CO-PBST+7

Here are the seven Colorado Performance Based Standards for Teachers as regards technology:

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. 7.2 Use technology to increase student achievement. 7.3 Utilize technology to manage and communicate information.

7.4 Apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning. 7.5 Instruct students in basic technology skills.

Here is me reponse to these standards:

Through this course I have utilized these technologies to specifically meet English standards. The Web Quest aided an in-depth reading of literary devices as used in the novel Moby Dick. The photo story was used to show different cover art for different novels. It was designed to encourage students to use visual literacy and apply it to different meanings within the respective novels. The level of student proficiency with technology is staggering. By allowing students to utilize the technology medium to meet the specific standards of the subject, students will continue to develop the technology skills as well as utilize them in a manner that will increase their achievement level for said subject. It is proven that students retain more information when the lesson is kinesthetic. By having the students ‘do’, whether it is having them create the technology lesson or interacting with the technology lesson, students will not only learn about the technology but will also retain more of the subject information within the lesson. By having a rubric tied within the technology assignment students will be able to continuously reference it and know the expectations. In my example the Web Quest is immediately available for the students to reference and know the level of detail that is required of them to reach a certain grade. This tool will ensure the appropriate level of assessment data for the teacher to record. As mentioned earlier I have aided in the use of the photo story with middle school students. They were asked to create a historic script and then read it into the photo stories with the appropriate images. This is very similar to what we were asked to do with our photo story. This design example covers not only technology standards, but also English and History.
 * 7.1 Apply technology to the delivery of standards-based instruction. **
 * 7.2 Use technology to increase student achievement. **
 * 7.3 Utilize technology to manage and communicate information. **
 * 7.4 Apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning. **
 * 7.5 Instruct students in basic technology skills. **