Can I just say that for me taking notes online/my computer while reading off of another window is extremely cumbersome to me. It's a bit frustrating and overwhelming. I have to wonder if any other students feel this way when their middle or high school teacher asks the same of them?
Knowing about the Technology Standards actually impacts me in a negative manner. In theory they sound wonderful. In a perfect world. The truth is that we don't live in a perfect world. In fact, as I type right now, my computer is showing the words in slow motion as I type. Does this mean I have an out of date machine or that technology isn't as wonderful as we would dream? The Standards tell about how administrators, teachers and students alike are responsible for digital citizenship- being responsible, legal and ethical with digital tools and media. Teachers and administration are to facilitate learning of emerging tools. This is great too! The Thing I'm struggling with is that I am suppossed to know what all these tools are and how to use them well so that I can teach my students how to effectively use them with their own creative genius. Yet, the students are the ones that actually know what is going on with technology. I'm afraid my students will have to teach ME all the tools, which means that I am not abiding by the Technology Standards. Please don't get me wrong. I enjoy clicking and learning. I don't have the time and resources to dabble or devote my life to technology as well as everything else that is required as a teacher. I honestly wonder if I'm cut out for this after reading the standards. Or maybe I'm tired? Maybe the world will look less stark tomorrow through my fogged ditigal lenses.
According to the handy chart on the ODE website, Ohio Tech Standards 1-6 directly align with the ISTE (NETS) while OH #7 correlates with ISTE #4, #5 & #6. In just reading them the OH Standards seemed easier to comprehend and did not freak me out as much as the NETS. They seemed more attainable and allowing for the student to controm more of their leaning of technology. This brings me a bit of relief. I suppose I could say that my intent for how I am going to use the Standards is simple. I will try my best to follow the standards. This means that I will be communicating and collaborating with others that are better in the tech field than I am. Also, this means that I must be willing to swallow my pride and ask students sometimes for help with tech tools that they already know or have played with. That kind of annoys me because I know I have been annoyed with UA instructors that want us to do techy things in class but expect us to figure it out since they don't know how. And here I may have to do the same thing. Maybe I should be careful with my words and expectations, huh?
Knowing about the Technology Standards actually impacts me in a negative manner. In theory they sound wonderful. In a perfect world. The truth is that we don't live in a perfect world. In fact, as I type right now, my computer is showing the words in slow motion as I type. Does this mean I have an out of date machine or that technology isn't as wonderful as we would dream? The Standards tell about how administrators, teachers and students alike are responsible for digital citizenship- being responsible, legal and ethical with digital tools and media. Teachers and administration are to facilitate learning of emerging tools. This is great too! The Thing I'm struggling with is that I am suppossed to know what all these tools are and how to use them well so that I can teach my students how to effectively use them with their own creative genius. Yet, the students are the ones that actually know what is going on with technology. I'm afraid my students will have to teach ME all the tools, which means that I am not abiding by the Technology Standards. Please don't get me wrong. I enjoy clicking and learning. I don't have the time and resources to dabble or devote my life to technology as well as everything else that is required as a teacher. I honestly wonder if I'm cut out for this after reading the standards. Or maybe I'm tired? Maybe the world will look less stark tomorrow through my fogged ditigal lenses.
According to the handy chart on the ODE website, Ohio Tech Standards 1-6 directly align with the ISTE (NETS) while OH #7 correlates with ISTE #4, #5 & #6. In just reading them the OH Standards seemed easier to comprehend and did not freak me out as much as the NETS. They seemed more attainable and allowing for the student to controm more of their leaning of technology. This brings me a bit of relief. I suppose I could say that my intent for how I am going to use the Standards is simple. I will try my best to follow the standards. This means that I will be communicating and collaborating with others that are better in the tech field than I am. Also, this means that I must be willing to swallow my pride and ask students sometimes for help with tech tools that they already know or have played with. That kind of annoys me because I know I have been annoyed with UA instructors that want us to do techy things in class but expect us to figure it out since they don't know how. And here I may have to do the same thing. Maybe I should be careful with my words and expectations, huh?
Digital citizenship is necessary for the life of technology to grow and move on. I honestly believe that the hardest of the 9 themes to accomplish is #1 Digital Access. This provides for "full electronic participation in society." Because it is an imperfect world there will never be same treatment everywhere. Students in lower socio-economic territories are often left behind. I honestly don't know how much I will fight to get computers in each of their hands should I be in a district with financial restraints. It would be nice to think that I would have that gumption but I see myself trying to see that those students get a hot meal everyday before a computer in their hands. Below is a link for these 9 elements of digital citizenship.
http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html