EDLD+5364+Week+3+Reflection

Week Three of Lamar University Course Teaching with Technology has left me truly overwhelmed. I was overwhelmed by the volume of the assignment as well as the massive amount of information needing to be processed prior to creating and completing the assignment. But stretching oneself to find the breaking point has been rewarding. I believe my level of multitasking has increased threefold. This week we delved deeper into the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) by applying its principles to a lesson plan of our choice. We were allowed to pick the subject area, but were given specific information regarding our student population. By its definition, the UDL anticipates and accommodates all learning styles, and our lesson plans were to denote specifically how and where we applied the UDL principles in our planning.

Additionally, we were to begin the creation of an ebook by using the UDL book builder website. I believe the concept of an ebook has merit. The standard textbook comes alive and is able to be personalized by the educator to meet the needs of his or her student population. I am including a link to my ebook. However, my book has yet to be completed. Many, many times during the course of the book's creation, the website timed out on me, and I had to restart. I am hoping this situation is only temporary, as I feel the site has merit and I should attempt to make my book a bit more in depth. []

Lastly, we were informed of the myriad of Web 2.0 tools available to aid in teaching the learners of the twenty first century. These tools include wikis, blogs, and free software such as flickr and photobucket.

Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New tools, New schools. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 77-98. Rose, D. & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal Design for Learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. @http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/