TRANSCRIPT - Tech Tea Time: APH 

>>Kate: All right. Well, let's go ahead and get started. We wanna make sure Alisha has all the time that she needs. I don't know. We have chance to have some good discussion, so I said to the early birds, it may be surprising to you that I have not Donna I'm Kate Ford, the director of Outreach here at Tsbi Donna unfortunately, is having some I was gonna say some electrical issues. But she doesn't have electricity. And then, in fixing the electricity, the power company PET the Internet, like but you know what's her heart? She's been trying to get on. She's trying to get on through phone. It's anyway. But I'm glad to get to pop in and see you all for a minute today. Let me go ahead and share my screen. Donna is so organized and set me slides to share with all of you for the code and everything. Do we have any of you that are joining us for the first time? Are you all old hats at this? You just put that in the chat, all right. So just before we start Donna's got this slide that says our goal is to build a community of practice for technology that will allow us to support each other when we are teaching technology and I love that so much because I can tell you when I was a Tvi this is always the area. I felt like I needed most support because I felt like you could learn something one day, and by the next week it was a whole new version of all new product in the spirit of this goal tech tea time is an interactive session. Or registrants are encouraged to converse and purchaseate with others. The advisors. The session is recorded Nathan's already hit that record button, and posted on our website for later viewing in our Professional Development Library. So by registering for the session you hear by Grant Tsbi outreach permission to publish the contents of this recording, which may include image and audio with view. The registrant. Okay, well, I am gonna stop sharing right there. And I'm gonna introduce Alicia Walt, who is joining us from Ap. H. I'm glad that this is a session I get to pop in on because I'm really excited to hear what we've got going on with Eph Alicia. I'm just gonna turn it over to you.

