Chapter 2 NETS-T Standards

Standard 1: Technology Operations and Concepts- In this class, we discussed that it was important for teachers to integrate technology into lesson plans, because new technologies can increase our efficiency in teaching and it prepares students for future jobs.
- I've practiced using and troubleshooting different technologies each week, which I can use in my classroom.
- Those technologies include blogging, label making, powerpoints, google docs, podcasts. etc.
Standard 2: Planning and Designing Learning Environments- I've learned different techniques to give a students hands-on student-centered learning enviornment in class, like literature circles, centers (different technologies at different areas and we moved among them to learn about them). I used these experiences to plan my own lesson with learning centers.
- I've learned about webquests and made my own to give students an opportunity to do a structured research activity. Although this is student-centered learning, I am managing how they research, by giving them websites to look at.
Standard 3: Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum- I've looked up the curriculum standards for Montana for my lesson plan, and I've integrated those standards with technology standards.
- I've gone through some of the technologies we've learned about, and have determined which ones would enhance lessons and which ones would not. (for example, calculators wouldn't help an English classroom)
- Some technologies that would meet curriculum and technology standards, as well as enhance the student experience are: journal blog/reflection, digital storytelling, imovie, podcast notes, internet searching, and webquests.
Standard 4: Assesment and Evaluation- I've learned how to use online tools to make rubrics (Rubistar) or how to use online activities to evaluate how my students are doing. i.e. I can make online quizzes, I can have them complete online journals, or I can have them use a collaborative tool, like google docs, so I can watch their progress.
Standard 5: Productivity and Professional practice- I've learned to use google docs to collaborate with colleagues on projects.
- I've learned how to join different online chats or newsletters pertaining to education.
Standard 6: Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues- I've learned that copyright laws can settle in grey areas for teachers and newswriters, and that it is crucial to set a good example for students.
- There are different software and technologies available to allow handicapped or disabled students gain access to the same types of information available to their peers. Magic, for example, is a program that will enlarge words on the computer screen for the visually impaired.
- I need to monitor student access to the internet, especially with search engines and mistyped words. The Copy/Paste tools also require teacher supervision with the internet, because of plagiarism and copyright infringment.