Abacus Internet Site Packet: Information for Visually Impaired Students

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Page links to text information about the abacus to be used while teaching Visually Impaired Students the abacus or learning to use their adaptive technology devices.

Correspondence course for Visually Impaired

Adapted Abacus for the Visually Impaired Information Sites:

What is an abacus?

Cranmer Abacus

Cranmer Abacus Video

I love these sites referencing the development of the cranmer abacus as they show the invention process and what happens when someone is curious and asks what if.

Cool Stuff in Every Pocket: An Interview with Fred Gissoni

Technology for the Blind Tim Cranmer - Henter - Blazie

Tim Cranmer's bio and Obituary.

Abacus Discussion: TSBVI site

Abacus vs Talking calculator

Using the Abacus and the Counting Method

Books: Abacus

Use of the Cranmer Abacus by Dr. Rita Livingston

General History of Abacus Sites:

The Abacist's Guide to the Internet (links)

What is a soroban abacus

A Chronology of Computer History:

Computers: History and Development

Schools

(from http://www.typoscriptics.de/soroban/links.html#japan21)

Montana teaches Soroban Abacus and has Teacher Training in summer

Hellgate Elementary School:
Link to Grade 3-5 then link to Abacus

The League of Japan Abacus Associations An association promoting the use of the soroban in Japan. Including soroban training for foreigners in Japan.

Soroban Education Singapore The Soroban Education Centre of Singapore. A teaching institution for abacus and mental calculation. They also have a little photo gallery.

Global Soroban Institute The Global Soroban Institute is a non-profit school organization, established in 2000 and gives guidance and support to Soroban education: research of soroban education, training and development of soroban personnel, operation of Soroban examinations and workshops, propagation of Isao method of Soroban education.

JAMS Portland A school located in Portland, Oregon, USA, where you can learn to operate the soroban.

Osaka Abacus Association The site is mostly in Japanese but there are some very interesting experience stories in English.

SEMAS Academy SEMAS is the abbreviation of "Soroban Education for Mental Arithmetic System". It is a school located in India and they have courses for three different age groups.

Please give me feedback (Janice Brown ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) - on how these worked for you and your students.

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