Access to Content Through Technology Lisa Harris Rebecca Evers

Universal Design for Learning Helping all students achieve by: identifying and removing barriers from teaching methods and curriculum materials. Three kinds of flexibility: representing information in multiple formats and media. providing multiple pathways for students’ action and expression. providing multiple ways to engage students’ interest and motivation. **Want more information: Center for Applied Special Technology @ http://cast.org 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

Helping all students achieve by:

identifying and removing barriers from teaching methods and curriculum materials.

Three kinds of flexibility:

representing information in multiple formats and media.

providing multiple pathways for students’ action and expression.

providing multiple ways to engage students’ interest and motivation.

**Want more information: Center for Applied Special Technology @ http://cast.org

Determining rationale for the specific technology Technology solves an existing problem of access. Technology removes barriers that may exist for some students. 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

Technology solves an existing problem of access.

Technology removes barriers that may exist for some students.

Examples of Rationale Technology: Using digital images or digital video Rationale: Visual examples clarify concepts. Technology: Using maps from the Internet. Rationale: Up-to-date information is available. Technology: Creating a podcast in collaborative learning groups. Rationale: Active participation is motivating for students. Technology: e-books or audio books Rationale: Printed materials are barrier for students who are not able to keep up with reading loads (slow or inefficient readers).

Technology: Using digital images or digital video Rationale: Visual examples clarify concepts.

Technology: Using maps from the Internet. Rationale: Up-to-date information is available.

Technology: Creating a podcast in collaborative learning groups. Rationale: Active participation is motivating for students.

Technology: e-books or audio books Rationale: Printed materials are barrier for students who are not able to keep up with reading loads (slow or inefficient readers).

Recording Voice with PowerPoint Lions live in the grasslands of Africa. Students can also insert a recording of themselves reading. Insert ribbon/ Sound button/ Record sound … 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007 Grasslands photo from http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grasslands.php

Lions live in the grasslands of Africa.

Students can also insert a recording of themselves reading. Insert ribbon/ Sound button/ Record sound …

Images Print Options Clipart Writing with Symbols , Picture It Talking Photo Album Inspiration/ Kidspiration software Photo Editing and Sharing Flickr , Flickr notes , more Flickr notes Photo Story Examples: What Kids Can Do: Digital Storytelling 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

Print Options

Clipart

Writing with Symbols , Picture It

Talking Photo Album

Inspiration/ Kidspiration software

Photo Editing and Sharing

Flickr , Flickr notes , more Flickr notes

Photo Story

Examples:

What Kids Can Do: Digital Storytelling

SmartBoards or Promethean Boards Word manipulation example SmartNotebook software for SmartBoards ActivStudio software for Promethean Boards 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

Word manipulation example

SmartNotebook software for SmartBoards

ActivStudio software for Promethean Boards

Digital text & e-books International Children’s Digital Library Project Gutenberg Library of Congress Services University of Virginia E-book Library Reference Desk Other digital materials (UDL materials) Google Search in other languages 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

International Children’s Digital Library

Project Gutenberg

Library of Congress Services

University of Virginia E-book Library

Reference Desk

Other digital materials (UDL materials)

Google Search in other languages

Digital Readers Natural Reader Read Please 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

Natural Reader

Read Please

Blogging Imbee Blogspot Examples: Technology Integration Blog Group and Individual Alternative Book Report 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

Imbee

Blogspot

Examples:

Technology Integration Blog

Group and Individual

Alternative Book Report

Digital Video Software: iMovie, MovieMaker, Smart Notebook Software Examples: Interview an Expert Video TeacherTube How To Video 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

Software: iMovie, MovieMaker, Smart Notebook Software

Examples:

Interview an Expert Video

TeacherTube

How To Video

Digital Audio Software: Audacity (free), GarageBand (for Macs) Podcasting Online Services to Get Started Examples: Radio America WebQuest Expert Interview How To’s and additional lecture material for students Education Section of iTunes 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

Software: Audacity (free), GarageBand (for Macs)

Podcasting

Online Services to Get Started

Examples:

Radio America WebQuest

Expert Interview

How To’s and additional lecture material for students

Education Section of iTunes

Other Ideas Writing - Story starters Lego's Story Starter Wheel , accessories Math – Money Coin-u-lator ATM machine/ cash register 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2008

Writing - Story starters

Lego's

Story Starter Wheel , accessories

Math – Money

Coin-u-lator

ATM machine/ cash register

Final Thoughts Technology projects lend themselves to cooperative learning. Benefits for ELL? 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2008

Technology projects lend themselves to cooperative learning.

Benefits for ELL?

Resources UDL CAST: www.cast.org Web 2.0 Software List: http://www.shambles.net/web2/ ELL Resources: http://coe.winthrop.edu/ell.htm Lisa Harris [email_address] 06/03/09 Evers & Harris, 2007

UDL

CAST: www.cast.org

Web 2.0 Software List: http://www.shambles.net/web2/

ELL Resources: http://coe.winthrop.edu/ell.htm

Lisa Harris [email_address]