UDL Lesson Reflection

I really enjoyed writing the UDL lesson. It was challenging to incorporate technology, modifications for visually impaired students, and the 3 UDL networks. I had a general idea of how I wanted to create my lessons. I knew I wanted the assessment to be a podcast or a newscast video. As I started, I thought about pacing and how long it would take. I think it would take longer than 5 days depending on how long the teacher could allow for the editing process. 5 days would be minimal for this lesson. To address the modifications for visually impaired students, I thought about a student I have who is visually impaired. It was helpful to me to have experience so that I know how visually impaired students learn. I decided to use an app called Dragon Dictation; this app allows a user to speak and in turn in types what has been spoken. Another modification used was the speech tool available online; with this tool, any text will be read aloud, allowing the user to “hear” the information. Other modifications are Quik Tac to translate text to braille. The other challenging part was to incorporate the 3 UDL networks. I referred to the CAST website reading from Week 3 to incorporate the 3 ideas into my lessons. I loved the strategies and I like that they support learners. It was fun to plan the lesson and took just as much time as it would have to plan a teacher-led lesson.