Kategorier: Alle - disabilities - differentiated - instruction - learning

av Samantha Doyle 10 år siden

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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.

Using Technology to Support Differentiated Instruction

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