I think this is such a major and important part about using UDL in the classroom. It is so important to give students as many options as possible to ensure that every students feels connected to what they are learning and can keep engaged. When teachers give projects like this one, offering a variety of formats for the final product is imperative, not only to ensure equity, but to allow students to show off their learning in a way that is special to them.

I think it is great that this source is going to break down how to turn a classroom lesson into a new one with UDL in mind!

This statement is 100% true and accurate. I think it is important for all people to recognize this.

I am so glad that this point was made. I agree "redefined" is constantly brought up.. but I think breaking it down to what it really is, is very important.

Can they record or capture students audio without the student acknowledging (ie green light on camera)?

I think it is really important for current teachers and future teachers to use backward design. As this section of the text mentions, sometimes we discover a new and exciting tool and try to figure out how to incorporate it into our material. Rather, it is important to think about the goals of your lesson, and then think about how you can incorporate a tool to enhance your students learning.

From my experience and understanding, I think that social learning is the most important learning theory for students to practice. Social learning allows communication and interaction with others to engage and learn.

Based off of personal experience throughout my education, I strongly believe that anything that is a collaborative tool is engaging and fun for students because they get to work together but also have their own screen ! I am a big google tools fan.

Oops!! I saw this after I just wrote about how the interactive immediate response reminded me and connected me to Kahoot- I was thinking the right direction I see then :)

This made me think about Kahoot games that I played in middle school, high school, and even in many of my college courses. Kahoot gives you both positive and negative reinforcement when you get a question correct or incorrect. It is immediate feedback for users while they answer questions in class.

My mom works in digital sales and I was just sharing the article with her and she was commenting on how tons of apps sell costumers data! I would've never known that!

This is definitely why ads for websites you've been looking at come up on YouTube, Facebook, or other sites that have ads! I remember recently there was a summer dress I was looking at buying and I swear it was on my ads for so long!

This made me also think about all the spam emails I constantly get from different stores. Oftentimes, when I go to a store, the mall, etc. the clerk will ask for your email, and then from there they constantly bombard you with promotional sales and information. This can be frustrating and also oftentimes it is difficult to find the unsubscribe button.

This reminded me how in 390D and one of my other classes that they are using closed captioning while they are lecturing! This tool is great for students who need captions in class. One question I have is why don't all professors use this tool in Zoom?

This is one of the most important aspects teachers can keep in mind when making resources accessible! If the resource allows the student to choose how they can use the resource (ex: listening, watching, game activity, etc.) students will not only be more engaged with the content, I also think that they will remember what they are learning when it connects to something they want to do! After reading this article, I was interested in understanding why students prefer choosing what activities they do. I obviously remember getting "choice activities" and loved choosing something that was interesting to me, but I wanted to know more. I researched student choice assignments and flexibility and read this article about student choice with elementary school students. This article suggested that students also like when they can choose how to demonstrate their knowledge or understanding because it can differentiate them from their classmates and give them their own creativity! I thought this article was a great read if anyone is interested in diving deeper into student choices with online learning!

https://www.edutopia.org/article/differentiating-offering-choices

I was surprised to find out that the term universal design originally came from inaccessible physical environments and how not all physical abilities were considered when building certain properties. I think that it is interesting that the beginning of creating universal accessibility started with physical disabilities.

I think this is very important for younger students as well! I vividly remember years ago when I was in 5th grade and my younger brother was in 3rd grade, each student made a google site and uploaded projects/work onto it! Being so young, my brother and I thought the site was so cool because we could look at it from home and share it with our family in Florida!

I definitely have been in classes, both in high school and in college where a new online tool is introduced and there are various problems. I have noticed that both for the professor/teacher as well as the student there is a lot of stress and anxiety. Last semester, I once stayed after class with a professor to teach them some tools they could use on zoom because they were really struggling with the virtual format of class.

This made me think about my Educational Psychology course I took last semester. We learned a lot about classroom management and how students engagement and involvement is very important to their academic success. I think if educators take the time to go through this rubric for their e-learning tools, it would allow them to be more confident when bringing it to the classroom. Also, if a teacher is excited about a new tool or idea, that will also get the students excited. In Educational Psychology we also discussed how things need to be developmentally appropriate for the students, with a teacher using this rubric as a resource they can ensure that all students will be able to use this resource.

I have had the same Twitter account for many years now and follow a ton of random accounts. I wonder by unfollowing all of these accounts and focusing on my new interests would my feed/hashtags change?

Searching by a time frame is a great source for anyone doing research to use! I hadn't heard of this source before and there have been numerous situations where I find a great source but then it's way outdated so I can't use it in my research. Activating this tool in research would allow students to attain more specific searches leading them to better research and articles.