Taylor Shirley

6/24/2020
Taylor Shirley

EDU 214

June 24, 2020

Importance of Technology at ABC Community School

Technology is everywhere and is constantly advancing. Technology has earned a bad reputation

for being addictive, dangerous, and distracting. However, technology increases knowledge and keeps

society connected. It helps us in every aspect of our lives such as setting alarms, coordinating activities,

and efficiently finding information. These are just a few reasons why ABC Community should rethink

discontinuing using technology in the classroom.

If students want to thrive in college and in the workforce, they need to become familiar with

technology and its advancements. Students use technology everyday outside of a classroom setting. It is

the educator’s job to teach them how to use technology in an educational manner. Technology is a great

tool to use to find research and images. Students can make friends and communicate with their peers

using technology. According to The Journal, “Nearly all teachers — 95 percent — are using technology

in the classroom nowadays. Elementary and middle school grades dominate when it comes to tech usage.”

Many teachers are saving time and benefiting from technologies such as electronic white boards, assistive

technology, desktops and laptops, projectors, and digital creation tools in their classrooms.

Technology can be used in the classroom as an interactive way to get students to view learning as

fun. Lectures, boring worksheets, and textbook readings are not interactive ways to stimulate a child's

mind. Teachers need learning to be exciting or children will not retain important information.

ABC Community School has spent a great deal of time and money on keeping our school up to

date with the latest peripheral devices such as laptops, scanners, graphics tablets, digital science probes,

PDA’s and printers. These devices have help us retain a leadership role in the district with our

student/computer ratio being 2:1. Without the use of technology in ABC Community our school will fall

behind.
 References

Nagel05/08/19, D. (2019, May 08). How Teachers Use Technology in the Classroom. Retrieved

June 24, 2020, from https://thejournal.com/articles/2019/05/08/how-teachers-use-technology-in-the-

classroom.aspx
 #3 Identification of Standards

Nevada Computer and Technology Standards and ISTE Standards for Students are

examples of technology standards at a State and National level. Both documents have many

similarities and differences between them.

Nevada Computer and Technology Standards and ISTE Standards for Students are

similar in that they almost just rearrange the words of their standards. For example, the ISTE

Standards for creative communicator states that students communicate clearly and express

themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats, and

digital media appropriate to their goals. Nevada has a similar state standard called

Communication and Collaboration which states that students use digital media and environments

to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning

and contribute to the learning of others. Both these standards are similar but are worded

differently.

The difference between these two documents is that the Nevada Computer and

Technology Standards incorporate the National standards into their document. Since Nevada

must follow these standards the state document shows the standard that is being followed and

what grade level certain criteria should be achieved. For example, Digital Citizenship at a

national standard requires students to recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of

living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways

that are safe, legal and ethical. The Nevada Standards demonstrate how they achieve this

requirement at each grade level. Second graders should be able to list the classroom rules of safe

technology while 12th graders should be able to articulate the concepts and issues revolving

around intellectual and digital property rights.

Name of lesson: Dream Big!
Grade Level Appropriateness: 5
Technology Content Standard Addressed: Creative Communicator: Students communicate
complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as
visualizations, models, or simulations.
Other Content Standard Addressed: Students will introduce a topic clearly, provide a general
observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g.,
headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Objective:
Students will be able to use their imaginations to create a brochure that contains how they
envision their life when they become adults. The students will understand how to use digital
tools to measure out the length of a horizontal sheet of paper to make a brochure. Then using
math concepts divide the page equally into three sections. Students will be able to use their
digital tools and their imaginations to bring out their creativity educationally.
Students will be able to solve real world problems involving division of a whole number

Materials needed to facilitate the lesson: Microsoft word, 1 sheet of paper, printer (All found
at a library)
Suggested group size: 1
Procedures:
Step 1: Open Microsoft Word on your computer. Click “Layout”. Then click “orientation” and
“horizontal”. Now your sheet should have the correct layout to make a brochure. Then add a
page.
Step 2: Measure the Length of your sheet of paper and divide it by 3. Insert 2 lines at the correct
measurement vertically. This will give you the measurement of each section and help you know
where to fold your brochure. Do this to both sheets.
Step 3: Activity: Create a brochure that shows a glimpse of your life in the future. Most
children growing up have dream of being an astronaut, a doctor, a pilot and much more! This
assignment gives you the opportunity to share with everyone a little glimpse of your future
aspirations! Get as creative as you want even if it isn’t realistic. Example, If you see yourself
owning a flying car, add that to the brochure. The screenshot bellow shows the proper layout for
your brochure. When you print your brochure, this is how it will look when folded correctly.
Step 4: Things to include in your brochure:
• Where do you see yourself living? Explain
• What kind of house would you like? Explain
• Hobbies? Explain
• Do you own any pets? Explain
• Do you drive a car? (what type) Explain
• What is your occupation (Job)? Explain
This project can be fictional or realistic so be as creative as you like.
Step 5: Once you print out the first page of your brochure, turn the page around and print out the
other page on the back. Lay the page on your desk with page # 2,4,5 facing up. Take the right
side of the page and fold it along the crease. Then fold the left side on top.

Assessment: The project will be graded on completion. The example and the directions set clear
expectations for the building process. Students will be graded on effort and completion of the
task on time.