Artifact #4: Weebly Website

The fourth artifact that I have included is a Weebly website I designed as part of an

assignment for a course taken with Medaille College titled Technology for the Elementary

Classroom. This artifact includes a biography, presentations and resources on cyber safety for

children and parents, parent and student resources, classroom rules, a virtual field trip and other

useful information pertaining to student learning and school year material. The importance of

communication skills and technology is paramount for professional educators in classrooms and

this artifact illustrates my competencies in such departments. My Weebly website demonstrates

my abilities in creating and delivering information to students while engaging the audience. The

artifact is an important resource that is accessible for students in the classroom and at home and

serves as an important stepping-stone in building great rapport with parents or caregivers. The

professional standards and curriculum are listed below.

Connections to Standards

DOE/CAEP Standards

Claim 2: Medaille College graduates meet the needs of diverse learners through

effective pedagogy and best teaching practices.

Claim 3: Medaille College graduates are caring educators.

1.1 Candidates demonstrate an understanding of the 10 InTASC standards at the appropriate

progression level(s) in the following categories: the learner and learning; content;

instructional practice; and professional responsibility.

Council for Exceptional Children (ECE)

Special Education Professional Ethical Principles

2. Maintaining a high level of professional competence and integrity and exercising

professional judgment to benefit individuals with exceptionalities and their families.

ISTE Standards for Teachers

1. Creativity and innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct

knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

3. Model digital age work and learning: Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work

processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society.

a. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new

technologies and situations

4. Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility: Teachers understand local

and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit

legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.

a. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and

technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate

documentation of sources

b. Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing

equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources

c. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the

use of technology and information

d. Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with

colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and

collaboration tools

New York Code of Ethics for Educators

 Principle 6: Educators advance the intellectual and ethical foundation of the learning

community. Educators recognize the obligations of the trust placed in them. They share

the responsibility for understanding what is known, pursuing further knowledge,

contributing to the generation of knowledge, and translating knowledge into

comprehensible forms. They help students understand that knowledge is often complex

and sometimes paradoxical. Educators are confidantes, mentors and advocates for their students’

growth and development. As models for youth and the public, they embody

intellectual honesty, diplomacy, tact and fairness.

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