1. Tool in Use
http://www.garageband.com/htdb/index.html?|pe1|X8jTJnjrvP2rZVE
http://www.pandora.com/?tc=l-005399-0151-1149#/stations/show/all
http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer.aspx?sbId=2522398

2. Tool in Use
VoiceThread.com
Google Image
3. Tool in Use
VoiceThread.com
Google Image
4. What is UDL?
Tool in Use
http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/UDL/intro.asp
http://delicious.com/pstackhouse
UDL is a framework for designing educational environments that help all students gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning.
5. Tool in Use
http://udleditions.cast.org/
Visual aids
Drawing from brain research and using new media, the UDL framework guides educators to provide three kinds of flexibility:

To represent information in multiple formats and media;

6. To provide multiple pathways for students' strategies and expression; 7. To provide multiple ways to engage students' interest and motivation The goal of UDL is to enable all individuals to gain knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for learning.
8. WHY UDL?
Tool in Use
http://www.thethinkingstick.com/you-mean-the-teacher-still-matters
Use visual aids to make important text obvious
On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.
The analysis for the Department of Education found that, on average, students doing some or all of the course online would rank in the 59th percentile in tested performance, compared with the average classroom student scoring in the 50th percentile.
NEW YORK TIMES POST
9. Tool in Use
http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/06/10/100-helpful-web-tools-for-every-kind-of-learner/
Offer alternative sources of information
10. Tool in Use
Google Images
http://www.thejc.com/files/imagecache/body_landscape/School.jpg
Make learning relevent
This will never work with my students.
11. Tool in Use
http://images.clipartof.com/small/15865-Happy-Little-Spider-Hanging-Down-From-A-Web-In-Front-Of-A-Broken-Computer-Screen-Clipart-Illustration.jpg
Use emotional ques
My school has old computers.
12. Take A Break
Tool in Use
http://www.pandora.com/?tc=l-005399-0151-1149#/stations/show/all
Plan for real world time constraints
13. Tool in Use
Using UDL to assist in differentiated instruction.
ELL
Learning disabilities
Pull-out, Push-in
Reading skills vary 2, 3 even 5 different grade levels
Various learning styles
Microsoft PowerPoint
Vary text format
UDL Strategy

Multiple Means for Presentation

14. Multiple Pathways for Student Expression 15. Multiple Means of Engagement