UDL+and+General

A selection of resources that will be continuously updated.
CAST's mission is to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through Universal Design for Learning. Great resources and good teaching suggestions. Center for Implementing Technology in Education(CITeD) CITeD identifies evidence-based practices for integrating instructional technology to support the achievement of all students . Open Thinking and Digital Pedagogy is the personal and professional blogging space of Dr. Alec Couros, a professor of educational technology and media at the Unviersity of Regina in Canada. **Turning up the HEAT in Education ** : A framework adopted by the Newton Public Schools system that looks at higher order thinking and engagement in the classroom while using appropriate technology. || Everyday an item of interest is featured for learning and/or working.
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2010-09-28_at_9.43.26_AM.png width="226" height="163"]] || ==Websites == || CAST
 * Open Thinking **
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2010-09-30_at_3.50.20_PM.png width="238" height="166"]] || ==Blogs == || **Jane's Pick of the Day**

Free Technology 4 Teachers
This blog is written by Richard Byrne and read by a daily audience of more than 25,000 subscribers. **Teacher At Risk** Elona Hartjes shares the insights, resources and practical classroom strategies that have earned her a teacher of distinction award. **K-12 Techsters** A blog written by experienced teachers on what technology tools they love using in their classrooms! || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A wiki social network for educators interested in Web 2.0 and Social Media in education. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**100 Useful Tips for Every Type of Learner**- Everyone has a unique style of learning, thinking and working. However, very few people learn or work in a way which is best for them. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Educational Origami This site focuses on the assessment of technology integration. It has a wealth of technology assessment rubrics and tools. Many of her tools are aligned with Bloom's taxonomy. Will Richardson's wiki Richardson is one of the innovators around smart technology integration to support classroom learning. ||
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2010-09-30_at_4.05.20_PM.png width="225" height="132"]] || ==<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Wikis == || **Classroom 2.0-**
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2010-09-30_at_4.08.42_PM.png width="186" height="200"]] || ==<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Technology ==

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|| ===Wordsift=== WordSift was created to help teachers manage the demands of vocabulary and academic language in their text materials.

VoiceThread
<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Geneva,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;">A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos. It allows people to leave comments in five ways: using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">The Digital Library **- A database of articles about successful education VoiceThread projects. || <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">E <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ver think about how to start blogging in your class. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Here's a great article to get you started.
 * [[image:Screen_shot_2010-09-24_at_1.46.14_PM.png height="169"]] || ==<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Articles == || [[file:udl_quick_tips.doc]]

**Tools to Support Organization**- This article was written to explore what tools are available to help students stay better organized as well as take a closer look at graphic organizers ||