Objective+4

Objective 4 **Ability to facilitate students' individual and collaborative use of technology, including classroom resources as well as distance and online learning opportunities when available and appropriate. ** __**Meeting the Objective: **__ By completing the concept map of learning theories, I was able to adapt my teaching methods to the different types of learners in my classroom. This exercise gave me examples of how to diversify my technological instruction so that all students can benefit from it. For the students that learn independently, I ensured that they had ample resources to learn online at home. The students that required more personal instruction were given sufficient time to utilize all of the technology that we possess at our school when an instructor was present.

As stated in the previous objective, the lesson plans integrated the activity wiki and required the students to work in both groups and individually. They had constant access to the material, so they were able to complete these assignments in school or on their own time. The group project required equal input from each member and promoted collaboration.

The lesson support documents gave provided students with examples and instructions on how to use the technology to complete their projects. Not all of the students had experience with Microsoft Office, so the supporting documents gave them a brief tutorial in basic operations. I ensured that all students could complete the assignments regardless of their proficiency.

By creating the supporting documents, I was able to facilitate the explanation, execution, and grading of the assignments. By providing the students with electronic instructions, they were able to clearly understand the expectations of the project. The checklists allowed the students to self-correct their projects before presenting them to me. Creating the rubrics through Rubistar gave me a simple method of grading that was both objective and fair.

__**Concept Map of Learning Theories **__ __ **Lesson Plans ** __ __ ** ** __ __ ** ** __

__ **Activity Wiki ** __ http://fordj5272.wikispaces.com/

__ **Lesson Support Documents ** __

**Lesson Plan 1 **
 * Lesson Plan 2 **