Anne Plagge

This standard addressed the need for technology coaches to create and support effective digital age learning environments. These learning environments contribute to the learning of all students and create a greater sense of meaning for the content. In my professional role, this standard highlights the importance of understanding digital age learning environments and creating learning opportunities that best support my learners. Several of the projects I completed for this cohort included opportunities to demonstrate skills aligned with this standard. 

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INSTTECH 6232 Selecting and Integrating Instructional Technologies

Artifact: The Lancer Look

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How This Meets the Standard:

C.3.d. Select, evaluate, and facilitate the use of adaptive and assistive technologies to support student learning

C.3.g. Use digital communication and collaboration tools to communicate locally and globally with students, parents, peers, and the larger community.

Using UDL approaches to learning, adaptive and assistive technologies are integrated into this project to support student learning. There are multiple means of sharing information and demonstrating understanding for both teachers and students. Students also have the opportunity to participate in pieces of the learning experience that fit their interests and make learning most comfortable. We utilize several digital communication and collaboration tools within this project such as Trello, InVision, Wake, and Figma. These tools allow the students to collaborate outside of the classroom with each other and with partnering schools on design projects.

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INSTTECH 5153 Using Digital and Social Media in Education

Artifact: Infant and Early Childhood Development Game

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How This Meets the Standard:

C.3.g. Use digital communication and collaboration tools to communicate locally and globally with students, parents, peers, and the larger community.

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This artifact demonstrates the coaching of family support professionals by using digital communication and collaboration tools to communicate with learners and supervisors. Learners are using a Google Form which has been formatted to provide a gaming experience to better understand content and create a collaborative approach to learning.

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INSTTECH 6210 Developing and Directing Online Learning

Artifact: Flipped Professional Development Online Classroom

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How This Meets the Standard:

C.3.a. Model effective classroom management and collaborative learning strategies to maximize teacher and student use of digital tools and resources and access to technology-rich learning environments

C.3.b. Maintain and manage a variety of digital tools and resources for teacher and student use in technology-rich learning environments

C.3.c. Coach teachers in and model use of online and blended learning, digital content, and collaborative learning networks to support and extend student learning as well as expand opportunities and choices for online professional development for teachers and administrators

C.3.d. Select, evaluate, and facilitate the use of adaptive and assistive technologies to support student learning

C.3.e. Troubleshoot basic software, hardware, and connectivity problems common in digital learning environments

C.3.f. Collaborate with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources that enhance teaching and learning and are compatible with the school technology infrastructure

C.3.g. Use digital communication and collaboration tools to communicate locally and globally with students, parents, peers, and the larger community

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Each of the standards within Digital Age Learning Environments was met by the creation of an online course. This project allowed me to integrate assessments, learner opportunities, assignments, and facilitate collaboration and discussion within a real-world format. Additionally, this project required me to troubleshoot software to obtain the results I wanted within my online course, and maintain a variety of technologies to better support the learner experience.