CO-PBST+7


 * ﻿CO PBST 7 Standards **


 * 7.1: ﻿ ﻿Apply technology to the delivery of standards based instructions **
 * I met this standard through the Webquest assignment. Standards: This activity helps student to meet the criteria of Standard 1 of the Colorado Academic Standards "Students recognize and use visual forms of art as a form of communication" in this section it also says that beginning in kindergarten students should be gaining knowledge about "identifying visual images and themes". This activity definitely helps students to learn about visual forms of art and color. In the National Educational Technology Standards this activity falls along the lines of "Technology standards promote this classroom transformation by ensuring that digital-age students are empowered to learn, live, and work successfully today and tomorrow". This activity helps these very young students see gain experience in: using a search engine, copy and paste, Microsoft Word etc. This webquest is definitely designed to help them learn more about technology by getting hands on experience.

**7.2: Use technology to increase student achievement.**
 * I met this standard through the SMART Notebook presentation. This presentation is designed to meet the standards for mathematics and visual arts for kindergartne and first grade. It helps students to add and arrange patterns and shapes. It also helps students to recognize, identify and correctly place patterns that they would see in nature.


 * 7.3: Utilize technology to manage and communicate information. **
 * I met this standard through the Digital Storytelling assignment. I used technology (photostory) to communicate information about color, which meets the standards for visual arts in kindergarten. I incorporated voice, photos, and music in order to better the student's understanding of color.


 * 7.4:** **Apply technology to data driven assessments of learning.**
 * I met this standard through the Webquest activity. In this activity there is a rubric which shows the students exactly how the assignment will be graded. This helps them to know exactly what the standards and expectations are for their assignment.


 * 7.5: Instruct students on basic technology skills. **
 * I met this standard through the Webquest activity as well. This activity helps initiate kindergarten students into the world of technology. In order to complete the assignment they will learn to copy and paste, search for an image, put pictures into a Microsoft Word document, arrange pictures in a color wheel shape etc. These are all basic skills, but very good practice for more challenging technology tasks in the future.