Catherine Owens
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UDLAppReviewTemplate.docxUDL Ed Tech Tool REVIEW
You are an educator trying to select the best educational app to support your content area subject you are teaching. You are going to compare three educational apps of your choice to support your content area topic. Math is too broad... You need to be specific about what are you teaching. Fractions, Contractions, Diagramming sentences, the solar system, elements, are all specific things that would count.
Step 1. Decide what you are teaching.
Step 2. Find 3 apps or technology resources (web apps, online simulations) that you can use to teach this topic. Try them out. Actually use them and see what you like don't like. Download, install, use them.
Step 3. Compare your three finds using the UDL app review template provide. You will complete this form one time for each app.
Step 4. In a brief summary tell me why you selected one of them to be the winner of your own UDL Contest of Champions.
Directions: Use this form to complete your reviews of the educational apps that you select. In addition, students will present and demonstrate some of the reviewed apps to the class. You should be prepared to demonstrate and talk about the educational app.
Ed Tech Review
Name:
Description: (3-5 sentences)
Publisher: (Name and APP store URL)
Features (animation, narration, video):
Grade levels:
Subject areas:
Skills (Common Core Standards, Social skills, Curriculum objectives, what could you teach with this):
Lesson Use (highlight during lesson presentation): (4-5 sentences)
How would you incorporate or infuse this in a lesson?
Delivery format (classwide, small groups, individual)
What would students do?
What would teacher do?
Assessments: (Does the app record student performance)
Strengths: (3 sentences)
Weaknesses: (2-3 Sentences)
Recommendations: (1-2 sentences)
Overall impression: (Consider depth of content, ease of use, time to set up, etc)
Review this App and its features for following UDL Guidelines (CAST, 2011). Not every guideline needs to be addressed but hopefully you can find examples for at least 5 out 9 of the guidelines.
UDL Guidelines
Provide Multiple Means of Representation
UDL 1 Provide options for perception
UDL 2 Provide options for language and symbols
UDL 3 Provide options for comprehension
Principle II Provide Multiple Means for Action and Expression
UDL 4: Provide options for physical actions
UDL 5: Provide options for expressive skills and fluency
UDL 6: Provide options for executive functions
Principle III Provide Multiple Means for Engagement
UDL 7: Provide options for recruiting interest
UDL 8: Provide options for sustaining effort and persistence
UDL 9: Provide options for self-regulation
