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=Using Technology to Support Higher Order Thinking= = = =Using Technology to Support All Learners= = = =Using Technology to Affirm Diversity=
 * Technology can be used to support higher order thinking by providing educational tools that require knowledge of the subject for completion. This is important because in order for students to learn from these technologies, they must be required to know the information to participate.
 * An example of this type of technology is the website, "Fractured Fairytales." This cannot be completed simply by the guess and check method, you must actually read the information on the page and write your own fractured fairytale in order to continue.
 * Technology can be used to support all learners by making sure that all learners have assess to the curriculum. In order to level the playing field, and create a learning environment where all students feel capable you must give aid to those who have physical disabilities that may keep them from accessing the curriculum.
 * For example, a student who is not able to speak may use a device that generates a voice that lets the student communicate easier with their classmates. This will help her communicate just like her peers, and makes learning more equal between the entire classroom.
 * Technology can be used to affirm diversity by representing three important actions that you must portray as an educator. you must respect it, celebrate it, model it. This is important because you will most likely have a diverse group of students in your classroom, and it's important for your students to understand the importance of culture and the importance of accepting cultures that may be different than ones own.
 * In the technology "living voices" we heard the true voices of different people in the world, and let us understand the different dialects and accents of people of the world,.