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= = =Using Technology to Support Higher Order Thinking=


 * 1) Technology can be used to support higher-order thinking by allowing a student to analyze, evaluate or be creative. Higher-order thinking is not using recollection or drilling patterns. Recollection or repetitive drilling does not allow a student to actually show how they are learning. With high-order thinking a student uses many problem solving skills to solve a problem or situation. It is based off of more real life situations and the students fully understand what they are doing.
 * 2) An example of a technology that supports higher-order of thinking is My Wonderful World. It is in association with Google World. My Wonderful World shows students maps of were their food is grown, gives students important facts about geography and how the world works. It is interactive and gives a chance for students to be active with their learning and evaluate and analyze what they are doing.

=Using Technology to Affirm Diversity=


 * 1) Technology can be used to affirm diversity by showing what different cultures are doing around the world. Many good websites help celebrate different cultures, can translate languages and they can give valuable information about certain ethnic groups. Technology can be a very good tool for students in a classroom on how to embrace diversity and learn more about their surroundings. It also helps celebrate the differences we see on a day to day basis. It also provides us access to things we may not understand and helps us learn new and valuable information.
 * 2) An example of a technology that affirms diversity is Smithsonian African-American Heritage Tour. This is a very good website that puts the student into the African-American culture. Students can interact and analyze this website by taking this heritage tour. Students get to look at many different artifacts like paintings, clothes and tools. While taking the tour students get to see how things have changed over the decades and what has happened with the African-American heritage.

=Using Technology to Support All Learners=
 * 1) Technology can be used to support all learners, it helps students overcome learning disabilities. Certain technologies can be used to help people who are hearing, speech or sight impaired. The use of technologies help boost self esteem and students in the class can interact with one another. These new technologies can help any student, no matter what disability, access the curriculum. This also causes more interaction with the teachers and students in the class.
 * 2) Text-to-speech readers are an example of technology that help students with reading or speaking disabilities communicate with their classmates or teachers. For a student with a reading disability can use the text-to-speech technology to help them read or figure out how to say certain words. It could also teach them how to read. For students with speaking disabilities, the text-to-speech technology can help them communicate their emotions and ideas. This helps them communicate with their classmates and teachers, which will raise their self esteem and help them want to learn.