CO-PBST+7

//A brief reflection on my abilities to meet Colorado standards in regards to technology.//

7.1 Apply technology to the delivery of standards-based instruction. I created a math lesson plan and used a webquest on google sites as the delivery method. This math lesson met the standards for a 6th grade math lesson plan and also included a literacy component.

7.2 Use technology to increase student achievement. I created a podcast that introduced my teaching philosophy. In the future, I will be able to use this technology to record lectures for students who miss class, or who are otherwise unable to take notes.

7.3 Utilize technology to manage and communicate information. I used PhotoStory 3 to create a digital story about the human body which included slides depicting the various systems of the body, background music, and a self-narrated script involving the facts of the body I wanted the students to learn. Using this to communicate the information can be more engaging than a text book.

7.4 Apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning. For the math lesson created previously (7.1) I designed a rubric that detailed the grading criteria for the project.

7.5 Instruct students in basic technology skills. With my group, we presented a SMARTboard lesson plan on China. This allowed us to include the class as there were many interactive portions of the lesson plan in which the students were able to use the SMARTboard themselves.