Technology+in+Education



Got Wordle ? The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) is "the premier membership association for education and education leaders committed to empowering connected learners in a connected world". Some of you may know it as NETS. This website explains the [|Technology standards] for educational integration. Students excel when using technology because it is an integral part of their daily lives, thus it is second nature to many of them. The Wordle about the plethora of technology available is illustrated above.

 As a matter of fact, many students around the country, even the globe, participate in virtual school settings for some, if not all, of their classes. They are provided opportunities for classes and/or electives that perhaps their own school system cannot provide due to funding, qualifications, etc.... Better yet, students who are on home bound services can still receive a quality, interactive education with peers from all over. I encourage you to read the attached article response (RPHelveyL), for if you are a part of a school system where this format for learning may not bet incorporated, yet, then hopefully the seed has been planted for investigation and implementation.



Why use technology? Because our students are Digital Aged Learners. The attached file (DAHelveyL) explains it all. Check it out! 

Regardless, you can integrate technology for all of your students, which motivates them to want to excel. In return, this motivation leads to confidence and success because lessons and/or formats are now relevant to what their lives, even if the topic aren't.

Attached is a sample lesson plan (LPHelveyL) that I created for my Civics class on the Political Process with technology incorporated. Feel free to use it with your own classes.



References:

iste.nets: The Standards for Learning, Leading, and Teaching in the Digital Age (2012). In //ISTE//. Retrieved October 19, 2013, from [].

(2013). In //Wordle//. Retrieved September 27, 2013, from [].