We have a very happy braillist in Year 1 because he has a new brailler. But not just any brailler, it is the new Perkins 'Smart' Brailler.
When asked did he like his new brailler, the reply was, "It's awesome!"
So why is it awesome?
The new Smart brailler has a small computer attached to it which will read the braille as it is typed, letter by letter, then read the word when spaced, then read the whole sentence once a full stop is used. It also has a digital display showing either the braille or letters used.
It has a USB port to connect to a computer or printer where it will translate brailled work into a word document.
For our Year 1 braillist the Smart brailler is the 'best', and he has produced some fantastic work using this great tool.
This is just one instance of using modern technology to aid curricular access for our VI pupils. However it is not just about having nice shiny new things. An important part of our work is evaluating the effectiveness of new technology. We have been using iPad's in the classroom for coming up to a year now, and are about to engage with Winchester University in looking at how these are used by our VI pupils to access learning in the classroom....of wherever we are...in the hall for assembly or out and about on as visit.
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