11:59:53 From Kate Borg : Good morning everyone! Please make sure your chat box says "All panelists and attendees" 12:00:04 From Linda Jordan : Good morning from Boerne TX! 12:00:34 From Kimberly Raymond : Hello from Texas! 12:00:55 From Jo Ellen Cloyd : Hi Linda! I met you last year when I was doing observations for my VI classes! I am now at SAISD! :) 12:00:56 From Amanda Lambright : I haven't gotten my evaluation for Tuesdays training, is it coming, or did I miss it? 12:00:57 From Kathie Preece : Hi Everyone from Katy, TX 12:01:00 From Darlene Cole to All panelists : hello Darlene from Delaware 12:01:05 From Kathi Garza : Hi Linda! Good to see you here 12:01:12 From Tracie Quinn : Hello from Texas! 12:01:19 From Regina Quaid : good afternoon form Kentucky 12:01:33 From Emilie McConnell : Hello from Magnolia Texas 12:01:38 From Kate Borg to Amanda Lambright, All Panelists : please email sobeckb@tsbvi.edu and he can help 12:01:40 From Shannon Spettel to All panelists : Good afternoon from Grand Rapids, Michigan 12:01:45 From Patrice Christian to All panelists : Hello from San Antonio 12:01:56 From Madilyne Rose : Hello from Minnesota 12:02:05 From Linda Jordan : Congrats Jo Ellen, hope to see you soon! 12:02:14 From Elsa Hernandez : Good morning from El Paso Tx 12:03:15 From Silvia Le to All panelists : Hello from Dallas 12:03:19 From Linda Jordan : Kathi I plan to contact you soon regarding an ECI baby! 12:04:19 From Silvia Le to All panelists : From Silvia Le - Good afternoon from Dallas 12:05:16 From Kathi Garza : Great Linda! Bring on the babies! 12:06:34 From Kathie Preece : all virtual right now 12:06:36 From Anna Cyr : All of the above 12:06:36 From Michael Deolloz : hybrid 12:06:37 From Elsa Hernandez : Virtual 12:06:42 From Darlene Cole to All panelists : all virtual 12:06:42 From Elizabeth Garrett : some in person and some virtual 12:06:43 From Sara Noel : both 12:06:43 From William Twilligear : Combination of both 12:06:45 From Amber Smithson to All panelists : Our students in Chattanooga, TN have tons of options - some are all in-person, some are all virtual, and some are combination 12:06:45 From Christi Twilligear : We serve 7 districts, so we have a combination 12:06:45 From Amanda Lambright : virtual only now will change to hybrid 12:06:49 From Linda Jordan : Currently all in person 12:06:50 From Diana Fitzpatrick : virtual, eventually hybrid 12:06:50 From Silvia Le to All panelists : Hybrid 12:06:51 From Wendi Vermillion : Either online or in brick & mortar... 12:06:51 From Madilyne Rose : As of now, half caseload Hybrid, half Virtual 12:06:52 From Stephanie Sims : virtual only 12:06:52 From Emilie McConnell : hybrid 12:06:53 From Laura Elmer : homebound 12:06:53 From Patrice Christian to All panelists : hybrid 12:06:55 From Courtney Forman : Virtual or in person (family choice) 12:06:55 From Alex Driver to All panelists : combination 12:06:56 From Dawn Mugrage : Currently all virtual. 12:06:59 From Regina Quaid : Right now everyone is on line and starting back in person at the end of Sept. 12:07:02 From roberta carlson to All panelists : all of the above 12:07:08 From Denise Johnson to All panelists : virtual and in person--parents preference 12:07:10 From Tracie Quinn : a little of all 12:07:26 From Emilie McConnell to All panelists : sorry, bumped the button! 12:07:39 From Kate Borg to Emilie McConnell, All Panelists : no worries! :) 12:13:52 From Michael Deolloz : maybe issues with sighted guide or assistance? 12:13:58 From Michael Deolloz : HOH assistance? 12:14:17 From Kate Borg : Handouts for today: https://tsbvi.live/coffeehour 12:14:34 From Kathi Garza : Hand under hand 12:14:48 From Kate Borg : All resources for all sessions can be found at https://tsbvi.edu/coffeehour 12:14:58 From Linda Jordan : Have added bright colored duck tape around edge of some plexiglass if location allows 12:18:00 From Kate Borg : I love this. I spent so much time "fixing" materials...imagine the time for instruction we could have! 12:21:17 From charlene laferrera to All panelists : how should we ask teachers to save it 12:22:23 From Michael Deolloz : nope 12:22:24 From Jennifer Govender to All panelists : no 12:22:26 From charlene laferrera to All panelists : no 12:22:27 From Cyral Miller : no 12:22:29 From Kathi Garza : nope 12:22:30 From Linda Jordan : no 12:22:33 From Amber Smithson to All panelists : No! 12:22:35 From Christina Artz to All panelists : no 12:22:35 From Efren Moreno to All panelists : No 12:22:36 From Elsa Hernandez : I don't think so 12:22:43 From Michael Deolloz : it could read top to bottom 12:23:29 From Kathi Garza : Yes, this happened with my son's schedule as well. It was done in a powerpoint, in 3 different images geared towards adults and children. 