This handy, optional program has most of the standard functions available in the average financial calculator. F-Calc presents the blind student with a simple, menu driven user interface of functions from which to choose. F-Calc performs the chosen function on the variable information given by the student and presents the answer in either speech, Braille or both. As with the basic and scientific calculators, any result may be transferred to the clipboard for pasting into homework assignments. This presentation provides both conceptual ideas and hands-on practice in using the Braille 'n Speak and Braille Lite as tools for blind students to learn math.
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Participants receive hands-on practice in preparing their own printed math documents. Graphing calculator functions are explored through the use of the software package Graph-It. The presentation concludes with a demonstration of F-Calc, a financial calculator software program available for the Blazie Engineering line of notetakers.