Thank you to all who followed along during this journey as I
expanded my knowledge on Universal Design of Learning and Assistive
Technology. Through this course assignment I was able to create a resource I
will use daily in my classroom to enhance student learning. I have over 50
blogs that contain multiple resources in each that will make great additions to
my “teacher toolkit”. I gained knowledge on an array of AT resources ranging
from low-tech to high-tech options. Not only are there options from low-tech to
high-tech but there are options to meet the specific needs of the different disabilities.
Some of my favorite resources were the visual schedules, augmentative
communication devices, text to speech software, and of course the iPad apps. This
broad range of resources allows me to choose the best and most appropriate
adaptation for my students with disabilities. This will help me in my classroom
give students the help they need to complete the assignments. In addition to
the high-tech devices that give large amounts of support, I learned about
little adaptations that could be made in the classroom that would make BIG
differences in student learning.
Looking back at my first posts, I realized it is important
to incorporate visuals and videos on my blog to give my readers a deeper
understanding and visual representation of the resource or device. I hope you
enjoyed learning about AT and UDL as much as I did, please continue to use my
posts as a resource in your “AT toolkit”, I know I will!
Christina, first of all I love the picture you chose at the top of this post! I also enjoyed reading about your journey in this blog and how guiding yourself in learning about UDL and AT has helped you as an educator. I have enjoyed reading your posts about your experiences and the resources you found. Many of them I will be sure to make note of to use for myself in the future. I wish you the best as you take these new tools back to your students in your classroom. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lauren!
ReplyDeleteI loved that picture as soon as I saw it and it went perfect with this course work. I really felt like it was not about getting the post complete, but I was very interested about the resources I was learning about. I feel like I have so many great resources to use in my classroom now that I have been doing without for too long. I hope my information helped you and that you can find it useful in your classrooms too. Thanks again!
Christina