This website provides educators FREE resources to incorporate in both the general and special education classroom. With resources provided in a variety of subject areas, teachers should have no problem finding a tool that could benefit all students in a UDL classroom. One way it can be beneficial to teachers and students is it provides a way for differentiating instruction. With tools provided in subject areas like reading, writing, and mathematics, it provides alternative ways to help organize ideas and potentially motivate students in school. As an elementary teacher, I feel some of these resources can be very beneficial. One resource I found extremely beneficial was Little Bird Tales. This writing tool provides students the opportunity to create a book using authentic student drawings, digital photographs, and voice recording options. I had a first grade student who created his own book and this would have been an AWESOME resource to use to "publish" his own audio-text book.
Another resource that can benefit elementary students are the visual graphic organizers. The neat component about these graphic organizers is that they are completed either on a computer or iPad. Beginning a writing piece can be very difficult for students to get initial thoughts down on paper. Providing this type of resource can spark their interest and motivate them to write a great story.
Hi Dan, Your blog is great. The link called LITTLE BIRD TALES is great. This is a helpful resource for any student who struggles with school. It covers checkpoints 5.2 and 7.1 just to name two, on the UDL.
Dan, as a fellow elementary teacher working with students with special needs I see how great of a resource "Little Bird Tales" is for teachers and parents to utilize. It not only incorporates pictures but also the written word and the spoken word; it definitely would be great for a UDL classroom reaching students of all different strengths and levels! It looks great, I can't wait to try to use it with students in my classroom some day. Thanks for sharing!
Sam, Yes. I believe it would be a beneficial motivating tool for all students! If students could see the final project of an online book with their voice recording, illustrations, and text, it would motivate them that much more in school. I too can't wait to use it with my students!
Hi Dan, Your blog is great. The link called LITTLE BIRD TALES is great. This is a helpful resource for any student who struggles with school. It covers checkpoints 5.2 and 7.1 just to name two, on the UDL.
ReplyDeleteDan, as a fellow elementary teacher working with students with special needs I see how great of a resource "Little Bird Tales" is for teachers and parents to utilize. It not only incorporates pictures but also the written word and the spoken word; it definitely would be great for a UDL classroom reaching students of all different strengths and levels! It looks great, I can't wait to try to use it with students in my classroom some day. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSam,
ReplyDeleteYes. I believe it would be a beneficial motivating tool for all students! If students could see the final project of an online book with their voice recording, illustrations, and text, it would motivate them that much more in school. I too can't wait to use it with my students!