Register for graduate credit through Ashland University The BEST Grant will pay for the college credit tuition for the first twenty (20) Ohio teachers to register. Two (2) semester hours of Ashland University credit will be offered for each of the braille courses. Between onsite sessions, participants will be required to independently complete 4 lessons, submitting work samples to instructor via emailed Perky Duck files.Participants are required to bring their own Perkins brailler or computer with Perky Duck or similar 6-key input capability to each onsite session.Twenty-seven (27) contact hours will be offered for this course. Instruction Manual: An Introduction to Braille Mathematics, 1972.Students will be using a combination of methods including lecture, hands-on with the Perkins Braille and computer with 6-key input and Perky Duck, independent work, and group workīEST Grant will provide the following materials for each participant:
#REQUIREMENTS TO USE PERKY DUCK BRAILLE SOFTWARE SOFTWARE#
Coursework will include examples following current recommendations for the use of Nemeth in UEB materials.īasic understanding of Nemeth braille formatting.Ībility to read, write and proofread advanced Nemeth code for math and science.Īwareness of resources, various pieces of technology and software for braille production Students will use the Perkins Braille and a computer with 6-key input and Perky Duck to produce braille materials. Students will use the Perkins braille and a computer with 6-key input and Perky Duck to produce braille materials.
Participants will have activities for independent and group work and will apply their knowledge as they read, write, and proofread braille math and science materials. The course consists of two onsite sessions with four additional lessons to be completed independently between. The course is designed for persons who need more advanced instruction on braille Nemeth math code and science notation. Braille Transcribers with limited Nemeth Code experience.Educators and others who work with students who use braille.Shelley Mack, Certified Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (CTVI), Certified Braille Transcriber and AT & AEM Braille Consultant Please read user requirements before downloading and using the program.Wednesday June 16 Wednesday June 23, and Wednesday June 30, 2021 Locate and click the "Perky Duck Download" link Located in the Freeware section of the page. Click on the "All Products" link to see a listing of Duxbury's offerings. NOTE! Perky Duck can be downloaded from the Duxbury Systems website by clicking on the "Duxbury Systems" link above to get to the Braille Products page. Perky Duck has no translation capabilities and very little formatting - essentially These braille files can then be printed,Įmbossed or emailed to an instructor, proctor, etc. It allows users to create electronic braille files on To be used for distance education programs, particularly Internet-based situations. Perky Duck is a computer based Perkins brailler emulator. These files can then be sent to an instructor via email for evaluation.
This tool allows students to create braille files using a computer. Designed specifically for distance learning programs such as ours. BRL: Perky Duck BRL: Braille through Remote Learningĭuxbury Systems has created a new six-key braille emulator program, entitled "Perky Duck".
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