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====As part of my investigation into the Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, model of lesson building, I had an opportunity to utilize the CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) Book Builder website. This website allows an educator to create an online book for any subject matter which can include a wide variety of options for differentiation and support of various student neural networks. The Book Builder application from CAST proved both practical to use and exciting to share. In creating my original eBook, I found myself thinking more globally as I worked through the text and images. I developed text; then, I found images that would reveal a new perspective, prompting me to reconsider how the text supported the concept. As I utilized an online English to Spanish translator to create companion text for the ‘coaches’, I discovered false cognates, non-translation proper nouns and scientific terms that would need further language support. I worked through the text in multiple drafts to best support my learning objectives and the learning needs of the target group. It is a perfect way to support recognition networks, as it provides access to multiple modalities with both graphic and oral support to written text, and a glossary that can provide further examples to support the concept. Moreover, the book can be specifically structured to highlight critical features in the graphics and images through organizers, text, and the oral language support of the ‘coaches’. (Rose & Meyer, 2002, Chapter 6) The student response section allows for a variety of formative assessment questions, from vocabulary attainment to reflection to application of knowledge with a new set of variables. This flexibility in response format can function as a springboard for students to create unique and varied options for presenting their own learned material, a critical component of supporting students’ strategic networks (Rose & Meyer, 2002, Chapter 6). ====

Works Cited: Rose, D. H., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

====Please take an opportunity to view my ebook online at [|http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view.php?][|op=view&book=40691&page=1], or view a pdf file of the book below: ====