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I am the learning consultant in Tenakill Middle School in Closter. I have two daughters, a husband, and a cat that is always begging for food.

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[]- interactives "Interactives" provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas.

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4 ideas to share with others goanimate-Talia Prezi-teachers Explorations into speech, text, and images can provide a better understanding of students' learning strenghts and weaknesses. They reveal that barriers to learning do not necessarily lie within a student's physiiological make up, but rather occur at the intersection of the task, the student's strenghts and weaknesses, and the instructional media and tools used to present the task. Ellen, a to z reading, []- Jeff, Peggy []

3 principles of Universal Design for Learning
 * To support recognition learning, provide multiple, flexible methods of **presentation**
 * **﻿**To support strategic learning, provide multiple, flexible methods of **expression and apprenticeship**.
 * To support affective learning, provide mulitple, flexible options of **engagement**.

2 Changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age

1 BIG idea to implement on Monday This interactive breaks down the important elements of a story. Students go through the series of steps for constructing a story including Setting, Characters, Sequence, Exposition, Conflict, Climax, and Resolution. Age Group: K-5 Content Area: ELA Cost: Free Technology Involved: Internet connection |||| **Why UDL?** Elements of a Story is a perfect example of "clarifying structure" becasue it is designed to help students to identify the structural components of storytelling. [|3.2: Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships] ||
 * ===Interactives: Elements of a Story ===
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[] Students can choose from a variety of "text types" such as persuasive, narrative, information report, response, or poetry. They are then provided with prompts and a text organizer to support them in their writing. Age Group: 3-12 Content Area: Writing Cost: Free Technology Involved: Internet connection |||| **Why UDL?** Writing Fun is an excellent example of providing options that clarify syntax and structure. The prompts and text organizers highlight the different structures of different forms of writing. ||
 * ===Writing Fun by Jenny Eather ===

Camera Mouse is a free program that enables you to control the mouse pointer on your computer screen just by moving your head. Be sure to check out the informational video on the website! Age Group: All ages Content Area: All areas Cost: Free Technology Involved: Windows 7, Vista, or XP computer and a webcam |||| **Why UDL?** Camera Mouse provides options in the means of navigation by allowing students to control the mouse pointer with their heads instead of their hands. [|4.1: Vary the methods for response and navigation] ||
 * [[image:http://www.udlcenter.org/sites/udlcenter.org/files/CameraMouse.jpg width="100" height="33" caption="A red and gray Camera Mouse logo"]] || ===Camera Mouse ===
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Strategy Tutor is a web-based tool designed to support students and teachers doing reading and research on the internet. Age Group: K-12 Content Area: All areas Cost: Free Technology Involved: Internet connection |||| **Why UDL?** There are an array of scaffolds built into Strategy Tutor that support strategy development: support for evaluating information on the internet, support for evaluating search results, and more! [|5.3: Build fluencies with graduated levels of support for practice and performance] [|6.3: Facilitate managing information and resources] ||
 * [[image:http://www.udlcenter.org/sites/udlcenter.org/files/StrategyTutor.jpg width="100" height="34" caption="Red text that reads 'Strategy Tutor'"]] || ===CAST Strategy Tutor ===
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