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<p class=MsoNormal>> We have a professor who wants this student to do
independent work which <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>> includes measuring and testing. There might be
some physics related software. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>> Any suggestions on what works? Types of Assistive
technology we could get to <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>> help the student?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Some quick thoughts off the top of my head:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>- Have you seen the PIVoT project at the NCAM website?
It is an online interactive physics resource that was designed to be
accessible. It is a few years old, but (fortunately), basic physics has
not changed much in the past few years. URL: <a
href="http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/pivot/index.html">http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/pivot/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>- Do you have access to the Audio Graphing Calculator?
If studying kinematics (displacement/velocity/acceleration), then the AGC may
be an option to consider when analyzing the relationship between these variables
(e.g., changes in the slope of curve when moving between displacement/velocity/acceleration).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>URL: <a
href="http://www.viewplus.com/products/braille-math/AGC/">http://www.viewplus.com/products/braille-math/AGC/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>- Have you worked with MathTrax before? MathTrax is a graphing
tool that allows for physics simulations as well as plotting data. It was
designed for middle and high school physics, but has some additional components
that may be useful for your situation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>URL: <a href="http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/MathTrax/index.html">http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/MathTrax/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>These are just some thoughts and may or may not be
appropriate depending on what the professor wants the student to learn or the measuring/testing
activities. The one upside with physics is that you can use a lot of
physical objects or tactile representations to demonstrate concepts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Take care,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>sean<o:p></o:p></p>
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