BC UDL

My favourite book creating app by far. links to downloads and blog with ideas for usingFree app on iTunes. Ideal for children's picture books, photo books, art books, cook books, manuals, textbooks, and more.

New tutorials on SET-BC website for Chrome apps and extensions

Nice summary of some helpful ideas for formative and summative assessment.

search by device or learning activity. This is a great resource that provides short reviews of the recommended apps with price, ease of use, and usefulness. Also provides a features comparison chart.

search by device or learning activity

Before you jump on the SAMR bandwagon, give this a read. I wrote in a previous post my thoughts on how the SAMR model degrades/demeans meaningful technology based learning activities and directs teachers to think of their use of technology as insufficien…

The practice of using single point rubrics is slowly but surely catching on. Try one for yourself and let us see it!

The World's easist way to search for safe, creative commons images and cite them.

Love it, Mallory...thanks for the work you do to keep us up to date. I always look forward to your recommendations and often share them with staff.

8 SAMR examples. However, note that each example starts with a traditional assignment rather than a goal. The focus on product is another thing about SAMR that I don't like. Wouldn't it be better to start with a goal and then choose the tool(s) that best serve the goal, tech or not? It seems to me that what redefinition really means is coming up with a more robust and worthwhile goal. I'd rather just start with the goal and UDL Guidelines and select tech as an option that helps achieve the goal and meets the Guidelines.

open letter to creator of SAMR model asking where is the research and educational credentials to back up his ideas. The SAMR model has become very popular but perhaps we should proceed with caution. For now, I am sticking to the UDL guidelines as the model I use when advocating any educational practice including the use of technology.

open letter to creator of SAMR model asking where is the research to back up his ideas.

former poet laureate Billy Collins improves on a very bad poem with hilarious results. would make a great intro to the study of metaphor at the secondary level.

former poet laureate Billy Collins improved on a very bad poem with hilarious results

I've just been testing FreshGrade as a digital portfolio tool and it looks very easy to use. FreshGrade is a free web and mobile based app increasing communication and collaboration between parents, teachers and students through digital portfolios.

I've just been testing FreshGrade as a digital portfolio tool and it looks very easy to use. FreshGrade is a free web and mobile based app increasing communication and collaboration between parents, teachers and students through digital portfolios.

This wiki documents work I'm doing with students/teachers in Prince Rupert at the Middle School Level. They requested tutorials more suitable for students so we met to decide the "basics" that would be covered. The teachers wanted simple 1-page handouts that they could use to introduce just one skill at a time in small amounts of classroom time or to mix and match for longer sessions.

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).

Great example of online course about UDL that is also UDL designed--provides options for participants to interact with the content.

Watch for a new UDL Scan tool coming from this location. Just saw a tweet from ATIA

Two new free UDL designed math apps from CAST.

Article includes many sources for educators to find and share CC resources, lessons, etc. Curriki for example.

Excellent advice for getting started building a PLN.

Great video showing students working collaboratively at an astonishing number of SBs in the same room.

Excellent article about the use of UDL principles to help students learn about how they learn best.