Lens+Magnifying+Glass

=Lens Magnifying Glass - Free Softwear=

Produced by ABF - Soft.com division of ABF Softwear Inc.



The Lens Magnification Glass is available as free softwear and can be downloaded onto any computer desktop. The graphic magnifying glass is an easy to use tool, that enables the user to view areas of the screen at varying magnifications ranging from 1x to 64x. The Magnifying glass can be dragged across the screen using the mouse or keyboard commands. Simple key board commands are listed on the following website.

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__Age Appropriateness__

This is an easy to use tool and would suit users from preschool age to adults. Computers are now widely used in all learning environments including preschools.Today's children are very good at using a mouse control, so this resource could be incorporated into the early childhood environments.

__Teacher Application__


 * To assist learners who are having difficulty seeing icons, images, text or commands on a computer screen.
 * Lessons can be adapted online for children with a sight impairment.
 * Teachers can acess online books for class literature, enabling children with a sight impairment to read books with magnification ( ipads also have an inbuilt magnifier for this purpose).
 * Can be used in lesson plans to demonstrate the concept of magnification.

References ABF Softwear Inc Website sourced from www.abf-soft.com/lens-magnifying-glass.shtml

=Microsoft Windows Magnifier=

Another useful magnifying tool that is available with Microsoft Winows (Various Versions) is the Windows Magnifier. You can access this application as follows:

Go To Start Button, All Programs, Accessories, Ease of Access, Magnifier.

Microsoft Magnifier gives you the choice of magnifying the whole screen, utalising the Lens, or Docked (split screen) whilst viewing any screen within your current windows view.

Both application are similar in use and will require minimal experience to use.