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** Project Title: What is Universal Design for Learning?**

**This project addresses the following principles:**
Maryland State Department of Education **n ||
 * = ** MARYLAND TEACHER TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
 * = **Standards and Outcomes** ||= **Indicators** ||
 * I. Information Access, Evaluation, Processing and Application. Access, evaluate, and process information efficiently and effectively || * 1. Identify, locate, retrieve and differentiate among a variety of electronic sources of information using different technology.
 * 2. Organize, categorize and store information for efficient retrieval. ||
 * II. Communication. B. use technology to communicate information in a variety of formats || * 1. Use productivity tools to publish information
 * 2. Use multiple digital sources to communicate information online ||
 * VII Professional Growth. Develop professional practices that support continual learning and professional growth in technology || * 4. Identify local, state and national standards and use them to improve teaching and learning ||

**__Project Description:__** The purpose of this project is to provide an overview of Universal Design for Learning using electronic sources to communicate information to teachers and staff. This podcast is a conversational style format that highlights commonly asked questions and answers about Universal Design for learning.

**__Reflection of Activity:__** As I reflect on this activity, I realize that creating podcasts is an excellent means of solidifying information for purposes of teaching and conveying information. The recording, editing, creating process automatically forced me to focus on the key points that will provide a short and effective way to communicate and introduce Universal Design for Learning to an audience that is just beginning to learn about UDL.

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