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This week I have worked on our group project and I have done a lot of reading. In the reading I learned more about UDL, different ways to use technology for learning in my classroom, and about Web 2.0. The article “Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning” an “Center for Applies Special Technology: Model UDL Lessons” and “UDL Book Builder” were very enlightening about how to creat a lesson using the UDL format. We need to make an effort to teach every student using what ever method it takes. My favorite book that we are reading is __Using Technology with classroom instruction that works.__ It has a lot of great ideas on how to use technology. It gives templates to help you plan your lessons and it asks open ended questions for you to answer to help set your lessons up. I even talked a bit about internet safety. I think that should be a big topic in any class these days. If we are asking our kids to use technology to do their school work, then we need to teach them the proper way to use it. This is not a new concept just a different topic. We have always taught kids how to use things the proper way so why stop now. Our book __Web 2.0 new tools, new schools__ gives us some good ideas on how to incorpate the Web 2.0 tools into any subject and any lesson. Our world today is a digital world so it is very important that our students learn how to survive. This book gave me ideas on how to use wikis and blogs, Ipods, Podcating, digital storytelling, and more to help students learn in different ways so that I can reach each and every student in a way that they learn best. ||