1. MATH SONG
Assistive Technology to
Support Math
Assisting students to use all three – Automaticity, fluency, and
conceptual understanding –to become effective problem solvers

2. Desirable Features of
Educational Applications
 Simplified screens and instructions
 Consistent placement of menus and control features
 Graphics along with text to support non-readers and early
readers
 Audio output
 Accessibility by a variety of methods
 Ability to set pace and level of difficulty
 Appropriate and unambiguous feedback
 Easy error correction

3.  Simply displaying or speaking the message
“WRONG” delivers feedback that may be perceived
as harsh. It may diminish students’ interest and
motivation over time.
 Explanatory Feedback

4. Definitions
 Automaticity:
 the fast accurate, and effortless processing of content
information”
 Computational Fluency:
 being able to efficiently and accurately carry out
procedures to solve computation problems
 relies on basic number facts

5.  Educational applications are particularly promising for
helping these students master needed skills because they
can be customized to meet individual needs, provide
sufficient repetition, and systematically present
materials.
 Achieving fluency and automaticity with important;
visual-spatial organization (e.g., aligning digits for
computation); understanding math concepts such as
number sense, time, measurement, and money; and
solving word problems are all difficult for students with
math disabilities to master.

6. Low and Mid Tech
 Low and Mid Teach tools such as;
 Addition and multiplication charts
 Calculators
 Manipulatives
 Raised # Rulers
 Stamps
 Flash Cards
 See and solve
Visual calculator

7. Graph Paper
 Click here to view website:
 Ability to choose type, size and measuring units
 Create your own graph paper

8. Onion Mountain
Technology
 Fraction rubber stamps
 Manipulative number line
 Laminated addition and multiplication tables
 Special ruler with transparent overlays
 Check out the website: Click Here

9. FASTT Math
 Watch Fastt Math Demo
 Fluency and Automaticity through Systematic
Teaching with Technology
 Math intervention program that helps students
acquire Math Fact Fluency

10. Visual Spatial or Motor
Control Difficulties
 Students with disabilities may experience difficulty
with writing numbers, aligning digits in
computation problems, and creating visual
representations (e.g. shapes or angles) for a number
of reasons
 Students may have difficulty copying math
problems from books, whiteboards, or blackborads
 Students unable to read their own work or place
digits in wrong place value

11. Expectations
 Students may be expected to solve problems with
numbers of:
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percent’s,
- Draw and label lines
- Angles
- Two and three dimension figures

12. Electronic Worksheets
 Math Paper
 Digital Paper
 Math Pad
 Is a talking math worksheet program that enables
students to perform arithmetic computations with whole
numbers on the computer in much the same way they
would using pencil and paper
 Worksheets are typically solved on the screen for
students with skill levels from grades K-2
 Mac/Win
 Cost $79.95

13. - Digits are properly aligned - Feature allows to show direct re-grouping
- Displays one question at a time - Immediate feedback
- Customizable speech output - Teacher generated problems

14. Math Pad Plus
 Computations with
fractions and decimals
 Option of viewing pie
charts, tables, decimal
grids, fraction bars
 Manipulate problems
directly on the screen

15. Talking Calculators
 Talking Calculators Demo
 Speak N Talk Calculator Demo
 Scientific Calculator Demo
 See and Solve Calculator

16. Virtual Pencil Arithmetic
(Henter Math)
 Check out the VP
 Students who are pencil impaired (blind, motor
impairments or learning disabilities that interfere with
writing)
 Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division with
whole numbers, fractions, and decimal scores
 Speech feedback
 Tutor Mode
 Test Mode

17. Number Navigation
 Simple math processor
 Enter and solve basic math problems
 Customize the font, colour, font size
 Cost: FREE
 Number Navigation Picture

18.  Microsoft Equation Editor
 Enables students who have difficulty with handwriting but
have good mouse control to create simple or advanced
equations
 Math Type (Design Science)
 Symbols to create a wider variety
of equations and the ability to
enhance equations using color coding
 Scientific Notebook
 High end application
 Designed for solving equations

19. Math Input Panel
 Allows math equations to be handwritten into a
program and then converted to a text-based math
equation
 Equation becomes recognized as Math ML or
Mathematical Markup Language
 Maintains accuracy for both visual presentation and
its meaning

20. EmPower Program
Fx Draw, FX Equation, Fx Graph,
Fx Stat
 Construct geometric figures, write equations, create
graphs and produced statistically correct images
 Assist with writing equations, and create math
graphics with standard tools
 Cost: Free!!

21. National Library of Virtual
Manipulatives
 Navigate through variety of categories such as;
 Number and Operations, Algebra, Geometry,
Measurement or Data Analysis and Probability
 Grade level
Walkthrough the site: Click Here

22. Glencoe Virtual
Manipulative
 Manipulative Website
 Search by Grade level, Manipulative and
Background tool
 Click Here for Walkthrough

23. Gismo’s Virtual
Manipulatives
 450 on-line simulations for grades 3-12 for math
 You may use this as a 30-day trial or you can view
each activity for 5 minutes per 24 hr. period or you
can pay for the full use.
 Browse by grade level, topic, textbook or standards
 Click here to see:

24.  Illuminations
 Students who need extended practice, visual
representations of concepts and/or interactive
activities can benefit
 Site Walk Through: Click here
 Internet 4 Classrooms
 Build math skills of students in K-8
 Material to reinforce instruction, or specific subject
mater
 Cost: Free

25. Math Playground
 Large selection of resources to support learning
concepts, skills, word problems
 Online math activities, games, word problems, logic
puzzles
 Cost: Free!
 Check it out: Click here

26.  Conceptua Math
 Focuses on fractions, offers a variety of tools for
teachers to enhance instruction
 Provides visual models, spoken text
 Formative assessments, ability to monitor student
learning
 Watch the fraction overview: Click Here
 Destination Math
 Watch example: Click Here

27. Talking Balance
 The Talking Balance tells the student how much
mass is in the cup, in a safe and audible formal.
 Watch it!

28. Braille
 Math Textbooks
 Math Graphs and Tables

29. Math Overlays for
Specialized Keypads
• well-spaced keys in high contrast colors to help students locate
letters, numbers, words, and directional arrows.

30. Visual Dictionary of Math
Terms
Check out the link: Click Here

31. Clicker5
 Allows users to
create the
activities
 Assist in
learning and
counting
 Ability to
accompany text
and auditory
feedback