>>Alicia: Oh, thank you, Kay, and participants. Thank you for let me join your learning community today. I I'd love to know while I start sharing my screen. Who's here? Where are you joining from? So if you want to drop that in the chat, I think Kate is gonna help monitor the chat. Why, I kind of switch over. I know when I met with Donna she shared that we had. She often has purchases from out of state, in state. Canada parents, you know, just a diverse, a group that she meets with so I would love to know who my audiences. If you wanna share that with me, you can drop that in the chat. I am gonna start sharing my screen. Get started. Hi justin you a little bit about myself, so I am Alicia Wolf. I am an outreach specialist with the American printing house for the blind. I serve the south central region of the United States, and that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri. I have been with the American Printing House since October, and so I'm fairly new to this position. So if you have questions later, if I don't know the answer, I will go find out for you. I don't know everything. I consider myself a lifelong learner, and so, if there is something, I consider myself a lifelong learner, and so, if there is something I don't know, Russ assured, I will seek the answer out for you. I have been a teacher of students with thisual impairment for half my life, and so for those of you who are doing the math in your head. Yes, it happened to me I turned the Big 5 over so it's such a pleasure to bring my knowledge from the field to work with. Aph, and if I had to share one thing that I'm passionate about in this field is giving students tools and their toolbox, giving students tools and their toolbox, given them choices about what types of technology that they might use. About creating solutions for students, so that they have access not only to their educational environments but their home environments. And most importantly, those tools that they're going to need to help them be successful for their post secondary options, whether that is living on their own having a career. And so just to give you a little bit bit of background knowledge of myself. So what we have on this next slide is QR code. And if you'll just open up your camera and it will take you to a quick like 4 min. Survey, and this will just give me a little bit of background information about the knowledge that you bring to the table today. And perhaps you know, I'm working with Donna on future trainings. What your interests are, or your needs are. Is. It's very important to me and my role in providing professional development for Ap. H. To to know that I'm doing a good job. But tailoring training that meet your needs, and knowing that I'm a effective in doing so. And so I wish that this code took you to a menu, and I could send you some afternoon snacks because, having been a teacher of students with visual impairments for 25 years atinantly and resource settings. I know it's the end of the day, and you have worked hard, so I truly hats off to you and applaud you for joining this learning community to further your learning in our field. So if you are unable to access this, just drop it in the chat, and I can get this Powerpoint to Donna to also share at a future date. Okay. So I'm just gonna assume everybody's accessing that. And filling that out. Thank you for sharing that with me. Donna asked me because of the diverse diversity of the attendees, just to give a little history about the American printing house for the blonde. We have been in place for about 165 years, and our mission is essentially to empower people by providing blind and low vision persons with access to products and and innovative products to help them, have, lifelong success in the world and for those of you who are not familiar with the location of Aph. They are like. We are located in Louisville, Kentucky. Donna also ask me just to kind of highlight that Federal quota program. It is what allows a Ph to produce instructional and accessible materials for individuals, and we do that by registering students that are eligible for these monies and the amount of money each State is designated. And that's based on per capita amount. And each State has Ets or ex officio trustees that oversee that those that designated funding is used for the the purchase of instructional materials for students that designated funding is used for the purchase of instructional materials for students this is a very important part of a Ph. It is a based on the Federal Act that Congress passed in 1879 to promote the education of the blind by providing these specialized materials, and Texas has 5 Ets. And I, detective school for the blind that is inly Coleman, and with the Texas Education Association that is, Nicholas Trotter. And so and just so. You are aware of who those persons are for you and your state. If you are a teacher of students with visual impairments or other service provider. Okay, so we have an array of products available for purchase available on quote that through Federal quota money. And it was really important for me to share with you another QR. Code. So if you want to hover your camera on this QR code, it'll take you straight to a Pdf online catalogue where you can all the products that are available