Subtopic 5.2: Miscellaneous Tools

Coin-u-lator
The Coin-u-lator helps students recognize coins and learn how to add money amounts together.  It has keys shaped exactly like coins and a small dollar bill.  Students can add and subtract or use one of the two learning games.  Take the Coin-u-lator on community based educational shopping trips, and let the students figure out their budget, what they want to purchase, and if they have enough money.

Talking Calculator
Providing auditory and visual feedback for students, a talking calculator has speech that can be turned on for all entries or just for the solution/answer.  The speech accommodation may assist some students who have difficulties with digit reversals or omissions.  Encourage students to listen to their answers, record the answer, then listen again to check for accuracy.  Digits can be read in two ways, as a whole number or number by number.

Math Tables
Try using laminated math tables for solving math problems or for students who need practice with addition and multiplication facts.  Try covering up one or more boxes with coverup tape and have the students write their answers on the correction tape.  The tape can be removed to compare answers.

Objectives

• Identify, describe, and discuss the use of low tech assistive technologies for math.
• Demonstrate how the use of specific low technology tools for math can reinforce instruction and provide universal access to the general curriculum.

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