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Standard III
Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
- Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
- Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success
- Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats.
- Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze,evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
PERSONAL REFLECTION
The key word in this standard is MODEL. Teachers need to be able to give instruction that fully integrates digital tools. Technological literacy is imperative in today's society and young students need to see it being used in the classroom to be successful members of their communities. I see so many instructors that appear to be hesitant about bringing technology into the classroom. Technology literacy is both taught and reinforced by demonstrating it on a continual basis. I recently read an article pointing out that technology is not to make the teacher's job easier, it is to empower students to learn. Here's the link: article.
Collaboration reaches beyond breaking up into small groups of students with current communication linking classrooms, parents and administrators. Staying technologically current in a filed that changes almost on a daily basis can be quite overwhelming. Information resources can assist as educators share their experiences an evaluate the effectiveness of digital tools. My weather lesson website is a perfect example of how relevant information can be communicated to students via multimedia tools.
It is posted here along with my Thinglink and Scoop.it projects. As an instructor, I have learned by creating these projects as well as from the comments of my classmates.
The key word in this standard is MODEL. Teachers need to be able to give instruction that fully integrates digital tools. Technological literacy is imperative in today's society and young students need to see it being used in the classroom to be successful members of their communities. I see so many instructors that appear to be hesitant about bringing technology into the classroom. Technology literacy is both taught and reinforced by demonstrating it on a continual basis. I recently read an article pointing out that technology is not to make the teacher's job easier, it is to empower students to learn. Here's the link: article.
Collaboration reaches beyond breaking up into small groups of students with current communication linking classrooms, parents and administrators. Staying technologically current in a filed that changes almost on a daily basis can be quite overwhelming. Information resources can assist as educators share their experiences an evaluate the effectiveness of digital tools. My weather lesson website is a perfect example of how relevant information can be communicated to students via multimedia tools.
It is posted here along with my Thinglink and Scoop.it projects. As an instructor, I have learned by creating these projects as well as from the comments of my classmates.
ARTIFACTS
FUTURE LEARNING GOALS
This will certainly be a challenge for me as I am not in a traditional instructional position here at USM. I can, however, encourage faculty members to embrace technology on a greater basis as they take advantage of the equipment we have on hand. Having taken this class I can offer more suggestions to department administrators as we work through the renovation plans for our student computer lab. As for my own use, would like to have more hands-on experience using technology already integrated into an actual classroom in the public schools.