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Jason M. McRipley
Jason McRipley-Educational Applications of Technology

5th Grade Science and Social Studies Teacher

Houston Independent School District

I
Personal Philosophy of Education
To inspire, educate and develop students to become active learners.
To set an example as a mentor and leader in the classroom.
To teach children how to be focused learners while fostering their imagination.
To develop confidence and accountability in all students in their abilities as learners.
Master Technology
Teacher Standards
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Standard on this
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specific competencies

Standard I. The Master Technology Teacher effectively models and applies

classroom teaching methodology and curriculum models that promote active
student learning through the integration of technology and addresses the varied
learning needs of all students.
Standard II. The Master Technology Teacher selects and administers
appropriate technology-related assessments on an ongoing basis and uses the
results to design and improve instruction.
Standard III. The Master Technology Teacher applies knowledge of digital
learning competencies including Internet research, graphics, animation, Web
site mastering, and video technology.
Standard IV. The Master Technology Teacher serves as a resource regarding the
integration of assistive technologies and accessible design concepts to meet the
needs of all students.
Standard V. The Master Technology Teacher facilitates appropriate, researchbased technology instruction by communicating and collaborating with
educational stakeholders; mentoring, coaching, and consulting with colleagues;
providing professional development opportunities for faculty; and making
decisions based on converging evidence from research.

and REFLECTION

Standard I

Collage Project
Delicious
Scrapbook

I shared my collage with my students and had students in my

homeroom class develop a collage.
The Delicious scrapbook contained several links to photos
and websites that were utilized in the classroom. The
delicious assignment also included lesson plans for each link
and picture

TEASe video on
voting.
Video was used in class as both a facilitator of classroom
discussion and to introduce a social studies unit involving
civic responsibility and branches of government.

TEASe video on Video used to introduce this objective to students. Students

alternative energy then discussed the importance of alternative energy. One of
my classes even clapped after my video!

Standard II

Delicious
Scrapbook

Web 2.0 Video

Tutorial

Standard III

The Delicious scrapbook was used throughout my unit on

Earth, Space, and the moon. Students used this resource to
review and make diagrams of their own.

I utilized Quiz Revolution in my class to assess student

knowledge on the Earth, Sun, and moon. I also created a
quiz for a Social Studies Unit on American colonies.

Collage Project The Collage project utilized graphics and pictures from the
internet and previous Powerpoints.
Treasure Hunt
The Treasure Hunt assignment was introduced to my students
in a whole class lesson. Students were instructed how to
access the assignment. My treasure hunt also included video
and the video was used to facilitate a classroom discussion
with the students.
Copyright
PowerPoint

Knowledge from the Copyright power point was utilized in

the production of my two TEASe assignments.

Standard IV

Assistive
Technology
Assessment

Although this assignment focused on the IRIS program I

work with students using an assistive technology program
called Kurzweil. This program uses computers to read the
text to students. Students can also highlight words in their
text that they do not know and the definition is given to them.

Standard V

Assistive
Technology
Assessment

Although no training was given to teachers by the

administrator on my campus I had our Special Education
Coordinator download the program on my computer in my
classroom and demonstrate to me how the program works.

Copyright
PowerPoint

As 5th Grade Lead Teacher, I assisted one of my team

members who is in her first year in adhering to copyright
laws in the production of PowerPoints and videos.