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__**4 Teachers know how to teach **__ The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children's development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

Evidence 4: How to Take a Screenshot Tutorial

Rationale 4: In 8th grade social studies students are assessed on their ability to give examples of current global issues and the causes and consequences of that event ([|Model Academic Standard A.8.11]). In order to scaffold for this standard, students summarize news articles found online. Their summaries require a screenshot of the article title and source in order to integrate the national technology standard that requires an understanding and use of technology systems and operations ([|NETS 6.A]).

The purpose of the “How to Take a Screenshot” tutorial is to provide a resource for students to enhance their learning outside of the class. The video provides a companion to the instructional strategies used in the classroom for modeling and practicing. Students can develop problem-solving skills in referring to the tutorial when struggling with mastering the performance skill. It also enhances their performance of the skill because they can use it as hands on instruction. The creation of this tutorial helped lead to one hundred percent mastery of taking screenshots by students involved in the lesson.

My ability to create a multimedia video improved my competence in differentiating instruction. More students achieved mastery because I was able to provide instruction in a visual, auditory and kinesthetic manner. These results will encourage me to continue to use technology as a resource for instruction.

KSD

4.K.3 The teacher knows how to enhance learning through the use of a wide variety of materials and technological resources (e.g. computers, audio-visual technologies, videotapes and discs, local experts, primary documents and artifacts, texts, reference books, literature, and other print resources).

My creation of a tutorial for taking screenshots enhanced student learning by providing a resource for auditory and visual learners. Many students require more than just listening to a teacher explain or following written directions on a paper. When I created the multimedia video to demonstrate the skill, students have access to another kind of material to improve their learning.

4.S.2 The teacher uses multiple teaching and learning strategies to engage students in active learning opportunities that promote the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance capabilities and that help students assume responsibility for identifying and using learning resources. student responses, ideas, and needs.

Following the modeling and practicing of taking screenshots in class, I provided the tutorial video in a student-shared folder so students could access the resource on their own time. By allowing them access to the video outside of class, I provided a learning strategy for hands on performance practice and for problem solving when practicing the skill.

4.D.1 The teacher values the development of students’ critical thinking, independent problem solving, and performance capabilities. Students’ learning needs to incorporate all levels of critical thinking. At the higher levels of thinking, students must be able to apply and evaluate skills. The screenshot lesson and tutorial video require students to perform and use the skill and evaluate their need for further resources in practicing.