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Module 1 Reflection: UDL

In this module, I learned a lot about Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL is a teaching approach to help all learners be successful. There is no such thing as “one-size-fits-all” in education, and this module really touched on that. There is also no such thing as an “average learner.” UDL offers flexibility in ways students access material, engage with it and show what they’ve learned. Developing lesson plans using UDL can be beneficial for all students, but it is especially helpful for students with learning disabilities, as well as behavioral disorders.

Module 9

The speech I chose to review for this module was John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address. This speech is given as a video, and the text is also right next to the video. This is beneficial for a wide variety of learners, especially auditory and visual learners. The video benefits visual and auditory learners because they can hear the speech while watching the video–almost like they’re there. The text is beneficial for visual learners so that they can read it.

Attached are two links–a Piktochart and a Kahoot on this speech.

https://create.piktochart.com/output/46292971-my-visual

https://create.kahoot.it/details/93ea3759-0602-4ec2-9283-71af5e406336

Module 4

In this module, I’ve learned a lot about assistive technology. Assistive technology is any device, software, or equipment that helps people to work around their challenges. A great example of assistive technology is text-to-speech. Another example could be a pencil grip, which is a low-tech tool.

Teachers can use accessible educational materials in a UDL context by implementing all different tools into their lessons. They can do this by implementing different types of technologies, such as iPads, ChromeBooks, audio recordings, and so on. This is beneficial for all students as it can improve their learning.

I believe that accessible technology and UDL can coexist. Both accessible technology and UDL are based on the accommodations that will help all students succeed. They both help students to become more independent and to better their learning.

Technology is crucial in any successful education, whether it be special education, or general education. There are so many positive benefits to technology in the classroom.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12RCe2IXc9dDbXZz0FwGSARqaKisWNUi4/view?usp=sharing

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

  • Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
  • Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

  • Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
  • What topics do you think you’ll write about?
  • Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
  • If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.

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