Blog 4: Web 2.0 as a tool to ensure UDL

• I think that Web 2.0 tools are crucial if you want to create a classroom using the principles of Universal Design for Learning, because  when they are used by a teacher, they allow students to access information through multiple modalities, and when they are used by the students to complete assignments, they allow students to access their strengths and bypass their disabilities, meaning that they have full access to the curriculum. For example I think Web 2.0's will be excellent tools for teaching students like Jack, as he is attentive to novel technology and these websites might be ways to present information to him and retain his attention, thus helping him actually learn the information. If, for example, Prezi was used to present information, it might be helpful for highly visual students like Jack and Michael, if used to compliment  a lecture. Also, presenting information Prezi could be very helpful for Finn and Rebecca, because if she misses any of the information due to her hearing impairment, or he misses anything due to his auditory processing disorder, they both will  still be able to access the information appearing on the Prezi page. 
• I think Web 2.0's like Prezi and TitanPad  can be used as both instructional technology and adaptive technology. They can be instructional tools if you use them to facilitate discussions (Titanpad)  or if you use them to present information visually (Prezi, Bubbl.us,  or Poplet). They can be assistive technology if they are used to present information to students who cannot process auditory information. 
•   I think the goals of this technology is to create new, exciting ways for students to access and disseminate information, and thus learn in another manner besides taking notes during  a standard  teacher-delivered lecture.