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Objective 1 **Knowledge of available and emerging technologies that support the learning of all students. ** __**Meeting the Objective: **__ Prior to taking ED 505, I mainly utilized the tools provided by the school for my instruction. Both the Web 2.0 activities and activity wiki exposed me to new technology that wonderfully integrates technology into my classroom instruction.

 Glogster, a learning interface tool, provided the students with an alternative to standard PowerPoint presentations and allowed them better visualizations and interactions with the subject matter. Animoto, a video authoring website, allowed me to create a short video that gave students a brief introduction to fractions and seemed more professional than a standard YouTube video. My students used ClassTools, an interactive flash design site, to play fun learning games that reinforced the material. Finally, the activity wiki, a Wikispaces-hosted knowledge portal, offered the students an in-depth tutorial of the subject matter and included an interactive assignment.

 Of all of these tools, both my students and I found the activity wiki to be the most helpful. The other Web 2.0 activities had limitations on their usage, but Wikispaces allows users to generate large amounts of relevant and diverse content. Also, this was the only device that permitted the students to generate their own material.

__**Web 2.0 Resources **__ **Glogster ** [] **Animoto ** []

**ClassTools **   [] []

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