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5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
ISTE - Standards

In regards to number two, as listed above, the following is the master plan as to how to implement new technologies into my classroom.

Current Abilities:
Knowledge in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Adobe, and voice recording programs. Mastery of websites such as reddit, youtube, and facebook. In addition, I have extensive knowledge of digital photography and online uploading of photos, such as on imgur.

Need:
In any educational setting, the need to learn and comprehend is necessary both for educators and students. The ability to draw students in and give them a desire to learn is crucial. With technology being used in more and more ways, its importance grows everyday. In addition, a lot of kids are very much interested in technology and the newest gadgets that come out, so incorporating new technology ideas into teaching should be fun and easy.

Goal:
To find developmentally appropriate ways in which to incorporate technology into everyday teaching. These ways should be fun, simple, and, of course, educational!

Short Term Plan:
Use iMovie, Inspiration, and Kidspiration on a weekly basis, and be able to understand these programs enough to be able to confidently use them in front of a class, and be able to teach how to use them to a fellow teacher.

Long Term Plan:
Use different resources, such as YouTube how-to videos, Professors, fellow students, and my own incentive to broaden my spectrum of technology usage. I might even think about taking an additional technology course by the year's end.

Assessment:
How I know I will have reached my goal is by the number of new programs I will feel comfortable in using - ideally five, by the end of one school year.