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TF Standard II dealt on how teachers planned their lessons and designed their teaching environments. As I read I reflected on how my classroom was configured as well as my teaching practices. Being that I teach in a computer lab, I feel that I use technology on a daily basis and not only for administrative duties. However the reading allowed me to reflect on how I use to teach and how I have due to exposure to various ideas, have been able to change my teaching practices over the years. Thanks to the classes that I took in this Masters class, I was able to be adventurous and incorporate different facets of technology into what I was already doing. I was able to find areas where I could maximize my use of Web 2.0 tools within the classroom. It was interesting to find that it did not take much effort to incorporate these tools into what I had already planned and the students were really receptive to the changes. Going forward, seeing the success that I had bringing in new technology into my classroom instruction, I will try to bring in more stuff into what I do. Through this I hope to not only to increase my students' interest in the subjects that I teach but I hope to so other teachers how smooth the transition can be. Changes like these must be gradual and to make drastic changes will only feed the fears and reluctance to change that currently exists. Two classes that I took which fell in line with what I read in this chapter were //Instructional Design// and //Information Systems Management. Instructional Design// allowed me to learn how to design an effective lesson or rather curriculum that met both the objectives of the state and the needs of the students. //Information Systems Management// highlighted the effectiveness of a well designed classroom. One way of doing so was to incorporate the tools that the students used on a regular basis with what I was teaching. "Research shows that students who benefit from both technology and effective teachers learn more than students have one but not the other" (Duncan, 2011, p. 11) There must be a balance that exists within the classroom today. Over reliance on technology can lead to bad teaching techniques and insufficient use of technology would be putting students at a disadvantage.

Dittoe, W. (2006). Seriously Cool Places: The Future of Learning-Centered Built Environments. www.educase.edu. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/learningspacesch3

Duncan, A. (2011). Harness the power of technology. Leading & Learning with Technology. //38//(8). pp. 10-13

Williamson, J. & Redish, T. (2009). ISTE's Technology Facilitation and Leadership Standards. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology Education