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**Using Technology to Support Higher Order Thinking**
Technology can be used to support higher order thinking in many ways. One of the most interactive way that I find interesting is through video games or online gaming. These allow for students to be creative and deal with a real life situation that can stimulate their thinking. These visual techniques along with things such as virtual tours make it possible for students to solve things in many ways. The video game world and increase of technology with computer games and interactions has allowed for students to create an individuality and support their own higher forms of thinking.

One example of a technology that supports higher order thinking is the Supreme Court site. This website immediately catches the attention of a viewer or participator because it is not a normal site where you would choose links and select information. This site puts a student into the Supreme Court itself and allows for one to almost actively participate in a real life situation. By creating a site that requires active participation, students are forced to think of solutions themselves, create new ideas, and express themselves. I believe this site is visually appealing and stimulating to all students.

Using Technology to Support All Learners
Technology is also being incorporated into the classrooms of students with special needs. These are known as Assisted Technologies. The Assisted Technologies can be used to address the needs of students with special needs because these students may need more help than another student. Some of the forms of Assisted Technologies could be used to help a student select words if they struggle with speaking to a digital story book to help them read. The new machines and assisted technologies that are continuously being created are important because they make learning an easier task for a child that might normally have difficulties in certain environments.

One technology that I believe can be used to become an Assisted Technology is the Digital Storybook. These stories that are played compared to a student reading them can be used to help students along the way. Whether a child has a visual impairment, struggles with reading, or attention difficulties. The child must then listen to the story and could also involve activities or summaries at the end. I feel this technology is becoming increasingly important because people may not realize how influential it can be in the lives of many special needs students.

Using Technology to Affirm Diversity
Technology can also be used to affirm diversity in many ways. The interactive methods of technology such as using the web can help increase interest in students because they are not simply being spoken to about a diverse idea, they are involved. Allowing for students to see the real problems, lives, and people in diverse situations through interviews could create a better understanding for students. Since teachers may not be able to put the student in certain situations, it is important to let them see how things are in places of the world. Technology is becoming more and more important and influential in the diverse ways of the world.

One example of a technology that affirms diversity is the National Geographic for Kids website. This site contains photos, videos, and activities that allow for students to put themselves in the shoes of someone in another country. This can be fun for children which helps them to be more interested, which in the long run creates a more open minded opinion. The site contains different country options, games, and stories that can answer questions students have about a diversity and make it easier to understand.