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=Course Reflection=

== My team had to work together to create a lesson plan that integrated technology for a group of 30 students with diverse learning needs. My team consisted of four members who worked together to collaborate a solution to help a teacher create a unit that would create a meaningful learning experience. I expected this project to be a challenging one and to really get me thinking in the mindset of a technology expert. My team brainstormed and everyone contributed ideas that helped us to achieve our goal. My personal goals that I wanted to achieve were how to incorporate technology teaching and learning to improve student achievement. The actual course outcomes did align with the goals I had envisioned. ==

==As a classroom teacher, I wanted to know how to successfully integrate technology seamlessly into the core subject areas. Technology reaches students in ways that their teachers and the textbook could never do. Students feel in charge of their own learning and they are empowered when they have instant feedback from the technology to gauge their mastery. I was excited to learn about the Universal Design for Learning principles, and how I was able to build my own UDL book that would benefit all learners. In addition, I was able to use some of the Web 2.0 technologies to reflect on my own personal learning throughout this course. ==

==The personal goals that I set forth for myself were all achieved. I was able to learn how to help use technology for students with disabilities as well as those with diverse backgrounds. I also learned how to use the Web 2.0 tools to work collaboratively with my team members to create an action plan for the technology integration part of our group project. I was successful in completing the course assignments. Participating in a group made it easier to share the lines of responsibility and to focus on the strengths that each team member contributed to the group. It has been an interesting journey throughout this course. I've learned alot about teaching with technology and about working collaboratively with a team of Educators to address 21st century learning trends for a classroom of 30 students with diverse backgrounds. Personally, it was a challenging task, but with a talented group of women, we were able to complete our task. I was able to create a lesson plan based on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to create flexible goals, methods, materials, and assessments to accommodate learner differences. I feel empowered at the end of the Teaching with Technology course because it allowed me to be in the role of the technology expert helping a teacher with a basic knowledge of technology to impact student achievement. ==