Assistive Technology Tool Exploration

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Assistive Technology tool Exploration And Curriculum Integration UDL Lesson Plan Assignment:

20 points

We are creating a UDL Lesson Plan AND learning about new tools to incorporate!!


Students are assigned to get to know one Assistive Technology tool(s) in-depth, Integrate it in a UDL designed Lesson Plan, and share results with the Class. Be sure to create your lesson using the UDLExchange Lesson Builder Tool:

http://udlexchange.cast.org/home


Students, individually or in approved small groups, will:
  1. Acquire/Install a 30-day trial of selected software or download free app or chrome extensions or subscribe to free trial - whatever you need to do to be able to explore a tool! NOTE: Each student in the group should be responsible for a tool.
  2. Explore software and vendor resources available
  3. Submit a BRIEF summary/table about the Tool using our Google Spreadsheet.
  4. Identify the nature of student needs being addressed
  5. Supply Technical information about the products (Cost, Platform; iOS or Chrome or Windows, or Mac etc, specs, etc.)
  6. Identify the Potential use in standards-based curriculum
  7. Discuss how features available in the products match or address learning needs
  8. Share Comments about the company website and resources available to learn the tool
  9. Include this tool(s) in a typical lesson plan using the CAST UDL Exchange Lesson Builder
  10. Indicate in the Lesson Plan the level of SAMR as well as considerations for UDL Principles in your lesson planning. Submit your Lesson Plan via Google Classroom
  11. Present (5-10mins) to the class – No formal presentation is required just demonstrate software, Share your lesson plan, answer questions, share ideas.

Complete the Google Spreadsheet and submit


Rubric:
AT Tool Exploration and Integration in a UDL Lesson PLan Rubric.pdf


Think about considerations when assessing new (to us) technology tools - we will discuss this in class first.
  • Appearance - Visual Interface
  • Well-designed, not cluttered
  • Easy Log-on
  • Easy to use
  • Different Levels for variable skills
  • Intuitive, easy to modify
  • Cost vs. Free
  • Accessible
  • Easy to troubleshoot
  • Mistake Tolerant
  • Compatible with other classroom methods
  • Multiple capabilities
  • Various platforms
  • Offline capabilities
  • Enjoyable
  • How it supports specific tasks

Here is some help in finding the learning content standards:


MA Curriculum Frameworks:


List of all frameworks by subject area:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html

Search MA Frameworks:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/search/default.aspx

Common Core

http://www.corestandards.org