Ann.Parsons@f204.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Parsons) (01/12/90)
Index Number: 6219 Hi Jennifer, I am replying to the guy who's going to tutor a blind student in Geometry. Your suggestions are all good, very good. The only other suggestion I can thing of is to use a cork board with pins and string rubber bands between them. That would make the correct shapes and using pin and rubber bands would allow quick changing of the figures, e.g. between several geometry problems within a given cession. Also, use items that are available for cubic things. One thing that might help with polygons are the dice that are used to play Dungeons and Dragons. They come in pyramids, cubes, octagons, decagons, dodecagons and twenty sided ones, (can't remember the proper name), <grin> Granted, they're small, but I think they'd do the trick. Having just left my favorite group of D. and D. players two days ago not to be seen again for two weeks, the idea just popped into my head. Hope it helps. Take care, see you on-line. Ann P. P.S. Tom, if you aren't familiar with D. and D. you can get the dice at a local toy store for a modest price. Dunnow just how much, I've had mine a while. <grin> <grin> Ann P., alious O'falan, Balin, Aylah, Appledoor, etc. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!260!204!Ann.Parsons Internet: Ann.Parsons@f204.n260.z1.fidonet.org
Ron.Rothenberg@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Ron Rothenberg) (01/17/90)
Index Number: 6267 AP> Hi Jennifer, AP> I am replying to the guy who's going to tutor a blind student AP> in Geometry. Your suggestions are all good, very good. The only AP> other suggestion I can thing of is to use a cork board with AP> pins and string rubber bands between them. That would make the AP> correct shapes and using pin and rubber bands would allow quick The Howe Press of the Perkins School for the Blind here in Watertown sells the following geometry supplies: Basic Raised Line Drawing Kit - for creating fine rasied drawings of mathematical diagrams, geometric drawings, etc. Includes 100 sheets of Mylar (10" x 10"), 12" braille ruler, a pencil stylus and an 11 1/2 inch drawing board with rubber surforce and pinfoles for positioning the ruler. Stylus creatdes a raised surface so that the image you make is an actual representaion - not a reversal. $58 Complete Raised Line Drawing Kit - Same as basic, plus a compass, braille protractor with cursor and square. $97.50 9" or 23cm Protractor $22.25 12" Ruler (braille) 24" Ruler (Braille) $5.75 and $10.75 Howe Press Perkins School 175 N. Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02172-2790 617-924-3490 -rsr- ... Only the young die good. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!101!460!Ron.Rothenberg Internet: Ron.Rothenberg@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org