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5 new technologies to try delicious-social bookmarking use wikispaces more prezi google docs quia.com edutopia.org cosketch commoncrafts.com edublogs youtube-brainbreakers Apple teachers education apps tictactoe for "Choice" texthelp and wynn for reading text aloud and writing assistance visual thesaurus visuwords edutopia the committed sardine newspaper/comic writing websites to make writing more interesting

4 ideas to share with others Using UDL to reach all learners Using the icebreakers website for a beginning of the year get to know you activity or general brainstorming Brain Breaks from youtube.com Use commoncrafts.com for easy to understand videos of technology Use cosketch to capture screens use a white screen as an interactive display Understand that students will all have different levels of comfort with technology. Allow them to make choices about what type of technology they will use to complete assignments. Use realplayer or zamzar to capture videos Manage bookmarks more easily with delicious.com Explore UDL national website, lots of great information Build lessons with lessonbuilder.cast.org Explore ideas using the Internet to give students choice, challenge, and access Use educational technology websites to stay up-to-date on new technologies There are benefits to being in the net generation. It is not all bad. Teachers should incorporate more cooperative learning. As teachers, we don't have to know everything about a technology before using it in our classroom. We can learn it along with our students.

3 principles of Universal Design for Learning Options for how they learn Choices which will engage interest Choices for how they demonstrate learning

2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age Incorporate more choices for the students to demonstrate their understanding Incorporate the use of more technology Give students more opportunity to create...using technology Design lessons using podcasts Use the UDL lesson planner to plan lessons Integrate "choice" websites Incorporate more cooperative learning

1 BIG idea to implement "on Monday" Incorporate more technology: Use the brainstorming website wallwisher.com Try capturing a video using zamzar Try a wordle Have students use the newspaper website to write on a topic