>FYI:
>From: Jewel <herekittykat2@gmail.com>
>To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
> <pibe-division@nfbnet.org>
>Subject: [Pibe-division] Affordable Multi-Line Refreshable Braille Display
> WASRe: Educational Food for Thought: 21 Things That Will Be Obso...
>
>Dear Eric and all,
>Your wish is their command! At NCSU here in Raleigh, they are in the
>process of creating a full-page refreshabel Braille display that uses
>air pressure to create the dots. This display will cost significantly
>less than the current displays out there. As of the latest update
>(last weekend), they have created the first cell and are testing it.
>Once they are done with the first cell, creating the whole page will
>be simple. The creator, Dr. Yung, is a member of the Wake County
>chapter of the NFB, here in Raleigh, NC. So, be prepared for Braille
>to go digital all the way!
>
>~Jewel
>
>On 12/10/11, EricGuillory@aol.com <EricGuillory@aol.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for this, Dr. V. My own children are ages 6 and 3, and it will be
> > interesting to witness innovation going forward. Currently, at least in
> > Louisiana, most things continue to be done using the paper and pencil
> > approach.
> > However, there are certain aspects of instruction which are hinting at the
> > changes to come. Now, if an affordable multiline braille display solution
> > could be developed and cleverly marketed for blind consumers, we too could
> > spearhead the green movement. I hope and pray that humanity, students,
> > teachers, and parents, will strive harder to utilize these kinds of
> > exciting and
> > beneficial future tools for the greater good of their kids and therefor
> > society as a whole.
> >
> > A great weekend to each of you!
> >
> > Eric Guillory
> > PIBE President
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 12/10/2011 1:16:42 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> > pumpkinracer@gmail.com writes:
> >
> > A glimpse into the future? Here is this week’s “Principal's Message”
> > from my eldest son’s high school newsletter:
> > Principal's Message
> > December 2, 2012
> > My daughter Katie will be starting her senior year in the fall of 2020.
> > She is only in the 3rd grade now, but has an email account, which she
> > regularly uses to communicate with her teacher about homework. I often
> > think
> > about how different her educational experience is from what mine was. She
> > uses her iPad to go over math concepts and
> reads her books through a Kindle
> > app.
> > I often wonder how different her high school experience will be from what
> > I experience now. This summer I stumbled upon this article online. While
> > not expert in any way, it is an interesting opinion on where we are
> > possibly headed. What a better way to end
> the year than looking toward the
> >
> > future.
> > _21 Things That Will Be Obsolete By 2020_
> >
> (http://mbusd.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b50ae2c8e9e6deded6721ac75&id=e621027afb&e=fbd6a8086f)
> >
> > Shelly Blake-Plock
> > 1. DESKS
> > The 21st century does not fit neatly into rows. Neither should your
> > students. Allow the network-based concepts of flow, collaboration, and
> > dynamism
> > help you rearrange your room for authentic 21st century learning.
> > 2. LANGUAGE LABS
> > Foreign language acquisition is only a smartphone away. Get rid of those
> > clunky desktops and monitors and do something fun with that room.
> > 3. COMPUTERS
> > Ok, so this is a trick answer. More precisely this one should read: ‘Our
> > concept of what a computer is’. Because computing is going mobile and over
> > the next decade we’re going to see the full fury of individualized
> > computing
> > via handhelds come to the fore. Can’t wait.
> > 4. HOMEWORK
> > The 21st century is a 24/7 environment. And the next decade is going to
> > see the traditional temporal boundaries between home and school disappear.
> > And despite whatever Secretary Duncan might say, we don’t need kids to ‘go
> > to school’ more; we need them to ‘learn’ more. And this will be done 24/7
> > and on the move (see #3).
> > 5. THE ROLE OF STANDARDIZED TESTS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
> > The AP Exam is on its last legs. The SAT isn’t far behind. Over the next
> > ten years, we will see Digital Portfolios replace test scores as the #1
> > factor in college admissions.
