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=My name is Lisa Popelik. I teach first grade at Candlebrook Elementary School in Upper Merion Area School District. This is my fourth year teaching here. I'm taking this class with one of my team members, Monica Law. = =I live in Collegeville with my husband, Ben. We got married on May 15, 2010 and are expecting a baby girl on July 4th. We have a yellow lab named Holly. = =

= =__ 5 new technologies to try __ = *wordle.com *Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers *book builder *social networking site *wiki page =__ 4 ideas to share with others __ = *wordle.com *book builder *animated clip art *xtranormal.com =__ 3 principles of Universal Design for Learning __ = *representation *action and expression <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*engagement =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__ 2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age __ = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*incorporating resources from this course into my classroom <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*taking time to implement current technology in everyday lessons geared to various learning styles =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__ 1 BIG idea to implement "on Monday" __ = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Recognize differences in students and make a plan to use technology to enhance their learning

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|www.intellitools.com] (Classroom Suite 4) Provides audio text, manipulatives for math instruction, and many other interactive tools.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|www.uwm.edu~/edyburn/tictactoe.html] Samples of tic-tac-toe grids created for students to choose activities to complete.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">What is UDL?
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Universal Design for Learning is an approach to teaching where we differentiate to meet all learners using a variety of digital media.