Ed tech standards aim to insure that students are exposed technology to enhance and strengthen the educational process. By setting a standard of minimum achievement, students will leave school with the a current knowledge base that will provide them the skills to achieve in an increasingly technologically advanced world. Being able to navigate the constant evolution of the tech world is also a skill that these standards should provide for in our schools.
As a science teacher, the use of technology is will be very important as a tool for research and as a way to connect ideas in the classroom to what others are doing and how others use the ideas and concepts we will be covering.
Areas where technology could be used in my class are;
1) Email communication with families and students to ensure that everyone is informed of where the class is going.
2) Video and audio conferencing to provide feedback to students.
3) Cloud computing for group projects.
4) Wiki type pages could provide a complete overview of the areas covered and to allow students to contribute.
5) Internet research. This can be used effectively to show how information on the internet can be suspect and what the accepted vetting process does for quality.
A teacher must be careful to insure that they are staying up to date on the latest technological advances and uses of technology. Students needs to leave high school with the highest degree of current understanding to be effective in the next phase of their lives
Your first paragraph is very well crafted! Thanks for taking the time to strategize how you will begin to incorporate these standards into your curriculum area.
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