NETS-T+Standard+2


 * 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments**

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
 * a. || design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. ||
 * b. || develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress. ||
 * c. || customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. ||
 * d. || provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Summary: The goal for teaching with this standard is to infuse technology into the curriculum used. For example, students can go beyond a traditional paper-pencil book report to use various technological programs like MS Word, MS Publisher, blogs, and wikis. Smart Boards and mobis are examples of some of the tools teachers can use in the classroom. ( RoMo)

Ideas to implement Standard 2: || d. With the new rage in distance learning and the possibilities that distance learning presents. I could see how google presentations would allow students living over vast distances to collaborate and work together. The cost is also a huge factor. The program is free. As long as students have a computer and internet acess the can use this program. JPN

2.a,d. Working with students through a Google document when creating and editing writing projects would be a great way to incorprate digital tools into their relevant learning experiences, as well as differentiate based on student needs when working in the area of writing. Students could create a rough draft and save it into Google as a document. The teacher and student could then work together through Google to Edit and Revise their product without the need to continuously be editing and rewriting with paper and pencil. The assignment could also be easily modified based on student need through the use of this media. -Jennifer Royer

1c Google forms can be used as a quick formative assessment. For example, I'm teaching a unit on figurative language. I can create an assessment to know what areas my class struggles. It can compile the data for me, which saves some time. -Rod

2b and 2c The use of a **RSS feed** could be effective in involving student in researching curren events around the world. They could develop their own reader, subscribe to specific journals within their areas of interest, and provide information for other students on current events they are learning about through this type of media. This could be a great way to encourage students learning through the use of a "technology-enriched learning environment." -Jennifer R.

2a and 2c Allowing students to blog about their experiences reading a novel would allow the students an opportunity to "talk" with each other about what they are reading and ask questions of their fellow students. The teacher could participate too, but I think it would be more interesting sometimes to see where students get to in a coversation without the interference of an adult. By the teacher monitoring the blog, it would guide the discussion and activities in the classroom because the teacher would be more informed about what the students are thinking. It could make for a much deeper discussion. -Vicki

2b) The videos we created would be a great way to allow students the opportunity to use technology that they may not otherwise get the chance to use. A student may find that they are very creative. Allowing them to create their own learning destiny when we provide them the support would be a great learning experience. Lisa Fleming

As a teacher I could see the vidoes used during projects to present to the class. Students could work on them rather than presenting to the class the skit live. They seem to get really nervous and doing the movie before hand would help. I also think this would be easier to edit and share and most students have their own digital cameras and could use them rather than having to bring in video cameras and having to worry about the long process of editing. --Emily

I can see movie maker as a tool for speech class. Maybe I'm reaching but even job interviews can be conducted through video now a days. Couldn't this movie maker be a tool to conduct a speech? Seems like it could be a good choice.

Josh West