[Athen] Question about using a magnifyer in the classroom

[Maria Ortado]

I do not think this student is being difficult. They would have to adjust
the focus and framing every time they have to switch back and forth between
the board and their desk.
What about using your current technology for the board and a lighted,
table-mounted, magnifier for the written/textbook stuff. Something like
this:
https://www.amazon.com/Lighted-Table-Magnifier-Magnifying-Glass/dp
/B01FCUSQW6


*Maria Ortado*

Interpreter Coordinator
Disability Support Services
Office: U216
Cape Fear Community College
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Phone: (910) 362-7098
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On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 1:20 PM Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) <
hunziker at email.arizona.edu> wrote:


> Hi all,

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> There are times where we’ve used live streaming services/lecture

> capture/recording in a class (Zoom or Panopto in our case) and had the

> student use an iPad or computer to view the instructional content on the

> board. We’ve also had the student use the iPad camera zoom feature and that

> worked as well – it really depends on the student’s visual ability.

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> Dawn

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> ~~

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> Dawn Hunziker

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> IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. |Disability Resources

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> The University of Arizona | *hunziker at email.arizona.edu

> <hunziker at email.arizona.edu>*

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> 520-626-9409

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Robert Beach

> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2019 11:10 AM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Question about using a magnifyer in the classroom

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> What system are you currently using? If the person wants to magnify both

> the board and handwriting at the same time, that sounds like a dual camera

> system. Some systems make it very easy to move the camera between the two

> positions. If you have something like the Transformer, maybe connecting a

> web cam to magnify the board and use the Transformer to magnify the

> handwriting. Then he would only have to switch between screens on the

> laptop, if you’re using a laptop.

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> Robert Lee Beach

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> Assistive Technology Specialist

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> Kansas City Kansas Community College

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> 7250 State Avenue

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> Kansas City, KS  66112

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> Phone: 913-288-7671

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> Email: rbeach at kckcc.edu

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Deborah Armstrong

> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2019 11:52 AM

> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* [Athen] Question about using a magnifyer in the classroom

>

>

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> We are a community college. I have one low-vision student who can barely

> see the board in the first row, so we want to supply him with a video

> magnifier for the classroom.

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> Ours have a rotating camera to magnify either the board or the textbook.

> Many of my students love these magnifiers.

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> But the current student says it’s too difficult to magnify both his

> handwriting and the whiteboard at the same time. Not having enough vision

> myself for it to be useful, I’m unsure if this kid is making excuses or

> it’s a real problem. My other students tend to just snap pictures of the

> board and deal with those photos later, but this student says what’s on the

> board is interactive and he needs to switch between writing, reading the

> board and reading the textbook in remedial math.

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> This student is resisting using any sort of low-vision aid, but he’s

> getting to the point where one is necessary.

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> What suggestions do you have for coping with this kind of situation? How

> have students coped with the problem of magnifying both the board and their

> handwriting, for example?

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>

> --Debee

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