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[Marian Rosen]

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Mike, I, have two students (Grades 1 and 4) who are blind.  I've worked=20=

with Logo for many years, but have not been too successful in figuring=20=

out how to take advantage of Logo for them.   We do some tactile=20
transfers...
	For geometry units - we use manipulatives (cut straws on string =
for=20
rule of 360), geoboards, small magnet board with magnetic shapes to=20
build designs, cubes, pattern blocks, etc.
	For patterning lessons I once tried substituting sounds from the =
music=20
maker. Of course, the child couldn't "read" the music maker, so I made=20=

a little computer keyboard music system.  I was quite pleased with=20
myself until it occurred to me that that was really dumb since I could=20=

give the kid an actual keyboard which would be like every piano=20
keyboard in the world and be much more effective!  Give a person a=20
hammer and the whole world looks like a nail.  Give a Logophile=20
MicroWorlds and the whole world looks like...
	I then began to ask around among the specialists in adaptive =
software=20
for open ended, constructivist environments for visually handicapped=20
kids.  I didn't get too far.
	I have the nagging feeling there should be more...
	Please let me know what you come up with.

Marian Rosen
Instructional Tech Coordinator
Conway School, Ladue, Missouri, 63124




On Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 04:37 PM, Menefee, Mike -OC wrote:

> Hi All,
> =A0
> I am Mike Menefee, a teacher in Silverdale, Washington.
> =A0
> Have been teaching Logo for years, and have progressed through the DOS=20=

> and Windows versions up to EX.
> =A0
> Many great successes.=A0 Some of my former 5th graders are now off at=20=

> college and thanking me for the skills they began to hone in Logo.
> =A0
> Frustrations:=A0 I am self-taught, and struggle with some concepts and=20=

> tasks.
> =A0
> Future concerns:=A0 Helping a blind student with MicroWorlds!
> =A0
> Looking forward to collaborating.
> =A0
> Mike

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Mike, I, have two students (Grades 1 and 4) who are blind.  I've
worked with Logo for many years, but have not been too successful in
figuring out how to take advantage of Logo for them.   We do some
tactile transfers...=20

	For geometry units - we use manipulatives (cut straws on string =
for
rule of 360), geoboards, small magnet board with magnetic shapes to
build designs, cubes, pattern blocks, etc.

	For patterning lessons I once tried substituting sounds from the
music maker. Of course, the child couldn't "read" the music maker, so
I made a little computer keyboard music system.  I was quite pleased
with myself until it occurred to me that that was really dumb since I
could give the kid an actual keyboard which would be like every piano
keyboard in the world and be much more effective!  Give a person a
hammer and the whole world looks like a nail.  Give a Logophile
MicroWorlds and the whole world looks like...

	I then began to ask around among the specialists in adaptive =
software
for open ended, constructivist environments for visually handicapped
kids.  I didn't get too far.

	I have the nagging feeling there should be more...=20

	Please let me know what you come up with.


Marian Rosen

Instructional Tech Coordinator

Conway School, Ladue, Missouri, 63124





On Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 04:37 PM, Menefee, Mike -OC wrote:


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years, and have progressed through the DOS and Windows versions up to
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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Many great successes.=A0 Some
of my former 5th graders are now off at college and thanking me for
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self-taught, and struggle with some concepts and =
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blind student with MicroWorlds!</smaller></fontfamily>

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