"eTips and UDL"

The "value added" for the uses of technology we have been discussing in class this semester include communicating about individual experiences and learning and publishing information for an audience, like done with blogging. Also creating visual representations, giving students’ the ability to show others about what they have learned in a variety of formats. So far this semester we have seen the potential for using wikis, Wordle, Picnik, Photoshop, or Tableau Vivant to enhance lessons.

The uses of technology go hand in hand with the UDL principles - creating educational goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone. The UDL guidelines assist in creating curricula that meet the needs of every type of learner. Integrating technology provides ways to enhance the curricula and to individualizing instruction or making it more responsive to student’s interests and learning styles.