I read an article call Refreshing the ISTE Technology Standards by Gary Stager June 2007. The article talks about how the NETS standards should be updated. It says that educators should consider what our students need to know and to be productive in a digital and global society. It asks why did it takes so long to identify creativity and innovation as importance of several of the "noncore" areas of the school curriculum such as the arts and some of the less structured learning opportunities as major forces in developing creativity and innovation in students. It saids "that most stakeholders assumed the U.S. had a lock on world eadership in these two areas". "Chinese nationals made it clear that the world is rapidly cutting into our lead". You need creativity and innovation to generate salaries and employment opportunties in the U.S. workforce. The NETS refresh document targets the audiences of teachers, learning resources developers, school leaders, students, parents and the community.
NETS outlines what students should know about technology and what they should do within the school context. Their are six standards to NETS. This was an article that Gary Stager asked questions of Don Knezek, CEO of the ISTE. They said that the NETS are not mandatory. He says there is a number of consequences they face, if not met. Each state decides its own standards they follow. The schools need to intervene to accomplish NETS results. They say that their is a lot being done at different levels to provide students with the tools to achieve NET standards. They feel that students should learn to use presentation software effectively and need self responsibility with the internet. It talks about how students do not need to know how to program and master computer science. ITSE views corporations as important sponsors of NETS. With the ITSE it always puts the students needs and concerns first.
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Michele,
You stated, "It says that educators should consider what our students need to know and to be productive in a digital and global society."
How do you (or anyone else reading this!) suggest we go about accomplishing this? Do you have any ways that you would like to share?
I feel computer literacy is important and computers can help our students and teachers to be productive in the long run. Computers make it easy for one to ressearch almost any topic. Technological skills should be acquired within the context of an academic lesson. It should be used to obtain, process and evaluate information effectively. Computer skills should be integrated into the curriculum of all subject areas. These skills help students achieve personal and career goals. One goal of computer literacy and technological skill-building is to eduate students in global awareness, environ,ent and current events. The objective of this is to incorporate world history and affairs into the curriculum to give students a broader understanding of the world around them. All classrooms should have computers in them. Students should be able to work with them daily. A teacher should monitor what the students are oding and which sites they are logging on to. Teachers should introduce them to computer software that they can master and use to help further their skills. Thes skills can be used later on in their lives to help them in the workforce.
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