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Articles, PDFs, HTML that use the principles of Universal Design for Learning
Updated on May 30, 09
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Several novels for grade 9 and 10....includes different websites for the novels and short stories that Mr. Lettiere's class will be reading
Language (Clicker 5, EasyBook Deluxe, Microsoft Publisher, SMART Ideas, Write OutLoud), Math (Geometer's Sketch Pad, Graphers, Math Circus, Math Trek, Primary Math Strategies, Tinkerplots), Presentation (AppleWorks, HyperStudio, KidPix) and Other Resources (CLisis Home Page, Macromedia MX, PowerPoint Templates, Band in a Box) and Educators Websites (General, Language, Arts, Special Education etc) and Smartboard
Online whiteboard that is easy and fun to use. Use flexible tools to draw, reuse drawings, share and collaborate in real-time.
7 books created using the principles of UDL to engage all learners...good for learners 10 and up
Course readings and assignments...great ideas
virtual world tools and communication, mobile reference, There are a 100+ activiites that have been archived by Laura Milligan. The resources have been broken into these heading: library and reference, games, in class presentations and ideas, web 2.0 teaching, materials and books online, sites to bookmark, websites and online lesson plans for teachers, classroom essentials, planning field trips and excursions,teaching real life lessons
Michael Abell - Beginners' Guide to Implementing Universally Designed Classroom Content - Practical application - excellent resource - provides strategies to use with the recognition, strategic and affective networks
blogs, reflective journal, links to internet/web, literacy, math, science, social studies, software and technology resources
Wikisource is an online library of free content publications collected and maintained by the community. They have over 120,000 texts. Would be great to print using the Kesi Virtual Printer
Karen Jankowski has assembled a number of free resources that she believes should be on every classroom computer to promote learning for all students based upon principles of UDL. These tools provide improved access and accommodate for learner differences. Additionally, they are fun and engaging!
Glog on Wikispaces - Free Technology Toolkit for UDL in All Classrooms
OATSoft says, that it 'is dedicated to improving Assistive Technology and computer accessibility through the power of Open Source development techniques. OATSoft makes the best Open Source Assistive Technology Software (OATS) easy to find. Users and developers meet at OATSoft to create better software.
Users, find useful software and discuss and work with developers to get the features that you want.
Open Source Software is free and the 'source code' that makes the software is freely available. It is developed by international communities operating on-line.
Assistive Technology Software allows people with disabilities to overcome some of the disabling effects of society and technology, including computer and web accessibility.'
Jeremy Brown's Wiki is a how-to-for-AT...he has tip sheets, activities, resources, quick guides, help sheets on a variety of software ie., Boardmaker, Clicker 5, Intellitools Classroom Suite etc.
TidyRead is a service that extracts the text from almost any web site and displays it on an easy to read page that removes all of the clutter that can make reading on the internet so hard sometimes. While reading is one of the main activities on the internet, a lot of sites pay very little attention to the readability of their text and the display on smart phones, such as iPhone, iPod Touch and Android phones. Instead, the reader's eye is constantly drawn to other UI elements, ads, and widgets. This problem is even worse when surfing on smart phones. TidyRead is setting to change this and makes online reading and surfing on smart phones enjoyable….personally I think that it is great for those students who don’t know what it is that they are supposed to read…it teases it out for them and it prints beautifully into Kurzweil using the virtual printer…just follow the directions and add it to your toolbar
Type in a topic of interest or a topic that your students are studying and information related to the topic appears in subtopics. This one is a great udl tool…it accommodates the needs of some, most, all learners…move the slider at the bottom left and it will increase the amount of topics available…move it to the right and it decreases the amount of topics available….it has a notepad on the right hand side and you can drag the information right onto the clipboard…paste it into word and then print it to the virtual printer… if you double click on a bullet you will get a line from one topic area to another…this happens to topics that are related to one another… don’t ask me what the colors represent as the website is in German…it is a wonderful tool
Do technology tools make a difference? FDLRS provides a list of effective technology in the areas of UDL, AT, Simple Tech, reading, writing, math, science and creativty..
25 items | 21 visits
Articles, PDFs, HTML that use the principles of Universal Design for Learning
Updated on May 30, 09
Created on Dec 30, 08
Category: Schools & Education
URL: