Monday, April 26, 2010

CSP Cohort 301 Duluth Technology Integration Stories

This is a space you can use to share any technology integration success stories (or other kinds of stories) with your fellow cohort members and the world. Include links that you would like to share, ideas that made sense or anything else that brought authentic uses of technology to your classroom, school or workplace.

May the learning never stop.

Be well.

Jay Monson, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010

Work Log #5-April 20th

Comment to this post with a brief overview of your work from the previous week. Include details of sites you may have visited, articles you may have read and work you may have completed.

Reading Reflection #5-April 20th

Comment to this post with a review of a current journal article or web resource incorporating an ISTE NETS below. Please include a citation to your source.

ISTE NETS for Students
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.

ISTE NETS for Teachers
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:
a. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
b. exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community
building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others
c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
d. contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community