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SUMMARY //STANDARDS ADDRESSED// On October 8, 2009,. This training addressed the following Maryland Teacher Technology Standards: II. Communication A. Use technology effectively and appropriately to interact electronically. 1. Use telecommunications to collaborate with peers, parents,colleagues, administrators or experts in the field. B. Use technology to communicate information in a variety of formats. 1. Select appropriate technologies for a particular communication goal. 2. Use productivity tools to publish information. 3. Use Multiple digital sources to communicate information on-line.

V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in the curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem-solving, communication or collaboration. 1. Assess students' learning/ instructional needs to identify the appropriate technology for instruction. 2. Evaluate technology materials and media to determine their most appropriate instructional use. 3. Select and apply research-based practices for integrating technology into instruction. 4. Use appropriate instructional strategies for integrating technology into instruction. 5. Select and use appropriate technology to support content-specific student learning outcomes. 6. Develop an appropriate assessment for measuring student outcomes through the use of technology. 7. Manage a technology-enhanced environment to maximize student learning.

VII. Professional Growth Develop professional practices that support continual learning and professional growth in technology. 1. Create a professional development plan that includes resources to support the use of technology in life long learning. 2. Use resources of professional organizations and groups that support the integration of technology into instruction. 3. Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practices and emerging technologies to support student learning. 4. Identify local, state and national standards and use them to improve teaching and learning.

Description: My website is designed for students to review the work we completed for the first quarter (for the purposes of generating new ideas for this unit), continue work for unit two during the second quarter, review our work in the gallery, access online tools for career planning and I am currently working on more postings for the guidance section. I work closely with both 9th grade guidance counselors and the IB guidance counselor. The website also serves as a resource for parents.

Reflection: I DID NOT want to create a Google Website. I was very resistant to the idea because I had already created a second wikispace for the purpose of making contact with my students and parents. I really have too much to maintain at this point. I have the STEP portfolio wikispace, the wikispace I created prior to the Google Website, the Google Website, my Blog, and two blackboard courses (one is active and one has a whole bunch of stuff I need to move over to the Google site. I do like the Google Site better than the wikispace, but I love my blog and find that the students gravitate toward that more than they do the website. Because I do not have access to a mobile lab on a regular basis this year and lab/library space is limited, I will have to strategically plan ways to draw more students to the website. I find the blog to be more interative, but I know that if I just take more time to learn the interface with the Google site it can become just as interactive as the blog.

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