NETS for Teachers 2008

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:

a.	promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b.	engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
c.	promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
d.	model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:

a.	design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
b.	develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
c.	customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
d.	provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:

a.	demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
b.	collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
c.	communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats.
d.	model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers:

a.	advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
b.	address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.
c.	promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
d.	develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools.

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.

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My personal comments:

I believe teachers who apply these five standards of the  National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), will be successful when educating  the students on technology.I think these standards can apply to all students, including students with impairments. There are many perks in having computer access and being familiar with the way technology can be used. Following these standard at a young age will really prepare the student's for the real world and properly inform them about the importance in technology. They will become familiar with using a computer and it's functions. After reading these standard I feel that I will follow these standards inside my classroom in the near future. I would like to have my students well educated about the most recent and important technology, because I don't want them to ever fall  behind on my account. Many college students have never sent an email, used a program on Microsoft, or written a blog before. Teachers should become educated on the uses of different technology in the world, so they will be able to better assist students in the classrooms.  That's why it is important to follow these standards and start implementing them inside the classrooms. There are many advantages with using technology and when taught properly to the students this will help them develop the proper tools needed in the real world. Basically, there are so many programs designed for the students to help them have  a better, and wider understanding  of technologies uses. I think that applying these standard inside the classrooms will better prepare the students for a brighter future.

I'll Teach You!

                                                           Introduction About Me!

My name is Elizabeth Murray and I am currently a student at the USM Gulf Coast campus. I am twenty-eight years old. I currently live in Gulfport, Mississippi. I have a playful, sweet, and smart, two year old dachshund, Riley Jordan. Every time I walk in my house  he is there to give  me the best welcoming that I could ever ask for. Also in my life,  I have a wonderful mother named Marilyn, an older sibling named Ban, my fiancé Larry, and great family and friends. I am employed by the Hard Rock Casino and have been, since 2007. I enjoy my job, but I am going to love teaching, while  making a positive difference in children's lives everyday. I do great balancing everyone and everything important in my life. Some hobbies I have are visiting with my friends, taking outside walks, swimming, decorating, being crafty and creative, browsing the Internet, and did i mention I love being outside on beautiful days.

Becoming a teacher is something I have been working extremely hard on for the last few years and will eventually conquer. I want to learn everything there is to learn about properly educating the students. I would want to become familiar with the resources out there, and learn the best teaching strategies for when I do start teaching. I am somewhat familiar with school policies, schools procedures, curriculum's,  frameworks and technology used in education.I will love to teach lower elementary students, I have been fortunate enough to have some school experience working with Kindergarteners, first, second, third, and fourth grade students. They were the best! I am also interested in working with kindergartner's  and first graders too. Another goal I set for myself was to make A's and B's these next couple semesters. From here on out I want to absorb everything there is to know about education, so this will be my main focus or current goal in life.

I would say that my experience with using computers is average, maybe higher at times. I am most familiar with  Microsoft  programs. There are many benefits that  Microsoft programs offer. I enjoy using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. I have some difficult with using Microsoft Access, but it is nothing I can 't conquer with some practice. I have never really needed to use this program until recently. 

Programs like Microsoft programs will be very beneficial when I become a teacher. These programs  allow so many different features for the users. There are many other benefits offered when using  programs like Microsoft. I think technology use for students will advance them in many ways. The writing and reading should not be replaced by computers. I still think the best way for young student's to learn writing is on paper. Although, learning how to type and reading materials on Technology has come a long way, and will become more advanced in the future. Using these programs and becoming familiar with all of this new technology should bring everyone great excitement and hope, for the near future in technology.

Here are a couple links for tips about blogging.

http://www.howtomakemyblog.com/

http://www.bloggingtips.com/
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Here are a few resource websites that should be useful for this course.

 http://www.ncte.org/

http://www.corestandards.org/