CEP 416-Universal Design for Learning Template

For this assignment, you will focus on the technologies that you picked for last week's activity, and you will
make sure that they comply with UDL principles. Remember that simply using technology in the classroom is
not enough; we want to purposefully think about how technology enhances learning and how we can best plan
it into our activity to achieve intended learning goals.

YOUR NAME: DeJuan Jones

ACTIVITY GOAL(S):

This activity will help my students learn more about their families as well as learn about their classmates and realize
that everyone has a unique family. They will learn how to use a search engine, put together a prezi, and scan photos.
Additionally, my students will have increased their cultural awareness after learning about different cultures.

TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR ACTIVITY (please provide a URL link to it if applicable):

Internet
Prezi
Google
Scanner

UDL CHECKLIST
(adapted from CAST UDL curriculum self-check)

Flexible media and materials play an essential role in helping students achieve activity/lesson goals. The
principles below help you consider what could/could not work for all your students with the media and materials
included in your activity.

UDL principle Example Explain how the technology you picked

for the activity provides that?
(add URL links, descriptions,
screenshots, etc if necessary)

Multiple and varied media are used Text, images, graphics, audio,
to present concepts and content video, and multimedia

Materials and media provide visual Captions for videos, text outlines
equivalents for auditory information for lectures, text-to-speech or
and vice versa as needed digital voice tools for text

Options for diverse Hyperlinked multimedia glossary

linguistic/language abilities are definitions; foreign language
provided in materials and media translations; language modality
translations—ASL/speech
Visual organizers, rubrics, and Using advanced organizers
checklists are available to help
students to learn, plan, and complete
lessons

Materials and media are designed to Comparing work over time

help students monitor their own during the activity, picking their
progress and promote self-reflection best work, choosing new
personal goals

Most students are used to doing

Materials and media provide
students with varied levels of
challenge and support to address
diverse abilities and challenges
More structured vs. open-ended
tasks in the activity, different
levels of difficulty
presentations using PowerPoint. I am
challenging my students by using prezi,
which is a new and advanced tool to guide
presentations. With the many features
available, students will be tested to
experiement with the foreign options.

EVALUATION

Based on your responses, how would you modify your media and materials to address the diverse challenges,
talents, and preferences of your students? (answer one)

 If your technology provides support for UDL principles (e.g., 4 out of 6 principles), what are other
student challenges or preferences that you could anticipate in this activity?

 If your technology does not provide support for UDL principles (e.g., less than 4 principles), how would
you modify your media and materials to address the diverse challenges, talents, and preferences of
your students?

I would modify my presentation in a variety of ways. First, I would give my students more options on how to
format their presentation. Additionally, I would provide a checklist so students can monitor their progress and
ensure they are on the right track.

REFLECTION
(participation points for this week).

Briefly describe your thoughts about the UDL-ization process:

1) How is UDL changing how you view technology for teaching and learning?

After watching the video about all the shoes being the same size it makes me laugh because teachers
subconsciously do that to their students. I learned that as teachers we need to cater our teaching styles
to our students learning styles and not the other way around. Also just being more considerate of
students that may need special accommodations and not looking over the details when making lesson
plans.

2) How will you implement UDL in your future classroom?

I will implement UDL in my classroom by catering to the learning styles of my students. I believe many
students have untapped potential that goes to waste because they didn’t have the right people around
them to bring their creativity out of them. I will work hard to stimulate student’s interest, provide content
in various ways, and provide various ways for my students to show what they have leanred.