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Comprehensive Reflection

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  COMPREHENSIVE REFLECTION Video Audio Slide 1 ISTE STANDARDS for Educators Introduction NARRATOR:  Hello my name is Aracely Rendon. I will talk about how this course Technology in the Classroom has changed my philosophy of education. Slide 2 Philosophy of Education NARRATOR: Learning about technology and its impact on students' education has partially changed my philosophy of education. I would like to become a kindergarten teacher and one misconception that I had was that kindergarteners were too young to use technology. I used to think that the only way that I could use technology with kindergarteners was just playing videos that reinforced the lesson. After taking this course “Technology in the Classroom”, I have learned many technology resources that teachers can use with all grades, even with kindergarten. I believe that integrating the right kind of technology can support the development of every student's learning and skills. When technology is used in an appropr...

Global Digital Citizenship Scenario

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GDC Scenario The following is a real story that happened in Vermont, New Hampshire in 2003. Ryan was a middle school student who used to be bullied by one of his classmates. One day, they had a fight at school and after that the bully became his friend in order to get information about Ryan and use it against him. Then, the bully started the rumor that Ryan was gay. After a couple of days, Ryan started a friendship through messenger with a girl who told him that she liked him. Ryan, thinking that she was an honest friend, told her very personal issues through messenger and she shared those with other people in order to humiliate him.  As a consequence of the rumors that the bully and the girl spread, Ryan could not handle the situation and killed himself. After that, his parents found conversations in his computer with a boy that his dad did not recognize. Through these conversations they talked about how much they hated the people that bullied them. In addition, they exchanged i...

Micro Lesson #2

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  Micro Lesson 2 I. RATIONALE: Reading comprehension is an essential skill that helps students to gain meaning from what they read. When students understand the text, they become active readers by engaging with the story. II. OVERVIEW Grade Level: Kindergarten Subject(s): English Language Arts Topic of Study: Reading Comprehension “The Three Little Pigs” Time Allotment: 30 mins. Standards: K.RL.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. K.RL.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. K.RL.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. K.RL.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text. Objectives: The student will be able to answer questions about the story. The student will be able to retell the story and identify characters and settings. The students will  be able to say and make the physical representation for the new ...

Micro Lesson #1

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  Micro Lesson Plan 1  I. RATIONALE:  When students learn about shapes, they develop problem solve skills by sorting shapes depending on their characteristics. Learning about shapes helps students to build knowledge about bigger concepts that they will use throughout their school years. II. OVERVIEW Grade Level: Kindergarten Subject(s): Mathematics Topic of Study: Shapes Time Allotment: 30 minutes Standards:  K.G.A.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientation or overall size (e.g., circle, triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, hexagon, cube, cone, cylinder, sphere). K.G.B.5 Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., use sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes. Language Standards: K.W.2 With guidance and support from adults, use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. K.SL.2 Confi...

Technology Integrated Lesson Plan

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hAbYk3QapnvEmm172-3JuQrES-UjyHYuEF08hteZNSw/edit?usp=sharing Technology Integrated Lesson Plan \   

ISTE Standards for Students

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  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hbKIbvUJWH3UDtAqkFtEZriJzbC80YVuC5aA7UakfP0/edit?usp=sharing