Standard+3

** __Enhancing Core Teaching Skills with Technology__ **

Included on this page are:

 * 1) ===NETS*T Standard #3 ===
 * 2) ===Webster Wiki ===
 * 3) ===20th Century vs. 21st Century Technology ===
 * 4) ===Kindergarten Class Collaboration ===
 * 5) ===What I see Link ===
 * 6) ===Reflections ===
 * 7) ===Future Goals ===

#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: ===
 * 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 and innovation
 * 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

===My artifacts demonstrating this standard (What?)===

The Webster Class Wiki
Fantastic idea to start the page with related vocabulary and where to find definitions or more information about each. Students created entries for some of the vocabulary as they learned about the word. Hopefully I can find a website related to simple English definitions.

=
Comparing my schooling to that of my students I see that the desks, chairs, and structure of the classrooms is pretty much the same (just the desks are newer). Classrooms were colorful with bulletin boards, decorations in the halls and hanging from the ceiling. Our teachers brought things in from their vacations to share with us different experiences that we might never have had the chance to experience. We lived in what we thought was a "with it" school district. We had movie screens in all the rooms; tons of pull down maps to cover most of the modern world; over head projectors; record players; and opaque projectors (thank you Karen for reminding me of the word). As I neared graduation, computers were beginning to appear at a few colleges. We were very fortunate to have a computer "machine" (I can't remember the word for it that punched the cards for each step of the program--you know, the cards that later became wreaths spray painted green or gold)in our high school. During the class, we wrote programs, typed (punched) them on the machine or terminal, transported them to Geneva College (15 miles away without supervision) and ran them through the mainframe. We thought this was a big step. Today, I find myself frequently turning to my laptop to "google" pictures for vocabulary words for students that have not had the chance to experience something; pulling up (instead of pulling down) maps from the internet to located places of interest; using poster or banner programs to create decorations for the room; finding online activities to enhance auditory skills; and utilizing computer programs to provide carry-over activities for skills. I guess you could say: "We've come a long way, baby!" =====

"[|Kindergarten Classroom Collaboration]".
When I first started viewing this site, I could not imagine what kindergarteners would be able to do with creating a blog. Looking at the overall site I was impressed with what Maria (the teacher) brought to her students and what she got out of them. There were many representations of learning experiences from the classroom.

Authenticity of Learning: In one lesson Maria had a real world activity. She had the students decorating grocery bags from the local store for Earth Day. These bags were then returned to the store to be used to bag groceries on Earth Day. What a great way to incorporate citizenship, creativity and Social Studies in one activity. (NETS-S: Standards 1, 3) One other video was about patterns. I think Maria could have made this more real world by having the students bring in items from home to create their patterns. (NETS-S: Standards 1, 2, 3, 6)

Complexity of Thinking: In any kindergarten classroom, students are just beginning the learning process. Most of the time they need to demonstrate their knowledge of many things they encounter. Maria was able to present on her blog her assessments of this knowledge and how far the students were able to assimilate it. In creating the grocery bags, students needed to synthesize the information learned about caring for the earth, being "green" and what ever other topics the teacher covered and depict it using pictures/words to other individuals. The pattern activity used application; and shoe math -- evaluation.

Instructional Approach to Learning: I could see a variety of methods used by Maria in her examples on the blog. She had the students expressing them selves in their own blogs and to different topics on videos. (NETS-S: Standards 1, 2, 5, 6) She extended the shoe math activity to incorporate other cultures through online environments, video taping, and audio work. (NETS-S: Standards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) The voki "dog" was very cute and gave the students a chance to 'program' something with their own voice. I would say that the only part that seemed a little drill and practice was the part about Mothers. (NETS-S: Standards 1, 2) The questions were rehearsed as well as the answers. But, I guess they wanted everything to be just right.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Over all, Maria has a very good start to creating assessments and activities for her students that use authentic activities. She challenges them to go beyond 'knowing' the information and taking it to higher levels of thinking. Maria also includes a wide variety of media, materials, and presentation modes to get the children using some of the technology available.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What I See <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

===My Reflection on meeting this standard (So What?)===

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Standard 3 entries reflects my ability to use different technology and transfer what I know to what I can do.

===My Future Learning Goals related to this standard (Now What?)=== <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">For the future, I need to improve my communication with students, parents, and peers using a variety of media.