Administrators and Teachers
Technology is fast becoming a necessary in life. The state of Texas has decided that students from Kindergarten thru 12th grade should be taught how to use the technology of today's world. In reviewing the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) put out by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) it is apparent that administrators and teachers both have similar and different rolls in implementing of these standards.
Administrators are to set goals that they feel will help the teachers and students to meet these standards. They are also to provide funding for equipment and training for the teachers. It is up to the administrators to see to it that all teachers are qualified to teach the students what they will need to learn upon entering the world after grade school.
Teachers on the other hand are the ones that have their work cut out for them. They are to attend workshops and trainings to become well rehearsed in the area of technology. They are to provide technology enriched lesson plans that the students can relate to. Teachers are expected to teach subjects in areas of math, science, English, social studies and others using technology to advance students' learning.
On the other hand both administrators and teachers are to provide guidance. Administrators are to provide teachers with guidance while teachers do the same for their students. They are both suppose to demonstrate and model effective use of technology and keep up with they rapidly changing technology from day to day. They are both to promote, model and establish safe, legal and ethical use of digital information and technology.
Digital Student
A digital student is one that can teach the teacher how to run a program, find information on the Internet. These students are the children growing up that have spent 90% of their life with some kind of technology in their reach such as, computers, ipods, video games, cell phones, televisions. These are the students that are well advance in research and technology but are sometimes lacking in the basic skills such as social skills.
Students
Students should first become familiar with the technology of the computer. Students should be able to learn how to surf the net in order to find information elated to a subject to determine if the information is credible and useful. Students must be able to learn to navigate safely through the web in order to research information. They must learn the legal and responsible way of obtaining information off the web.
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Christy,
ReplyDeleteI found your blog post to be very informative. IT was quite helpful in understanding the textbook's definition of the NETS for administrators, digital students, and NETS for teachers. Your blog post is a very common sense way to see the similarities and differences between administrators and teachers. I agree with your definition of a digital student. I see many of our youth today especially elementary aged, that do not possess basic skills of juman interaction but know all there is to know about their mother's Iphone. Great to review your interpretation of the assigned readings.
By the way, I unfortunately cannot chat on Monday evening at 6:00 P.M. due to a Booster Club Meeting I need to be at. I hope you see this blog comment and/or the message I sent you via Blackboard so that you might find someone to chat with. Again, my apologies for the oversight.
I really thought that you were correct in the differences between the teachers and adminstrators. I hope that all administrators remember what they went through as teachers so they can feel for the teachers when they have to learn and apply something new to the classroom. I also liked how you described the "digital student" and that even though they are really advanced with technology but sometimes can lack social skills. Good post
ReplyDeleteGreat insight about technology and students. I think that technology should be taught in school in all grade levels due to the fact that technology is "ruling" our lives. Don't you think? I mean you can't buy a new car without it having a computer screen in the front seat! And students now a days are more savvy with technology then thier 3rd grade teacher who has been teaching since the 1970's, and doesn't even know how to email her fellow workers. Lol. and we expect them to teach it?
ReplyDeleteChristy, in your answer to students and the technological advances in the world, I completely agree in that students should be prepared thoroughly and exposed thoroughly through more intensive school programs and planning. Like you said, students must be taugt to navigate the world wide. In addition to your statement, I would also recomend that educational planning should be made at the primary and secondary levels to implement more intense programs that teaches students at all these levels to operate effectively in a new world and its technology.
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