In the
video titled “UDL at a Glance”, it discusses how teachers all have diverse
groups of students with different learning needs with Universal . It then goes
on to explain how teachers can meet the needs of all of their students. The
phrase “universal design for learning” is then explained and how it helps
diverse learners. The video then gave three different steps for teachers on how
to demonstrate universal design for learning in the classroom. Then in the
article titled “Build an Assistive Technology Toolkit”, explains assistive
technology in the classroom and how to get it started. There are different free
assistive technology tools that are mentioned such as “Bookshare”. Some tips
are then given on working with your IT department to get the assistive
technology.
I think
that a universal design for learning is important for any classroom, and I plan
to implement those tips into my own classroom. When I have my own classroom I
will be facing the issue of having a variety of different student learning
needs. I will implement the steps given by creating a variety of teaching
models, giving my students opportunities to express themselves, and providing
my students with different choices of learning activities in my classroom. I
think that integrating assistive technology into the classroom is also very
important and I can use it in my own classroom for my students with special
needs and their varied learning styles. One example would be that if I had a
student that had vision problems, I could use Google Books to find books for
the visually impaired. I will work with my IT department by consulting with
them and understanding IT terminology.
In the “Build
an Assistive Technology Toolkit” article, I did not find anything that met any
of the ISTE standards for students. For the “UDL at a Glance”
video, I also did not find any evidence of any of the ISTE standards for
students being met.
Gravel, Jenna. David Rose (producer). (2011). UDL at a glance [internet]. Available from http://www.udlcenter.org
Ahrens, Kelly. (2011). Build an assistive technology
toolkit. Learning & Leading with
Technology, 3(39), 22-24.
Hi Diana,
ReplyDeleteI would definitely implement the steps that were given in this video. I enjoyed watching it because it provided man key styles that are useful for or classroom. Today, all school have a variety of cultures and all children learn at a different pace and they each have their own style of learning. This video is great!