5th+Week


 * SPRING BREAK WEEK...

A minimum of 3 hours should be allotted during this PDP (especially between Feb. 23rd and April 20th) for communicating with each other online. This Wiki will be the mode of conversation rather than our typical face-to-face meetings. We will still share information and questions with one another. We should be just as noticeable online as we would be in the same room. Make sense?**

**Ideas for this week...** 1) Use the Discussion tabs on each other's pages on this wiki, posting questions and responding to their posts 2) Share your web presence with the rest of us, which should include some sort of discussion opportunity 3) Use the links on the other pages about topics we've already discussed and then post your ideas, comments or questions on that page 4) Use the following list of weblinks to become better informed about technology in education. After reading, use the Discussion Tab on this page to reflect on what you read. This will help fulfill the piece of our PDP Plan: //Teachers will have a better understanding of how technology can impact learning// 5) Add more links to the list below that speak to your understanding of making technology an effective teaching and learning tool in your classroom

**Pick and choose from the following! or should we all decide to read something in common?** - ISTE's 2007 [|National Educational Technology Standards for Students] (International Society for Technology in Education) --- This set of standards has impacted what school districts around the country, including ours, use for district learning targets and benchmarks - ISTE's [|Profiles for Technology Literate Students] in grades PK-12 --- According to U.S. law, 8th graders must show proficiency in technology, mostly using ISTE Guidelines - ISTE's 2008 [|National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers] --- Eventually, teachers will also need to demonstrate proficiency - Wikipedia's description of [|Web 2.0] - [|A Day in the Life of Web 2.0] - 4 page description - "A Blog Every Educator Should be Reading" - Will Richardson's [|Weblogg-ed] - "A Website Every Educator Should be Visiting" - Kathy Schrock's [|Guide for Educators] - [|Digital Natives] - according to Marc Prensky - [|Digital Natives (Part 2)] - [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills] website - New Horizon's list of reading: [|Technology in Education] - Ncrel's list of reading: [|Technology in Education]