Project Math Access DVD 02 - Abacus- Part 15
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Audio Description: Part fifteen; abacus secrets method; addition; checking work with Braille Lite; example two.

TEACHER: Paras, read me the next problem please. 

PARAS: 54 + 22 

TEACHER: Okay, I need you, I moved your abacus, I'm sorry. Clear you abacus. Did I trick you? Sorry. Set 54. We want to add 22. Go to your tens column, add 2. Go to your ones column. We want to add 2; we don't have 2. What's the Secret Paras? 

PARAS: Set 5, clear 3. 

TEACHER: Set 5, clear 3. What‘d you get? Joey, what‘d you get? 

JOEY: Um,...76 

TEACHER: What did you get Paras? 

PARAS: 76 

TEACHER: Oh, you got the same answer. You think maybe it‘s right? 

PARAS: yeah 

TEACHER: Okay, then we'll check it. Paras is the lucky guy who gets to check it on the calculator on the Braille Lite. This one, you need to open over here, on the right. The on switch is under the flap we just opened.

PARAS: Here? 

TEACHER: umhum 

PARAS: It‘s hard to turn it on. 

TEACHER: The case is in the way on this one. There we go. Do you remember how to get in the calculator in here Paras? 

PARAS: Option 

TEACHER: umhum 

PARAS: 1-3-5 

TEACHER: Option, you're right, O-chord 

BRAILLE LITE: Option 

TEACHER: And then what? 

PARAS: c 

TEACHER: Good. 

BRAILLE LITE: c, calculator ready 

TEACHER: Okay, we are checking. Now you do not need a number sign but you need to use Nemeth, okay? Drop your numbers. 54, drop your numbers. 

BRAILLE LITE: 3 

TEACHER: Whoops, back space that up. Okay, now do a 5, drop 5. 

BRAILLE LITE: 5 

TEACHER: There you go, 4. 

BRAILLE LITE: 4 

TEACHER: plus

BRAILLE LITE: plus 

TEACHER: 22, drop it, you're not dropping, dots 2-3 

BRAILLE LITE: 2 

TEACHER: Drop it again. 

PARAS: 2, 2 

TEACHER: aha 

BRAILLE LITE: 2 

TEACHER: and your e-chord 

PARAS: e-chord? 

TEACHER: umhum 

BRAILLE LITE: 7 6 

TEACHER: Is that what you guys got? 

JOEY: Yeah! 

TEACHER: Oh, you're pros. Give me five. Whoo whoo, alright, give me five, Paras.