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 designing and developing a WebQuest site. I created this site on Google sites, which was designed to explain to students the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead. This WebQuest met Colorado standards in history, visual arts, and quite a few NETS standards as well. It was designed to teach the 6th grade. Based on this WebQuest 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 requirement by creating a SMART board lesson. This is an extremely interactive tool, where students can be engaged in learning through touch, sight, and hearing. This kind of lesson reaches all the different types of learners and can also be tailored for special needs students as well. This way all students in the classroom can feel included in the lesson. Full participation means an increase in achievement. Therefore, I have the ability to use technology to increase student achievement.


 * 7.3 Utilize technology to manage and communicate information.**

I have met this standard by designing and creating both a Podcast and a Digital Story. Podcasts can be used to deliver information to both students and parents alike. I can record assignments in podcasts and have students listen to them at home. This will also enable parents to feel included in their children’s education, allowing them to be aware of upcoming assignments due.

In my digital story, I also recorded a podcast. This can be a great way to help relay information to students audibly as well as visually. I can do a history lesson on the digital story and students can listen to it at home for their homework. Some students don’t take notes well, so this would help them out greatly.

Based on the podcast and digital story I created, I have the ability to utilize technology to manage and communicate information.


 * 7.4 Apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning.**

I have met this standard by designing and creating a rubric for my WebQuest assignment. I used a website to create this rubric, which is data driven, and allows me to asses the students work. This rubric is an explicit set of criteria that is used for assessing performance. Therefore, I have the ability to apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning.


 * 7.5 Instruct students in basic technology skills.**

I have met this standard by the WebQuest I designed and developed. In this WebQuest, I had students fill out a worksheet based on websites I had given on a resource page. The students had to search through the websites and do some research to answer my worksheet. This enables students to practice their computer skills. Therefore, I have the ability to instruct students in basic technology skills.