through Aph, or if you want to hover your camera on this QR code it'll take you straight to a Pdf. On your old school like me, and you like to turn the pages of a catalogue you can all the products that are available through a Ph. Or in your old school like me, and you like to turn the pages of a catalog you can request a print catalog email to use through customer service and their email address is cs@aph.org. So I know donna shared in. I know Texas is a huge State, and so, if having a catalog available to you, so you can stay aware of products that are available, and we certainly can have that sent to you. It. Don't be afraid to reach out to our customer service. It'll take them about 2 to 4 weeks to get that to you, but they will get one in the mail to you, and I was remiss, and saying, This is incredibly informal, please unmute yourself if you have a question drop a question in the chat Kate's monitoring that so feel free to speak up. I'd love for this to be interactive. So just to share with you a little bit of information about what I do in my role. There are 6 regional specialists across the United States, and each of us, if you're here from another State, you do have a regional specialist that can support you in your State, where it's on the ground for a ph providing training and professional development on aph, products a Ph services but also craft knowledge, assessment, braille, literacy, instruction. Almost it, you know, any topic is not off limits for us. We're here for the needs of Texas and the States that you come from on this next slide you'll see how the different regions are broken down and the purple States, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas. Arkansas and Missouri are the wonderful states that have the pleasure of supporting. This next slide just list our entire team, and so the best way to reach any one of us is through email outreach at Ap. H. Dot org, and if you want me to connect you with your outreach specialist, I can do so through you email and outreach at Ap. H.org any questions so far? No, I got a quiet group out there. Okay. Alright, so just to give you a little idea of what I can do to support you in Texas. Of course I will advocate for students to be registered with the Federal quota program. I can provide training like I shared not only on products but also services, and that can be done. Virtual or in person, and those training topics are essentially based on what you need. We're looking to build local networks of support and role areas. I am not certainly an expert on everything, but I can bring experts to you, we're looking to it in identify experts in different topics across regions so that we can share resources and knowledge amongst each other as professionals. I get excited when I talk about my career in the field of visual disabilities. But we know today that there continues to be a shortage, and that is growing. So through my role, I hope to continue to promote awareness of careers in our field. And that's through building connections at our universities and our teacher training programs. And through Prescottations, and on this last bullet I just wanted to let you know that if you visit our Ap. H, website, if there is a new product, or you're interested in being a filled tester, we're always looking for a diverse range of people to give us feedback on on products that are being developed. So we welcome your ideas and input. Donna asked me to spend a few minutes featuring some of products from a Ph. I know as an attendant at myself. It was often cheap to stay abreast of not only what new products are out there, but how to use those products and I'm excited to share with you some of those products today one that I'm not sure if any of you have used yet or have access to, but the Lego Braille bricks. This slide has a queuer code that will take you to a link where you can request the Lego Braille bricks be set to you. They are the Lego foundation really supports learning through play. And so these bricks have. They're molded with studs that correspond with braille letters and numbers, and these are free if you are a teacher of students with visual impairments, work through your eot to request this, however, if you're in another service, provider joining us today. These can be sent directly to you from a Ph. I will let you know they have to send you 4. So if you will go to this, if you would like a set, you're gonna get 4, and all you have to do is go to this form and put in the require information, and they'll be shipped out to you. Donna shared with me, and I know this to be true. A lesson plans is something that we need more of as educators, and so I'm excited to share that the Lego bricks has a variety of activities and lesson plans that you can access. And these are on the Aph website. Just do a search for the Br Braille bricks, and you will come across those in this next slide. Just kind of highlight. Some of them that you can play games role and you will come across those in this next slide just kind of highlight, some of them that you can play games role and pick numbers and there's a game called free the animals and a cooking game. So beautiful activity and resource, that not only can be used in our educational settings, but in our students. Homes, yeah, yeah.

