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Use Webspiration to map out ideas, organize with outlines and collaborate online with teams or colleagues. Why UDL? Implementing Webspiration's array of visual thinking models into the classroom is an effective way to guide students' information processing.

Use this site to create, share, publish, and read digital books that engage and support diverse learners according to their individual needs, interests, and skills. Why UDL? Book Builder books can include text, images, and audio, providing options for authors and multiple points of access for readers.

- A free text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word

Starfall is a free learn-to-read website. It contains various interactive activities and games related to the essential components of early reading. Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade. Why UDL? Designed for early readers, Starfall features activities and games that build decoding skills such as the pairing of sounds with letters and letter combinations.

Glogster allows you to create "interactive posters" to communicate ideas. Students can embedded media links, sound, and video, and then share their posters with friends. Why UDL? Glogster is a unique tool that allows students to communicate their learning as well as their creativity!

atch this video for a great example of UDL in a classroom that requires no technology. A teacher in Anchorage, AK demonstrates his strategies for creating a collaborative environment for learning. Why UDL? Fostering collaboration and communication is an important UDL strategy. Watch students share ideas, practice discussion, provide constructive feedback, and work in groups.

Five-year old students at the Auburn Early Education Center in Auburn, Arkansas take part in a theme-based curriculum that is grounded in authentic learning experiences. See low tech and high tech examples that Auburn teachers use to enhance the relevance of their lessons. Why UDL? The project-based curriculum at the Auburn Early Education Center generates authentic, real purposes for learning.