UDL+BOOK+BUILDER

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This week we had an opportunity to create our own book. This was possible through the use of the UDL Book Builder located at []. I found the experience to be challenging yet positive. The site has a variety of templates that make creating the individual pages seamless. There are lots of bell and whistles that can enhance your book. These tools allow the teacher to make a book that will meet the needs of a diverse population of students. Some of the features included are audio, a variety of font types and styles, and the ability to have text read.

As I was creating my book, I was thinking what a powerful tool this would be for all students. The use of the book meets the strategic network as it could be used as a journal site for students to record the “how” of their learning. The affective network would be addressed as this program would engage and motivate students as they create their own books. This would be an exciting activity for students to use in their own classroom assignments. The teacher could even have the students make a reference book on UDL Bookbuilder on “How to create a book on Bookbuilder” explaining the various tools and include the tools that are specific to diverse learners and the concepts and content that they learned from this experience. This is a tool that could be used by all disciplines and all grade levels.