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Community Experience:
Utilizing Public Convenience Machines

 

Standards

Standard 5: The student will utilize public convenience machines.

 

Task

The student will practice using pay phones, vending machines, and copy machines at school or in the community.

 

Rubrics

Rubric Levels

PG Physical guidance: the student requires physical guidance to perform this task
VP Verbal/Visual prompt: the students requires a verbal and/or visual cue to perform this task
I Independent: the student is able to perform this task independently
NA Does not apply


A. Pay Phones

CRITERIA

PG

VP

I

NA

Picks up receiver



Puts in sufficient change



Listens for dial tone



Enters phone number



Listens for ringing



Talks to party/ leaves message



Hangs up



Collects any change due



Comments:


B. Vending Machines

CRITERIA

PG

VP

I

NA

Finds desired product



Puts sufficient money in slot



Presses button(s) for selection



Takes product out of bottom



Collects any change due





Comments:


C. Copy Machines

CRITERIA

PG

VP

I

NA

Turns machine on



Puts original within lines on copy surface



Selects number of copies



Puts in sufficient change



Presses COPY button



Collects copies and original



Collects any change due





Comments:




 
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