Technology Tools Used to Address Visual-Spatial or Motor Control Difficulities

MathPad- is a talking math worksheet program that enables students to perform arithmetic computations with whole numbers on the computer.  It displays one math problem at a time, and the digits that are supposed to be in each place (ones', tens', hundreds', etc.) are properly aligned.  Teachers can review the work and identify any mistakes being made within the computation.

MathPad Plus-  it extends all of the features of MathPad to arithmetic computations with fractions and decimals.  It provides several additional features to support student success such as, students can view problems as pie charts, fraction bars, or decimal grids.

Virtual Pencil Arithmetic- an educational application designed for students who are pencil impaired.  It makes addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with whole numbers, franctions and decimals accessible to students with disabilitites.  There is another application called Virtual Pencil Algebra so the students can solve algebraic equations.

Number Navigator- this is for those who need a simple math processor to enter and solve basic math problems on the computer.

Microsoft Word-  this can also be used as a math processor.


A few other programs to mention are:  MathType, Scientific Notebook, and Meander's Annotator.

Resource:
Dell, A., Newton, D., & Petroff, J. (2012). Computersand Internet to Teach Math. Assistive Technology in the Classroom (). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.. (Original work published 2008