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Geometry students at Mountlake Terrace High School design a state of the art high school for 2050 in teams as a culminating project. Students receive guidance and feedback from a local architect who eventually judges the students' projects. Why UDL? Connecting learning to students' own lives is an important UDL strategy. Relevance, value, and authenticity are enhanced for these high school students by developing their math skills through a real world problem.

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.

Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. Why UDL? Scratch provides students with an array of ways to demonstrate learning - through creating interactive stories, animations, games, art.

Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Why UDL? Wikipedia offers its content in 41 different languages to reach a broad audience. Use the site for a multilingual audience or compare entries in different languages to develop vocabulary and syntax in a foreign language.

ToonDoo is a website that allows users to generate their own comic strips. You can create your own characters by selecting basic traits from an extensive list. You can also upload your own images. ToonDoo also offers excellent community features such as voting, commenting, and sharing. Why UDL? Making comics is a creative way for students to express their ideas. With ToonDoo, students can share their comics with each other for collaboration on projects or feedback.