>>Kate: Ohisha! This is Kate. I just wanted to let the group know. So the Lego Braille folks, Mark and Marie, are coming from France to T. A. E. Our next month, so they're gonna do a session.

>>Alicia: Oh, that is exciting! I'm good. Yeah, correct. I'm curious. So, yeah, yeah, it'll be really cool. Does anybody have these? Is anybody use them? Oh, okay, wonderful. And does he or she have them at home?

>>Angela: We have them in craly, and I have a new brawl student that I'm using them with. No, I hadn't thought about sending them home. Well, he may wanna ask for another set, because we have an abundance like our supply is, yeah. I would not hesitate to ask for another set, especially because they're free. What a beautiful thing for the family to have at home, and!

>>Kate: Angela, send me. Oh, this is Kate. Send me an email because I think we might have some extra in our warehouse.

>>Alicia: Oh, okay. Thanks. Kate.

>>Angela: Well, do.

>>Alicia: Okay. Donna shared that in a moving onto the next slide share the in a previous tteek time she spent a little bit of time about the talking about the visual efficiency program and she just wanted me to highlight this again. And we all know that you know visual efficiency is a skill that you know our students need to be able to use their residual vision. Or you know the vision that they do have, and an effective way. And not only is this an assessment tool, but it's an instructional tool. It helps. Teachers come up with a baseline on where a student is in their ability to perceive shape, sizes, color details, matching naming things that might be missing. This also comes with a beautiful online tool that you can use to record your assessments and evaluations and I've listed the catalog number on here. It's 1, 0 8, 5, 3, 1, 0 0. And this is available through quota funds 0 0. And this is available through quota funds as well. Any questions here. Has anyone use this new tool? No, it is wonderful. It is the updates were really nice, and it is. I love, how it's organized. It's very user, friendly. So if you haven't checked it out I I encourage you to. It's a great place to start when developing or gathering information on on a student's visual offe efficiency and can lead to a good development of student goals to work on their Ieps. The next set of slides. I wanted to, just to kind of highlight some really fun and engage products that we have available from a Ph, you know. Right now, coding and some are hot topics in education, and when we think of STEM, we often think of science, technology, engineering, and math. And we know for for students with visual impairments there can be barriers to them having access to those that activities. And so aph like I shared earlier. We pride ourselves on given students access to all core curriculum classes and activities. And so the code jumper is another product that I wanna to highlight today, it's designed to teach coding. And you know, learning to code has become a part of most K. Through 12 programs. And unfortunately, a lot of tools are highly visual in nature. And so the code jumper is something that. And you know, rather than students having to draw, drag and drop text using a mouse. This and enable students to create programs by physically connecting the pods. And so it takes that block coding off of the screen. There are 19 lessons that come with it. I highly encourage you to visit Code jumper.com to learn more about it. I had the pleasure of doing a presentation. About 2 weeks ago, at a conference where I was asked to talk about, how coding can be accessible for students. Oh, well, all students, you know. And I started that by sharing that coding should be welcome to all students, and I featured learners. I had videos of learners who were I featured learners. I had videos of learners who were have visual impairments, but also had traumatic brain injuries were pre-readers who, you know, had find motor challenges, and I was able to not only talk about how you know you know had find motor challenges. And I was able to not only talk about how you know, if we think that, I guess reconsider how we think of coding. You know everyday life is coding, whether it's getting from point A to point B. Learning, a schedule problem, solving is coding. And so I agree you to explore this a little more, and if you don't have a code jumper, it is another, you know, accessible tool that our students should have in their classrooms, in their science classes and their math classes, and there's a lot of activities and Lesson Plans available so that we can, you know, do some pre teaching to set our students up for success, and the classroom, because oftentimes they don't have time to necessarily manage their discipline or ask those questions that they might need the extra time to ask Code and get, or the code jumper. This was designed by Microsoft and developed by Aph, but it has brightly colored like plastic pods with with oversize buttons on the mouse and the mouse can be programmed to go forward right and love so for example, a student can program out maybe his route to get to the library. I know I need to go forward 2 steps and then write 5 steps, and so it comes with a maze where students can program the mouse to go. Those steps, and then right 5 steps. And so it comes with a maze where students can program the mouse to go those steps. And just another, a tool that can be incorporated in our classrooms and also at home to teach problem, solving and critical thinking. And the mouse actually comes with a piece of cheese, that when the mouse finds the cheese it makes a fun noise. So just some other motivational things that have been incorporated into this product.

