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). If we look at a standard day in any classroom, the activities and assessments are all channelled through writing. This is one of the fundamental principles of Universal Design.

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Technology UDL Learning Software 150

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Was it best for students to access material on a dashboard and, if so, should it be housed on one platform, such as Google Classroom, or spread across a few? Can our students, teachers and caregivers—especially those experiencing it for the first time—navigate web browsers and technology? Let’s be frank.

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Accessibility UDL Learning Strategy 217

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

In my first-grade classroom, a third of my students were learning English as a second language. As a public school teacher, I had to constantly evaluate how my teaching practices and materials could better include and empower the vast diversity in my classroom. Can the content be interpreted by assistive technologies?

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Accessibility UDL Classroom Lenovo 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As technology advances, we have seen other tools arise, including summarized transcription. They offer real-time summarized transcripts for lectures, meetings, and live events, either remotely or in the classroom. If the student is in person, they can receive captions on a second screen, such as a tablet or laptop.

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UDL Accessibility Training Laptops 99