access to mathematics for students with visual impairments

Access to Mathematics for Students Access to Mathematics for Students with Visual Impairmentswith Visual Impairments

VideoconferenceMultiple sites across Pennsylvania including:

PaTTAN – HarrisburgPaTTAN – King of Prussia

PaTTAN – PittsburghNorthwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit #5

Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit #19Bellefonte Area High School

Pennsylvania Partnership for Professional Development Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network

Pennsylvania Department of Education

February 3, 2006

Using Using Scientific NotebookScientific Notebook and and DBT WINDBT WIN ≥ ≥ 10.310.3:: Creating Large Print Mathematics Creating Large Print Mathematics

and Translating into Nemeth Codeand Translating into Nemeth Code

Presented bySusan A. Osterhaus

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

1100 West 45th StreetAustin, TX 78756(512) 206-9305

susanosterhaus@tsbvi.edu http://www.tsbvi.edu/math/

Background InformationBackground Information

Osterhaus, S.A. (2003). Susan’s math technology corner: Scientific Notebook + DBT WIN = Nemeth Code. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 48(3), 23-28.

Osterhaus, S.A. (2004). Susan’s math technology corner: The versatile Scientific Notebook. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 49(2), 39-43.

Scientific Notebook Scientific Notebook + +DBT WIN = DBT WIN = Nemeth CodeNemeth Code

MacKichan Software, Inc.http://www.mackichan.com

Duxbury Systems, Inc.http://www.duxburysystems.com

+ = x^2"+3x+4

Toolbars in Toolbars in Scientific NotebookScientific Notebook

StandardMath

Templates Objects

ComputeSymbol PanelsSymbol Cache

Display the Toolbars andDisplay the Toolbars and Enlarge the Buttons Enlarge the Buttons

Inserting Text and Inserting Text and Mathematics in Mathematics in Scientific Scientific

NotebookNotebook

Standard Toolbar

Open Print Spelling Copy Undo Show /Hide TableN onprinting

New Save Preview Cut Paste Properties Math/Text Toggle Zoom Factor

Math Templates &Math Templates & Math Objects Math Objects

ComputeCompute

Symbol Panels &Symbol Panels & Symbol Cache Symbol Cache

Keyboard Shortcuts for Keyboard Shortcuts for Scientific NotebookScientific Notebook

Keyboard shortcuts are special key combinations that speed your work. Entering Symbols, Characters and

Mathematical Objects

Ctrl+f or Ctrl+/ or Ctrl+1 Editing and Scrolling

Ctrl+x

Sample ProblemsSample Problems

Arithmetic

Algebra

Geometry

Higher Level Math

Saving Files in Regular and Saving Files in Regular and Large PrintLarge Print

Changing Appearance Properties Tag

Appearance Font

• Modify face, style, size, and color of text Paragraph

• Change background color Math

• Modify face, style, size, and color of math, functions, and units

r = a cos nθ or r = a sin nθ

Opening Opening Scientific NotebookScientific Notebook Files in Files in DBT WINDBT WIN and and

Translating to Nemeth CodeTranslating to Nemeth Code

Open Scientific Notebook files using the LaTeX Importer

Translate Format and Correct any Errors with Six-

Key EntrySave and Emboss