1. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
-With the technology that we have nowadays, I feel as though it's pretty simple (almost second nature, even) to incorporate some digital tools in lessons to promote student learning and creativity. In this course, I was able to do this by creating lesson plans specifically for using technology in the lesson, or at least knowing that digital resources are out there. I allowed my students to play mini-games on the Internet that were relevant to the lesson being taught and allowed them to use digital resources when either doing research about space or creating a video when studying a book. I truly believe that the use of technology can enhance a learning experience and with the wide range of resources out there, there is bound to be something that every student can use, or at the very least, something for each student.
2. Develop technology enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
-Again, I think that a blogging platform would be pretty ideal in this case, as it allows students to express themselves in their own terms, giving them the freedom to explore when necessary and reflect on their knowledge and goals. It's a fantastic way for students to track their progress, potentially without the pressure of knowing that a teacher will be assessing their progress. Instead, when left in their own hands, I feel as though students can sometimes succeed more when they set goals for themselves rather than live up to the expectations of others.
3. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
-Digital tools and resources are incredibly abundant and accessible to both students and educators, and I think that it's important to keep in mind that digital tools and technology does not necessarily mean easy to use. Technology is used to enhance experiences and sometimes just to make things relatively easy, though different learning styles and strategies may not find doing something because it's easy to be rather enriching or meaningful. That being said, I would certainly make any adjustments necessarily to the lesson or curriculum in order to make sure that each and every student is getting a learning experience out of the lesson. I'd definitely utilize anything that I could to enhance learning, such as video examples found for visual learners, reading along to presentations or lessons displayed on any other digital artifact, etc. With the amount of technology and digital resources, there should not really be an excuse for being unable to accommodate the educational needs of students, no matter what they may be.
4. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.
-With different learning styles within the classroom, it may be necessary to have varied assessments with the lessons being taught. Formative and summative assessments are equally important, as student progress and end goals are prominent in the classroom and should be considered when creating or even considering different types of assessments. In my classroom, I would provide smaller assessments throughout a lesson or project for the sake of tracking student progress before having a final, bit larger assessment towards the end to ensure that students grasped concepts thoroughly. With this, I could plan what needed to be done in the future, especially with the smaller assessments as the students go along. If necessary, I could make any adjustments to the lesson as needed.
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