- Clarify vocabulary and symbols
- Clarify syntax and structure
- Support decoding of text, mathematical notation, and symbols
- Promote understanding across languages
- Illustrate through multiple media
Tagxedo
This is a high tech tool which allows students and teachers to put words into a box and create a shape out of it. Words that are repeated more often become bigger on the picture. Tagxedo provides multiple means of representation by illustrating through multiple media. Tagxedo provides a means for students to view information in a more creative way than they are used to.
www.tagxedo.com Scaffolded Ruler
This is a low tech tool which makes it easier for many students to measure and see the differences between units of measurement. Scaffolded rulers provide multiple means of representation by supporting the decoding of mathematical notation and symbols. This ruler allows students to easier see the relationships and decode the meaning of each unit of measurement.
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WordleThis is a high tech tool which allows students and teachers to respond and poll the popularity of each word. Teachers can create a wordle or students can use it as a way of responding to problems. Wordle provides multiple means of representation because it allows teachers to illustrate through multiple media. Wordle provides an opportunity for students to see information in a more creative way than they are used to.
www.wordle.net Graph Paper
Graph paper is a low tech tool which allows students to better organize their writing into a neat and organized manor. Graph paper provides multiple means of representation by supporting the decoding of mathematical notation and symbols. Graph paper allows students to better organize, specifically math, problems in order to better solve them. This gives many students the necessary resources to organize and control their work in a neat manor which allows them to think more logically.
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National Library of Virtual Manipulation
This is a high tech tool which allows teachers and students to find a series of games and manipulatives to assist them in completing math problems. This website provides multiple means of representation by illustrating through multiple media. This website allows students who typically use hands on manipulatives online instead. It gives the students options for using materials to work.
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