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Dr. Amelia K. Moody, UNCW Assistive Technology Demonstration and Lending Site

Universal Design for Learning And Assistive Technology. Dr. Amelia K. Moody, UNCW Assistive Technology Demonstration and Lending Site Watson School of Education February, 2012. Lending Library Contents. FOR YOUR USE!. What is Universal Design?. Speakerphones Curb cuts

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Dr. Amelia K. Moody, UNCW Assistive Technology Demonstration and Lending Site

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  1. Universal Design for Learning And Assistive Technology Dr. Amelia K. Moody, UNCW Assistive Technology Demonstration and Lending Site Watson School of Education February, 2012

  2. Lending Library Contents

  3. FOR YOUR USE!

  4. What is Universal Design? • Speakerphones • Curb cuts • Close-captioned television • All universally designed to accommodate a wide variety of users, including those with disabilities. (CAST, 2009)

  5. What is Universal Design of Learning?

  6. What Might This Look Like in the classroom? (Linda Bowen, 2011) • GOAL - The student will advertise their company’ s pencils through multiple means of action and expression (Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences). • Reading/Writing Objective-The student will listen critically and express opinions in oral presentations. • Technology Objectives- The student will use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences (Loudon County Schools, 2010)

  7. Examples of multiple expression(Bowen, 2011) Graphic design Song and dance

  8. (Bowen, 2011) Posters Jingles

  9. Various languages Video (Bowen, 2011)

  10. UDL Examples Multiple Mean of Representation • How are you going to present your content so that it meets the needs of all students? • Provide guided notes • Create graphic organizers and pair them with instruction • Offer varied levels of reading materials

  11. Examples of Accessible Texts • Photos • Song lyrics • Letters and journals • Pictures of artwork • Calendars • Maps • Charts and graphs • Poems • Picture, fiction, non-fiction books • Short stories • Internet pieces • Student writing • Historical recounts • Menus • Catalogs

  12. Multiple Mean of Expression • How will students demonstrate what they have learned? • Provide tiered instruction • Allow for oral and written exams • Assign models, videos, and writing opportunities • Use portfolios as work examples in addition to paper/pencil tests

  13. Multiple Mean of Engagement • How are you going to provide multiple pathways for students to actually learn the material presented? • Offer large, small group, and individualized learning opportunities • Provide repeated practice with explicit feedback, • Allow students to provide written or oral feedback to share ideas • Build on students’ interests • Use computers, videos, and hands on learning opportunities

  14. CAST Profile Tool • Discussion and practice? (CAST, 2011)

  15. Example UDL Profile Katrina can you do some high school and elementary school here?

  16. Low-tech Solutions • Note card for tracking lines of text • Word highlighters • Word finders • Magnetic letters on a cookie sheet • Coin calculator • Graphic addition to printed texts • Concept maps-using color and pictures • Used color highlighters to emphasize sentence structure

  17. High-tech Solutions Types we will address today: • Mapping strategies • Reading websites • Flexible print displays • Text to sign language • Text to speech • Screen readers • Switch adapted toys and communication devices • iPads

  18. Reading Websites • Fry's Readability Graph Determines readability of a text • trackstar.4teachers.org-Gives same content on varying reading levels • News-2-You Newspaper Graphic enhanced newspapers. online samples include regular, high, and spanish • BookBox Digital books • Book Builder . http://bookbuilder.cast.org/ create UDL based digital books from CAST • Communicate: In Print 2- A desk top publishing tool for creating graphic enhanced reading material • PowerPoint Books/Region 2 Digital Library . large collection of PowerPoint books created by teachers

  19. Text to Speech • Kurzweil 3000 - www.kurzweiledu.com • ReadingBar - www.readplease.com • SOLO - www.donjohnston.com

  20. Flexible Word Structuring • Microsoft WORD - Autosummarize Tool • Directions: http://www.microsoft.com/education/autosummarize.aspx • DraftBuilder - www.donjohnston.com • OmniOutliner - www.omnigroup.com • Inspiration & Kidspiration from www.inspiration.com

  21. Graphic Organizers • Graphic Organizers - http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html?s2 • printable graphic organizers bubbl.us - http://www.bubbl.us/ free online mapping software • cMap - http://cmap.ihmc.us free concept mapping software for Mac and Windows • FreeMind (Win . Mac) - http://freemind.sourceforge.net . free mind mapping software. requires Java runtime

  22. Writing Production • Zoho - www.zoho.com free online productivity tools, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations • Thumbstacks - www.thumbstacks.com free online presentation software • Adobe Reader - www.adobe.com . current version includes extensive commenting tools and a "typewriter"

  23. Word Prediction and Talking Word Processor • Co:Writer (Win. Mac). http://www.donjohnston.com/products/cowriter/index.html word prediction and audio feedback • WordQ (Win). http://www.wordq.com/ word prediction and text to speech • Speaking Notepad - www.qwertystudios.com talking word processor for Windows

  24. Graphic Enhanced Writing • PixWriter . http://www.slatersoftware.com/pixwriter.html . write with words, phrases, or pictures. correlates pictures to words and includes text to speech • Communicate: In Print 2 - http://www.widgit.com/products/inprint/index.htm . a symbol based desk top publishing program, great for creating symbol rich print materials

  25. Free Online Graph Paper Customizable graph paper generators (Prietz, 2003)

  26. Websites • CAST http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/tools/classprofile.cfm • Loudon County Schools http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/50910068152053/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=91435 Mongomery County Schools http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiat/udl/secondary.shtm Freeware.com

  27. Questions? Amelia Moody, Ph.D. Assistive Technology Demonstration and Lending Site UNCW moodya@uncw.edu 910-962-2580

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