Using Technology to Support Differentiated Instruction
Incorporating technology into differentiated instruction enables educators to tailor their teaching methods to accommodate diverse student needs effectively. Various technological tools, such as calculators, interactive electronic storybooks, and word clouds, enhance the learning experience by providing visual and auditory support.
Differentiated Instruction: an approach where teachers create different educational experiences as ways to meet learning needs of individuals.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL): applies recent advances in understanding how the brain processes information to the design of a curriculm that can accommodate broad student needs.
Multiple means of engagement
Multiple means of expression
Multiple means of representation
Learning differences arise in 4 areas
Affect
Interest
Learning Profile
Readiness
Assistive Technologies
Defiinition: tools that enable those with disabilities to do things they might not otherwise be able to do.
Speech recognition software displays spoken words as written text. It is often used by individuals with fine motor disabilities.
Software that reads text aloud could help those with reduced vision.
large keys on keyboard helps those with reduced hand functions.
Technology accomodations
High-tech
Mid-tech
Low-tech
Text-reading software
Word prediction software
Optical Character Recognition & Reading software
Screen Reading Software-
Technologies that can be used along with Differentiated Instruction
Interactive Electronic Storybooks
PowerPoint
can see visuals when teacher explains
Word Cloud
can see main points
Electronic speller & dictionary
can see & hear words
calculators
demonstrate operations
Using Technology to Support Differentiated Instruction