VI-B.
Apply technology resources to enable
and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics,
and abilities.
Evidences:
Example of weekly list for updating class webpage.
Example of educational blogsite.
(I created this site in Dr. Houghton's Computers in Education class at WCU)
Reflection:
I chose to focus on the above documents as ways to empower diverse
learners because I feel that by providing all children with an
important, united role in the classroom, they began to work as one
cohesive unit instead of several, smaller units. By encouraging
students to update the class webpage, they understand that each student
must work equally hard to ensure that the webpage is a great
resource. Each week I will choose different children for each
role, consequently each child will have a chance to serve in every role.
I also like to include a blog for children to share their personal
views and opinions because this is a very different kind of writing and
thinkin than simply updating a webpage. I believe it
is so important to encourage children of all abiliites and backgrounds
to participate in one joint project because it creates a strong sense
of teamwork and belonging. Technology, especially computers,
lends itself wonderfully to teaching diverse learners, as it is easy to
modify requirements and assignments.