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My name is Stephen Boyles. I teach Tech-Ed to 6th graders in the Methacton School District. I have a wife and three boys (5,3,&1). I don't get any sleep. My back and my knees hurt from pretending I'm a bull and letting the 5 and 3 - year-old ride. I enjoy long walks on sunset beaches and eating pizza (preferably at the same). I teach roller coaster physics, aeronautics, Lego robotics, and bridge engineering. I get yelled at alot by the special-ed teacher next door for being too loud.

5 - goanimate.com; prezi.com; wikispaces; edutopia.org; Google Wonder Wheel 4 - Technology could be used to reach a large, diverse group of students who might not normally be reached; Indiv. who are defined as "learning disabled" within print-based learning environments are not the same indiv. who are defined as "L.D." within video or audio based learning environments; wikispaces; goanimate.com

3 - UDL - uses new media; UDL - encourages reaching multiple intelligences; UDL - Overcoming weaknesses and extending strengths of curriculum

2 - I'm going to create a prezi to add understanding to my curriculum; Try to adjust my teaching tools in order to reach the"learning disabled"

1 - I'm going to create a website that my students can access and learn from in order to further teach the concepts I have in my class.

UDL - Reaching the greatest amount of students for the greatest amount of learning.

A.C.C. for Including Technology in an Inclusive Classroom

I would like to do a lesson at the beginning of my gliders' course that will make the students search for and learn about gliders and then do a Prezi presentation on what they have discovered. Access - I think I would pair or group students together to allow the more challenged students to be a part of and group and feel success at a finished product. Challenge - I think I might nominate certain gifted students to be leaders in the group or pairs. They will be challenged to organize the group's findings and oversee the presentation. Choice - The students will have the choice to create a presentation using the Prezi software, a short drama, or a graphic organizer to present their findings.