0.3 Phy1006: a small-scale demonstration of the iveo learning

Table of contents

• Preface
  • General
  • Prerequisites
  • Viewing tip
    • Figures
    • Listings
  • Supplemental material
• Discussion
  • Creation of tactile graphics
  • What is the IVEO Hands-on-Learning System?
    • A disclaimer
    • A description by the manufacturer
    • The component parts
    • Brief operational description
  • A program to create a drawing
  • Instructions
    • Acquire a USB digitizer tablet
    • Create the SVG file
    • Install Inkscape
    • Print a mirror image
    • Manually emboss the image
    • Load the SVG file into the IVEO Viewer
    • Explore the image with your fingers
  • Tactile, audio, and visual information
• Resources
• Complete program listings
• Miscellaneous

Preface

General

This module is part of a collection of modules designed to make physics concepts accessible to blind students.

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This book is intended to supplement but not to replace the textbook in an introductory high school or college physics course.

According to the manufacturer , "The IVEO Hands-on-Learning System teaches using touch, sound, and sight combined. This method utilizes any or all three learning modalities to help students learn faster and retain information longer, meanwhile, making learning more fun and interactive."

Unfortunately, it may not be practical for you to get a hands-on demonstration. This module explains how you might be able to create your own small-scale demonstration at little or no cost.

Prerequisites

In addition to an Internet connection and a browser, you will need the following tools (as a minimum) to work through the exercises in these modules:

• A graph board for plotting graphs and vector diagrams ( (External Link) ).
• A protractor for measuring angles ( (External Link) ).
• An audio screen reader that is compatible with your operating system, such as the NonVisual Desktop Access program (NVDA), which is freelyavailable at (External Link) .
• A refreshable Braille display capable of providing a line by line tactile output of information displayed on the computer monitor ( (External Link) ).
• A device to create Braille labels. Will be used to label graphs constructed on the graph board.
• The ability to create tactile graphics as described here .

The minimum prerequisites for understanding the material in these modules include:

• A good understanding of algebra.
• An understanding of the use of a graph board for plotting graphs and vector diagrams ( (External Link) ).
• An understanding of the use of a protractor for measuring angles ( (External Link) ).
• A basic understanding of the use of sine, cosine, and tangent from trigonometry ( (External Link) ).
• An introductory understanding of JavaScript programming ( (External Link) and (External Link) ).
• An understanding of all of the material covered in the earlier modules in this collection.
• An understanding of the creation and use of tactile graphics as described here .
• An understanding of and the ability to use my SVG graphics library to draw diagrams as described here .