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3.7‌‌Communication‌‌&‌‌Collaboration‌‌-‌u ‌ tilize‌‌digital‌‌communication‌‌and‌‌collaboration‌‌tools‌‌to‌‌ 
communicate‌‌locally‌‌and‌‌globally‌‌with‌‌students,‌‌parents,‌‌peers,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌larger‌‌community.‌‌ 
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Briefly‌‌describe‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌and‌‌the‌‌context‌‌in‌‌which‌‌it‌‌was‌‌created.‌‌What‌‌was‌‌your‌‌individual‌‌ 
contribution(s)?‌‌   ‌
The‌‌class‌‌website‌‌I‌‌developed‌‌is‌‌a‌‌place‌‌where‌‌I‌‌communicate‌‌with‌‌students,‌‌parents,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌ 

community.‌‌I‌‌provide‌‌updates‌‌on‌‌assignments,‌‌class‌‌calendars,‌‌and‌‌current‌‌news‌‌in‌‌the‌‌ 

classroom.‌‌This‌‌is‌‌also‌‌a‌‌place‌‌where‌‌I‌‌can‌‌be‌‌contacted‌‌through‌‌multiple‌‌means‌‌and‌‌provides‌‌ 

resources‌‌for‌‌parents‌‌and‌‌students'‌‌success‌‌through‌‌the‌‌school‌‌year.‌  ‌

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Explain‌‌how‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌demonstrates‌‌mastery‌‌of‌‌the‌‌standard/element‌‌under‌‌which‌‌it‌‌is‌‌placed.‌‌   ‌
My‌  ‌class‌  ‌website‌  ‌shows‌  ‌my‌  ‌ability‌  ‌to‌  ‌utilize‌  ‌digital‌  ‌communication‌  ‌and‌  ‌collaboration‌‌ 

tools‌  ‌to‌  ‌communicate‌  ‌locally‌  ‌and‌  ‌globally‌  ‌with‌  ‌students,‌  ‌parents,‌  ‌peers,‌  ‌and‌  ‌the‌  ‌larger‌‌ 

community‌  ‌because‌  ‌it‌‌

  is‌‌
  a ‌‌one‌‌
  stop‌‌
  shop‌‌
  for‌‌
  all‌‌
  of‌‌
  these‌‌
  things.‌‌
  Through‌‌
  this‌‌
  website,‌‌
  parents,‌‌ 

students,‌  ‌and‌  ‌community‌  ‌members‌  ‌can‌  ‌find‌  ‌my‌  ‌contact‌  ‌information‌  ‌as‌  ‌well‌  ‌as‌  ‌complete‌  ‌the‌‌ 

“contact‌  ‌me”‌‌
  Google‌‌
  Form.‌‌
  This‌‌
  website‌‌
  is‌‌
  also‌‌
  a ‌‌place‌‌
  where‌‌
  I ‌‌share‌‌
  what‌‌
  is‌‌
  happening‌‌
  in‌‌
  the‌‌ 

classroom‌‌
  with‌‌
  parents‌‌ and‌‌ community‌‌ members‌‌ so‌‌ they‌‌ can‌‌ see‌‌ how‌‌ students‌‌ are‌‌ learning‌‌ and‌‌ 

growing.‌  ‌Students‌  ‌use‌  ‌this‌  ‌site‌  ‌to‌  ‌access‌  ‌school‌  ‌resources,‌  ‌classroom‌‌
  resources,‌‌
  and‌‌
  the‌‌
  class‌‌ 

calendar‌‌to‌‌stay‌‌up‌‌to‌‌date‌‌on‌‌all‌‌news‌‌and‌‌assignments.‌  ‌

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What‌‌did‌‌you‌‌learn‌‌from‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌artifact?‌‌What‌‌would‌‌you‌‌do‌‌differently‌‌to‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌ 
quality‌‌of‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌or‌‌the‌‌process‌‌involved‌‌in‌‌creating‌‌the‌‌artifact?‌‌(Not‌‌changing‌‌anything‌‌is‌n
‌ ot‌‌ 
an‌‌acceptable‌‌response.)‌  ‌
Through‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌artifact,‌‌I‌‌learned‌‌how‌‌to‌‌use‌‌a‌‌tool‌‌that‌‌helps‌‌me‌‌communicate‌‌ 

better‌‌with‌‌parents,‌‌students,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌community.‌‌Using‌‌the‌‌class‌‌website‌‌has‌‌provided‌‌my‌‌ 

students‌‌with‌‌better‌‌opportunities‌‌to‌‌take‌‌ownership‌‌of‌‌their‌‌learning,‌‌use‌‌helpful‌‌resources,‌‌ 

and‌‌keeps‌‌parents‌‌and‌‌community‌‌members‌‌in‌‌the‌‌loop.‌‌To‌‌improve‌‌this‌‌artifact,‌‌I‌‌could‌‌provide‌‌ 

a‌‌space‌‌for‌‌students‌‌to‌‌share‌‌a‌‌“what’s‌‌new‌‌in‌‌seventh‌‌grade‌‌science”‌‌section‌‌that‌‌allows‌‌them‌‌ 

to‌‌highlight‌‌something‌‌that‌‌has‌‌happened‌‌in‌‌class‌‌recently.‌‌This‌‌could‌‌be‌‌an‌‌interesting‌‌concept,‌‌ 
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photos‌‌of‌‌labs‌‌and‌‌activities,‌‌or‌‌sharing‌‌their‌‌successes.‌‌This‌‌would‌‌allow‌‌students‌‌to‌‌be‌‌active‌‌ 

participants‌‌in‌‌the‌‌class‌‌website‌‌and‌‌make‌‌it‌‌more‌‌personal‌‌for‌‌them.‌  ‌

How‌‌did‌‌the‌‌work‌‌that‌‌went‌‌into‌‌creating‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌impact‌‌school‌‌improvement,‌‌faculty‌‌ 
development,‌‌or‌‌student‌‌learning?‌‌How‌‌can‌‌this‌‌impact‌‌be‌‌assessed?‌  ‌
The‌‌work‌‌that‌‌went‌‌into‌‌creating‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌impacts‌‌student‌‌learning‌‌because‌‌it‌‌ 

provides‌‌several‌‌resources,‌‌collaboration‌‌tools,‌‌and‌‌ways‌‌for‌‌parents‌‌and‌‌students‌‌to‌‌ 

communicate‌‌with‌‌me.‌‌The‌‌class‌‌website‌‌provides‌‌class‌‌calendars‌‌so‌‌students‌‌and‌‌parents‌‌both‌‌ 

have‌‌a‌‌place‌‌to‌‌go‌‌to‌‌see‌‌when‌‌assignments‌‌and‌‌projects‌‌are‌‌due,‌‌when‌‌homework‌‌has‌‌been‌‌ 

given,‌‌and‌‌when‌‌tests‌‌are‌‌coming‌‌up.‌‌This‌‌is‌‌also‌‌a‌‌place‌‌where‌‌students‌‌have‌‌access‌‌to‌‌study‌‌ 

guides,‌‌helpful‌‌videos‌‌and‌‌notes,‌‌and‌‌current‌‌classwork.‌‌This‌‌impact‌‌can‌‌be‌‌assessed‌‌because‌‌of‌‌ 

the‌‌higher‌‌success‌‌rate‌‌with‌‌students‌‌turning‌‌in‌‌work‌‌and‌‌being‌‌prepared‌‌and‌‌the‌‌increase‌‌in‌‌ 

parent‌‌and‌‌student‌‌communication.‌  ‌

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