BC UDL

Presented at Family Focus Conference in 2012. Endorses UDL/RTI.

Daily blog posts by teachers describe what they are doing in their classrooms to differentiate for all students.

Concepts such as equivalent fractions and algebra equations represented in lego

This page has apps organized by category, e.g. Reading, Writing, Science, etc. and also has link to Special Education apps section at the bottom.

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

Online text summarization tool.

Great Ted talk about using stories to teach science.

Online resources to match pages in BC Science 8 Text. The teacher's section and home version sections are password-protected but if your school owns 30 copies of the print text you can have access to the home version. Home version includes downloadable chapters, pre-reading, worksheets, note-taking organizers, self-quizzes.

Great langwitches blog post shows many practical ideas for using iPads for 21st century skills.

Search for CC photos.

List of my current favourite UDL Links I just compiled while learning Symbaloo.

Alberta website has great resources on UDL, RTI, Differentiation, Leadership and Inclusion, Positive Behaviour Support, etc. Includes videos and materials from an Alberta UDL Institute in 2011 with David Rose and Grace Meo.

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.

Catalogue of apps for special needs organized by category and rated.

Explains how to get free Android and OS apps from a number of sources.

Birchland School has been keeping data on the effectiveness of implementing UDL ever since their involvement in the UDL project. They have written up their results for both reading and writing and the results are astounding!

Paul Hamilton's brilliant new website has a great introduction to UDL and many resources organized by the UDL guidelines of multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement.

Online site lets you create storybooks collaboratively using artwork provided by the site. You can also share your creations and read books created by others.

Great videos provide 60-second recap of literature classics.

Well-known stories read by professional actors. Shows the author reading with subtitles, then pans to pictures from the book. Outstanding quality.