1.+FACILITATE+AND+INSPIRE+STUDENT+LEARNING+AND+CREATIVITY

=NETS-T 1: FACILITATE AND INSPIRE STUDENT LEARNING AND CREATIVITY= teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
 * promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
 * engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
 * promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
 * model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

I. Gateway to Technology Wikispace Discussion Board.

Reflection for Wiki spaces Discussion Board: For this assignment, students are to first read a technology-related current events news article that I have selected. I then post discussion questions about the article, and students are to make two discussion postings: the first discussion posting is in response to my questions, and the second discussion posting is in response to someone else. I believe this assignment supports NETS-T 1 because it promotes student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking.

II. R Reflection: The picture above illustrates a particular lesson that we did involving RoboPro Software. Here, you see the young gentlemen working on a program that will allow the lights to change when a car approaches. I believe this artifact supports NETS-T 1 because the lesson challenged students to develop solutions to real world problems using digital tools.

III. RoboPro Vehicle

Reflection: The link above illustrates a lesson involving RoboPro Software. In this lesson, students were challenged to design a program that would mimic a story of a trip to the movies. Students were informed of stops and turns, lights on, etc. They then translated the information into a software program that allowed for the car to react in correspondance. Students also had to build a prototype replication of a vehicle without any directions. I believe this artifact supports NETS-T 1 because the lesson served to promote inovative thinking and creativeness.

IV. Edmodo

Reflection: The link and artifact here illustrate a series of lessons involving Edmodo. In these lessons, students are required to post in the online discussion forum, thus increasing students abilities to analyze open ended questions. Students can also communicate with me, as well as upload documents, view documents/lessons that I have uploaded, and keep track of due dates using the calendar. I believe this artifact supports NETS-T1 because utilizing Edmodo promotes it promotes student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking.

V. Quick Polls