12:24:36 From Michael Deolloz : Probably avoid "screenshots" as much as possible. 12:26:58 From Kate Borg : We especially see this (reactive) surrounding state testing. 12:28:19 From Michael Deolloz : communicate directly with their general ed teachers about their needs 12:28:39 From Anna Cyr : Have them inform gen ed teachers about materials that are inaccessible rather than going to TSVI to correct it 12:28:44 From Madilyne Rose : If they know what format/s work best for them, they should advocate for that in the beginning of the school year and advocate for themselves. 12:29:07 From Laura Elmer : I have a 12 year old nonbraille student who uses 48 point font. Any suggestions for accessible books with print? 12:30:34 From Linda Jordan : educate others as materials are shared....maybe reactive the first go around but hopefully proactive for the next 12:32:42 From Elsa Hernandez : yes 12:32:44 From Jennifer Govender to All panelists : yes 12:32:44 From Alex Driver : Yes! 12:32:45 From Michael Deolloz : yes 12:32:45 From Madilyne Rose : Yes 12:32:47 From Linda Jordan : yes 12:32:49 From roberta carlson to All panelists : sure 12:32:51 From Christina Artz to All panelists : heck yeah 12:33:37 From Kate Borg : Please make sure your chat box says "All panelists and attendees" so everyone can read your comments. Thanks! 12:33:52 From Kate Borg : Handout for today: https://tsbvi.live/coffeehour 12:37:40 From Elsa Hernandez : Unfortunately, My students encounter those kinds of attitudes too often! 12:44:43 From Kate Borg : That's an important point. Advocacy expectations must be age appropriate. 12:45:53 From Regina Quaid : Using a calendar is important for EVERYONE 12:46:01 From Kathi Garza : I think that is a super good point. I've always worked with students on helping them develop the language to describe their impairment or vision because I feel like the reason why most kids don't like the subject is because they feel at a loss for how to explain. I love Kim's suggestion. 12:46:36 From Patrice Christian to All panelists : we did a cool power point together.. 12:47:15 From Patrice Christian to All panelists : on their visual needs and accommodations to give their teacher 12:48:13 From Patrice Christian to All panelists : oh yes... the chrome books are killing me.. the screen is 2 inches.. well 13 inches.. 12:48:47 From Patrice Christian to All panelists : my IT team is great in giving me what I need for my students.. I am very happy about that 12:49:19 From Kathi Garza : I've seen chromebooks as a topic for head explosions all over the facebook groups I'm in. You're not alone! 12:49:52 From Kathi Garza : https://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/chromebook-and-low-vision-maximizing-success 12:51:25 From charlene laferrera to All panelists : a larger and touch Chromebook help a little 12:53:26 From Amber Smithson to All panelists : Thank you SO much for this session! 12:53:32 From Jennifer Govender : Thank you 12:53:37 From Linda Jordan : Thanks for your presentation! 12:53:40 From Elsa Hernandez : Thank you for all the info. The hour went by fast! 12:53:41 From Michael Deolloz : Thank You Kim. 12:53:43 From Jenilee Charley : thank you 12:53:43 From Patrice Christian to All panelists : Thank you 12:53:46 From Patrice Christian to All panelists : this was great 12:53:47 From Cheryl Schulik to All panelists : Thank you! 12:53:51 From Alison Clougherty : Thank you! I went to George Mason years ago! 12:54:05 From Kate Borg : 090320 12:54:21 From charlene laferrera to All panelists : where again do I send this 12:54:30 From charlene laferrera to All panelists : is there an email address that you can post 12:55:28 From Diana Fitzpatrick : Thanks!! 12:56:12 From TSBVI Outreach Media : Dr. Avila’s Email Contact: krwa@verizon.net 12:56:16 From Jo Ellen Cloyd : Thank you! 12:56:22 From Registration Administrator : 090320 12:56:33 From Elsa Hernandez : Thank you! 12:56:44 From Tracie Quinn : thank you1 12:57:38 From Shannon Spettel to All panelists : Thank you!