My EME2040

The ISTE standard that I feel most comfortable with is "facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity". I have grown up in an era consumed with technology and I am used to having it at my fingertips as a tool to you to my advantage at any given time. That being said, I feel very comfortable demonstrating to others how to use it in daily life well. Another standard that I feel comfortable with is "model digital age work and learning". I am very accustomed to the technology required for school work and I believe it is very similar to that which a teacher would use. Therefore, I feel qualified to use the technology necessary to effectively use classroom technology in a professional way. Standards that I would need more learning for are ones like "design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments". This seems like a daunting task for me because I do not feel quite confident enough in my technology skills to be being inventive with th...

The Association for Educational Communications and Technology defines educational technology as the "study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources". A teachers main job is to prepare students for the real world. In the 21st century, the students will most definitely be required to be technologically literate in their future endeavors. Therefore, a teacher should be able to instruct them in that field and familiarize them with it. In the same way, students want to be prepared for their futures, personally and professionally, and that requires being comfortable with technology. The ISTE has set up standards not only for teachers and what they should know about instructing technology but also what students should know as learners in the world of technology. I think it is a very helpful resource and a good baseline that we should all strive for. It has had a major ...