Module 1
References and Additional Resources

 

Accessibility
 

Accessible Multimedia
    University of Wisconsin Madison resource that outlines and explains
    the ADA section 508 standards pertaining to multimedia.

ADA Section 508
    US government site on the accessibility portion of the Americans with
    Disabilities Act.

Web AIM
    Non-profit organization within the Center for Persons with Disabilities at
    Utah State University, providing comprehensive web accessibility
    solutions and expertise internationally.

Video case studies
    Microsoft resource, addressing issues of accessibility in a variety of
    corporate, educational, and other contexts.

Netiquette
 

RFC 1855 Netiquette Guidelines
    Widely accepted Network Etiquette guidelines, originally published by
    Intel Corporation.

The Netiquette Homepage 
    Site based largely on "Netiquette" by Virginia Shea (1994, Albion).
    See the "Core Rules of Netiquette" section.

Backward
Design
 

Backward Design
    Summary (.pdf) and Worksheet (.pdf)

Understanding by Design
    Framework for designing curriculum, assessments, and instruction,
    pioneered and developed by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe (2005).
    Site by the Association for Supervision of Curriculum Development.

Understanding by Design - Introduction
    Introduction to Understanding by Design (.pdf) by Ellen B. Meier, Ed.
    Center for Technology & School Change Teachers College, Columbia
    University.

Understanding by Design - Resources 
    Resource list compiled by the Association for Supervision of Curricular
    Development.

Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by Design
    (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc.