Meeting diverse needs of learners through learner-centered strategies and equitable access:

Meeting diverse needs of learners through learner-centered strategies:
Student-centered instruction differs from the traditional teacher-centered instruction. Learning is cooperative, collaborative, and community-oriented. Students are encouraged to direct their own learning and to work with other students on research projects and assignments that are both culturally and socially relevant to them. Students become self-confident, self-directed, and proactive.
http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/crt-principles.shtml#methods


Equitable access:
Equitable access is about addressing social and economic imbalances when developing policy and rolling out ICTs, so that people from diverse backgrounds have more or less similar opportunities when it comes to accessing and using technology. Many information and communication technologies (ICT) enthusiasts are developing innovative new solutions to bring access one step closer to communities but these pioneering efforts are currently scattered and largely unavailable in public domain.
https://www.apc.org/en/node/6511/

Digital etiquette and responsible social interactions:

Digital etiquette:

• Digital etiquette or netiquette as it is sometimes called, is a basic set of rules you should follow in order to make the internet better for others, and better for you. 
• It's just as important to treat people with courtesy and respect online as it is in real life. When you instant message, chat, or email someone over the Internet, they can't see your face to tell if you're teasing them or saying something in jest.
• How do you practice good Netiquette?
• Just treat others as you want to be treated
• Treat others with courtesy and respect as well
• People know these rules, but usually do not follow them when using the Internet. This includes hacking others computer, downloading illegally, plagiarism, and using bad language on the Internet.

http://www.nisd.net/digitalcitizen/sec_digcit/etiquette_6_12.htm

• This website is awesome! It's actually a lesson plan for grades 6-12.

Responsible social interactions:
Social interactions are the acts, actions, or practices of two or more people mutually oriented towards each other's selves, that is, any behavior that tries to affect or take account of each other's subjective experiences or intentions. This means that the parties to the social interaction must be aware of each other--have each other's self in mind. This does not mean being in sight of or directly behaving towards each other.

http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/TCH.CHAP9.HTM

Safe, legal and ethical use of digital information & technology:

• Sites such as Turnitin.com—which compares electronically submitted student work with a huge text database to see if the work is copied. 
• The problem of ethical use goes beyond plagiarism, however. Even when properly credited, not all published work can be used in another work. 
• Student-made productions, like glogs and blogs that combine digital media, must still meet so-called fair use tests. Fair use of copyrighted work is allowed if the new work (e.g., a student online video presentation using clips from film versions of Romeo and Juliet) incorporates the film in a way that substantially differs from the original intent and value of the older work—the law phrases this as ‘transforming’ the original work. 
• http://www.hepg.org/hel/article/511

Description

Why the blog is being created?
I am creating this blog for my technology class at Northern Arizona University.  The purpose of this Module is to reflect on the learning activities within ETC 447. I will blog my experience, growth throughout this course, and implementing a lesson plan integrating technology.

What content will be found in the posts?
All the uses for technology and how they can be integrated within the classroom.  My experiences in my practicum classroom.

How will this benefit you?
It will act as a journal for my use and for my colleagues.  We will all benefit from each others research and experiences.