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These are academic articles I have read concerning technology in the classroom. I support the technology implementation in classrooms because I feel that it enhances our students learning and offers an engaging option for the 21st Century student and these articles are helpful in understanding this new phenomenon.

__The Daily Five__: "the sisters" offer a literacy model in this book in which I have used in the classroom. It is a teaching technique based on differentiation and flexible/readiness grouping. Students work at various centers during the literacy block on work specifically geared towards their level. The teacher has one on one conferences with students during this time to do running records or phonological testing and to update any of the students center material as needed.

__Differentiation in Action__ by Judith Dodge offers educators practical ways to incorporate student differences into every lesson.

I frequent the NCTM online journals to stay up to date on current best practices as outlined by professionals in the field. __ http://www.nctm.org/publications/default.aspx __

__Building Leadership Capacity in Schools__ by Linda Lambert Lambert’s short book offers the tools for the educational system to evaluate leadership capacities within schools and also how to implement or improve the shared leadership model to make a school a community.