Artifact #8 SMARTBOARD Presentation

Overview

The final artifact that I would like to include in my Elementary Portfolio Project is my SMART

board presentation that I created in my EDU 571 class. This artifact is very important to include as it

shows the skills that I have required in the creation of my author study, with the use of SMART

technology/software. For this task, we were required to teach ourselves the many different

components on how to create an engaging lesson for students. I am well aware that the SMART board is

used in many classroom in Ontario, and I look forward to applying my skills in the classroom. For my

SMART assignment, I created an author study on a very talented illustrator who illustrated for many

authors. I enjoyed completing this task and I feel confident that these skills will be used in my near

future.

Connection to Standards

INSTAC Standards

The INTASC standards are broken down into 10 standards and I would like to include

standard #1 –Learner Development, which states, that the teacher understands how the learner

developed and grows, and creates instruction based on their unique development levels. By

using SMART technology in the classroom, the teacher reaches all types of learners, including:

visual, auditory, reading/writing and kinesthetic. By using SMART in the classroom, students

are more engaged with the lesson because it is their expertise in technology to why educators

must adapt instruction to engage them.

NYS Code of Ethics for Educators

 The New York State Code of Ethics for Educators are broken down into 6 principles.

The purpose of these principles is to provide a public statement of principles and expectations

that help to guide an educator throughout their career. For the purpose of this artifact, I would

like to attach principle # 2, which puts emphasize on the educator who applies their professional

knowledge to inform engaging instruction. The SMART board is used to create a higher level of

learning for students in the classroom.

Ontario Teacher Ethical

The Ontario Teacher Code of Ethics are important to the field of education as they help

identify the different qualities of an educator. For the purpose of this artifact, I would like to

connect the ethical standard of Care because, the teacher is showing students that she cares about

their learning by implementing new ways to reach students in her instruction.

CAEP Standards

The ISTE standards are broken up in to 7 different standards that relate the student. I

would like to connect this artifact with standard # 2: Digital Citizen. By using SMART

technology in the classroom, the teacher is keeping the students up to date in the digital world, as

it is the teacher’s responsibility to do so.

ILA Standards

The International Literacy Association has broken down its categories into 7 standards.

The ILA standards help define the importance of literacy development and usage in the

classroom. For the purpose of this artifact, I would like to align standard # 5: Learners and the

Literacy Environment. By using SMART technologies in the classroom, the teaching literacy

instruction digitally.
 CEC Standards

The Council for Exceptional Children created standards that help support and define the

responsibilities that educators have for exceptional children. For the purpose of this artifact, I

would like to include standard #6, which includes the planning of instruction by using

professional knowledge to using SMART technologies to instruct a diversity of student learning

needs.