The Digital Backpack
The initial design consideration for our development was to provide a highly
mobile, flexible, efficient, and scalable technology experience for students
that could be taken outside of a school’s walls. In addition, it needed to
provide students with multiple means for representation, expression, and
engagement in the learning environment (the three principles of UDL).
Various ideas were discussed, but the final concept was the digital backpack.
A digital backpack is mobile technology in a backpack that includes
detailed hardware, software, and instructional support materials to provide
for project-based learning experiences in various formal and informal