is concerned. When a problem seems like a mountain, it takes "YES" people to make change.
On the other side are the "NO" people. A situation is presented and an immediate "NO" comes out. Whether they are more inclined toward negatively or just do NOT want to do the work. The first answer and subsequent answers are NO. This too, is devastating where education of children are concerned. It is very hard to move ahead when the "NO" people are constantly putting up roadblocks...even for the people who want to do the work and make the change.
"The person who says it cannot be done, should NOT interrupt the one who is doing it." by John Mason
For all those "YES" people who need just a little boost.
"Sticks and Stones Are Only Thrown at Fruit-Bearing Trees" by John Mason
On the other side are the "NO" people. A situation is presented and an immediate "NO" comes out. Whether they are more inclined toward negatively or just do NOT want to do the work. The first answer and subsequent answers are NO. This too, is devastating where education of children are concerned. It is very hard to move ahead when the "NO" people are constantly putting up roadblocks...even for the people who want to do the work and make the change.
"The person who says it cannot be done, should NOT interrupt the one who is doing it." by John Mason
For all those "YES" people who need just a little boost.
"Sticks and Stones Are Only Thrown at Fruit-Bearing Trees" by John Mason
Friday, November 18, 2011
How to SEE your computer better with Low Vision
There is a larger population of low vision people than blind. The low vision population is growing rapidly as people age and have diminished sight. If you wish to continue to use your computer with ease, eighteen low vision lessons to teach you how to download large cursors, enhance contrast on your machine, multiple ways to enlarge text in Word, enlarging text and graphics in the Internet and how to set up a low vision device for students in classrooms that need to see the board has been created for you. This group of lessons that will help you increase your ability to SEE everything on your computer. Go to Low Vision Skills where both XP-Office 2003 and Windows 7-Office 2010 are available for immediate download.
Watch video on Youtube: Dr. Denise Robinson demonstrates Low Vision tricks on the computer
and How to SEE your computer Better
Lessons to help you
Low Vision Skills-Windows 7 Office 2010
Low Vision-XP-Office 2003
Watch video on Youtube: Dr. Denise Robinson demonstrates Low Vision tricks on the computer
and How to SEE your computer Better
Lessons to help you
Low Vision Skills-Windows 7 Office 2010
Low Vision-XP-Office 2003
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