Math

What is Math? Math, or Mathematics, is the study of numbers and shapes and the relationships between them. Types of Math include: Algebra, Arithmatic, Geometry, Calculus, Multiplication, and Division. Examples of Assistive Technology Tools for Math A calculator with the standard number pad, on/off button, clear button, equals button, and equation buttons (i.e. plus (+), minus (-), etc). This calculator can do the most basic math problems.
 * ===﻿MATH ===
 * // Calculators //**
 * The Standard Calculator: **

A calculator that not only contains the features of a standard calculator, but also has the ability to perform more complex equations and draw graphs based on the points it is given.
 * The Graphing Calculator: **

This calculator is designed to talk to the user, and tell them what actions are being performed. This is a great tool for individuals with visual impairments, because it allows them to use a calucator like other non-disabled people. This is also a great tool for the auditory learners.
 * The Speech-Output Calculator: **



This calculator contains all the standard features, but the buttons, and display are larger than normal. Again, this is a great tool for those who have visual impairments. It allows them to use a calculator like other, non-impaired individuals. This can also be helpful for people with poor fine motor skills. A regular calculator's buttons may be too small for a person with poor fine motor skills to press. By having large buttons, the individual does not have to worry about missing a key.
 * The Large-Keyed Calculator: **

This is a calculator that can be used to help teach and rienforce the math of money. The keys on this device are shaped and sized to match the looks of coins and dollar bills. This adds and subratcts money amounts. Because of its money styled keys, this tool is very useful for the visual learner. This can also be used for a visually impaired student, or an autiory learner as well, because it also contains voice output.
 * The Coin-U-Lator: **

This device can perform math questions, and then download them into text files when it is connected to a computer. The Calcuscribe is very similar to the AlphaSmart (a portable word processing machine).
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">//<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Portable Math Processors // **
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Calcuscribe: **

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<span style="color: #0fad05; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This program is a very customizable tool, that allows the user to learn math at whatever level they are currently on. The program will increase its difficulty as the student increases his or her ability. The games are a great way to help struggling, and even non-struggling students learn math skills at their proper pace.
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 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Riverdeep's Mighty Math series: **

<span style="color: #0fad05; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">FASTT stands for Fluency and Automaticity through Systematic Teaching with Technology. This tool helps students increases their math fluency, by timing how long it takes the user to respond to the questions provided. This timing feature helps the user strengthen their memorization skills on these basic math facts.
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">FASTT Math: **

<span style="color: #0fad05; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This program is a talking worksheet that allows the user to perform basic mathematical operations on it. The problems are solved similar to how a student would use a pencil and paper. It is very helpful for students with organization difficulties, because the program takes the equation being solved and lines all the proper numbers with eachother. This program also provides speech output, which is helpful for both visually impaired students and auditory learners. MathPad Plus provides the same features, but includes more advanced math, such as fractions, decimals.
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">MathPad and MathPad Plus: **

<span style="color: #0fad05; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">﻿This program is used to help students who have difficulty holding and using a pencil properly. Students with this can include ones with poor motor skills, visual impairments, and/or learning disabilities that effect their writing ability. This program works similar to MathPad and MathPad Plus in that is allows the user to perform multiple types of math problems in the same way one would do so if holding a pencil. Another feature that this program contains, which is especially helpful for the blind, is a speech feedback system. This will read the problem back to the user, and provides enough information when doing so, that a blind user can still effectively understand the question being asked. As with MathPad versus MathPad Plus, Virtual Pencil Algebra is the same as Virtual Pencil Arithmetic, but just offers more advanced problems to solve. These can include, square roots, and exponent questions.
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Virtual Pencil Arithmetic and Virtual Pencil Algebra: **

With this program, students can enter math equations into the computer via voice. This is again, a great program to help the visually impaired havve the ability to do the same types of math that their fellow non-disabled students do. The program will even print what the user verbally inputs so their work can be handed in along with their other classmates. It allows the visually disabled to complete their math work more independently. In order for this program to work, though, one must also have Dragon Naturally Speaking program. This program allows the voice input to be possible.
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Math Talk/Scientific Notebook: **

<span style="color: #0fad05; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a tool that is available for Microsoft Office Users. The toolbar can be accessed via the "Insert" menu, and contains many mathematical symbols that can be inserted into the users text. This is a great tool to help those individuals who have difficulty with fine motor skills and/or poor handwriting. It allows the user to perform many types of math equations on the computer itself.
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 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Microsoft Equation Toolbar: **



<span style="color: #0fad05; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a push-and-reveal device, that shows the answer to the problem displayed on a clear button when that specific button is pushed down.
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Math Keyboard: **

<span style="color: #f32020; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Video Resource How to Use MathPad Plus to Perform Basic Addition and Subtraction <span style="color: #0072ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">media type="youtube" key="OV2ktlHBuJE" height="244" width="392"

<span style="color: #f32020; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Web Resources <span style="color: #f32020; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> [|WATI-Mathematics] Great Examples of Grade Level Math Tools

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