The iPad2 and the Apps Universe: TheConnection to Universal Design for Learning

(UDL) and Differentiated Instruction

FHUHS, Summer 2013.Chuck Connelly

Special Education Case Manager, AT Integration Coach

Fair Haven Union High School

Cartoons

Board to Page! One Size Fits All Testing!

The New Paradigm

Digital Natives

Universal Design

Learning Styles

“Plumbing” for Prior Knowledge

• “To differentiate instruction is to recognize students' varying background knowledge, readiness, language, preferences in learning and interests; and to react responsively.” (NIMAS Center, 1/17/11: Tracey Hall, Nicole Strangman, and Anne Meyer)

• Plumbing for Prior Knowledge Web Survey

• Google Forms Results

Pre-Assessment

Student

Readiness/AbilityInterests/TalentsLearning ProfilePrior Knowledge

Stress and Technology

The stress inherent in learning about andmastering new technology has been around for a long time.

Introducing Le Book!

Agenda for Today• Resources for Apps: Websites for Evaluating and

Selecting Apps

• Basic iPad2 Skills: Practice and Apply Them; Do Some Self-Assessment

• Content Specific Apps for Reading, Math, Writing and Study Skills

• Fun Apps for Your Student(s) and Classroom

• Data Gathering and Sharing Collective Knowledge

Resources, Skills and Apps.

Universal Design for Learning

CAST, an educational research and development group, and the National Center on Accessing the Curriculum (NCAC) at CAST have worked to develop the concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Individual learner differences are considered from the start in the instructional process, and instruction, materials, and tools are made accessible for all students..

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Definition and Component Parts

Universal Design for Learning:

is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals

equal opportunities to learn.

UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods,

materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size

fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and

adjusted for individual needs.

Why is UDL Necessary?

• Individuals bring a huge variety of skills, needs, and interests to learning. Neuroscience reveals that these differences are as varied and unique as our DNA or fingerprints. Three primary brain networks come into play:

Mr. Roboto_________Kilroy Was Here, 1983

How Digital Materials Connect to UDL?

• Digital media is flexible in how it can be stored and transmitted. TVC-15___________Station to Station, 1976

• Can be presented in any medium and then transformed to another.

• It is versatile in displaying content: text, sound, moving image, sound in text, etc.

• Digital media can be networked.

Word Cloud

Inspiration

Multi-Sensory Access

• Use of programs such as Kurzweil (3000), an eReader program, Dragon Naturally Speaking, a text-to-speech program, and even the Reviewing Toolbar of Microsoft Word, provide students with multi-sensory access. (auditory, visual and kinesthetic)

• “Students preferences and proclivities for certain media and tools can play an important role in deepening their engagement and enhancing their success.” (Rose and Meyer, 2002)

Where does the iPad fit? Allows the transformation of material from

text to audio, audio to text, pictures, cartoons, web clips.

Natural work, pulling out a pad of paper or text book (Connects to World of Work)

Creativity (drawing, recording, photo editing)

Less anti-social information gathering, no physical barrier, easier to share view of screen

Manipulatives, Problem Solving, Strategy gaming

Productivity (communication, presentations, collaboration)

And It’s Cool!

iPad 2013 Commercial

Baby with iPad and Magazine

Resources for Evaluating and Selecting Apps

Dr. Therese Willkomm’s List of Websites for Evaluating and Selecting Apps

Kathryn Whitaker’s Great Apps for Special Education

I’ve stored a number of resource links for iPads in the Classroom at our Special Education Wiki. It is located at: http://fhuhs-special-services-team.wikispaces.comClick on the iPads in the Classroom Page in the Pages Box.