Tech+Standards

This is where we will begin to make sense of the [|ISTE] Tech Standards.


 * Summary of NETS-T #1 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativty

I love the language in the title of this standard! This standard involves the teacher being a leader in promoting, modeling and engaging creative innoavative thinking and problem solving. Like in all powerful teaching learning interactions, exploration, collaboration and reflection are at the heart. This standard reminds me why I am taking this course. As a teacher, I am a leader and role model. I must be aware of and naturaly using a variety of innovative approaches in order to immerse learners in this type of creative problem solving.** (Cathy Keck)

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity KEY WORDS: model creative inventiveness real world issues & problem solving promote student reflection model collaborative knowledge face to face & virtual environments

Students will benefit from modeling creative thinking (providing examples) to to assist this process. Real world issues and problem solving are easily accessable to reach through technology through a number of avenues. Google is one of my favorite sites. A valuable classroom practice that I use is quick write reflection on one thing learned from each class period (exit ticket). Coming together in small groups or as a whole class (small) and sharing out subject knowledge reported by peers (everyone must record notes from others brief presentations in their journals). (sheila zmudy)

ISTE NETS-T thoughts and learning: 2. ** Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and ** Assessments

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experience and Assesments A. Develop authentic assesments B. Stimulate student curiosity and creativity C.Create self-monitored assignments/progress reports D.Student-created activities addressing specific learning styles E.Create relative formative assessments (monitoring daily progress) A. Develop authentic assesments (Howard Zmudy)
 * Teachers should be including technology more into their curriculum and be assessing students using more technological assessments and web tools.
 * Use digital tools and resources to help feed creativity among students.
 * Use technology as a differentiation piece to help meet students needs
 * Create technology enriched enviornments to help students monitor their own goals, progress and set goals for further learning.
 * (Danielle Price)

Lisa Ross 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. Teachers: a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning

A- **Demonstrate** - Model, model, model - for students, peers, and parents. B - Celebrate success through a tech media. Take time to train parents on how to use. **Collaborate** C - These can be meet using wikis or blogs. Our school uses wikis for professional collaboration between teams, cohorts. This is very helpful since it can be difficult for us to find common times to meet. This offers us a way to **communicate** when it is convenient for each person. I am looking to use it with my parents to create a easier form of communication and collaboration. D - Use tools such as wikkis, survey monkey to evaluate usefulness of tools. By offering the tools online it is accessible to everyone at anytime and parents can become more independent about their students learning. No more emails or phone calls about I lost that form you sent home. They always have a place to access it our ask questions. Take time to train parents on how to use the technology through **modeling and facilitating**.


 * __National Education Technology Standard__**

4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and ResponsibilityTeachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers: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 sourcesb. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and 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

To me- (Kim Duran) This means that teachers will model and teach internet safety, fair use guidelines and copyright. This means that teachers will provide access to tools and resoruces equitably for all students. For example, technology tools and resources will not be used only as a reward or center time for kids that finish their assignments early. This means that teachers will be responsible users of social technologies (Facebook, Ning, etc.).

Teacher NET 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership Basically, teachers should continuously develop their own use and understandings of instructional technology as well as work with others to help develop others' understandings.

-Explore various ways to use technology to increase student understandings via local and global communities. -Work with others and inspire others to better utilize technological resources. -Stay up-to-date with current technology practices and research. -Contribute to the "effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal" of school, community, and teaching profession.

This NET seems within reach of all teachers. It seems like as long as you give keeping up with technology a try (using self, others, and research as resources), then you're meeting this NET standard. (Rachel)