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Leave the paper and pencil in the closet: Learn how to used technology to promote authentic student engagement.
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Elementary Teachers (K-5) with basic computer skills. **Gap**: Most all classroom teachers know the importance of activating prior knowledge prior to starting a lesson. Most teachers, however, use a form of written strategy in order to access this knowledge, for example graphic organizers. The primary purpose for this workshop is to bring awareness to teachers of different technology tools that can be used to substitute paper and pencil. These tools will arouse the interest of the students thus promoting an extraordinary level of engagement. Upon completion of this workshop, teachers will leave with knowledge on how to integrate technology into lesson that promotes authentic levels of student engagement.
 * Population: **
 * Educators will gain knowledge on how to use web-based tools to promote authentic levels of student engagement.
 * Educators will be able to use the selected web-based tools to differentiate instructions for any student’s learning level.
 * Outcome:**
 * Participants will learn how to develop engaging anticipatory setting that hook the learners into the lesson.
 * Participants will learn how to integrate technology into their anticipatory settings to engage the students.