What is it?
Screen magnification and zoom features enlarge digital text, images, controls, and other information displayed on a computer, tablet, or phone. Built-in accessibility tools such as Windows Magnifier, macOS Zoom, Chromebook magnification, and iOS or iPadOS Zoom can provide greater magnification and customization than simply increasing the size of a webpage or document.
How to use it?
Teach learners how to independently turn magnification on and off, change the zoom level, move around an enlarged screen, and adjust settings such as contrast, pointer size, or tracking when available. Use magnification across authentic classroom applications rather than only during reading tasks. Because enlarging content reduces how much information fits on the screen, help learners develop efficient strategies for navigating and maintaining their place within magnified content.
Why use it?
Digital information may be difficult to access when text, icons, images, or interface elements are too small to see comfortably. Screen magnification allows learners to customize the display without changing the underlying content. Independent control over magnification can provide flexible access across learning platforms, digital books, writing tools, websites, diagrams, and other classroom technology.
