{"id":757,"date":"2008-10-07T23:04:07","date_gmt":"2008-10-08T04:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/?p=757"},"modified":"2008-10-08T19:39:14","modified_gmt":"2008-10-09T00:39:14","slug":"things-are-about-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/2008\/10\/07\/things-are-about-to-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Things are about to change."},"content":{"rendered":"

Today eSchool News<\/a> published an article about the nation\u2019s first tech-literacy exam.\u00a0 In four years, the Nation\u2019s Report Card will include technological literacy of students.\u00a0 This means schools will be forced to assess student technology competencies.\u00a0 If it is being assessed, it has to be taught.\u00a0 I predict a jump in the number of technical courses offered in schools.<\/p>\n

\"\"Unfortunately, I don\u2019t think this is the answer.\u00a0 We need technology that is used in the context of every subject, not technology for technology\u2019s sake.\u00a0 Take a look at the National Educational Technology Standards for Students<\/a> (NETS-S)<\/p>\n

Here are the main categories:
\nCreativity and Innovation
\nCommunication and Collaboration
\nResearch and Information Fluency
\nCritical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
\nDigital Citizenship
\nTechnology Operations and Concepts<\/p>\n

Only the last one (and it\u2019s at the bottom for a reason) easily fits into a technology course.\u00a0 All the others beg to be integrated into non-technical courses.\u00a0 For the first time, teachers may be forced to incorporate technology into the curriculum.\u00a0 This will certainly fail if teachers are not prepared to take on this task.\u00a0 Read the NETS for Teachers<\/a> standards.<\/p>\n

Technology Operations and Concepts (last on the student list) did not even make the teacher list.\u00a0 This is because teachers are supposed to be technology literate.\u00a0 Look at some of the items in these standards:<\/p>\n

1a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
\n1b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
\n3b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation<\/p>\n

Here is a good question for an educator.\u00a0 \u201cWhat digital tools are you using to collaborate with students, peers, parents and community members?\u201d<\/p>\n

Very few teachers have arrived in the \u201cweb 2.0\u201d world.\u00a0 I continually introduce teachers to sites like Delicious even though it has been one of my main digital tools for more than three years.\u00a0 Few teachers use blogs, social networks, wikis or podcasts.\u00a0 In fact, many teachers don\u2019t know what all these things are.<\/p>\n

When our students are tested for technology literacy, things will have to change.\u00a0 It is an exciting time to be a teacher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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