July 17

Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning: Two Sides of the Same Coin by David H. Rose et. al  

check out the article link:

article

 

 

 In this article when it stated :

 "The focus of UDL is the learning environment rather than any particular students."

 

I found this statement to be very powerful because I think many

people think UDL is only to be used for students who are

struggling to meet outcomes. I know this is not true and that

UDL is a way of teaching and a "mind set." I feel

that more professional development is required for teachers to embrace UDL and use it!

 

"UDL and AT can be thought of as  two approaches existing

on a continuum."

 

The authors went on to explain what  was the same and different about both and it seems

 

to me that you cant have one with out the other. All the information about curriculum made me realize that there needs to be a lot of changes made in our current curriculum that are used because they are not designed for UDL. Reminds me of the Ted talk "The Myth of Average" ( see video link):Ted talk

 

In this Ted talk he talked about the fact that when curriculum is designed for the average student then it is really designed for no one.

 

Having the time in class to explore Clicker Sentences app was very enlightening. I was able to see first hand that it would be $25 well spent to purchase this app. There are so many features of this!

 

iMovie

 

Using iMovie was amazing and fun! My partner and I were both brand new to this app and were able to quickly and easily maneuver our way through it. It was so fun to watch everyone's iMovies.