This document discusses how teachers can incorporate technology into their classrooms to educate students and prepare them for exams. It recommends using tools like VoiceThreads, slidecasts, blogs, digital storytelling and more to teach skills like identifying written conventions, explaining and recording observations, analyzing information, and using technology to support scientific investigations. The goal is for students to learn critical skills and be able to pass exams by keeping up with new technologies.

1. How Can a Student Learn With Technology? By: Emilio Gonzales

2. One way is… This class!!! -Educates teachers how to incorporate technologies into their daily classrooms. And prepare for: -TExES -TEA

3. Voice Threads Slide Casts Blogs Project Based Learning Inquiry Based Learning Slide Share Digital Storytelling To EDUCATE our students

4. Must keep up with new technologies to advance in this new world.

5. I wish to teach 5 th grade. To prepare for the ELA portion of the TAKS, my students must be able to: Identify various written conventions for using digital media (e.g., e-mail, website, video game). … to pass.

6. To prepare for the math portion, my students must be able to: -Explain and record observations using technology, words, pictures, numbers, and objects

7. For the science portion of the TEK’s, my students must be able to: - Analyze information, making informed decisions -Use tools such as nets and cameras to collect and record information -Use computers and information technology tools to support scientific investigations.

8. Works Cited Texas Education Agency. State of Texas. 19 Mar. 2009 <http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/>.