Integrating Resources for the GAME Plan for NETS-T

We have discussed that by setting goals, having a plan, monitoring progress, and engaging in reflection; we can create a technology rich environment and help to prepare our students for future tasks, jobs, and life situations, (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2010). In order to do so, careful thought of what resources and information to include, is necessary. To achieve my first goal, to become more “proficient and confident in promoting and modeling digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information,” (NETS-T, 2008); I will need to secure the Netbooks for each student in my classroom during the 2010-2011 school year. While the application has been completed, I will need to follow up with administration and resource personnel so that this luxury is in place when school doors open to students. Proper training and staff development will need to be part of this plan as well. To increase the opportunities that my students have to use technology in school, I will need to carve out planning time to collaborate with my colleagues and revise old projects to infuse technology such as when using it as a mindtool, an assisted technology tool, and to encompass the UDL approach to differentiation. I will need to model and scaffold the idea of proper etiquette and responsible social interactions related to technology use, and would like to develop class guidelines with each individual class that I engage. Lesson plans that help to clarify what proper use is and isn’t should be presented; while a teacher think-aloud, focusing on my own thoughts of how to use technology responsibly will support such lessons. My plans include students becoming familiar with blogging, the use of a wiki, to know the difference in how to utilize the variety of technology tools that are available, and to be able to communicate with their peers about technology on an academic level.

I had stated that I would monitor the proper use of technology and insure that students are using the tools responsibly, by logging into Black Board on a weekly basis and verifying that students have posted appropriate responses to the blog assignments. This will require that I have access to my own laptop as well as to the grading software that Fairfax County utilizes. I will provide formative and summative assessments in electronic format and analyze the data to drive further instruction. To clearly “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,” (NETS-T, 2008), I will encourage our group to take advantage of collaboration and to know that for every subject we teach, there are people out there in the same position (Laureate Education, Inc., 2008). I will encourage us to keep open lines of communication with neighboring middle schools and to share resources and knowledge that we develop. By revisiting PLC topics each week, I can insure that the level of technology infusion is increasing and to approach administration if further resources are needed to do so.


References:

Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2010). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2008a). Program four. Enriching Content Area Learning Experiences with Technology, Part Two [Motion picture]. Integrating technology across the content areas. Baltimore: Author.

National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) located at http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf.