Issues+in+Educational+Technology+CD

How can technology be used to support higher-order thinking?
Technology can be used to support higher-order thinking by assisting students to use a different kind of problem solving skill in order to create a different kind of knowledge.If students use technology it can help them become more intelligent with their learning skills. When students use games, or enable themselves with new kinds of technology it helps with their learning not only with school, but also with technology.  Give an example of a technology that supports higher-order thinking and be specific in describing HOW it supports higher-order thinking. One example of a technology that supports higher-order thinking is "My Wonderful World" which teaches students more about geography and what is going on in the world, so that students get a better understanding of the countries around the world.

Using Technology to Affirm Diversity:
How can technology be used to affirm diversity?
 * Technology can be used in many different ways to show to different kinds of cultures. There are many different ways of teaching students the different kinds of diversity and showing them the different cultures around the world.

Give an example of a technology that affirms diversity and be specific in describing HOW it affirms diversity:
 * An example of a technology taht affirms diversity is National Geographic. If shows and gives examples of different kinds of diversity all over the world, and it widens the students learning about learning the diversity around the world.

Using Technology to Support All Learners:
How can technology be used to address the needs of learners with special needs?
 * Technology can be used to address the needs of learners with special needs by finding a technology that engages their interest an makes them feel like everyone else, but almost using the same kind of technology as others. Using a certain kinds of devices for their speech and other things are great ways to improve a child with special needs and their learning

Give an example and explain how it would support students with special/diverse needs in your future classroom?
 * An great example of how it would support students is the video that was show in class, about the girl who used a device to help with her speech. This exapmple is a great way to help students that can not have problems when they talk, and it also helps them become more outgoing in the classroom. It gave the girl a lot more confidence and almost feel like everyone else in the class