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3.6‌‌Selecting‌‌and‌‌Evaluating‌‌Digital‌‌Tools‌‌&‌‌Resources‌‌-‌c‌ ollaborate‌‌with‌‌teachers‌‌and‌‌administrators‌‌to‌‌ 
select‌‌and‌‌evaluate‌‌digital‌‌tools‌‌and‌‌resources‌‌for‌‌accuracy,‌‌suitability,‌‌and‌‌compatibility‌‌with‌‌the‌‌school‌‌ 
technology‌‌infrastructure.‌  ‌
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Briefly‌‌describe‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌and‌‌the‌‌context‌‌in‌‌which‌‌it‌‌was‌‌created.‌‌What‌‌was‌‌your‌‌individual‌‌ 
contribution(s)?‌‌   ‌
The‌‌Evaluating‌‌Emerging‌‌Technologies‌‌Project‌‌I‌‌completed‌‌described‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌(AR)‌‌and‌‌ 

its‌‌purpose‌‌in‌‌the‌‌classroom.‌‌In‌‌this‌‌project,‌‌I‌‌shared‌‌how‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌supports‌‌the‌‌vision‌‌ 

for‌‌technology‌‌in‌‌my‌‌school‌‌district,‌‌how‌‌to‌‌provide‌‌equitable‌‌access,‌‌and‌‌what‌‌would‌‌be‌‌ 

needed‌‌to‌‌get‌‌this‌‌tool‌‌into‌‌classrooms.‌‌Through‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌project,‌‌I‌‌found‌‌how‌‌to‌‌use‌‌AR‌‌ 

to‌‌support‌‌student‌‌learning‌‌at‌‌a‌‌variety‌‌of‌‌levels,‌‌provide‌‌differentiation,‌‌and‌‌encourage‌‌students‌‌ 

to‌‌take‌‌ownership‌‌of‌‌their‌‌learning‌‌by‌‌keeping‌‌them‌‌engaged‌‌and‌‌motivated.‌‌I‌‌also‌‌learned‌‌ 

about‌‌several‌‌sources‌‌that‌‌provide‌‌funding‌‌for‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌devices‌‌and‌‌how‌‌to‌‌apply‌‌for‌ 

these‌‌grants‌‌to‌‌get‌‌access‌‌to‌‌them‌‌in‌‌my‌‌district.‌  ‌

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Explain‌‌how‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌demonstrates‌‌mastery‌‌of‌‌the‌‌standard/element‌‌under‌‌which‌‌it‌‌is‌‌placed.‌‌   ‌
Choosing‌‌to‌‌complete‌‌my‌‌evaluating‌‌emerging‌‌technologies‌‌project‌‌about‌‌augmented‌‌ 

reality‌‌was‌‌due‌‌to‌‌my‌c‌ ollaboration‌‌‌with‌‌teachers‌‌and‌‌administrators‌‌in‌‌my‌‌school‌‌and‌‌their‌‌ 

interest‌‌in‌‌how‌‌this‌‌tool‌‌could‌‌be‌‌used‌‌in‌‌our‌‌classrooms.‌‌This‌‌tool‌‌was‌‌one‌‌that‌‌most‌‌of‌‌the‌‌ 

teachers‌‌I‌‌talked‌‌to‌‌were‌‌interested‌‌in,‌‌so‌‌I‌‌chose‌‌to‌s‌ elect‌‌and‌‌evaluate‌‌‌this‌‌digital‌‌tool‌‌to‌‌ 

determine‌‌if‌‌it‌‌would‌‌be‌‌something‌‌we‌‌could‌‌use‌‌and‌‌how‌‌we‌‌could‌‌get‌‌it‌‌into‌‌our‌‌school.‌‌This‌‌ 

tool‌‌would‌‌meet‌‌Floyd‌‌County‌‌Schools‌‌mission‌‌of‌‌implementing‌‌low-cost,‌‌high-value‌‌solutions‌‌ 

that‌‌help‌‌all‌‌succeed.‌‌A
‌ ugmented‌‌Reality‌‌devices‌a‌ ccurately‌‌‌fit‌‌this‌‌mission‌‌because‌‌there‌‌are‌‌ 

