Another way that color
is sometimes used to convey meaning is to differentiate items
in a list. For example, a professor may write the following: "All
assignments in red must
be completed in APA style." This poses a problem for
students who are blind and students who are color blind.
The use of color is not discouraged altogether. There are definite advantages
for other students. It is possible to meet the needs of all
of these students, as illustrated in this example:
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9) Convert PowerPoint™ to accessible HTML.
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10) If it's auditory make it visual; if it's visual make it auditory.
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1. Students involved in online learning outperform their peers.According to a 2009 meta study from the Department of Education: “Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.” Students who mix online learning with traditional coursework (i.e. blended learning) do even better. Source: Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, United States Department of Education.
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Crash Course is a small YouTube channel featuring a couple of short, fast-paced video lessons about World History.
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primary of which is the idea that curriculum is a “complicated conversation.”
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Pinar argues that curriculum – or currere – is an organic idea rather than a Socraticmessage that never changes (Pinar, 2011) Teachers must discover this currere for themselvesthrough methods of self reflection and self discovery.
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Pinar has a good grasp of the situation stating “standardization makes everyonestupid,” and “to deny the past and force the future, we teach to the test.”
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If you were creating a classroom, what would it look like? It would be interactive and have a lot of activities. It should be half and half activities and lecture. I do like when it’s more open, but it is important for us to know what lecture looks like because we might have to do that later. The tables should be set up in a circle so we are all facing each other and talking.
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It turns out, however, that in this group of students, many talked as if they craved more human interaction, and wanted to unplug more during class
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our students and these students we interviewed have been around technology so much, that when they were asked questions about technology, they had a hard time understanding the question (what do you mean, technology?). Technology isn’t technology for our students–it’s just part of their lives
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