Czaplicki UDL Resource Links for developing diffentiated lessons targeted towards science

[CzapPhys]

Here is what I found:

Closed Captioned Video Resources:

The University of Georgia website : http://drc.uga.edu/services/videocc.php

Youtube search for closed captions and foreign language subtitles: http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2012/02/captions-for-all-more-options-for-your.html

Information on making youtube videos accessible: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/automatic-captions-in-youtube.html

Captionmax – closed captioning resources http://captionmax.com/closed-captioning-resources/

 

Physics sites which look at content topics through a lens to incorporate student interest:

·         Amusement Park Physics: http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/

·         Physics of Car Crashes & Accident Reconstruction: http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/action/crashreconstruction1.cfm

·         Movie Physics: http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/ or http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-gaming/gallery/2007-09/hollywood-physics

·         Physics of Science Fiction Novels: http://www.angelfire.com/id/physoscifi/

·         Physics of Circus: http://www.pbs.org/opb/circus/classroom/circus-physics/

·         Physics of Dance: http://www.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/dance/dance_physics.html

·         Physics of Sports: http://www.real-world-physics-problems.com/physics-of-sports.html

·         Physics of Music: http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/Physicsofmusic.html

·         Physics of Singing: http://mbe187.music.utexas.edu/vocalarts/physics.htm

 

I only found one sample UDL lesson for high school science, but it is very detailed and includes student learning profiles and detailed accommodations:

Magnetic fields: http://www.teachanyware.ca/teachanyware-lessons/cdv_1_intro/docs/Lesson_example.pdf 

 

List of other resources for creating udl lesson plan and supporting resources by content area: http://e3t.org/page36/page38/page38.html .

 

[Kelly Curley]

Jennifer,

I was intrigued by the closed caption sites that you had listed. I would actually incorporate this into my speech class. Although my administrators won’t let us record our speeches and post to YouTube, I could at least have the students record their speech with the closed captions and we could evaluate as a class. I think this would help students see their extended pauses as well as the verbal fillers such as ummm, errr, like, so, etc…

In addition, knowing that they have to record themselves and their words are captured digitally will probably encourage some of my students to try just a little harder to prepare for the speeches. We are getting ready for final speeches in the next two weeks. I might see if one of the students wants to experiment with this – maybe for a few extra credit points.

Bray, Brown and Green (2004) indicate that physical disabilities are one area where closed captioning can be used as an assistive device and as a tool to differentiate instruction. We have a student at school with tremendous speech impairments. He is a bright young man, but has difficulty expressing himself. Although I don’t have him in class this year, I am going to take this information to his current teachers and encourage them to incorporate this into his classes.

Thanks for the information.

Kelly C.

References:

Bray, M., Brown, A., & Green, T D. (2004). Technology and the diverse learner: A guide to classroom practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press Inc.

[Adam Cooper]

Closed captioning is a tool I had not considered using before, but it makes perfect sense for it to find its way into an English classroom.  I remember taking French in high school, and my teacher would show us videos with subtitles in English.  I am not sure that it was being used that effectively, but if used in the right manner, it could help many students.  Currently, I have a young student who is a native Spanish speaker.  She seems to speak English comfortably, but I have noticed that her biggest struggle comes from listening to English.  We can provide her with Spanish copies of texts to help with the transition.  Perhaps using English subtitles in videos we watch in class (and maybe I could create some instruction videos with subtitles) would be beneficial to her.  I only recently received an email about accomodations for this student, yet she has been in my classroom since the beginning of the year.  Bray, Brown, and Green (2004) discuss how teachers should not assume that these students struggle with learning despite being listed as diverse learners.  Most do no have any learning disabilities what-so-ever.  It is simply a language barrier.  Closed captioning could serve multiple purposes through association between the written and spoken word AND ensuring that a student does not miss out on what is being communicated (perhaps through using Spanish subtitles with English audio). 

 

References

 

 Bray, M., Brown, A., & Green, T. (2004). Technology and the diverse learner: A guide to classroom practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

[Stephanie Brock]

I am interested to see the benefits of the captioning programs/sites.  I would plan to use those sites to provide captions in either Spanish or English for videos and movies found in Spanish or English depending on the level of students I am working with at the time.  I think that captions can truly provide differentiation for students based on learner profile and readiness (Laureate Education, Inc., 2009).  Using the captions can provide the alternative of reading the content for those students who are more inclined to learn in that way.  What a great resource!!!

Stephanie
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009a). Introduction to differentiated instruction. Baltimore, MD: Author.

[Trent Heckman]

Jennifer,

Like many others I too was intrigued by the closed captioning of YouTube video. As a frequent user of YouTube videos to expand students' background knowledge the closed captioning option is an added way that individualized and differentiated instruction could take place. I have really never stopped to think that words with a video clip could be an way to engage more students into the activity and actually increase student learning. I look forward to addition experimentation with the Google site.

The closed captioning could also be useful when students are charged with the project of developing a video for a public service announcement or developing a video for a piece of literature as has been assigned in my classes in the past. Again, another way to make material and the curriculum more accessible for all students, as well as, a way to maximize student interest and motivation.

Thanks,
Trent