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**__Technology Standards Addressed __**  **II. Communication ** // A. Use technology effectively and appropriatelyto interact electronically. 1. Use telecommunications to collaborate with peers, parents, colleagues, administrators and/or experts in the field. B. Use technology to communicate information in a variety of formats // 1. Select appropriate technologies for a particular communication goal. 3. Use multiple digital sources to communicate information online.

Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, social and ethical issues related to technology use.  4. Use classroom procedures to manage an equitable, safe and healthy environment for students. **V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction** Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in a curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem solving, communication and/or collaboration. 7. Manage a technology-enhanced environment to maximize student learning.
 * III. Legal, Social and Ethical Issues**

Develop professional practices that support continual learning and professional growth in technology. 3. Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practices and emerging technologies to support student learning.
 * VII. Professional Growth**


 * __Description __ ** I created both a Google Presentation and a Google Form.

The Google Presentation that I created includes information for students and parents/guarduans. This presentation would be used during Back-to-School Night in the fall to help give an overview of the year's curriculum as well as key classroom procedures. By embedding it in my Google Site, it will also be available for students and parents/guardians to reference throughout the year as needed.

I created the Google Form to facilitate our annual Flat Stanley project. In this project, students write letters to friends and family members asking them to participate in a special activity. I created the Form to give parents/guardians a quick and easy way to submit the addresses of their friends and family. The form also allowed parents/guardians to indicate whether it would be helpful to include a letter in a second language. I thought that this would be helpful as several of my students are classified as ESOL and have friends/family who are more comfortable communicating in a language other than English.

__**Reflection**__ I found the Google Presentation easy and straight-forward to create. The program does not include as many "bells and whistles" as Microsoft PowerPoint, but I found it to be fairly intuitive. I think that using this Presentation will definitely enhance my Back-to-School Night presentation. I have not gotten any feedback from students or parents/guardians about the Presentation as of yet.

I had a mixed experience with using the Form. I found it to be very quick, easy, and intuitive to use. I got a mixed repsonse from the parents/guardians in my class. Not many of my parents/guardians chose to respond in this format and sent their addresses in on paper. For most of the parents/guardians who did choose to complete the form, it seemed that the process went smoothly. I was able to collect the needed information with little effort. I found the spreadsheet format rather than the summary form to be most useful for this activity. I did have two interesting outcomes from using the form. One parent's response came directly to my email but never showed up on the spreadsheet. Her email address (where I sent the form) is a federal agency email address so I am wondering if that prevented her information from arriving in the expected way. I also had at least one parent who responded but whose information never showed up on the spreadsheet or in my email. This outcome could have been user error, but does concern me about using Forms when it is imperative that I have an accurate record of who did and did not respond, such as on a test or quiz.

Overall, I found both Google Presentations and Forms to be easy to use. I can envision a numbers of ways that I can use them to enhance student learning in my classroom as well as communication between school and home. I look forward to continuing exploring their uses as the school year continues. I would especially like to try to create a quiz/test using Forms.

To view my Google Presentation, please click [|here].
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To view my Google Form for parents/guardians, please click [|here].

To view the results of my parent/guardian Google Form, please click here.