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 * [[image:desalesce599/squiggle.GIF]]Task ****4** **: Organize and supervise a Middle School Technology Club and corresponding activities for students in Grades 5-8. **


 * Teach students to utilize a variety of Web 2.0 tools, applications and equipment
 * Create multimedia projects to highlight school activities
 * Develop slide shows that are incorporated into the morning announcements program
 * Shoot photographs and videos that are utilized on the morning announcements program
 * Create bulletin boards, posters, banners and flyers highlighting students activities
 * Assist teachers with equipment delivery and/or set up
 * Set up a field trip to WTAJ-TV to observe the production of the noon news program (December 22)
 * Design Tech Club T-shirts


 * [[image:desalesce599/squiggle.GIF]]Task 4 Artifacts: **


 * BAMS Tech Club Wikispace


 * Meet the BAMS Tech Kids Digital Poster

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">BAMS Rocks Video

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tech Kids Video used in various multimedia projects
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Altoona Symphony Orchestra Assembly Digital Poster
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">BAMS Tech Club T-Shirt Example

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Flight 93 Fundraiser Bulletin Board Picture and Banner

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">media type="custom" key="11529062" <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">**PDE Skills and Knowledge Demonstrated via Task 4:**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Morning Announcements Slide Show (Used as the background on the "Bellwood Buzz" set)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**I.A. Identification, selection, installation and maintenance of technology infrastructure, and hardware and software applications for school administration and instruction including:**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">design and production of media including projected and non-projected visual aids, audio and video production in both analog and digital forms, and photography using film-based and digital formats
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">application of basic troubleshooting strategies

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** I.B. Integrating technology into curricular planning and instructional design including: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">research on and evaluation of existing and emerging technologies
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">use of instructional theories and teaching models
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">learner characteristics, developmental levels, and individual differences as related to instructional technology resources and modifications
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">access and use telecommunications for information sharing, remote information access and retrieval, and multi-media/hypermedia publishing
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">electronic mail and Internet resources for communications and instructional support

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**I.C. Management and administration of technology programs at the building, district and regional levels including**:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">preparing presentations for parents, administrators, school boards, and the public

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** I.D. Research, problem solving and product development of technological applications ** : > links to critical resources
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">emerging programming, authoring, and problem solving environments including team and collaborative projects such as on-line workgroups
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">designing and publishing on-line documents that present information and include

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** II.A. Managing instructional technology services including: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">creating an environment that fosters interest and growth in all aspects of technology
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">establishing and maintaining rapport with all staff and students
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">communicating high learning expectations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">creating a safe physical environment that is conducive to learning

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">**II.B. Planning, preparation and delivery of technology related in-service programs and instruction in collaboration with other professionals at a variety of instructional levels that utilizes technology in problem solving based upon:**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Pennsylvania Academic Standards
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">strengths and needs of learners at all levels of technological proficiency

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**II.C. Selecting, implementing and adapting technology to teaching methodologies, curriculum resources and administrative functions in collaboration with other educators and integrating a variety of software, applications, and learning tools**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**III.B. Integrity and ethical behavior, professional conduct as stated in Pennsylvania’s Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators; and local, state, and federal laws and regulations**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**III.C. Collaborating with school colleagues to enhance student, teacher and administrative capabilities and improve student learning**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**III.D. Communicating effectively with parents/guardians, other agencies and the community at large to support learning by all students**