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=Using Technology to Support Higher Order Thinking=

Technology can be used to support higher level learning in many ways. As we saw in class, many games can be created to help students focus on higher level thinking. What these games must incorporate are challenges that make the students think and analyze information for themselves. Technology can be a great tool for learning higher level order thinking, the key is students must be constantly using their brain, and focusing on solving and analyzing problems.

In the site www.ourcourts.org the site provides a webpage that supports higher level thinking. On this website students are presented with a court case, they then go through the court case and hear all the facts from both sides of the arguments. While students are being presented with the facts they are given what amendments go along with the case, along with all the laws that go with the cases also. Students are experiencing higher level learning while they are hearing both sides of the court case. Students have to break down and dissect each argument, they then have to decide what side they they support based on the given evidence. At the end of hearing the arguments students must decided what side each justice is arguing for, this then test the students knowledge on the court case so far. They then get an example of the case which makes them decide if something follows an amendment based on real life examples. All through the case students are forced to analysis what amendments are being used, and have to decide for themselves who is right.

=Using Technology to Affirm Diversity= There are many ways that teachers and students can use technology to affirm diversity. The first thing they can do is celebrate the diversity in their classroom, they can do this by activities, or showing a powerful role-model of a different back ground. The next thing they can do is show respect for diversity. Showing respect is not just one lector, but it means all the time having the proper respect for students and diversity. The last thing is to model it, students are going to look up to teachers and follow what they do, this is a very important step for them.

=Using Technology to Support All Learners=