>>Kate: Ohisha! This is Kate. Again I have a question and I'm so sorry if you said it, and I just missed it.

>>Alicia: Yeah, yeah, okay.

>>Kate: Is is this code and go mouse based on the same coding system? Is code jumpering.

>>Alicia: No, it's not. There are 2 different products, but the code, and go. Mouse teaches those precursor skills that a student might need to use the code jumper.

>>Kate: Gotcha that totally makes sense. Yep.

>>Alicia: Does that clear? Bye, yeah, so just kinda based on your, the students individually, strength in needs in regards to problem solving. And if they don't have those basic concepts of left right forward, backward, then this would be a really nice place to start.

>>Kate: Awesome, cool. Thanks. Totally does.

>>Alicia: Does that answer your question? Yeah. Okay. Well, beautiful. A resource for teaching orientation of mobility concepts as well.

>>Kate: Yeah, definitely.

>>Alicia: And that's so good question. This is probably one of my most favorite products. Right now I it's the practice to master advocates. App, and it is an app that is works with your Ios devices so if you have an apple phone or android device, you can download it is if you have an apple phone or android device, you can download it to either device, it is 9 99 if the students are not quota eligible, but it is free on quota fines, but I I know that we have so much to know in this field, and we may not always have students that are on our caseload that are using the or you know based on assessment, advocacy. Instruction is is not an identified need. And so this is a beautiful tool, not only for teams, parents, but our students to learn how to use the and so this is a beautiful tool, not only for teachers, parents, but our students, to learn how to use the advocates it is accessible with the screen. Reader. So it works with voice over on your ipads. It comes complete with lessons, practice Drills. I know we time pressed to collect data on our students, that is so essential to have, and for us to reflect on when we're looking at their progress. So on the next slide. I kinda give an example. It's a picture of the advocates, and there's a problem. It says 12 plus 7. So students and teachers can program in certain problems. So students and teachers can program in certain problems. It, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The advocates that you're seeing on the slide on your device. It is fully accessible through touch. A blind student can use it, and the product manager at a Ph who developed this was actually a blind himself, and he taught at the Beijing school for the blind as part of his career. And so I encourage any of you. Who need to brush up on your advocacy skills to request this app. I in my conversation with Donna. We talked a lot about Gosh! There's so much in regards to technology that teachers are students with visual impairments, parents, other service providers need to know about technology. And sometimes in. I am guilty of this. We can be barriers for not giving students access, because we aren't fully versed in. Perhaps the technology that they might need access to. So even if we just stay as one step ahead of our students, we can give them that access that they need to technology because we know technology is is is the is the way of their future.

>>Angela: Would you go back a slide so you can show the product number again?

>>Alicia: Of course. Yes, it is, for Ios. It's d dash 3 0 0 8 0 dash apl.

