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I used the following NETS standards in this lesson:

1. Creativity and innovation-the fact that the students had to create their project poem required creativity. They had to put a lot of different components together. 2. Communication and Collaboration-After they collaborated with their partner, they had to comment on the other projects in the class through voicethread or edmodo. The students were very comfortable doing this since they did not have to say it aloud in front of the entire class. It put them at ease. They are so comfortable using texting or facebook. Edmodo is the educational facebook, however, minus the anonymity. I know who makes the comments, but there is less pressure and they feel comfortable saying how they feel. 3. Critical Thinking-This was a big part of this project, not only with the content, but the technology as well. They had a lot of problems to work through, so they had to use these skills to get past the problems and find solutions. 4. Digital Citizenship-They had to cite all pictures that were used in the Powerpoint presentation. 5. Technology Operations-With the incorporation of a new form of technology they had to learn how to use it properly as well and make it work with other forms they have used in the past. 6. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity-Since I did not give them the information, they had to locate and analyze the information on their own, which is what inspired the student learning. They were also given the opportunity to be creative within their poetry writing, their Powerpoint Presentation and the recording of the poem. 7. Design and Develop Digital Age Experiences and Assessments-They were able to take this assessment to a whole new level with the ability to record the poem and with the ability to have other students assess it online, where it is easily accessible from school and home for additional support and learning experiences.