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Universal Design for Learning

Equalizing the Playing Field: Technology Supports $00.00 to $$$$$ College and Career Readiness Conference Summer 2014. Universal Design for Learning. http://www.udlcenter.org/resource_library/videos/udlcenter/guidelines. www.cast.org.

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Universal Design for Learning

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  1. Equalizing the Playing Field: Technology Supports$00.00 to $$$$$College and Career Readiness ConferenceSummer 2014

  2. Universal Design for Learning http://www.udlcenter.org/resource_library/videos/udlcenter/guidelines

  3. www.cast.org Welcome to the World of the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)

  4. UDL Resources http://www.udlcenter.org/sites/udlcenter.org/files/updateguidelines2_0.pdf

  5. Accessible Instructional Materials

  6. What are AIM? • Materials designed or converted • Usable across widest range of student variability • IDEA • Print instructional materials transformed into specialized formats

  7. Overcoming Barriers • Printed instructional materials can be a barrier to: • Participation • Achievement

  8. Which format is the right one? • Aim Navigator T

  9. Bookshare.org • https://www.bookshare.org/ • http://www.learningally.org/audiobook-membership/?gclid=CKng99OXhL4CFbM7OgodZSIA4Q

  10. A.T.TIPS CAST • Chris Bugaj • http://attipscast.com/ / • Episode • 130: Providing Accessible Instructional Materials, Story 1 • 131: Providing Accessible Instructional Materials, Story 2 • 133: Purchasing Accessible Learning Materials, Story 3

  11. Equalizing the Playing Field: Software & Web Support

  12. Adobe Acrobat Professional • Read Out Loud- View Menu- • View…Activate Read Out Loud • Read Out Loud- Read …one paragraph at a time • Visual Presentation • Edit/Preferences-Accessibility

  13. Tablets & Apps http://indicators.knowbility.org/docs/resourcebank/UDL_Placemat_Core_iPad_Apps.pdf

  14. Multiple Flexible Options • Ginger Software • www.gingersoftware.com • My Study Bar • http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/eduapps/mystudybar.php

  15. Web-Based Resources • Locate LSS Databases • What resources did you find? • What would you recommend?

  16. www.thinkport.org

  17. www.thinkfinity.org

  18. Really Cool Websites!! Karen Janowski Great tools resource blog and Wiki http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com

  19. Maryland Learning Links http://www.marylandlearninglinks.org/ • mATch up Tool http://marylandlearninglinks.org/3815

  20. AnytimeAnywhereLearning Q & A Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll. Your Thoughts!

  21. Resources for Accessing eText • www.bookshare.org • www.gutenberg.org • Project Gutenberg • www.aph.org/louis/louis.html • Louis Database of Accessible Materials • www.ipl.org • Internet Public Library • www.tumblebooks.com • www.tarheelreader.com

  22. Resources for Accessing eText • www.kidpub.com • KidPub • www.infomotions.com • Alex Catalogue • www.timeforkids.com • Time for Kids • www.weeklyreader.com • Weekly Reader

  23. Contacts: Division of Special Education/ Early Intervention Services • Paul Dunford, Branch Chief Programmatic Support and Technical Assistance pdunford@msde.state.md.us • Marsye Kaplan, Section Chief mkaplan@msde.state.md.us • Karla Marty, Section Chief kmarty@msde.state.md.us • Fran Sorin, Coordinator of Professional Learning fsorin@msde.state.md.us

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