Tidbits # 3: Universal Design for Learning & Digital Citizenship
Why is Universal Design important?? In addition to enhancing the students' learning experience, UDL also works to eliminate the barriers in the classroom which distract the students from learning. Identify a technology that satisfies each of the three different disciplines/domains: Engagement, Representation, and Action & Expression. A: Communication Technology: Television-used for sending important messages advertisements or audio and visual; Internet-allows global access, cell phones - group or individual messaging, email. B: Electrical Technology: Computers, Software - which are programs that provide the computer function or provides tools for the user; Artificial Intelligence - to provide users with assistance if needed. Audio and Visual technology is also a form of electrical technology. Two examples of being a Digital Citizen in today's world. To be able to answer this question you need to understand what a "Digital Citizen" is. A Digi