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I believe that ... Technology can create opportunities for all student needs, learning styles, and interests.

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I believe that ... Technology can create opportunities for all student needs, learning styles, and interests.

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I believe that ... Technology is essential in today's classrooms.

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I believe that ... Technology is essential in today's classrooms.

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I believe that ...Technology can create unique learning experiences through exploration and collaboration in the classroom.

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I believe that ...Technology can create unique learning experiences through exploration and collaboration in the classroom.

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I believe that ... Technology can be utilized in a variety of forms and in multiple fashions throughout curricula.

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I believe that ... Technology can be utilized in a variety of forms and in multiple fashions throughout curricula.

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A.) KaHoot!
B.) Chemio
C.) Quizlet
D.) Apple News App
E.) Scratch
F.) Puffin
G.) X-Beats
H.) Brainpop.com

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My Favorite Educational Apps/Resources - 

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My Favorite Educational Apps/Resources - 

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A.) Brainpop.com
B.) Pages on the iPad
C.) Pinterest
D.) Puffin
E.) Teacherspayteachers.com

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How might you use the resources on this page to effectively teach in your classroom?

This entire website provides essential information for educators, educational leaders, parents, and students. The Indiana academic standards on this site can help guide and facilitate classroom instruction. Teachers and students can access websites related to standard specific content to supplement content. Administrators can access specific test score data and specific school demographic information through the web portal and can use it to shape reform. The site provides links to social media applications and educational resources for both teachers and students. It also can provide parents and families with educational resources to supplement learning while away from the school setting.

The website can truly only enhance classroom instruction if utilized properly by educators.

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Social media can be a forefront of collaborative exchanges between teachers, administrators, and stakeholders. Facebook and Twitter can provide teachers with lesson ideas, workshop information, professional development opportunities, and much more. Social media can provide inspiration for educators and students alike and act as a forefront for exchanging ideas and as a platform for learning.

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Social media classroom  integration - future possibility

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Social media classroom  integration - future possibility

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Personally, I do not currently participate in social media. I find that it adds too much stress to my already chaotic life. I do see benefits from social networking, but personally choose to avoid it (I am very unique as a 30 year old in today's world). As an educator, I can see many potential positives for my students through social media integration. Applications like Facebook and Twitter provide students with multiple opportunities to collaborate with their peers and other social groups. They allow for students to take ownership in their schools and school communities by letting them vocalize and publish current events in their lives and in the lives of the school itself. Social media can also give students a chance to practice real world technology skills that can later be applied to situations outside of the traditional classroom.

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Some techy tools I currently use in my classroom instruction and why I find them useful.

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Some techy tools I currently use in my classroom instruction and why I find them useful.

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A.) iPads - Tablets and iPads are great for differentiated instruction. Teachers can assign specific Accelerated Reader stories and vocabulary words to individual student learners. They can also assist in creating student responsibility and accountability.

B.) Promethean Board - Interactive white boards provide teachers and students with ample opportunities for technological exploration through hands on learning activities. The Promethean Board can be utilized by the teacher when wanting to introduce students to a new concept through a video clip, or can be used as a game board  for reviewing concepts with students before a test.

C.) Educational Applications - Apps can provide students with extra practice and reinforcement of specific skills related to multiple subject areas. Apps are great for differentiation and can also be utilized successfully in the classroom as well.

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Share ONE digital tech/new media instructional tool that you either want to implement in your classroom OR already do implement in your classroom (not from the IDOE site). Why do you use it? How does it help you effectively teach? 

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Share ONE digital tech/new media instructional tool that you either want to implement in your classroom OR already do implement in your classroom (not from the IDOE site). Why do you use it? How does it help you effectively teach? 

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I want to begin integrating Glogster into my lessons to check for student mastery and understanding of standards and content. I have just found out about Glogster and was introduced to it by another student in this class. Glogster seems like a great way to integrate student creativity, student accountability, student standard and content mastery, and technology skills. I feel that I could use Glogster to get my students to utilize their technological devices while preparing them for challenges for life outside of the classroom setting. Glogster would also allow students to be creative in showcasing their mastery of certain content through designing a poster, rather than taking a traditional test, which allows for more differentiated learning. I feel that being able to provide a variety of assessments for a variety of learners is most effective in my practice.

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Please indicate the grade level and subject area for an academic performance standard and explain how you might integrate computers, digital device, and/or social media to effectively teach that particular standard.

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Please indicate the grade level and subject area for an academic performance standard and explain how you might integrate computers, digital device, and/or social media to effectively teach that particular standard.

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7th grade Social Studies - 7.1.4  Describe the importance of the Silk Road on the histories of Europe, Africa, and Asia.

A.) Students could get on their iPads/laptops and take a virtual field trip through the lands, locations, and history of the silk road.

B.) Students could use their tablets to create and record videos that describe the importance of the silk road on specific cultures and regions.

C.) Students could use a poster making application like Google's Glogster to recreate a timeline of events important in the history and development of the silk road. They could incorporate online images and video clips to supplement their time lines.

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How do you (or might you) implement one of these standards in your classroom?

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How do you (or might you) implement one of these standards in your classroom?

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I think that schools with one to one tablet/device ratios for all students may have an easier time implementing computer science standards for their students and in their classrooms. I currently try to integrate technology use for my students into my lessons weekly. All of my students have an iPad that they use at school and at home for school work and assignments. I often try to allow my students to showcase their creativity and understanding through alternative assessments like online student created Vlogs, or through discussion applications like Padlet. I also just coordinated a Science Fair for my 7th and 8th grade students where they were expected to do all of their required written assignments for their project on their iPads. Students got the opportunity to practice using communication and collaboration skills and were also challenged to use technology to create visuals for their results (graphs, tables, etc.) and display board. Honestly, I feel that my students really learned a lot from integrating technology while working on their Science Fair projects.

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Were you aware of these standards for K-6?

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Were you aware of these standards for K-6?

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Yes, I was originally aware of these K-6 computer science standards. My current school/place of employment has computer science class as a specials class and students in grades K-8 are required to take it as part of the curriculum. I found out about the computer science standards while researching standards as an undergraduate student.