Students can choose from a variety of "text types" such as persuasive, narrative, information report, response, or poetry. They are then provided with prompts and a text organizer to support them in their writing.
Why UDL?
Writing Fun is an excellent example of providing options that clarify syntax and structure. The prompts and text organizers highlight the different structures of different forms of writing.
Assignment Calculator allows users to create a time management guide for writing assignments.
Why UDL?
A personalized time management guide is an effective way to support planning and strategy development.
WatchKnow is a free, online video library with links to more than 11,000 videos in 2,000 categories including history, math, science and other subjects.
Why UDL?
Presenting ideas through video is another way in whcih key concepts can be illustrated non-linguistically.
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.
The AutoSummarize feature in MS Word allows you to summarize a document and add visual structure.
Why UDL?
The AutoSummarize tool highlights the structural features of a document and is a great way to clarify structure to students.
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.
Strategy Tutor is a web-based tool designed to support students and teachers doing reading and research on the internet.
Why UDL?
There are an array of scaffolds built into Strategy Tutor that support strategy development: support for evaluating information on the internet, support for evaluating search results, and more!
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!
A free online spell checker that will spell check your text or website. Fast and accurate results are then emailed to you. This site can spell check in 27 languages. No software required.
Why UDL?
Spell checkers are a great example of a tool to support composition.
Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.
Why UDL?
Brainstorming is an effective way to plan and strategize, and Bubbl.us allows students to do this in a collaborative way.
Animoto provides tools for making videos by using animation to pull together a series of images and combining with audio. Animoto videos or presentations are easy to publish and share.
Why UDL?
Making a video presentation by combining music and images is another creative way through which students can express their ideas.
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.
This site allows teachers to create, save, and print rubrics for their classes. Models and prompts are available as well as online tutorials. Check out the option to make interactive rubrics!
Why UDL?
Rubrics are a good source for external organization.