CO-PBST+7

Standard Seven: Knowledge of Technology:

The teacher is skilled in technology and is knowledgeable about using technology to support instruction and enhance student learning.

The teacher has demonstrated the ability to:  7.1 Apply technology to the delivery of standards-based instruction. I have met this standard by creating a WebQuest. It was on the solar system and it was designed to address Standard 4 of the Colorado K-12 Academic Standards for Science. The activity was delivered through a website I created on Google Sites. Therefore, I am confident that I have the ability to apply technology to the delivery of standards-based instruction.  7.2 Use technology to increase student achievement. I have met this standard by using the above-mentioned WebQuest to give my students a set list of resources to use to gather their research. This would increase there acheivement because I, as the teacher, have ensured that the students can find the necessary information they need to complete their assignment in the resources provided. Therefore, I am confident that I have the ability to use technology to increase the achievement of my students.  7.3 Utilize technology to manage and communicate information. I have met this standard by creating a SMART Board presentation that presented information on the food pyramid. The information was organized so that students could easily follow it and learn and it used interactive activities to help students retain the information. Therefore, I am confident that I have the ability to use technology in a way that manages and communicates information to my students.  7.4 Apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning. I have met this standard by a creating a rubric for the previously mentioned WebQuest using RubiStar, a website for teachers to create rubrics. Since the WebQuest was a research project, the rubric focused on assessing the student's ability to research a subject, gather the relevant information, and present that information in an organized way. Therefore, I am confident that I have the ability to use technology to create data-driven assessments of my students' learning.  7.5 Instruct students in basic technology skills. I have met this standard by creating a WebQuest, which focuses on gathering information from web resources only. Through this research project, the students would learn how to navigate the web and different websites and would be exposed to the variety of information and ways to present it on the web. Also, the final product of the WebQuest is a paper summarizing and presenting the information found, which requires the use of a word processing program. Therefore, I am confident that I have the ability to teach students basic technology skills.