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[|www.comicmaster.org.uk]- Digital Storytelling (Comic cannot be copied here) Students use link to create own @http://portal.sliderocket.com/BZMGS/Multiplication-from-the-Ages-KU - Emerging Technology
 * Final Project: Deborah Fox**
 * Computers in Education**
 * Dr. Sims**
 * Kutztown University**
 * Links:**

[] - Multimedia [] - Social Bookmarking - Diigo

2.2 Computation and Estimation M4.A.2. - Understand the meaning of operations, use of operations and understand how they relate to each other 2.1.4.E - Apply factors and multiples to represent larger numbers in various ways R5.A.1.5 - Summarize a fictional text as a whole; 1.4.5.A - Write poems, multi paragraph stories and plays; 1.6.5. Demonstrate awareness of audience using appropriate volume and clarity in formal speaking presentation; 8.3.5.b - Illustrate concepts and knowledge of historical documents, artifacts and places critical to United States 1b.Creativity and innovation; 2a.2b - communication and collaboration; 3b. Research and informational fluency; 4b. Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making; 5a.5b - Digital citizenship Standard for the 21st Century Learner - 1.9; 3.1.4; 3.2.3
 * PDE Standards**:
 * R4.A.1.3 **** - **Making inferences and drawing conclusions based on text.
 * ISTE/NETS **** : **
 * AASL:**

When teaching students to use the Internet to create, discover and learn, it is incredibly important that they also learn how to be Internet Responsible. They need to learn to honest and truthful with the information they obtain and how they obtain it. We need to be diligent as educators in modeling ethical and moral Internet practices so they learn the correct way to access and document information. The copyright laws are very confusing and difficult to understand because they are so varied. To be on the safe side, students need to verify or ask permission before they cite something.
 * Ethical and Social Issues: **

Students in my class will always be evaluated on performance and participation on a technology project. They will be assigned tasks to choose from based on their strengths and we will work on improving those skills to perfection. It is very important that students take pride in the work they do and by using their own interests and skills, the level of performance will raise because they have a vested interest in the project by choosing what they want to work on.
 * Evaluation of Students:**

I believe that students of the 21st century are on the cusp of a dynamic change in education. Gone are the days of limited information presented in text by one or two teachers. Tomorrow’s students will access the world; one click at a time and the entire population will be their teachers. They will be carrying a school in their pocket and will come to us as teachers for guidance. We will be teaching technology access, not just reading, writing, arithmetic. They still are the basics we need to start, however we will use technology to present.
 * Professional Philosophy:**

More information in an instant, easily differentiated, more engaging, economical, accommodates interests and needs, global, differentiated for special needs and multiple intelligences.
 * Benefits of integrating technology:**

Accessibility, risk of lose of interpersonal skills, risk of lose of person to people communication skills, online predators, hacking and Internet theft, inappropriate use; One of the major issues I currently have is that this is not considered “research based” or “a scientifically proven program” that will stand up in court, should a district be take “due process”. I am required to teach a 40-minute program every day in 35 minutes. When can I put these good teaching methods of the 21st century in place?
 * Barriers or issues: **

I am very comfortable using smart notebook or [|www.smarttech.com] for the smart board. I also like using [|www.IEPwriter.com] to write Individual Education Plans. I use smart response sometimes and we have ipods, but they often do not work. We use [|www.audicity.com] as well as digital storytelling with writing. We also use [|www.comicmaster.com] and [|www.moviemaker.com] to create videos. I am not comfortable with face book, but I will give blogs. We have googledocs in my school and I plan on starting blogs for my students. There have been so many new things I want to try this fall and I know that they will be a wonderful addition to my bag.

I teach students with learning disabilities and although my pull out classes are required to be taught using a research based scientific proven program, I will use what I have learned to get my students actively involved in and out of school by creating really cool things that they can access from anywhere and anytime. The key component is motivation and I believe that since they are already using technology, I might as well use it as well and assign as homework. This summer, I started a “summer reading club”. This is a club I created and invited my students to come in once a week and just read and talk about the book they are reading. It is totally voluntary and there are no worksheets or requirements other than to read what you want to read. Students select their own books. Another child joined today even though he was not one of my students, He just showed up and asks if he could join. Oh, did I mention, they are encouraged to bring their electronic readers. We even exchanged cell phone numbers so we can text and keep in touch. Two boys have started to write a story together and I suggested to their parents that they create a blog and share the writing, since they cannot get together that often. They possibilities for this fall are too numerous to count.
 * Uses in the classroom:**

Finally, this course was a bit of a challenge. However, I learned how to use valuable resources that I will use in my class and I am better prepared to teach in the 21st century because of it thanks to Dr. Simms and my fellow classmates. Digital Story Telling – [|www.comicmaster.org] and smart board
 * Projects: **
 * Social Bookmarking – [|www.diigo.com/user/msquizzle] **

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Multimedia - [|www.slideshare.net/msquizzle/toby-turns-spy]