Technology+Issues+MV

Technology Issues: 
 * __How can technology be used to support higher-order thinking?__**

Technology in the classroom is very important in supporting a higher order of thinking. Technology allow you to create movies, videos, stories...to relate to your students and make learning fun. The site to **__25 Visual Learning Experiences__** is a great example for supporting a higher order of thinking in your classroom. High order of thinking includes your students learning by deep thinking/problem solving and hopefully they will be able to take what they learn and apply it in the real world. The 25 visual learning experiences gives the students a wonderful visual for what you maybe lecturing on. For example, if your lecture was about outer space and the moon, this website can actually give you a virtual tour of the moon. It engages your students and places them in the geographic areas being discussed.

**__How can technology be used to affirm diversity?__** In your classroom, you are going to have many different languages, cultures and ethnicities. Using technology is a great way to affirm diversity within your classroom. It is so great because it is a fun way to celebrate each culture with your students. Your students can learn about everyones traditions in an exciting way. For example, on the PBS website there is a link called the African American world. This page would allow your students to learn about things such as African Americans history, arts and society. This also goes into details on different African American influences. As a teacher technology makes it easier to teach your students about all different cultures. Here is a link to the PBS website: [|__http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/history/index.html__]

**__Talk about the importance of Assistive Technologies in the classroom to support learners with special needs:__**

Not everyone you teach is going to learn the same way and especially not special need learners. One way to reach them is to incorporate technology into the classroom. Assistive technologies can help support the special need learners in many ways. For some students the technology can help the students communicate. Others may need the technology to help them to physically do the work. These technologies make the students feel like the other students and, when used the right way, they make learning fun. There are many examples of these technologies. One good example is the website Teacher Tap. This website helps students that have a variety of special needs. It helps teachers teach subjects such as math for students who are visually impaired by having a voice over when you click any link.