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Types of eBooks and Applying UDL to eBooks

Types of eBooks and Applying UDL to eBooks. Barbara Levin TED 610/628 Integrating Technology into the K-12 Curriculum. Why eBooks and UDL?. First, let me answer these questions: What is the relationship between Digital Storytelling and eBooks ?

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Types of eBooks and Applying UDL to eBooks

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  1. Types of eBooks andApplying UDL to eBooks Barbara Levin TED 610/628 Integrating Technology into the K-12 Curriculum

  2. Why eBooks and UDL? First, let me answer these questions: What is the relationship between Digital Storytelling and eBooks? What is the relationship between UDL and eBooks? How is the eBook project different from the Digital Storytelling project? Why are you being asked to create an eBook? How might teachers and students use eBooks?

  3. Possible Types of eBooks • Examples of Fictional Texts • Action • Adventure • Comedy • Crime • Fables • Fairy Tale • Fantasy • Folklore • Historical Mystery • Political Romance Satire Science Fiction • Slice of Life • Thriller • Etc. etc. • Examples of Informational Texts • Biography • Cookbook • Dictionary • Encyclopedia • Field Guide • How-To • Magazine • Newspaper • Pamphlet • Textbook • Etc. etc.

  4. What is Informational Text? • Text with the primary purpose of conveying information about the natural and social world. • Text that characteristically addresses whole classes of things in a timeless way. • Text that comes in many formats: books, magazines, handouts, brochures, CD-ROMs, and the Internet. • Source: http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/scholasticprofessional/authors/pdfs/duke_sample_pages.pdf • Most eBooks created for TED 610 are informational texts with a specific purpose • Narrative texts are also an option

  5. Possible Purposes for eBooks • Teacher –made eBooks can serve any one or a combination of the following purposes: • Build background knowledge • Present new information • Review information • Serve as a tutorial • Provide opportunities for practice • Extend information • Book talks • Allow students to explore a topic • Serve as a models for student-made eBooks • Etc. etc.

  6. Types of Student eBooks • Possible purposes: • Present results of a research project • Review/critique a Book • Teach something • Retell a story • Explain something • Tell how to do or make something • Create an informational text for a younger audience • Create a fiction story for a younger audience • Possible types: • Any genre of informational text • Autobiography • Book review • Field Guide • How to • Report • Etc. etc. • Any genre of fiction • Fable • Historical fiction • Tall tale • Mystery • Etc. etc.

  7. Learn about UDL in another way Click this link to view this video UDL at a Glance

  8. Universal Design for Learning

  9. Embedding UDL Principles in eBooks • Recognition Supports: • Multiple examples in multiple digital formats (multiple images, sounds, text) • Highlight key words • change fonts, use color, use other Text Effects (found under Format and Font in PowerPoint) • Add Sound • Single words or entire text that can be read aloud using teacher’s voice • Add audio clips from Internet • Make connections to prior/background knowledge • Provide directions with audio files

  10. Embedding UDL Principles in e Books • Strategic Supports: • Lots of visuals • Multimedia is also an Affective support • Practice with support & feedback • Offer a variety of opportunities to practice • Provide multiple opportunities for practice with feedback • Create your own or link to the Internet • Assessments should provide relevant feedback • Offer flexible opportunities to display learning

  11. Embedding UDL Principles in e Books • Affective Supports: • Choices • Use Table of Contents so user can choose where to begin • Include links to supplemental information • Provide links to online games or other fun or educational activities • Challenges built in • Ask higher-order questions • Develop higher-order tasks as assignments to complete • Create or link to challenging practice activities and/or games

  12. Tips for creating great eBooks... • Be purposeful about content and genre • Keep the technology simple and secondary to the content of your eBook • Include as many UDL principles as possible • Remember to include Recognition supports, Affective supports, and Strategic supports • Provide multiple examples and multiple representations of your content • Provide multiple opportunities for practice, self-quizzing, and playing educational games found on the Internet • Use the audio recording capability of PowerPoint to read and/or expand on the content of your eBook

  13. UDL’s Guidelines

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