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Technology can support higher order thinking by applying technologies in different ways to different subjects. For instance, you could use a program that generates story webbing. An example of this program would be Inspiration, this program is easy for students to navigate and it promotes planning to create a story line. I think that using computer programs like Inspiration to promote the use of technology in the classroom are helpful to teachers because they support higher order thinking. =Using Technology to Affirm Diversity= Technology can affirm diversity in the classroom setting, in order to achieve this correctly a teacher must do three things. Teachers must celebrate, model, and respect diversity these guidelines will ensure that diversity is accepted and promoted in the classroom. Today there are numerous websites that could be used within a classroom to achieve this, these sites can show many positive aspects of diversity. Many of these sites contain artifacts and music that are important to that culture's ethnicity. Showing students that ethnicity is unique can easily be shown through technology.

=Using Technology to Support All Learners= No student has the exact same learning abilities. Using technology can help engage students that have special needs. Technological devices can help young children to communicate their needs to teachers, as well as give them the ability to advance their communication skills. Simpler forms of technology can help students to improve writing and drawing skills, some of these devices could even be homemade by a teacher or instructor. With a little extra time, thinking, and in assistive technology teachers can help to advance all kinda of learners. For instance, using grips on pencils could serve as an assistive technology to students having trouble writing. Digital pen tools or programs like Leap Frog could also aid students in learning and practicing writing.