Susan+K.

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**WELCOME TO SUSAN KENDRAT'S WIKI! ** = =

I teach Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Livingston High School.

= This will be my fifth year teaching. Prior to this, I spent nearly 15 years in the business world working in marketing and consulting. = = This is a link to my Livingston High School Teacher webpage: = = [|My Webpage] =

= =__PART I - Toolbox Time #1__= 1. What did I learn/ find interesting? As a teacher of marketing and entrepreneurship, it is very interesting how various businesses use these sites to market their products and services. I also teach Sports and Entertainment Marketing. Facebook is an excellent format to demonstrate to students how celebrities also "market" themselves by posting news about their latest movies, videos, tours, etc.

2. How will this technology help make my curriculum more accessible to my students?

Facebook is a very interactive medium. By liking certain products/ celebrities, students can follow these companies on their newsfeed without any extra effort and notice how these entities are marketing themselves to their fans. I also instruct students to notice the various ads that are posted on their Facebook pages and how those products are targeting them as consumers.

**__5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Daily Reflection__**
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__**5 new technologies to try**__===== 1. Voki 2, Edmodo 3. Google Docs 4. Polleverywhere.com 5. Blabbercize

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**__4 ideas to share with others__**===== 1. Edmodo 2. Khan Academy 3. 8 Net Gen Norms 4. Jing/Screencasting

**__3 principles of Universal Design for Learning__** 1. Multiple means of representation 2. Multiple means of expression 3. Multiple means of engagement

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**__2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age__**===== 1. Review curriculum objectives to make sure they are achievable for all learners. 2. Stop limiting my use of technology to the always crowded school computer labs and take greater advantage of student smartphones.

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**__1 BIG idea to implement this fall__**.===== An Edmodo page for each of my classes to give all learners an opportunity to contribute and to build a supportive classroom community.

__**What is UDL? Elevator Speech**__ UDL is an approach to learning that provides mulitple pathways for ALL learners to learn in the way that is best suited to their particular capabilities. Goals are expressed in an open framework which all learners can achieve. Concepts are represented in multiple formats and in ways that engage all learners. Students are able to express their learning in the manner that is best suited for them so that the teacher can assess without requiring students to overcome unnecessary barriers.

__**UDL Reflection #2**__ What are the benefits of analyzing the curriculum for strengths and weaknesses rather than focusing on the students' strengths and weaknesses. What are the challenges of this approach? I think the primary benefit of analyzing the curriculum is to ensure that the goals are achievable for all learners in your classroom. The book cites the example of one goal that asks students to write an essay in cursive. How could a student with cerebral palsy ever achieve this goal? By analyzing the curriculum, one can identify flaws in the curriculum and adjust the goals to make them achievable for all learners. At the same time, teachers can "embed options within the curruculum so that it can meet the needs and preferences of each learner" (Rose). All learning styles are equally acceptable. It is far better to focus on converting the weaknesses in a curriculum to make it achievable for all learners than to penalize students and created unnecessary barriers for those students who do not happen to have the particular learning style outlined in a narrow curriiculum.

The challenge here is getting agreement to change to curriiculum which is easier said then done. It is also difficult to find the time both outside of the classroom to prepare the various representations/engagements/assessments and to implement them in a 50 minute class period, especially when you have large class sizes of 28-30 students ranging from Ivy League bound to learning disabled students as is typically found in electives.

__**Reflection**__ The National Center on Universal Design for Learning and CAST are excellent resources for increasing my understanding of this area and for providing additonal ideasfor incorporating these concepts into my practice.

__**TOOLBOX TIME #7**__ __FAKE FACEBOOK__
 * Arcade Game Generator great ways to engage ever gaming boys with related content**
 * Discovery Games - Easy and free puzzlemaking website.**