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How It Works
How It Works
Using Highlighter Tool
Using Highlighter Tool
Highlighters are a tool in which users can highlight text to a new Google document. These tools facilitate summarizing, categorizing and higher order skills. Color coding with the highlighters can be used to organize vocabulary, themes, ideas and sections of the text.
Potential Users & Benefits
Potential Users & Benefits
Students:
Students:
Particularly useful for:
Students who struggle with organizational skills, those with attention deficits or those with memory issues
Provides students assistance with organizing, categorizing and summarizing
Can help students prepare for assessments and prepare notes for presentations or projects
Teachers:
Teachers:
Can provide insight into how students organize their thoughts and ideas which, in turn, can change the way material is presented
Can use the students' highlights to generate vocabulary lists, cheat sheets or exit tickets
Classroom:
Classroom:
Encourages student independence; students can track their own learning and areas where growth is needed compared to areas of proficiency
Practice for improved organizational skills for all
How the Highlighter and Eraser Tools Aligns with UDL Principles
How the Highlighter and Eraser Tools Aligns with UDL Principles
REPRESENTATION
Students can organize their own information into areas of interest, strength or for further study
Allows students to create their own resources and materials to help them moving forwards
Helps students create their own concepts and ideas based on their perception of the material
ACTION & EXPRESSION
Allows students to summarize content, which allows for better organization, understanding and planning of information
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