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                                                                 References

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Forbes, D. (2017). Professional Online Presence and Learning Networks: Educating for Ethical

Use of Social Media. International Review Of Research In Open & Distance Learning, 18(7), 175-190.

Iste Standards. (2017). The ISTE Standards for Educators. Retrieved from:

https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators#startstandards

The Empowered Superintendent (2014). Five Imperatives for Technology Leadership. retrieved

from:http://cosn.org/sites/default/files/pdf/CoSN%20Empowered%20Superintendent%20Module%

201%20FINAL.pdf

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Educators understand and use data to drive their instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals.

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Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability.

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Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students

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Educators dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems

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Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability

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Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning.

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"A growing body of research indicates that high-quality instruction in the visual and performing arts improves student achievement in academic subjects, improves student engagement and motivation" ( Catterall, Dumais & hampden-thompson. 2012.  p12).

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Supportive Role of Educational technology

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Supportive Role of Educational technology

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Critical thinking and analysis activities support the role of educational technology by using the higher order thinking skills by Bloom's taxonomy.

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Create Balanced Assessments

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Engagement: digital teaching strategies can positively affect student learning.

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Use technology consistent with learning outcomes, with strong emphasis on formative feedback.

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Access: The demand for equity in computer access enables educators to have progressive, technological lessons

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Transform Pedagogy with compelling learning environments

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Interactivity allows students to look at specific criteria to explore them more fully, to cooperatively learn and to receive feedback.

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Personalized Student Learning: Technology enables personalized ways for student learning through active and collaborative learning activities.

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Relevance: Twitter can be an essential tool to enable collaboration closely with learning, enabling creation of knowledge and understanding.

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Raise educational expecations with rigorous and innovative learning

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Supportive Role of Educational Technology

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Technology allows for exploration. Students will expirence pioneer life through a media game.

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Integration − School leaders must model the purposeful use of technology and ensure that teachers and students integrate technology into daily classroom practice.

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Day 6: Focus – Authentic AssessmentActivity: Test

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Day 6: Focus – Authentic AssessmentActivity: Test

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Students will examine the John Gast’s painting, American Progress, to answer five questions.

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Day 5: Focus -Review Activity – Jeopardy Review Game

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Day 5: Focus -Review Activity – Jeopardy Review Game

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Students will review the material they have learned in previous lessons by participating in the game.

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Day 4: Indian RemovalActivity - Trail of Tears – DBQ

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Day 4: Indian RemovalActivity - Trail of Tears – DBQ

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Students will engage in a document based Question for this activity. Students will answer the following question by examining primary documents.

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Day 3: Focus: Gold Rush/Homestead ActActivity: Brochure – Padlet

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Day 3: Focus: Gold Rush/Homestead ActActivity: Brochure – Padlet

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Students will work in groups of two in order to create an interactive virtual brochure advertising against or for moving out West.

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Day 1: Focus - Lewis and Clark            Activity:  Oregon Trail Game 

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Day 1: Focus - Lewis and Clark            Activity:  Oregon Trail Game 

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Students will take the role of a wagon leader and will try to lead their wagon team party from Independence, Missouri to Willamette Valley, Oregon.

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Day 2: Focus: Mexican – American War Activity: Twitter

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Day 2: Focus: Mexican – American War Activity: Twitter

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Students will use a twitter platform that I created to make a profile of a military leader or solider of the Mexican –American War.