Lauren++G

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Zoom text is a software program that allows uses to manipulate the screen in order to help them with their learning. It is beneficial to people that have low vision and can't see clearly on a normal computer screen. One thing that I found interesting is that there are two different parts to Zoom text. The first component is changing the way the screen appears to the user. Zoom text allows you to change the size of the writing, as well as the color and other enhancers used. In the video, she explains that you can make the text up to 36 times the normal size. Changing the color of the screen was something that I really found interesting. You can change the brightness so that it is easier to see, as well as changing the colors to colors such as yellow and black or black and white. Font is another thing that can be changed in order to make words easier to see. This would make it easier for people who have a hard time seeing specific colors. The second component of Zoom text allows you to make the text on the screen audible for the user. When using the speech synthesizer, the user places the cursor over a word and the computer speaks what it says. The speech synthesizer can even be used when the user is typing in a document. When typing in a document using Zoom Text, the computer will read whatever the user is typing. In the video she mentions that this is not necessarily the program a blind person would use when they are using a computer; it is more for someone with low vision. At the end of the video, I really liked how they mentioned even further how you would implement this in your classroom.