>>Alicia: And then the android is d dash 3 0 0 8 0 dash A and D and I will say I did a training last week for a group of 25 parents, and they're we're so excited to have this because one of the common sentiments. They expressed to me. Was it they want to be able to help their children with math homework, and not knowing how to use the app, because it's a barrier to them, being up to help their children work through it, and one of the beautiful features that this program, has or you know that this app has is that has a help, but in so at any point, if a student gets stuck, you hit the help button and it gives directions for working through that problem. That first lesson in this app just gives an update of the advocates itself. So just a nice refresher for even a teacher or parent just to learn how to hold the advocates where to place it, how to set numbers. What does that mean to, you know? Clear that because it's just that basic terminology. So Lee did a beautiful job when he created this. And it's only, I think, already mentioned. It's only 9 99 on, you know. Non quota, but and so, if parents want to download it, they can themselves. Any other questions out there. Okay. I'm gonna keep moving forward because I wanna be conscious of of the time. It's looking like it's 4 30. So just to highlight a couple of room literacy products in my role, I been asking the question to people, what do you think when you was the first word and this was in the Survey. What's the first word that comes to your mind when you think of Ap. H, and the most common thing that people respond is brill paper, or you know it's not a lot of technologies, devices. And so I just wanted to just highlight today that I just wanted to just highlight today today that Ap H does produce some technology for students, low vision technology tools. But also braille literacy from your refreshible brow to umail a printers and rail embossing programs, we have a free one, and perhaps that may be something we can take a look at more in depth, based on your feedback but just wanted to highlight 2 of our and braille products. We have the chameleon. It's the 20 cell refreshable. Braille and Perkins style keyboard students can use it as a standalone note taker or as a braille display to edit. The assignments on the computer. And this is available on quota funds, and we also have the Mantis Q. 40, which is one of my. I really like this device because it students don't have to choose between the cordy keyboard, or you know, Braille, input. So they can toggle between using a keyboard and we all know that keyboarding is an essential skill, and the workforce. And so it propares our students with that, you know, it's the tech skills that they need. In the future, but also to, you know. Sit down at any computer and use those touch typing skills. The mantis. I also love it because it weighs. I think it's 1.7 pounds. It has the book. Reader function. It has a calculator function. It's a very, very versatile device. I wish I had time to go in in more depth, but there's a resource that I'm going to share with you a little bit more depth. But there's a resource that I'm going to share with you in just a few minutes. If you want more information or wanna learn more about the mantis, or even if you want more information or wanna learn more about the mantis. Or even if you have students that are learning to use them, manches any questions before I move forward, I'm gonna kinda switch gears a little bit and highlight another resource from Ap. H no questions. Doesn't look like we have any questions in the chat. Okay, got a quiet group this afternoon, and that is fine. So oh, before I move on, I don't know if you can throw some thumbs up or anything in the chat, but I don't know if you've heard about the Monarch. They have been. A Ph. Has referred to this as the holy Braille. This is something that is coming soon. This is something that is coming soon. This is incredible. It will completely replace textbook. It is, and what is pictured on screen is a child's hands-on. The display of the monarch, and it will have the capability of producing tactile graphics. So students will have the ability to zoom in on a textile, graphic. And when they first started to build excitement around this Api they showed a picture of a student in middle school, and the volume standing beside one of her braille books and the volume volumes of Braille books were taller than she was and so this is. Really really exciting for our braille learners and readers out there. It's gonna just change how they access text text books. And you know it'll take away the challenge that some of our the barrier that some of our students have when the teacher says, Oh, turn the page 35. And our student didn't bring that volume to class. And so be on the lookout for that on our website. There's more information. But that's what's exciting in development right now, and we'll be reaching out to different States to help us pilot this towards the end of the year. So reach out to me. If you have an interest in that, and love to work with some of you folks from Texas. So the next topic that does ask me to cover and I will try to do so quickly is that not only does a Ph have products to support learning, but we also have resources to support your learning of those products and. And that is through what is called the hive. We have an online learning management system, and if you haven't already registered to for it, I will give you an update at the end of this, I guess training session to do so but just wanted to kind of go over what the hive is. We know that after Covid we had more online professional development opportunities than we ever have had before. And but here at Aph, we consider the hive to be something that is unique. And some of the features that make the hive unique. Is. It's free. There are variety of robust learning activities and activities and I'll go over some of the topics that are housed in the hot. But educators, families service providers have the opportunity to apply what you learn through taking the courses, and you can receive receipt of professional development, meaning that Acv. Rep. Credit is is offered upon completion of the course you don't have to complete the course. You can take different parts you know, tailored to what you need as a professional, just to highlight some of the courses available in the catalog. There are some foundations, courses, there are courses on assembly, early childhood courses on access to the core, curriculum, and, of course, courses on expanded core curriculum topics, and this next slide I mentioned the mantis earlier and this was a conversation I had with Donna on, you know, and that you know there's been some discussion in your learning community that you need more resources on learning to use a system technology. So there's a whole course on the hive that takes you from A to Z. On getting started with the Mantis, so as a teacher, if your service provider a family member, and you have a child using themances, you can use this course to to learn what is needed. This course is a total of 2.5 h. You can stop. You can you know, participate in the course for 10 min. Stop! Come back. 2 weeks later, and continue. So it's you work at your own pace. The only thing I will mention is the modules are developed. So you have to complete one module before you can move on to the next module so you can't skip around, and we are looking at a way to perhaps maybe change that. So stay tuned. Some of the course topics include. There is a course for using the visual efficiency program. There's a course on magnification for students on the go there's a course getting started with zoom text. There's a course on teaching screen readers the fun way I encourage you to explore all the courses. Use these for yourself. With your students. We are constantly at a Ph. Adding to the web, to the catalogue, not only through the courses that are on the hive, but webinars. One of the most recent courses that we added to the hive was exploring virtual home instruction in early intervention services. I highly encourage you to check that out. I know in many states have rural areas that are served, served, and teachers are challenged to get from point A to Point B, and so this is a really nice webinar that explores options for providing instruction for students using too, methods in person and virtual, and then most recently done. 2, already, but we've had a webinar and supporting children with cortical visual impairment, and that has been well attended. I think our last webinar we had over 450 participants, and those are all you can sign up for those on our website as well as watch past webinars any questions. Okay, so on this next slide, a welcome you to again take your phone out and hover over this QR code. All take you straight to register for the hive. It's very easy, I think all you give is your name and your email address. And you are in the hive. You don't have to take one class. You can take all the classes you can just explore but it is a very valuable resource. So just another. Resource to have to share with other teachers, parents, service providers, and I'd like to end. I know this is a quote. We use a lot in our field, but alone we can do so little, and together we can do so much and so by me, sharing these resources with you. It is my hope that you will share these resources with your other customers, with parents, you know, across Texas, or even if you're joining us from another State, if you're a new teacher going through a training program that you'll share it with your other other you know peers and training programs Ap Phs I know as a new teacher, a wonderful resource, and I know you have a great support. System there@texasschoolfortheblindandwelookforwardtocontinuingtopartnerwiththemifyouwouldliketocontactusaftertodayyouhaveanyquestionswhatmoreinformationyoucanreachmeataolfataph.org or you can reach any of our outreach service team members at outreach at aph.org. We have any questions. I must stop sharing my screen.

