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Moodle Anyone?

Moodle Anyone?

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I am currently taking a course on using Moodle, developing a professional development course to run on Moodle and helping a variety of teachers create their own Moodle courses. I am excited about the possibilities of extending the classroom experience with Moodle, as well as, developing a 100% online class. As I build my course I find myself thinking about the curriculum and its presentation very differently then when I taught face-2-face. In all educational experiences, learning takes place as…

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Web Tools, Universal Design and Differentiated Instruction

Web Tools, Universal Design and Differentiated Instruction

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I’ve been thinking. Whether we are intellectually gifted or just struggling along, we all learn. We just all do not learn the same way. Everyone single one of us approaches a learning situation with different knowledge, experiences and strategies. We do not learn and grow at the same rate, or acquire the same depth of understanding. But, we all learn. So how does the classroom teacher prepare to facilitate the learning of the 100 plus unique individuals they meet each…

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Casting with iLife

Casting with iLife

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The new iLife arrived and my children (age 12 & 9) and I tested it out. We created a family website. Using garage band I had them each make a podcast, really a message to Grandma. In iPhoto they created a photocast, this caused some heated debate about what to include, one wants grandma to see the entire collection of 1579 photos the other wants just shots of herself. We compromised on just last months photos. We then tackled iWeb…

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Casting

Casting

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I work in a Windows world, but at home I am a very loyal Mac user. I was watching the MacWorld keynote address given by Steve Jobs. I was amazed at all the casting going on; podcasting, photocasting, videocasting. Using the software that comes on a Mac you are ready to create. You can use Garage Band to record a podcast and drag photos from iPhoto to accompany the podcast. You can work in iMovie to make a videocast and…

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Thoughts on UDL, Differentiated Instruction and Assistive Technology

Thoughts on UDL, Differentiated Instruction and Assistive Technology

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In my role as K-12 technology integration specialist I support technology integration in the classroom and the special education department with some of their assistive technology needs. I have often found myself trying to explain the difference between Differentiated Instruction (DI), Assistive Technology (AT) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). I do not see them so much as different but related. All three are about providing options for learners. It is all about choosing the right tools for the job….

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