ISTE NETS-T GAME Plan

After looking through the NETS-T indicators and reflecting on my own strengths and weaknesses, I have decided on the two areas that I need to develop more confidence in and strengthen my abilities.  The first indicator I chose as something that I need to improve on is “Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments” (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008).  My game plan for strengthening my confidence in this indicator is as follows:

G(oal): Add at least two new digital tools or assessments to one of my existing unit plans in Social Studies. 

A(ction): Go back through the Social Studies unit on Immigration with my teaching partner and add the use of a presentation tool and an online field trip.  Use the Scholastic website to take students through a virtual field trip at Ellis Island.  Test if the ipads would work so individual students could go through the field trip at their own pace.  If they do not work, go through together on the Interactive Whiteboard.  Add a presentation tool like Microsoft PowerPoint to have students create a slideshow of journal entries they wrote in the voice of an immigrant.  Have students add pictures and present orally.

M(onitor): Test the ipads before student use.  If they work, walk around and help students as they go through the field trip.  Take a few notes on how they are working.  If the ipads do not work, write a reflection after the lesson on how the field trip went on the Interactive Whiteboard.  Leave this reflection paper in the unit folder for the next year with suggestions for improvement.  Monitor students while they create their PowerPoints and assist them as necessary.  Save some student examples and also write a reflection on how this piece worked.

E(valuate):  Take a look at the reflections that were written about the new technology activities added to the unit.  Synthesize the reflection data and any other data or samples that were created.  Take this data to other colleagues in the building to share and get some insight.  Write down any pros, cons, and ideas for improvement and add to the unit folder for next year.  Reflect on growth in this area of NETS-T.

 

The second NETS-T indicator I chose as something I need to improve on is “Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility” (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008).  My game plan for strengthening my confidence in this indicator is as follows:

G(oal): To promote and model digital etiquette as students participate socially with technology.  Teach and have students effectively use digital etiquette as they write posts and responses on the classroom blog.

A(ction): Take one or two full class periods to teach students about digital etiquette.  Use the BrainPop website to support discussions with video clips.  Show students examples of both good and bad digital etiquette and have students decide why the examples are either good or bad.  Provide students with various social media scenarios where they must decide how to respond with good digital etiquette.  Have students apply their knowledge on the classroom blog site and respond to their peers.

M(onitor): Walk around as students have discussions about digital etiquette.  Watch as students take the BrainPop quizzes after the short video and analyze the results.  Listen to how students respond to the scenarios provided to gather whether they have grasped the content or not.  Adjust the lessons accordingly.  Read what students write on the classroom blog and on their responses to one another.  Have students write reflections and write a personal reflection on how the lessons went. 

E(valuate): Video tape the lessons on digital etiquette.  View it with another colleague and discuss how it went.  Write down pros and cons and suggestions for improvement.  Also evaluate the students’ blog posts and share with a colleague.  Synthesize all of the data gathered and decide if the lessons were effective.  Reflect on growth in this area of NETS-T.

 

Resources:

International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). National education standards for

teachers (NETS-T). Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers