WHY IS TECHNOLOGY IMPORTANT

AND HOW DOES IT ENHANCE EDUCATION?

Technology has an irreplaceable role in education. Something that is so integral in our

everyday lives should be brought into the education of our future. Not only will it further engage

students, but it will provide educators with more resources to further individualize education to their

students. The integration of technology is fundamental to education.

Before integrating technology, we taught a way and believed it would work for all students.

Exposure to certain content when taught a certain way was sure to teach all students. However,

“Every student learns differently, and technology allows educators to accommodate unique learning

styles on a case-by-case basis” (Zoë Bernard). We can take the concepts we would like students to

learn, and format it countless of different ways such that it is appropriate for each individual student

to learn it appropriately. You could create a puzzle, a word search, quizzes on things like quizziz, or

even a textbook for those who like to read. There are many ways learning is more individualized

with technology.

Not only does technology provide access to more information and ways to further engage

your students, but it also provides access to assistive technology. Students can easily write

responses with talk-to-text on the computer, or they can view the PowerPoint you are showing to the

class on their individual computer. They can use headphones to listen to audio if they cannot read.

There are many ways that technology can provide assistive technology to those students in need.

In conclusion, there are many ways that technology is useful to education. Not only is it

beneficial to the educator, but it provides more ways than ever to keep students engaged. It also

can provide access to plenty of assistive technology resources that many students could use to be

successful. Technology is very helpful and should remain prominent in the classroom.
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Identification of Standards (Local)

In 2010 Nevada created the Nevada Computer and Technology Standards for Classroom

Technology Integration for the 21st Century. In this document, there are separate sections

highlighting certain standards. The national standards are listed with the state standard following.

Above in the grade at which certain standards must be addressed. This one focuses on 1. Creativity

and Innovation, 2. Communication and Collaboration, 3. Research and Information Fluency,

4.Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making, 5. Digital Citizenship, & 6. Technology

Operations and Concepts. All of these sections ensure you meet the National Indicator and help the

educator further ensure the lesson satisfies their students’ needs.

ISTE Standards for Students (National)

These standards “are designed to empower student voice and ensure that learning is a

student-driven process” (ISTE). There are 7 separate sections with indicators that help measure

student success. These sections are 1. Empowered Learner, 2. Digital Citizen, 3. Knowledge

Constructor, 4. Innovative Designer, 5. Computational Thinker, 6. Creative Communicator, & 7.

Global Collaborator. These standards ensure that teachers are incorporating the essential resources

all across the United States of America to promise an educated future for the country.

Differences

Although ITSE has more indicators, the Nevada Computer and Technology Standards are

more thorough, having grade level indicator specifying what should be completed when per state

indicator. Both are incredibly useful to ensure student success. In my lesson plan below, I will be

demonstrating ISTE Standard 3c Students curate information from digital resources using a variety

of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or

conclusions.
LESSON PLAN

Name: Matter & Energy Interaction

Grade Level: 5th

Education Standards:

ISTE Standard 3c:

 Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to

create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.

NVACSS

 5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals,
decomposers, and the environment.

Objective:

 Student will create a website dictating the movement of matter among four different areas:

plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment

Materials:

 Computers

 Wix.com

Procedure:

First, we recap what we have learned. How does matter move among different stages of life? Ask

students to discuss it with their partner. They should talk about food chains, producers, consumers,

decomposers, and how they are all tied to the environment. After they discuss, they should get out

their computers. Go to wix.com and press sign up. Students will enter their email twice and create a

password. After they create the account, it will ask you to build a site.This will show up and fill in th

blanks as such.
It will have two options—ADI, or template.

Choose ADI
It will then ask what you want to create the site for. Type: Science School Project. It will ask a few

other questions—themes, color schemes, etc. Students can customize it how they want. Skip any

contact info.

Afterwards, it will pull up the generated site.

chain. They can find cool videos to incorporate or uncheck the media box. The site itself is pretty

easy, but help them if they get lost.

Once complete, press the square to preview then publish the site.

Have them name their site with their first and last initial, then sciencefoodchain
Once complete, students can share their sites, present it to the class and discuss what they learned.

Assessment:

Students will be graded on:

 The accuracy of their project

 Including all four parts of the chain

 A website that is easy to navigate

 A good presentation
STUDENT SAMPLE

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