CO-PBST+7

The teacher is skilled in technology and is knowledgeable about using technology to support instruction and enhance student learning.

Each one of these resources helped the teacher to deliver standard-based instruction. In the Digital Story, the teacher can provide a rubric of the standards and what is needed in the story and show the students how they will be graded. When it comes down to it, education is about standards and learning what is necessary to succeed and further your education. With Digital Storytelling the teacher can explain these standards and then give the students the freedom to complete their project on their own while hitting each standard. It uses technology to give the students freedom and allows the teacher the set the standards and expectations of the story. It's a great way to learn about a topic and is fun for the kids to do because of the technology and the freedom behind it.
 * 7.1 Apply technology to the delivery of standards-based instruction**

Digital Storytelling touches on this idea of increasing student achievement by giving the students a new way to learn. We find out every day that each student learns in a different way and needs certain aspects in lessons in order to successfully learn the topic. Digital Storytelling allows the student the freedom to learn how they want. They can use video and audio or just type information out and at the same time learn about the topic they are presenting. It also gives them a sense of completion by doing it themselves and works on communication skills when they show it to fellow students and present the topic they did the Digital Story on. It gives students more opportunities to learn and that will always be the best way to increase student achievement.
 * 7.2 Use technology to increase student achievement**

Each project we did in class helped us to better manage and communicate information. Each resource we used gave us a different perspective of how you can learn and how you can present information. The more broad your knowledge is of how to learn and teach, the better you can communicate the information needed. The resources we used on Web 2.0 gave us a very broad view of all the different ways. It allowed us to use audio, various presentation tools, words, sounds, and basically anything else we could think of. The key to knowing how to manage and communicate information is knowing the best ways you can do that and the different ways it can be done. With the knowledge of all the different tools, a teacher can communicate in various ways and that helps students learn and helps the teacher and the students to be more successful.
 * 7.3 Utilize technology to manage and communicate information**

WebQuest is a great example of showing students certain assessments of learning by using a data-driven lesson. In a WebQuest you set up a path for the student to travel through the internet and they learn on their own as they go. The whole quest is determined by the data and information you want them to pull out of the quest. You can do it on any topic and can include any information you would like. WebQuest is a special tool because it gives you control as a teacher, but also allows the students freedom to learn on their own and explore the ideas on their own. It uses technology and the internet to let the students figure out the topic on their own with a specific path that includes all the necessary information. It is all data-driven and will give the teacher a sense of what the student learned when the quest comes to an end and they fill out the assessment to finish up the quest.
 * 7.4 Apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning**

This standard was met by using the tools in Web 2.0. Web 2.0 uses a large amount of different resources and shows you different tools to use these resources. It is a general look at everything that the internet has to offer and you can find any resource you need for any project. It is a great way to browse the internet and look at reliable sources and find great tools for your projects. It will allow the student to learn on their own how to search through the internet, use the resources towards education, and give them an in depth knowledge of how technology can help them and what skills they can build by using it correctly.
 * 7.5 Instruct students in basic technology skills**