Journal Post 3

Journal Post 3
EME 2040

Chapter 3-NETS-S and 21st Century Technologies

What are the NETS-S and the 21st Century Student Outcomes? 1. Whole group discussion 2. Students working in groups 3. Students working individually 4. Personal experience 5. Outcome

Teaching today is not the same as it was ten years ago or so. Teachers used to stand in front of the classroom and lecture and show us by writing on a chalkboard or writing the information on dry-erase boards.
Teaching in the 21st Century has been changing as the technology has been getting better and used more often in the homes. Here is a video I thought you'd like to watch about "Teaching in the 21st Century in the Classroom". I hope this helps to better understand teaching in the 21st Century.

Today, teachers can talk in anywhere in the classroom by wearing wireless microphones. The teachers can also implement their lesson by using realistic pictures or video on a SmartBoard or white board. This helps the students better understand what the teacher is saying. This is a whole group discussion and all the students are involved in one subject.

Photo credit to Bliss Chan  on Flickr

Today there are two standards that are being used in the classroom called NETS-S (The National Technology Standards for Students) or the 21st Century Standards. These two standards are compared and they are a little different, but they're both good standards to use. I added the permalink so that you could look at the differences between the two standards. http://db07.linccweb.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eft&AN=502948385&site=ehost-live


Students can work together in a small group and collaborate while in class and continue to work on their projects at home. They can communicate by texting each other, using Skype, and they can call each other. They can be looking up different things on the computer in their own homes and still be able to complete their projects and all the students are involved.

Students working individually. If the teacher feels that a student is falling behind in their work or need extra help, the teacher can have games, e-Books, and websites to help them get caught up. If the teacher has an ELL (English Language Learner), she could have computers set-up just for them to learn English or to help them to better understand and speak the language.

I have been implementing my lessons by utilizing technology. Every year it is different and it keeps getting better and better. I have students that need to be challenged and I have games set-up for them when they come into class in the morning. During center time, I utilize the computer by individualizing each students needs. Every year, I get more and more students that speak other languages other than English and Spanish! This year I have a student that speaks Vietnamese, and I thought how in the world can I help him learn? One of the days that we were singing our morning songs (different languages are used) and mom walks in and I asked her if she would sing the one verse in her native language? She did and I utilized the recorder on my phone for other sentences that I needed to help her child understand.

In conclusion, I feel that the outcome in using NETS-S and 21st Century are an asset to the classrooms. The students are becoming more successful learning in this manner. In a way, students were learning to use technology while they were still in diapers!

Resources:

Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010).Transforming learning with new technologies. Allyn & Bacon.  

Pappas, Marjorie. "Standards For The 21St-Century Learner: Comparisons With NETS And State Standards." School Library Monthly 24.10 (2008): 19-26. Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson). Web. 2 Feb. 2014.