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This write up is supposed to be on assistive technology tools in the area of mathematics. For this week, I came upon a blog that listed many helpful tools for mathematics and how they are used with children. I found this website would be very helpful so I chose this instead of a traditional article. Some of the tools listed on this blog are a pouring cup, camera mouse, magnetic math tiles, safety compasses, and a coinulator. The pouring cup is an actual cup that is set up and the student can go through the physical task of pouring to do specific measurements. The camera mouse is used to allow students with limited mobility navigate math programs by just moving their head. The magnetic math tiles are actual tiles that can help students see the math sentences as they do them. They are able to stick them onto the fridge and do math problems. The safety compass is a clear tool that has holes to be used for drawing vertexes and intersections. It is much easier to use then the traditional metal compass. The last of the tools that I found interesting on this site was the coinulator. This is a tool that counts coins and dollar bills and displays pictures on the front to help children with counting money.

Here is the link for the site: http://www.assistivetechnology.vcu.edu/at_for_math/