> > 6. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AS A SIGN OF DISTINGUISHED TEACHER
> > The 21st century is customizable. In ten years, the teacher who hasn’t yet
> > figured out how to use tech to personalize learning will be the teacher
> > out of a job. Differentiation won’t make you
> ‘distinguished’; it’ll just be
> > a natural part of your work.
> > 7. FEAR OF WIKIPEDIA
> > Wikipedia is the greatest democratizing force in the world right now. If
> > you are afraid of letting your students peruse it, it’s time you get over
> > yourself.
> > 8. PAPERBACKS
> > Books were nice. In ten years’ time, all reading will be via digital
> > means. And yes, I know, you like the ‘feel’ of paper. Well, in ten years’
> > time
> > you’ll hardly tell the difference as ‘paper’ itself becomes digitized.
> > 9. ATTENDANCE OFFICES
> > Bio scans. ‘Nuff said.
> > 10. LOCKERS
> > A coat-check, maybe.
> > 11. I.T. DEPARTMENTS
> > Ok, so this is another trick answer. More subtly put: IT Departments as we
> > currently know them. Cloud computing and a decade’s worth of increased
> > wifi and satellite access will make some of the traditional roles of IT —
> > software, security, and connectivity — a thing of the past. What will IT
> > professionals do with all their free time? Innovate. Look to tech
> > departments to
> > instigate real change in the function of schools over the next twenty
> > years.
> > 12. CENTRALIZED INSTITUTIONS
> > School buildings are going to become ‘homebases’ of learning, not the
> > institutions where all learning happens. Buildings will get smaller and
> > greener, student and teacher schedules will change to allow less people on
> > campus
> > at any one time, and more teachers and students will be going out into
> > their communities to engage in experiential learning.
> > 13. ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BY GRADE
> > Education over the next ten years will become more individualized, leaving
> > the bulk of grade-based learning in the past. Students will form peer
> > groups by interest and these interest groups will petition for specialized
> > learning. The structure of K-12 will be fundamentally altered.
> > 14. EDUCATION SCHOOLS THAT FAIL TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY
> > This is actually one that could occur over the next five years. Education
> > Schools have to realize that if they are to
> remain relevant, they are going
> > to have to demand that 21st century tech integration be modeled by the
> > very professors who are supposed to be preparing our teachers.
> > 15. PAID/OUTSOURCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
> > No one knows your school as well as you. With the power of a PLN
> > (professional learning networks) in their back pockets, teachers will rise
> > up to
> > replace peripatetic professional development gurus as the source of school
> > wide professional development programs. This is already happening.
> > 16. CURRENT CURRICULAR NORMS
> > There is no reason why every student needs to take however many credits in
> > the same course of study as every other student. The root of curricular
> > change will be the shift in middle schools to a role as foundational
> > content
> > providers and high schools as places for specialized learning.
> > 17. PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE NIGHT
> > Ongoing parent-teacher relations in virtual reality will make
> > parent-teacher conference nights seem quaint. Over the next ten years,
> > parents and
> > teachers will become closer than ever as a result of virtual communication
> > opportunities. And parents will drive schools to become ever more tech
> > integrated.
> > 18. TYPICAL CAFETERIA FOOD
> > Nutrition information + handhelds + cost comparison = the end of $3.00
> > bowls of microwaved mac and cheese. At least, I so hope so.
> > 19. OUTSOURCED GRAPHIC DESIGN AND WEB DESIGN
> > You need a website/brochure/promo/etc.? Well, for goodness sake just let
> > your kids do it. By the end of the decade — in the best of schools — they
> > will be.
> > 20. HIGH SCHOOL ALGEBRA 1
> > Within the decade, it will either become the norm to teach this course in
> > middle school or we’ll have finally woken up to the fact that there’s no
> > reason to give algebra weight over statistics and I.T. in high school for
> > non-math majors (and they will have all taken it in middle school anyway).
> > 21. PAPER
> > In ten years’ time, schools will decrease their paper consumption by no
> > less than 90%. And the printing industry and the copier industry and the
> > paper industry itself will either adjust or perish.
> > Go MUSTANGS!
> > Ben Dale
> > Principal
> > Mira Costa High School
> >
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