Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). He explains his specific learning needs and calls on all educators to see life from his and millions of other students’ perspective. But then we all have our own specific learning needs.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

New report highlights 10-step plan to applying Universal Design for Learning online. According to a new report, incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in online courses not only benefits students with disabilities, but can have significant benefits for all students, ultimately increasing retention and improving learning outcomes.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

In my first-grade classroom, a third of my students were learning English as a second language. My students loved having subtitles on during short videos because it gave them more opportunities to interact with and learn from the content. Can the learner log into the digital learning tool interface independently?

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

The post Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. You’ll learn some of the common misconceptions about creating choice boards, but most importantly, you’ll learn how to get started with utilizing the choice board for your classroom. That packs a powerful punch to student learning!

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Though I didn''t want to jump into the session when suggestions were called for, as my own suggestion would have been entirely predictable, the topic made me think of Universal Design For Learning (UDL). The app also offers a more visual and engaging approach to the learning goals of the unit. At heart, I''m a context guy.

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Jodie Deinhammer and Sunny Richardson told the story of how their science classrooms in Texas transformed the learning environment to a point where students are now designing the syllabus, creating projects, and connecting to students from schools all over the world. How can you encourage your students to take charge of their own learning?

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Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

Do you understand how to prepare our learners’ digital learning environment so every individual has the elements they need to flexibly accomplish their learning objectives? We can begin by scrutinizing our learners’ technology tools and platforms from the lens of inclusion. Tips to vet edtech tools for accessibility .

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SpeechTechie

JANUARY 23, 2016

The path to getting assistive technology accommodations in the hands of students that need it is not always clear, so it is helpful for as many educators as possible to know about available (and free) tools such as this! To learn more about emerging research on the benefits of text to speech technologies, see this helpful article.

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SpeechTechie

AUGUST 24, 2016

Electronic Texts and accompanying accessibility features such as text to speech can facilitate organization of materials, richer arrays of contexts available, and comprehension of classroom content for those with reading, language learning and other disabilities.

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