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What is Universal Design for Learning?

Universal Design for Learningis a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.

UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.

http://www.cast.org/udl/

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Online Literacy Supports

http://www.thinglink.com/

•Interactive visual supports

•Premade or make your own

•Must create a free account

•Preview first and save as a favorite if possible

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Online Literacy Supports

http://blachan.com/shahi/

•A visual dictionary

•Uses online image from websites such as flickr and google

•Preview first for content

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Online Literacy Supports

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/

•Educational Videos- Links to sites like YouTube, Teacher Tube, etc.

•Organized by topic

•Preview first for content

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Online Literacy Supports

http://www.sparknotes.com/

•Like the old Cliff Notes

•Range of supports—Video overviews, text overviews, summaries of chapters, etc.

•Content Quizzes

•Easy Citation information

http://www.shmoop.com/

•Study guides and supports across the curriculum

•Range of supports—Timelines, Writing Guides, Content Quizzes, etc.

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Sites to explore

Montgomery county HIAT

ULD Toolkit

Prince George's County

CAST examples

13 web tools for teachers

Emerging EdTech Ebook

BV Instructional Tools website

BV Ed Tech resources page