The document outlines free technology tools designed to support multi-tier instruction and enhance social-emotional skills for diverse learners. It emphasizes the principles of universal design for learning (UDL), advocating for accessible educational resources and strategies that integrate technology to boost engagement, collaboration, and productivity. Various tools and resources are suggested for different educational needs, focusing on creating inclusive environments that promote both academic and social growth.

1. Free Technology Tools to support Multi-Tier Instruction and enhance Social Emotional skills Cher yl A. Wissick & Susan Quinn Univ ersity South Carolina • • • • • J. Emmett Gardner University of Oklahoma TED Charlotte November 2009 Poster Presentation

2. All Free tools Available at: http://webtoolboxes.wikispaces.com

3. Abstract: Demonstration of FREE technology resources, tools, and strategies that embrace Universal Design for Learning, support multi-tier instruction, help diverse learners, and enhance productivity. Explore ways that technology and free social networking tools can help or hinder students learn academic skills and develop positive social relationships and collaboration.

4. Universal Design for Learning: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides students access to educational standards and materials by providing multiple access points (e.g., presentation, expression, and engagement) to activities. It also begins when you design instruction not as an accommodation to a fixed activity (or course curriculum); but where you design the activity with considerations for diverse learners built in from the beginning!

5. R esponse to I ntervention Provide Universal Intervention using Free Web Tools MultiTier Instruction

6. Multiple Means of Engagement Offer choices of content, tools and engagement Provide adjustable levels of challenge Offer a choice of rewards Offer a choice of learning context Affective networks: Value or emotional outcome is the focus FACT: Engaged learners make more progress

7. Support via Affective Networks Choose realistic topics of interest to embed the learning material Allow student to choose tools or technology to explore topic- software, web, video Select Software or Web sites that offer same content at different levels of challenge Build awareness of accomplishment and progress within technology programs

8. Classroom Architect 4teachers.org Arrange your class for maximum engagement

9. Tie into Student Interests Find a hook Create thematic unit to study topics Use popular topics: driving, rock music, social networking, wrestling, my favorite pet Engage students with interactive tools like Poll Everywhere

10. Survey Tools Find out what motivates your students Jackpot : online reinforcer survey Survey tools: phpSurvey Zoomerang Survey Monkey Google Docs (results merge into google doc spreadsheet) For info see Special Ed Zone

11. Secure sites to create an environment for students to work collaboratively Students publish together and for a larger audience PBWorks Wikispaces Zoho wiki Google Sites

12. Secure sites to create an environment for students to read, analyze, and post comments related to instructional goals. Students develop writing and social networking skills. TIGed Haiku Blogger Edublogs

13. Delicious Share your bookmarks and let students create their own lists FLICKr share photos JING easy screen capture Create Notes: TADA list Remember the Milk

14. Collaborative graphic organizer Creately

15. Collaborative Presentations Google docs Preezo Zoho

16. ToonDoo Create or finish cartoons Consider endings & consequences

17. Behavior charts CBM resources And much more Intervention Central

18. Bookbuilder: Create Social Stories Have students create social stories for younger students

19. KidTools and KidSkills Self- monitoring & checksheets Students CREATE their own… download all the programs for elementary and middle for FREE

20. Social Emotional Support Integrate social emotional learning into everyday instruction Engage student emotionally & academically CASEL center for social emotional learning Edutopia example lessons SAMSHA poster, games to support mental health

21. Multiple Means of Representation Provide Multiple Examples Highlight Critical Features Provide Multiple Media & Formats Support Background Knowledge Recognition networks: Content is the focus

22. Support Recognition Networks Variety of web sites to demonstrate, links to support information Pictures from CD-Roms & Web Word processors to highlight critical words Presentation tools to animate concepts Books on tape; Digital text Charts, graphs, images to support text

23. ReadPlease &. Natural Readers

24. Web Anywhere Use on any browser and link to pages to have them read.

25. Reading books online providing multiple means of presentation: Children’s Digital Library Project Gutenberg Bibliomania Readprint Bartleby Bookshare http://www.bookshare.org (free to all schools)