several‌‌grants‌‌that‌‌make‌‌them‌‌low-cost,‌‌and‌‌AR‌s‌ uits‌‌t‌ he‌‌needs‌‌and‌‌is‌c‌ ompatible‌‌‌because‌‌it‌‌ 

provides‌‌students‌‌with‌‌high-value‌‌methods‌‌of‌‌learning‌‌that‌‌allow‌‌them‌‌to‌‌interact‌‌with‌‌content‌‌ 

standards‌‌in‌‌new‌‌ways.‌‌   ‌

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What‌‌did‌‌you‌‌learn‌‌from‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌artifact?‌‌What‌‌would‌‌you‌‌do‌‌differently‌‌to‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌ 
quality‌‌of‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌or‌‌the‌‌process‌‌involved‌‌in‌‌creating‌‌the‌‌artifact?‌‌(Not‌‌changing‌‌anything‌‌is‌n
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an‌‌acceptable‌‌response.)‌  ‌
By‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌artifact,‌‌I‌‌learned‌‌how‌‌to‌‌research‌‌an‌‌emerging‌‌technology,‌‌collaborate‌‌with‌‌ 

teachers‌‌and‌‌administrators‌‌about‌‌their‌‌interest‌‌in‌‌using‌‌and‌‌the‌‌possibility‌‌of‌‌implementing‌‌a‌‌new‌‌ 

tool,‌‌and‌‌how‌‌to‌‌find‌‌technologies‌‌that‌‌suit‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌and‌‌meet‌‌the‌‌mission‌‌of‌‌our‌‌schools‌‌ 

technology‌‌department.‌‌To‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌quality‌‌of‌‌this‌‌artifact,‌‌I‌‌would‌‌include‌‌sample‌‌AR‌‌learning‌‌ 

experiences,‌‌compare‌‌it‌‌to‌‌virtual‌‌reality,‌‌and‌‌present‌‌it‌‌to‌‌the‌‌technology‌‌department‌‌to‌‌collaborate‌‌ 

on‌‌how‌‌to‌‌get‌‌this‌‌tool‌‌in‌‌our‌‌classrooms.‌‌Currently,‌‌we‌‌have‌‌virtual‌‌reality‌‌headsets‌‌available,‌‌but‌‌ 

not‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌headsets.‌‌By‌‌sharing‌‌this‌‌with‌‌the‌‌technology‌‌department‌‌and‌‌being‌‌able‌‌to‌‌ 

explain‌‌the‌‌difference‌‌in‌‌the‌‌two‌‌technologies,‌‌we‌‌may‌‌have‌‌a‌‌greater‌‌opportunity‌‌to‌‌make‌‌this‌‌type‌‌ 

of‌‌technology‌‌available‌‌for‌‌our‌‌teachers‌‌to‌‌use.‌  ‌

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How‌‌did‌‌the‌‌work‌‌that‌‌went‌‌into‌‌creating‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌impact‌‌school‌‌improvement,‌‌faculty‌‌ 
development,‌‌or‌‌student‌‌learning?‌‌How‌‌can‌‌this‌‌impact‌‌be‌‌assessed?‌  ‌
The‌‌work‌‌that‌‌went‌‌into‌‌creating‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌would‌‌have‌‌an‌‌impact‌‌on‌‌student‌‌learning‌‌by‌‌ 

providing‌‌students‌‌with‌‌the‌‌opportunity‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌in‌‌new‌‌ways‌‌that‌‌are‌‌relevant,‌‌engaging,‌‌and‌‌ 

motivating.‌‌By‌‌providing‌‌students‌‌with‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌learning‌‌experiences,‌‌we‌‌would‌‌have‌‌the‌‌ 

opportunity‌‌to‌‌allow‌‌them‌‌to‌‌experience‌‌the‌‌content‌‌rather‌‌than‌‌just‌‌providing‌‌traditional‌‌learning‌‌ 

experiences.‌‌This‌‌would‌‌also‌‌impact‌‌faculty‌‌development‌‌because‌‌teachers‌‌would‌‌need‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌how‌‌ 

to‌‌use‌‌the‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌devices‌‌before‌‌implementing‌‌them‌‌in‌‌their‌‌teaching‌‌practice.‌  ‌

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