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Initial attendance sheet Pick up name tag Agenda What is Educational Technology

Initial attendance sheet Pick up name tag Agenda What is Educational Technology Removing Barriers:UDL. Educational Technology in Context: The Big Picture. What technology had the greatest impact on Western Civilzation? Who is always worried about new technology?

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Initial attendance sheet Pick up name tag Agenda What is Educational Technology

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  1. Initial attendance sheet Pick up name tag Agenda What is Educational Technology Removing Barriers:UDL

  2. Educational Technology in Context: The Big Picture • What technology had the greatest impact on Western Civilzation? • Who is always worried about new technology? • When did Educational Technology really begin?

  3. How do the 4 perspectives of educational technology impact how we teach with technology today? Technology as media, “audiovisual movement” Technical skills to keep networks running Use of technology to promote learning Education about technology, vocational training, information delivery systems

  4. For Our Purposes … Technology in Education: Seamless use of technology tools into a purposeful, participatory learning environment • Good Example or Bad Example? • Using the Internet to research projects • Letting students play educational games if they finish their work early.

  5. Removing Barriers: UDL • Technology solves an existing problem of access. • Technology removes barriers that may exist for some students. One framework for looking at these issues: UDL

  6. Universal Design for Learning: Architectural Perspective • The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design • Modifications made for some help all: • Curb cuts • Elevators • Television captioning • Touch screens • Graphic organizers • Multimedia • Can you think of other examples?

  7. Universal Design for Learning • Achieves this goal by providing three kinds of flexibility: • Presenting content in multiple formats and media. • providing multiple ways for students to express what they know. • providing multiple ways to engage students’ interest and motivation. What are some examples you can think of related to your content area?

  8. Universal Design for Learning • UDL is a framework for designing educational goals, methods, materials, and assessments and provides a rationale for technology integration. • Goal: To provide rich supports for learning and reducing barriers to curriculum while maintaining high achievements standards for all students.

  9. Examples of Rationale related to UDL UDL concept: Multiple options for representing information UDL concept: Multiple options for engaging learners Technology: Using digital images to show examples of fractions (i.e. ½ a pizza).Rationale: Visual examples clarify concepts. Technology: Creating a podcast in collaborative learning groups about global warming.Rationale: Active participation is motivating for students. Technology: having students create a public service announcement related to energy conservation rather than write a reportRationale: Students who aren’t strong writers but know the material can tell you what they know. UDL concept: Multiple options for expressing knowledge

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