After investigating the International Society for Technology in Education's (2008) (ISTE) web site and the National Educational Technology Standareds for teachers (NET-T), I feel that I have much to learn, but one step at a time and I will reach my overall goals. I am certainly not very confident or proficient in the use of many of these technology skills and tools but must step out and not be afraid to fail and try again in order to gain the confidence and proficiency I will need to be effective as a teacher in the twenty first century. Through the plan outlined by Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer (2009) called the GAME plan, I can reach my personal goals by; setting goals, taking the action to reach those goals, monitoring my progress in a systematic way, and learning to evalute those individual steps along to way of reaching my goals.
My first objective as a classroom teacher in this application is 3b, " collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation" (ISTE, 2008). My plan is to start a class blog from which the goal is to expand beyond the classroom to the school, the county, and beyond. Already having a web site within our school is a tremendous tool for sharing information about our course such as, syllabi, class requirements, assignments,calendars, and etc. but the interaction is missing. The class blog would be used to create that needed interaction where students could discuss the topics, add information, explore other avenues, as well as allow parents access to see th interaction and participate. With parents able to follow the class discussions, links to online resources, current events, and such , the parents would then be able to assist and participant in their child's education. The blog would include; a private classroom environment, personalized blogs, no advertisements, content filtering, drop box, create PDF journals, connect with buddies, and control of access rights. The web site for this source is www.classpress.com. It is a very inexpensive way to create a wonderful classroom learning mechanism. I am in the process of getting final approval at my school site and will begin as soon as that is given. With this goal I will be on my way to reaching my general goals as an educator in the twenty first century.
My second goal follows, 3c of the National Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for teachers (2008), it reads," communicate relevant onformation and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats" (ISTE, 2008). This objective will meet my two general goals to become more proficient and a better facilitator of technology skills to my students. My plan will involve expanding my blog to reach other health classes, first within our school, next within our county, with the intent to go beyond those borders and become global. The ultimate goal is to bring my students into this process and extend their educational boundaries.
The ISTE indicators can be intimidating. With the GAME plan and taking one step at a time the process can become a life long process that will help both myself and my students better understand the wonderful process of technology and the products it will yield in our lives.
John
HS Health
References
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach (Laureate Education custom edition).
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) (2008). The ISTE National Educational Technology
Standards (NET-T) and Performance Indicators for Teachers.
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Final.pdf
Prensky,M. (2008, March). Turning on the lights. Educational Leadership, 65(6), 40-45.
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