CO-PBST+7

apply technology to the delivery of standards-based instruction
**7.2 Use technology to increase student achievement.**

7.3 Utilize technology to manage and communicate information.
It is greatly important for me to teach my students the value of knowing what is going on in the world around them. Utilizing the internet's wealth of information is a great way for me to incorporate current events into my classroom and to foster an understanding of the value of knowing about current events. By constructing a class website, I can give students access to important information about current events. Therefore I have the ability to utilize technology to manage and communicate information.

**7.4 Apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning.**

7.5 Instruct students in basic technology skills.
Through my EDT Educational Technology and Assessment class at Metropolitan State College of Denver I have myself become proficient in current basic technology skills. I understand and know how to use Smart Board, Webquest, Podcasting, and Digital Story Telling. Most important of all the skills that I learned in EDT, is how to continually learn about new technology. With the rate at which new and improved technology is being developed, I am certain that much of the technological knowledge I have today will be out-dated within a few short years. With the skills to learn new technology, such as trial-and-error and searching for how-to sources on the internet (especially on youtube) I feel confident that I have the skills to stay up-to-date on new technological innovations. And with the understanding that I have of how important it is for me to use technology as a teacher, I also have the desire and motivation to keep learning as each new innovation arises.