26. Word Web – Vocabulary Support Students can locate different meanings for words and also hear the definition

27. Create books for students with Learning Prompts Students create books for younger students - service learning Bookbuilder

28. UDL Editions http://udleditions.cast.org

29. Tools for Student expression Project Poster NoteStar Persuade Star Tools for Productivity & management TrackStar (organize Web sites for research) QuizStar (manage quizzes) RubiStar (rubrics) Casa Notes (convert notes to Spanish)

30. Organize Websites for student research & access

31. Multiple Means of Expression Provide Flexible Models of skilled performance Provide opportunities to practice with supports Provide ongoing, relevant feedback Offer flexible opportunities of demonstrating a skill Strategic Networks: Process or medium is the focus Wissick & Gardner

32. Support via Strategic Networks Examples and not-examples with images, video, live or taped demonstrations Scaffold learning with text-to-speech, word prediction, layered Web sites Text-to-speech to listen to one’s own writing Videotape of skill performance Online feedback from peers or mentors Creating web pages, posters, presentations

33. Idea Generator Wissick, 2007 Help students come up with an idea

34. Spelling Checkers Ghotit Another new one: Ginger Software

35. Word Prediction

36. Expression: Writing Support Click n Type Free onscreen keyboard Word prediction ReadPlease can also support creative writing with auditory feedback

37. Concept Mapping: visualize the message Cmap tools http://cmap.ihmc.us/ FREEMind http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

38. Expression: Read, Write, Think Student Materials – alternative ways to create a product http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp Wissick, 2007

39. Expression in Mathematics Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.htm Shodor Interactivate http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/ Webmath - tutorials http://www.webmath.com/ Allmath - flash cards http://www.allmath.com Math.com http://www.math.com

40. Virtual Math Manipulatives Wissick, 2007

41. Web Math Wissick, 2007

42. Examples of Matching Technology Tools with Principles of Universal Design for Learning to Enhance Skills and support social emotional growth :

43. Reading & Vocabulary • Copy and Paste text into ReadPlease ( http ://www.readplease.com ) and highlight words as they are read. • WordWeb ( http://wordweb.info/free/ ) to look up a definition of a word on a web page.

44. Teacher copy: notice the word count down the side. Readability information Okapi and Bibliomania to create CBM reading probe Just copy text into Bibliomania and let Okapi do the work!

45. Reading Motivation Creating a “take-home” audio book: Converting text-to-speech (and to an mp3 file) by using Natural Reader ( http://www.naturalreaders.com ). Or create a book to read while walking!! • Use an E-Text version of a book downloaded from Project Gutenberg ( http://www.gutenberg.org/ ).

46. Reading Developing a social skills book using BookBuilder by CAST http://bookbuilder.cast.org Using UDL Editions to read The Tell Tale Heart.

47. Writing • Creating a book report using a word processor and Click-N-Type http ://cnt.lakefolks.org / to provide word prediction and scanning. • Using CMap ( http://cmap.ihmc.us/ ) to build thoughts/ideas into a complete report.

48. Writing and Communicating • Following a list of web sites that have been selected as research or writing prompts with Delicious http://www.delicious.com . • Writing a class book using a Pbworks http://www.pbworks.com

49. Communicating & Writing • Working together to create a collaborative presentation with Google Docs http :/ / docs.google.com • Creating a web page with Project Poster ( http://poster.4teachers.org ) to summarize research .

50. Writing • Using a blog to post a question that focuses on higher order thinking skills for students to respond. • Creating a interest survey http://www.jimwrightonline.com/php/jackpot/jackpot.php for your students to indicate their preference for reinforcers.

51. Mathematics • Virtually manipulating algebra tiles at http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/ vlibrary.html • Learning about money at the Brain Pop web site and turning on the closed captioning http ://www.brainpopjr.com/math/money/dollarsandcents/ zoom.weml

52. Mathematics • Reviewing math skills using Web Math http://www.webmath.com • Practicing math concepts with interactive activities from Shodor http://www.shodor.org/interactivat or Illuminations http://illuminations.nctm.org/ . • Using a talking calculator to see and hear numbers & answers http://www.readingmadeez.com /TalkingCalculator.php 11/07/09