Digital Badge #7

There are certain ways that we can use technology to design a lesson plan and create an entire curriculum is a great way to ensure that a class can follow along easier. The main reason a teacher (no matter the grade level) would want to use this kind of technology is due to the positive effects it has on a student’s academic success as well as the entire class put together. This technology helps ensure that the teacher’s classes understand what they’ll be learning and not worry about being confused and in some cases (I can count myself in this group) feeling left behind when it comes to understanding how the entire course is planned out.

Some teachers use technology to set up a lesson that can be taught in two different ways. The best example of this can be found in the course textbook for Introduction to Education Technology, which uses Student Learning Objectives in to help students understand Ecological Footprints & Rainscapes. In order to make sure that the lesson plan makes sense, one way to ensure that it works is to use Student Learning Objectives. The objectives can be summed up as the Who, What, When & How. The objectives are also considered the intended outcome that a teacher has planned for their class. The best way make sure that the students achieve the desired outcome, it is sometimes best to use group activities. By using group activities, a teacher can be sure to know where a student is confused or where a student’s strengths lie when it comes to learning a new section or important lesson as part of the class.

The most important thing for any teacher to remember when using technology programs in order to set up curriculums and lesson plans, is to ensure that they follow the state board of education standards as well as the department standards for whichever subject that a person chooses to teach. Not only do they need follow along with the state standards, but they must also follow along with the Professional Standards and the National Standards. Since I’m studying to become a social studies teacher, this means that I have to follow along with the National Council for Social Studies. That is the professional organization that sets the standards for the department. I also will need to follow along with the Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. They are the Nation’s standards for teachers in that particular department.