Assignment-
"Choose one of the NETS for Students and relate it to what you learned this week and how you could implement it in your classroom. Be specific and cite examples. Be sure to title your blog post to represent the topic/NETS*S you chose..."
I think I understand that NET-S is(pages 106-107 compared to the ISTE website) and I've been to the NET-S wiki even but I wish it was more indepth and I'm not buying the 3 books. I've tried signing up on the ITSE website but it won't let me and If they are trying to sell it why would I wan't to buy it? Anyway enough griping the 6 NET-S is http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets-student-standards-2007.aspx
NET-T
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers/nets-for-teachers-2008.aspx
Under the NET-S ISTE site the 1st Concept in NET-S is "
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. "
I would like to say Using Powerpoint in the Classroom is one of the best parts of children demonstrating creative thinking, constructing knowledge using technology. I'm not talking about teachers making powerpoint but those little rug-monsters making Powerpoint. I've only seen my kids in middle school do it but I think we strongly underestimate grades 4 and 5 in computer applications. I showed my son in the 4th grade how to make a powerpoint slide and he went to it like it was a video game. I wish I could show you what he made but it's late, he has the flu, and I have to get up at 0500 to go to work and it would take to long to download into Powerpoint sharing.
Here is a site of at least one person that would agree with me-
http://www.suite101.com/content/create-simple-power-point-presentations-a60525
It tells how to teach kids to use powerpoint. I'm sure If I searched longer I could find a great site that gave and actual Lesson Plan for Powerpoint for 4th Graders. That will have to done later.
The NET-S just seem too simple kind of like a Mission Statement for a company but no meat or examples until I found these (Learning Standards being adopted for teaching Technology like it's English, Math, ect...
I found a great website I think that has the same concept at NET-S but as Standards. http://www.learnnc.org/scos/
It's under the Computer and Technology Skills.
I believe they are the same as this site http://www.sd281.k12.id.us/curriculum/Subject%20Areas/inform%20lit%20committee/ilit/nets/netsstd.htm
Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
Butch,
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you, I think children in elementary school can and do know and understand how to use power point. My daughter was in fifth grade last year and she did power point projects. I think sometimes adults underestimate children, just because some of us adults don’t know how it works does not mean that children don’t.
Butch,
ReplyDeleteI too think that the information on NETS is broad. I guess that is where you have to add to it, I mean in order to be a teacher you need to come up with ways to teach these skills in your own way, and lets face it some are better than others. I agree that younger children can create a powerpiont, at our school it is an assinment in the computer lab for first grade students. They each create their own page and the teacher in the lab puts it into a powerpoint. I think this is a great introduction.
The primary goal of the ISTE NETS Project is to enable stakeholders in PreK-12 education to develop national standards for educational uses of technology. As standards, they provide guidelines. It is up to us to determine how to apply those standards.
ReplyDeleteIf you click one page over, you'll get a more specific delineation of each standard. For example, for Creativity and Innovation:
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
My take on this is that creating a PowerPoint presentation in and of itself does not demonstrate creativity and innovation unless the assignment challenges the students to use Bloom's higher order thinking skills.