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 Can Technology Provide Suitable Learning... ...for all students in every kind of classroom? This is the question that I have been trying to answer the past couple of months. What do you think?  To be honest, I have always been a pencil and paper kind of guy, as that is how I have learned and most enjoyed math (my favorite subject) over the course of my education. However, especially in the past two years , I have learned that technology can play a vital part in the education and learning of students of any age, and that it's important for students to be able to use and understand technology in a variety of ways. Integrating technology into a classroom is like adding another content area to a course, and with it comes just as many possibilities and paths to take. Technology integration can have many levels, including substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition. Each of these levels incorporates technology into the classroom in a more meaningful way, with redef...

 Why Should We Move Backwards ...     ...in a field where we are constantly pushed by the ever-competitive world to move forward? This is the question we will explore today as we discuss Backwards Design Lesson Planning , a succinct and student-focused method of lesson planning that starts with the desired end results and works down to how students will achieve those goals. There are 3 Main Sections that Comprise a Backwards Design (or UbD) Lesson Plan: The Desired End Results Included Parts : Essential Questions, Big Understandings, New Knowledge, Measurable Objectives               Since the whole idea of a backwards lesson plan is to start at the finish line, t he first part of a UbD lesson plan is the Desired End Results that you as the teacher want the students to learn or achieve. Some questions that teachers should ask themselves when drafting this section of their lesson plan are: "What transfer and content goals should be...