Dear Colleagues, What do you recommend for a student of mine who's a brilliant audio learner and who (at this juncture) has no reading medium? She graduates in May, and I'd like her to have a technology tool to keep track auditorily of upcoming events and notes to herself, etc. Fifteen years ago, I worked with a high school teacher who's totally blind and used a Digital Voice Recorder from Brookstone. He was able to record on three different tracks and carried the small device in his pocket. One track was for absences, one for an address book of sorts and the third for a calendar. It was a marvelous tool that he could depend upon to keep him on track (no pun intended ;-)). This is the sort of item I'd like her to use well before graduating, so we can work out the kinks together. I assume that in 15-years this technology has improved. Your feedback is appreciated. Sincerely, Jane D. Harty Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments Mississippi School for the Blind Jackson, MS

I would look at an iPhone or iPad if she will have access to the Internet once she graduates. Most blind people are doing a lot on their Idevices. Otherwise, we need several things but we can do so much with an iPhone. On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Jane Harty <janeharty56@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > What do you recommend for a student of mine who's a brilliant audio > learner and who (at this juncture) has no reading medium? She graduates in > May, and I'd like her to have a technology tool to keep track auditorily of > upcoming events and notes to herself, etc. > Fifteen years ago, I worked with a high school teacher who's totally > blind and used a Digital Voice Recorder from Brookstone. He was able to > record on three different tracks and carried the small device in his > pocket. One track was for absences, one for an address book of sorts and > the third for a calendar. It was a marvelous tool that he could depend > upon to keep him on track (no pun intended ;-)). > This is the sort of item I'd like her to use well before graduating, so > we can work out the kinks together. I assume that in 15-years this > technology has improved. > Your feedback is appreciated. > Sincerely, > Jane D. Harty > Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments > Mississippi School for the Blind > Jackson, MS > > > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and > Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to > aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/ > mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to > unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing list > AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org > > -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053

I agree. She can use Siri to create contacts, reminders, calendar, dictate work, etc., and there is a native voice messaging app as well. In reminders she can also set locations for specific reminders (when leaving or arriving at CVS "get aspirin" OR. When arriving at a location "get off the bus"). So the iPhone or iPad serves multiple purposes. Sent from my iPhone Michelle J. Antinarelli, COMS Email mjant@charter.net Cell 508-498-1158 > On Sep 25, 2016, at 6:45 PM, Marianne Denning <marianne@denningweb.com> wrote: > > I would look at an iPhone or iPad if she will have access to the Internet once she graduates. Most blind people are doing a lot on their Idevices. Otherwise, we need several things but we can do so much with an iPhone. > >> On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Jane Harty <janeharty56@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dear Colleagues, >> What do you recommend for a student of mine who's a brilliant audio learner and who (at this juncture) has no reading medium? She graduates in May, and I'd like her to have a technology tool to keep track auditorily of upcoming events and notes to herself, etc. >> Fifteen years ago, I worked with a high school teacher who's totally blind and used a Digital Voice Recorder from Brookstone. He was able to record on three different tracks and carried the small device in his pocket. One track was for absences, one for an address book of sorts and the third for a calendar. It was a marvelous tool that he could depend upon to keep him on track (no pun intended ;-)). >> This is the sort of item I'd like her to use well before graduating, so we can work out the kinks together. I assume that in 15-years this technology has improved. >> Your feedback is appreciated. >> Sincerely, >> Jane D. Harty >> Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments >> Mississippi School for the Blind >> Jackson, MS >> >> >> You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. >> >> To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. >> >> Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. >> _______________________________________________ >> AERNet mailing list >> AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org >> http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org > > > > -- > Marianne Denning, TVI, MA > Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired > (513) 607-6053 > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing list > AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org

If use of a phone in class is an issue, you may want to consider her having an IPod Touch which has the functionality of the IPhone but does not have access to making phone calls. I use an IPad mini and it has the ability to do everything the IPhone can do except make cell phone calls. Calls can be made through WIFI and face time. If she is capable of typing, she can use a mobile keyboard and connect to probably all three devices but especially the IPhone and the IPad and she could even do school work using applications such as the voice dream reader and writer and the KNFB Reader to scan and read handouts and textbooks. If your student would not be usingthe the device primarily to write, a device such as the Victor Reader Stream 2nd generation would be very helpful. Other similar devices the person could use are the book port and the book sense. At least the Victor Reader stream can be used to record lectures notes, retrieve and read books from bookshare, NLS, Learning ally, do research on wicopedia and wictionary and actually has the ability to save quotes from documents to use for writing papers. The device can read Braille and text out loud. I hope this helps a bit. Marcie Brink-Chaney CVRT Detroit Receiving Hospital University Health Center Detroit Medical Center Phone: (313)745-4131 Email: mbrink-c@dmc.org<mailto:mbrink-c@dmc.org> ________________________________ From: AERNet [mailto:aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of Michelle Antinarelli Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2016 10:24 PM To: Marianne Denning Cc: aernet@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: Re: [AERNet] Audio Medium I agree. She can use Siri to create contacts, reminders, calendar, dictate work, etc., and there is a native voice messaging app as well. In reminders she can also set locations for specific reminders (when leaving or arriving at CVS "get aspirin" OR. When arriving at a location "get off the bus"). So the iPhone or iPad serves multiple purposes. Sent from my iPhone Michelle J. Antinarelli, COMS Email mjant@charter.net<mailto:mjant@charter.net> Cell 508-498-1158 On Sep 25, 2016, at 6:45 PM, Marianne Denning <marianne@denningweb.com<mailto:marianne@denningweb.com>> wrote: I would look at an iPhone or iPad if she will have access to the Internet once she graduates. Most blind people are doing a lot on their Idevices. Otherwise, we need several things but we can do so much with an iPhone. On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Jane Harty <janeharty56@gmail.com<mailto:janeharty56@gmail.com>> wrote: Dear Colleagues, What do you recommend for a student of mine who's a brilliant audio learner and who (at this juncture) has no reading medium? She graduates in May, and I'd like her to have a technology tool to keep track auditorily of upcoming events and notes to herself, etc. Fifteen years ago, I worked with a high school teacher who's totally blind and used a Digital Voice Recorder from Brookstone. He was able to record on three different tracks and carried the small device in his pocket. One track was for absences, one for an address book of sorts and the third for a calendar. It was a marvelous tool that he could depend upon to keep him on track (no pun intended ;-)). This is the sort of item I'd like her to use well before graduating, so we can work out the kinks together. I assume that in 15-years this technology has improved. Your feedback is appreciated. Sincerely, Jane D. Harty Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments Mississippi School for the Blind Jackson, MS You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. 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