Assistive Technology and Universal Design

Universal Design of Learning are set of rules that are for curriculum development that result in equal opportunities for all students. The UDL helps all types of students with different learning abilities and different backgrounds to help reach their academic goal. 

Assistive Technology are a different types of technologies that are specifically for students with disabilities. These technologies can be IPads with enlarged letters for students who have a trouble seeing things clearly. I've also seen the IPads used with apps for students that can't speak by pressing a button that say what they want to say. It helps them communicate with the teacher and their peers. Another way the teachers I've seen on my observations do with assistive technology is use a smart board and that's a tool that she can use with all her students. They can adjust the brightness, add subtitles, and show pictures to connect with what the lesson for the day may be. 

One tool I had found today on Cast UDL Exchange was a website that shows a video that helps kindergarten through second grade learn about counting coins and what each coin's value is worth. The video is called Coins! Helps the students understand in a cute and fun way.