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I decided to research 4th grade work!  I came across standard   LAFS.4.RI.3.7.  This standard is all about interpreting information not presented necessarily in a traditional way.  It shows information in terms of charts, diagrams, interactive videos etc.  We use these tools so we can then compare to our text information and see exactly how it has helped us arrive to our answer.  I chose to study an example of an activity.  Its labeled as c.014 comprehension, expository text structure and text feature find.  The purpose of the activity is almost like a scavenger hunt.  You will need a book and the worksheet.  The worksheet is set up as a chart and has different things it wants you to look for.  You then go into the book and search for each example and then right yes or no in the chart if you found it.  The examples range from bar charts, to table of content, and even a glossary.  Its suppose to help you familiarize yoursel...

 The ELA standards are very important.  The one I would be most able to teach would probably be multimedia. math, history, and science have never really been my strong suit.  I actually struggled with it a lot in high school.  Teaching with more literature and a reading would definitely give me an advantage.  Having a background on the knowledge always helps and it also allows me to better answer question from students.  Its easier to learn more about a subject you like than a subject you don't. I would love to use Wiki with my students.  " A wiki results in a searchable, free, and dynamic collection of information".  Wiki allows you to look at different articles for research purposes.  Its a site used by many people now a days.  I feel that wiki would be most popular in a middle school aged group.  During middle school we are assigned more research projects and papers.  They are trying to get us to learn exactly how to do res...

Microsoft Word is the go to icon on a computer.  We always use it in school.  Ive used it to write papers, design flyers, randomly doodle and even to make charts and graphs.  Its something that is super useful and easy to use.  Many of the assignments teachers use to give us were designed off of Microsoft.  Sometimes teachers use Microsoft for in class discussions to record all the data from the class.  In elementary school we learned exactly how to use Microsoft and all the things we could use it for.  The possibilities are endless!!  As I've grown up its still been used.  Ive used it to write essays, make resumes and make multiple designs needed for jobs.  I love the fact that we have a program that allows us to do so much. Copyright and fair use of materials is not something most students tend to look up and learn about.  Yes we are taught not to copy other peoples work without proper citation however we never learn about the di...

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What influences teachers and students to use technology in the classroom? Technology is very important especially when it comes to school.  I don't think i've ever been in a classroom without a computer or some other type of technological device being used.  Technology is all around us, so why not embrace it!  A major reason teachers have us use technology is because well everyone else is.  We need to keep up with the majority of the society around us.  Technology has only advanced and will continue to do so.  Teachers allow us to use technology in order to understand the society around us and to get comfortable with something that is gonna be around for a very long time.  Students like to use technology to research things.  We always heard our parents say " well back in my day we used textbooks when we needed to find something."  Times have changed.  Times have made everything more advanced including technology.  We have so man...