Why use digital tools in the literacy classroom?
Standards and Research to support the use of digital tools
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1Standards and Research
Review the standards and research which support the use of technology. As you read them, select 3 to comment upon. Each standard or research study shows the Comment section at the top of the page. Simply enter your comment there. All comments for this "jog" are displayed together, so be sure to note the standards/research you are commenting on.
You'll be reviewing the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students, Teachers, and Coaches.
Then, you'll take a look at NCTE's 21st Century Literacies and their detailed framework.
That is followed by a look at the work of Robert Marzano and Howard Gardener.
Finally, you'll look at Constructivist Learning Theory
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2NETS*S
These are the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students. They were updated in 2007. Comparing the 1998 NETS*S to the new ones is like going on a field trip through cyber-time. It shows where we started and how far we've come.
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students.aspx
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3NETS*T
These are the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. You'll see that the course you are working on addresses many of the standards. You'll notice that nowhere does it say that teachers must be expert in any of these digital tools; however, it does say that teachers should: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity, Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, Model Digital Age Work and Learning, Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility, and Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership.
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers.aspx
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4NETS*C
The NETS for Coaches were only created in 2011. They talk about visionary leadership, teaching, learning, and assessments, digital age learning environments, professional development and program evaluation, digital citizenship, and content knowledge and professional growth.
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-coaches.aspx
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521st Century Literacies
NCTE says: "As society and technology change, so does literacy. Because technology has increased the intensity and complexity of literate environments, the twenty-first century demands that a literate person possess a wide range of abilities and competencies, many literacies." Here is how NCTE defines 21st Century Literacies.
http://www.ncte.org/governance/literacies
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6NCTE Framework for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment
This NCTE Framework for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment expands upon the NCTE 21st Century literacies. It clarifies each of the literacies by asking questions about what students are doing in the classroom.
http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Positions/Framework_21stCent_Curr_Assessment.pdf
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7Marzano: Using Technology in Classroom Instruction that Works
Many of us are familiar with Bob Marzano's work. Shortly after it was published, Pitler, Hubbell, Kuhn, and Malenoski published Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. It is a practical guide connecting Marzano's work to digital tools. This school district created their own version.
http://www.tltguide.ccsd.k12.co.us/instructional_tools/Strategies/Strategies.html
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8Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences
http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-howard-gardner-video
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9Constructivist Learning Theory - a hands-on museum approach
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ifi/resources/constructivistlearning.html