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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 selfrenewal
of the teaching profession and of their
school and community
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Technology in Education.
My Thoughts on NETS-T:
After reading over the five NETS-T standards, I learned a lot of new things. Here are my thoughts on each one of the five NETS-T standards. On the first NETS-T standard, I think it it great that, as teachers, we have to bring out the creative side of our students. Each student should be challenged to use their creativity and learning skills in many different environments. As teachers, we have to be there to push them and encourage them to use this creative side in everyday life. On the second NETS-T standard, as a preservice teacher, I think each student should have to express to us what is the best way they learn. It is very helpful to know how a student learns, that way we, the teachers, are able to accommodate each child's learning ability into the lesson. When the students are active in the classroom, they learn ten times more of the material they are being taught. On the third NETS-T standard, in today's society, it is important that the teachers teach the students how to be fluent with technology. In today's society, technology is pretty much taking over; so the students, parents and many others need to know how to be fluent with it. I think it is wonderful that teachers have the opportunity to teach this in this day and time. On the fourth NETS-T standard, the importance of not having plagiarism is expressed. All teachers should teach their students the importance of not copying other people's work. If the students absolutely must have to use the other person's work as part of research, then they must cite it in the correct manner. On the fifth NETS-T standard, the teachers should get their students involved in different technology projects around their community. This gives the students the opportunity to show their community what they can do with technology. I think both the students and community members would enjoy doing this. It gives the students the social skills they need, and the community members the opportunity to learn more about technology. I think each one of these standards are wonderful for both the students and the teachers.
