In order to make decisions and have meaningful conversations, we need to
speak a common language. Everyone needs to know what is expected of students
and teachers - the Virginia SOLS for technology as well as the National
Standards for Students and Teachers. Please read the Required pages (top
4) and download and complete the response page before the next class.
Guiding Questions:
1. What should Students and Teachers know & be able to do?
2. What knowledge & skills are expected by higher education and employers?
3. What tools should be available?
4. What are others doing & how?
Required Readings Response Page - download
**KEY Site!! Know the key issues for Reading, Writing, Math,
Internet, 4NETS, finding info; organizing info; evaluating info; 21st
Century Skills; The Big6.
Look deeply at this site - follow the links. There are
even recommendations for administrators and divisions.
**The New Literacy** Required
**Take the Information Literacy Quiz!! Use the Resources tab at top right &
pull down to Information Literacy Resources. Look at the top quiz & the
Answers page. Look at some of the other resources on this site.
**Information Literacy ** Required
VAC 20-25-30.
Va. TSIPs: Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel ** Required
Know what is meant by the "Read/Write Web" and "We the Media." What are the
8 tools and the 5 implications for education. (Know RSS, podcasting,
weblogging, wikis, etc.) How old is this article???
**Tools - Teaching & Learning with the Read/Write Web** Required
Not Required - all links below are extra information. They are
valuable for recommendations - especially those with an asterisk.
*NSBA's Technology's Impact on Learning
Here are some examples of technology integration. Look at the examples and
the links. What is required in a classrooom for these activities?
What is Technology Integration?
Nov. 2006: ETS iSkills Test -Information Communication Technology
http://www.ets.org/Media/Products/ICT_Literacy/pdf/2006_Preliminary_Findings.pdf
Go to the Computer Technology Standards and look at the standards for each
grade level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and EOC(9-12. Who is responsible for these
standards?
*Va. SOLs Computer/Technology
What are the 6 standards for students. Click the link for "Profiles for
Tech.
Literate Students" Look at the descriptors for Pk-2; 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 - there
is a link for each.
*NETS-S: National Educational Technology Standards for Students
What are the 6 standards for Teachers. Click the "Performance Profile for
Teachers". There are 15 benchmarks for Student-Teaching/Internship - do you
meet these benchmarks? Will teachers?
*NETS-T: National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers
Who is using technology? What is available? What are the barriers?
NCES US-DOE Report on Teacher's Use of Technology
enGAUGE 21st Century Skills
Updated report
of who has/uses technology in Public Education in US.
NCES Education Technology report 2005
Not required - in-depth explanation of issues.
We the Media - text