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Outstanding downloadable .pdf

updated .pdf very nice summary of UDL

A downloadable pdf shows you how to use the accessibility features on the Mac.

Very nice .pdf versions of etext for free download.

B&W downloadable pdf of how to take notes in picture form.

This .pdf describes the features of Kurzweil that fit with the UDL principles of multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement.

The BC Ministry of Education has included UDL as a strategy for designing learning materials that meet the needs of diverse learners.

The BC Ministry of Education has included UDL as a strategy for designing learning materials that meet the needs of diverse learners.

Maureen LaFleche spotted this great resource and here's what she has to say about it "Check out CK-12.org. It is a website that provides open-source content and technology tools to help teachers provide learning opportunities for students globally. Free access to high-quality, customizable educational content in multiple modalities suited to multiple student learning styles and levels, will allow teachers, students and others to innovate and experiment with new models of learning. CK-12 helps students and teachers alike by enabling rapid customization and experimentation of teaching and learning styles. Text can be read at two different levels - grade level and basic. You can download books and activities as pdf, epub or mobi." I have checked out several of the units and they look excellent for middle and high school.

This text to speech app is getting excellent reviews for it's features and ability to extract .pdf content.

Has excellent resources for younger and older students. Includes downloadable .pdfs colouring books on Geologists and Mining, great list of links. The items in the interactive geologist backpack game are a little too small.

How to convert word, pdf and text file to epub (standard etext) format so they can be used with ibooks and ipad

Text to speech site that accepts typed text, uploaded Word and .pdf files and creates an audio with a talking avatar. You can then download as mp3, podcast, email. Free account is limited to 30 second recordings but special teacher package is available.

This is the wiki from the iPad apps session I just attended at CSUN 2011. Great info about good apps for accessibility and great hands-on workshop. They have videos and .pdfs on their site.

Great article by Ian Jukes. See page 21 for research showing clearly why we need to be using visual methods with the current generation.

BCTF Researcher Charlie Naylor published this paper in January 2013 in reaction to a presentation by Bill Standeven and Rod Allen from the Ministry on the government's new directions in Special Education which include a focus on UDL/RTI. Charlie, who worked with the BC UDL project on action research strategies, laments the demise of the BC UDL Project and endorses UDL strongly. (see page 4).

Alberta resource for creating and building on a detailed learner profile which transitions from elementary through high school.

Helpful list of teaching/learning strategies from government website

Ray Kurzweil has designed a free screenreader with text-to-speech, tracking, highlighting, note-taking and lots of books for free or purchase. I am investigating whether it's possible to convert .pdfs and .doc files into the format it uses. PRCVI is investigating this reader as an alternative for students who don't have Kurzweil.

This is a great 174 page document on differentiation that was put together in Ontario. Includes explanation of UDL and Differentiated Instruction and very useful templates for developing learning profiles.