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 Instructional Applications of Technology is an equivalent phrase to technology integration and instructional technology. The simplest "definition" is using technology to achieve an instructional objective or outcome. This can be as simple as a drill and practice program where the learner develops a specific skill, such as, arithmetic facts or multiplication facts to more complex simulation and graphing software where higher order thinking skills are used to solve complex mathematical equations in authentic problem solving. In my classroom, I have several lessons that integrate technology into my curriculum. Two of my favorite lessons are “Mutant Babies” and “Who was Anastasia”  What do you think would happen if The Incredible Hulk and Wonder Woman had a child together? Click the link below to find out….. 

The Rolling Stones sang about her in their song “Sympathy for the Devil” and she is involved in one of the most notorious identity thefts of all time. Who was Anastasia? Click the link below to find out.



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__Reflection: __ In deciding what lessons to discuss in this particular unit, I focused on which lessons integrated the most technology and engaged the students the most. I chose “Mutant Babies” because it is one of my most favorite lessons to teach. I like this lesson because it gives the students the opportunity to express their creative interests while teaching them about heredity and traits. The lesson gives the students the freedom to choose which super heroes will be the mother and father of a “Mutant Baby”. The students really enjoy this lesson and have impressed me in the past with their creativeness. I chose to modify a lesson I already use; “Recovering the Romanovs”, and “tweak” it into a webquest that will require the students to make a 15 – 25 minute movie about the Romanov family and the claims of Anna Anderson to be the sole surviving member of that royal dynasty. I am excited to see how the student’s movies will turn out and am excited to put to use many of the new ideas for integrating technology into my lesson planning