instructional strategies to encourage learners to develop deep understanding of content areas and their connections, and to build skills to apply knowledge in meaningful ways. Name of Artifact: Civic Lesson Date: 7/2012 Course: EDUC 201: Using Computers in Education Brief Description: Learning how to use information in PowerPoint. First, students learned and gathered information about the system of our government. They then used the information to create an informative presentation using PowerPoint. Rationale: To document my understanding with Standard 8: Instructional Strategies, I have attached my PowerPoint lesson. I am able to use technology to gather information to help them achieve specific learning goals. By using the computer and accessible learning tools I can help them connect concepts on the material. This demonstrates their ability to use the accessible resources available to them, and learn the material by using PowerPoint.