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Week 5 Blog

      Part 1 :       The article from Inclusive Instructional Design : Applying UDL to Online Learning explains how UDL designs and implements classroom learning for students with different needs. UDL’s three main principles are multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement. When writing and delivering lessons, these should act as a foundation. Students that have disabilities, need further support, or more learning options, should be able to have access to the digital tools that can help them. The article explains the importance technology can play in giving students support in the classroom. Tools such as text-to-speech, visuals, online reading sites, and so on.  The UDL Design Cycle, which is a design process that analyzes student learning, objectives, assessments, and materials with UDL guiding principles, helps with increasing student access to online instruction. It also introduces the UDL Reporting Criteria which he...

Week 4 Blog : Magic School AI

  Magic School AI Lesson plan : https://app.magicschool.ai/tools/lesson-plan-generator?share=c90f45fe-bddd-47c8-8e77-2ead98df8931 Part 1 : I used Magic School AI to generate a lesson plan for my 4th grade students working on an informational paragraph related to Geology.  The Nebraska State Standard LA.4.W.5 states students will “Write informative/explanatory pieces to examine a topic or text and convey ideas and information.”  The ISTE standards it is meant to align with are Innovative Designer, “Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful, or imaginative solutions” and Knowledge Constructor, “Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.” (ISTE, 2016)  After looking through the lesson plan, it does align well with the Nebraska state standard of writin...