Course Resources

Course resources has two purposes.  Firstly, it lists all the resources that will be used in this course and secondly it is a place where resources that were not discussed in class are housed.  If you come across a resource that we don't have, you are invited to add it to this page.  This page is just a beginning. 

Course Resources

Please note that all required reading will be done online.

Reading Course Articles (Online):

1.  CAST's version 1 - UDL Guidelines 

http://www.cast.org/publications/UDLguidelines/version1.html

2. Expanding the Literacy Toolbox - Why we must broaden our definition of literacy and incorporate new media in the classroom by David Rose and Anne Meyer

http://homepage.mac.com/seilts/udl_at/resources/Universal%20Design%20for%20Learning/Literacy_Toolbox.pdf

3.  Learning from Text by Dave Edyburn http://www.uwm.edu/~edyburn/LearningfromText.pdf

4.  NCAC (National Center for Accessing the General Curriculum) - Differentiated Instruction and Implications for UDL Implementation – Effective Classroom Practices Report

 http://www.cast.org/system/galleries/download/ncac/DI_UDL.pdf

5.  Reading difficulties in the general education classroom: A taxonomy of text modification strategies Dave Edyburn

http://www.paec.org/fdlrstech/SummerInstitute/fdlrs2004/Edyburn/PDFs/ReadingDifficulties.pdf

6.  Tools for Literacy:  Technology to Support Comprehension and Vocabulary by Kathleen H. McClaskey and Joan Sedita - EdTech Associates® - October 2007 

http://bcudl.pbworks.com/f/ToolsforLit.KMedit.10.24.07.pdf

7.  Tools for Online Engagement and Communication – Part 5 – Engagement and Communication by Education for Digital World

http://www.colfinder.org/materials/Education_for_a_Digital_World/Education_for_a_Digital_World_part5.pdf

8.  Writing in the 21^st Century – A Report from the National Council of Teachers of English – January 2009

http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Press/Yancey_final.pdf

 Text Books

Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age:  Universal design for learning.  Alexandria, VA:  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.  Available online at:  http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/

Please note that the text book, The Universally Designed Classroom:  Accessible Curriculum and Digital Technologies by Meyer and Hitchcock is not mandatory for the class.  It is not available online resource.  We have added it in the event you would like further reading on the topic of Universal Design for Learning.

Rose, D, Meyer, A and Hitchcock, C.  (2005),  The Universally Designed Classroom: 

Accessible Curriculum and Digital Technologies.  Cambridge, MA:  Harvard Education Press

Other Resources

We are hoping with your help to build this resource section.  If you find a resource that you want to share please add it. 

Blogs & Blog Posts

• 100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner
• Free Technology Toolkit for UDL in ALL Classrooms
• A Toolbelt for a Lifetime
• Toolbelt Theory for Everyone
• Starting the Toolbelt

Reading

Rose, D., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age:  Universal Design for Learning.  Alexandria, VA:  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Videos

• Children of the Code - "The Code and the Challenge of Learning to Read" There are over 50 videos at this site  Check out this one that is embedded below.  
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• Inclusive Technology and Music from the Heart produced this animated video entitled, "Assistive Technology Boogie".  There is no embed code.  It needs to be watched at Inclusive Technology site.  Click on "Assistive Technology Boogie" to watch this really great little video that has a really big message. 

Websites

AT Resouces

• atdecisiontree.pdf- The AT Decision Tree was added last year by Kim G.
• Call Centre - The CALL Centre (Communication Aids for Language and Learning) provides specialist expertise in technology for children who have speech, communication and/or writing difficulties, in schools across Scotland.
• HIAT
• GPAT AT in IEP Guide.pdf
• Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs

General Education Websites

• Literature Websites - is one my favourite websites - All of the links on this site are very valuable.  I have used the Reading Units link  the most.  All the units have been created by Gay Miller unless noted.  Click on Reading Units to see if one of the novels you are studying is there.  If you have Kurzweil you can print the questions to the Kesi Virtual Printer.   Instantly you can support your students by providing them with another option to express and themselves and another way for the text to be represented.

• Wikisummaries - Wikisummaries provides free book summaries.  There are currently over 300 summaries available for free.  They are encouraging people to contribute to their growing collection.

   

Free Resources

UDL

• Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)

Wikis

• Supporting Every Learner: Free Digital Tools for a UDL Approach
• Educational Software and Web 2.0
• Tech 4 D.I. (Differentiated Instruction)
• Wikisin Education