>>Kate: Alisha, thank you so much.

>>Alicia: That was quick. I have to add 2 min to spare even Donna a good report.

>>Kate: Yeah, oh, of course. But I wanna throw it out. Does anybody, I mean, really? Do you have any questions for Alicia? I mean, those are 2 to get like inside scoops. I have to say. I'm so glad you highlighted the monarch. I put in the chat and all caps. I am so excited about it I got to be there.

>>Alicia: Yes, it's a game changer for our students, a game changer, it's so innovative.

>>Kate: Yeah, yeah.

>>Alicia: And yeah, I think the thing we're gonna have to do is teachers are are teach. New concepts. Our students don't know the concept of zooming in. I mean on a tactile, graphic, but to be able to do so and see the details of the Eiffel Tower, and just to have more awareness and understanding of things that are abstract to them, you know, it's really really exciting.

>>Kate: Yup!

>>Alicia: So!

>>Kate: Yeah.

>>Angela: I have a question about the monarch. Is it? Do the books already have to be available?
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>>Alicia: No, so there is a new type of Braille format that they'll be available in, and so it it essentially allows the incorporation of the of the tactile graphic into the book, because right now, that is something that is separate when we get when you get that as as a you know, an electric braille file. So they anticipate, you know, having as many real, you know, books available that we we have today currently, does that make sense? Angela? That's a good question.

>>Angela: Yeah, I was just cause like, here in Texas, you know, we have our. The State adopted books, and, like we had an issue this year that. We use the adopted book, but it wasn't the same print of it.

>>Alicia: Right.

>>Kate: The same thing. Yeah.

>>Angela: Yeah, wasn't the same addition. So nothing lined up.

>>Alicia: Yeah, like the pages turned to page 35. But in the old edition, yes, so hopefully, that will. The goal is to eliminate that and have textbooks immediately accessible.

>>Angela: Right.

>>Kate: Hmm, yeah, it's.

>>Alicia: I think we're a year and a half out from them of being available on quota. But you can sign up Angela for updates on the on on the website.

>>Kate: Hmm! It's so cool, like the implications. Of course, for students is fantastic. I can't thinking about our transcribers, who now, instead of having to have separate files for tactile graphics and separate files for the braille, like it's all one program and that's just that's a game Changer.

>>Alicia: Yes.

>>Kate: For the field. Yeah, it's just it's really exciting.

>>Alicia: Absolutely hiding.

>>Kate: Oh! Alinda says she's excited to use the accessible code and go mouse.

>>Alicia: Oh, great, yeah. But, Linda, can't check the the webinar out.

>>Kate: Yeah.

>>Alicia: I I can talk to you about it, but until you see students using it, there's lots of videos. And they're just yeah. It's a really fun tool.

>>Kate: Okay.

>>Alicia: Okay. Well, I've either put you to all to sleep, or you knew all this already. I hope to join you again in the future. If there's a topic that I can expand upon, or you want specific training on a specific day, or we can go more depth about something. But Donna know, and she knows how to reach me.

>>Kate: Yeah, this is great.

>>Alicia: But I she asked me to just kind of give an overview of some different things based on her time with you. And so I hope I, when she watches this, that I, the the mission.

>>Kate: Yes, I think, and then some. This is all been just great information. Thank you. Yeah. And Alisha is gonna be with us to T. A. E.

>>Alicia: You're so welcome! Yeah, thanks for bringing that up, Kate. Come up and introduce yourself to me I'll be doing a pre-conference and a general session.

>>Kate: R, 2.

>>Alicia: So in love to meet each of you in person.

>>Kate: Yeah, we're excited to have you let me just I'm gonna share my screen again. Yes, I can share some of the information that Donna has for us. So Donna shared this resource. So the science says, math, math, math, check out this video, demonstrating the braille math editor, feature in jaws that works with the equation. Editor and Microsoft word we won't watch the video cause. It's 18 min long, but it's a really cool resource. I'm gonna put. There's a link on the slides that will be posted with the video. But I'm gonna go ahead and put that link in the chat. So that you have that right now. So that's a resource from Perkins again that Braille Math, editor feature in jaws which is really cool, so you can read a little bit more about it and see that demonstrration. Video I know we're always looking for math resources especially, and ways to teach it and braille it, and what?

>>Alicia: Yes.

>>Kate: Okay. As always. Here is the QR code for checking out our at resource site. So these are things that have been created and curated by Donna. So there is a QR code. I will also put the link. I'm in the chat as well. So you all have that. There we go some really cool, really cool resources. Okay, so coming up for tech tea time, February 26, we're gonna be at deaf line symposium. Hope, to see about the 20, sixth, but that would be what Thursday, the twenty-third. Yeah. So February 20. Third will be a decline symposium, so we won't have take tea time next Thursday, March second will be teaching voice over where to start. That sounds like a great session. March ninth is going to be a part. 2 of the abacus with John rose from short-term programs. I don't know anybody that teaches Anicus as well as John does. So it's gonna be a great session. The sixteenth of March is spring.

>>Alicia: Yeah.

>>Kate: Break for us. It's probably spring break for a lot of you, so we won't have a session there, and then march 20. -third we're gonna be at T. E. R. In Denton, so Alisha will be tech tea time again, cause she's gonna do a session.

>>Alicia: Yeah.