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This week in our Teaching for Technology class we continued our study on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how it can be used to provide instructional support to students. We learned that the goal of UDL is to provide every student appropriate and adjusted learning experiences. We were also given an opportunity to experiment with using UDL for students for student-centered learning as a way to teach with technology by creating a sample electronic book using the book builder software through the Center for Applied Special Technology web site. We also practiced using the CAST UDL site to learn ways to apply UDL principles to lesson plans. The work on our group project continues and what I see occurring is that the continual interaction between group members as we “Skype” helps us to better understand the process of UDL lesson designs and allows us real time feedback of what each person’s ideas are and strengths they have for the project.