[Blindtlk] slate and stylus, was, abacus

[Judy Jones]

We're the same.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh" <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] slate and stylus, was, abacus


> no they certainly won't die. My wife and I use our computers more so than
> the slates but we do use them to write things down when we're not at the
> computer.
>
> Josh
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Judy Jones" <nfbwatac at earthlink.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 5:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] slate and stylus, was, abacus
>
>
>> Pencils, pens, slates and styluses will never die.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jim Portillo" <jp100 at earthlink.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] slate and stylus, was, abacus
>>
>>
>>> Oh, the slate is invaluable.
>>> Note takers crash, and sometimes, we don't have the advantage of a note
>>> taker.
>>> I learned it at the Louisiana Center, and I wasn't too keen on the idea
>>> at
>>> the time.  Nonetheless, it was after leaving the center that I saw how
>>> valuable it was.
>>> I tell my students now that no matter how good technology is, nothing
>>> beats
>>> knowing Braille and knowing how to use a slate.
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Josh" <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:18 PM
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] slate and stylus, was, abacus
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I learned the abacus when I was in pre-school and it was a very useful
>>>> tool
>>>> for me throughout school. How many of you still use the slate and 
>>>> stylus
>>>> to
>>>> braille things? My wife and I have to use one now because we needed 
>>>> more
>>>> money so we sold our braillenotes and bookports and now we only have
>>>> slates.
>>>> We sold our braille writers too just to get through the last semester 
>>>> of
>>>> college which we struggled through and failed anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Josh
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Kasondra Payne" <Kassyp36 at msn.com>
>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 6:28 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] abacus?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Jim,
>>>>>
>>>>> I remember someone trying to teach me the abacus, but I didn't really
>>>>> take
>>>>> to it.  Maybe, it would be fun to really learn.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kasondra Payne
>>>>>
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