CO-PBST+7+REFLECTION

= **CO-PBST 7 REFLECTION** =

**Technology in the Classroom** **Reflection**

After learning some of the new technologies available to teachers, I believe more than ever that technology should be integrated and used in today’s classrooms. We need to keep up with an adapting and changing world, if we want to continue to reach our students, and give them the education they need to be successful. Technology has made it possible for teachers to communicate and challenge their students in ways that will prepare them for their next level of education. This semester I learned how to use these new teaching methods, and I believe that they can only increase any teachers ability to meet today’s high educational standards.

Standard 7.1: **Apply technology to the delivery of standards-based instruction.** I have met this standard by creating a smart board presentation on basic Spanish. My group and I met these standards by integrating basic a basic understanding of Spanish verbs, nouns, and conjugations. The smart board was a great tool for meeting this standard. The interaction students will have with the smart board will help us meet the foreign language based standards of understanding basic phrases and words. I have the ability to apply these standards based lessons with the smart board and other resources I have learned to use.

Standard 7.2: **Use technology to increase student achievement.** I have met this standard by creating a webquest that will guide students through learning a new sport. By giving them the proper resources, students will be able to filter through all the information available on their new sport. They will write a paper, give a presentation, and then teach the class about their new sport. This project will challenge students in doing research, speaking in front of the class, and developing details on a specific topic. I have the ability to apply these standards as the webquest will be their guide.

Standard 7.3: **Utilize technology to manage and communicate information.** I have met this standard by creating a wiki sites web page. This is a great way to mass communicate with students. I can post assignments, resources, answer questions, and keep students apprized of any important class information. I also believe that teaching students to use a wiki site would also be a great way to communicate. Students can submit assignments, post questions, and keep in touch with the teacher by inviting them to be a guest on their site.

Standard 7.4: **Apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning.** I have met this standard by using our smart board lesson. Within this lesson students will be able to take several quizzes. These quizzes will be graded immediately by the smart board, and students will get great feedback from their progress, or lack of progress. The smart board is a great tool for getting data-driven assessment of students.

Standard 7.5: **Instruct students in basic technology skills.** I have met this standard in everything we have learned this semester. All of our assignments I now feel comfortable with, and can pass on this knowledge to my students. From visual literacy to digital storytelling, to just learning about how to use social networking tools, I am prepared to integrate all this technology into my classroom.

I thought this was one of the better classes that I’ve taken in my college career. It has the most practical uses, for making me successful in my classroom. I believe that I now have the tools to competently integrate technology, and apply it to physical education in a multitude of ways.