D1: ISTE Standards

In week 1, I asked you to familiarize yourself with the ISTE Standards for Educators and for Students (http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards

Links to an external site.

). Smaldino et al. reference these standards often in the text (although the book references an outdated version of them). We will spend a great deal of time this semester diving deep into both the Educator Standards and the Student Standards. In this discussion, I would like you to do a comparative analysis between the Educator and Student standards. Look for similarities between the two and then look for areas where the two sets of standards possibly diverge.

Consider the following questions in your analysis:

• 1. What is your experience with the ISTE standards up until now?

  2. Which of the Educator Standards would your colleagues most likely use to describe you?

  3. Which of the Student Standards do you most value when are planning your students' learning?

  4. Are there any standards/indicators in the ISTE standards that seem foreign to you? Which ones? Why?

  5. As an educator, which ISTE Educator and Student standards seem the easiest to incorporate into your content curricula? Which seem like they might be the most difficult?

  6. Where are the overlaps in these two sets of standards? Where does one set of standards seem to support the other? Be specific.

Finally, On pp. 24-25 of Smaldino et al. they discuss principles of effective instruction (8 bullet points). What similarities/parallels can you make between these 8 bullet points and the 7 ISTE Educator Standards? Be specific in your replies using both the ISTE Educator standards and indicators and the 8 points in Smaldino et al. in your response.

Please use APA formatting:

• Include at least two peer-reviewed journal references (aside from the Smaldino text) in your response that support your beliefs

• Include a reference section at the end of your post

• Use proper APA headings (bold, indentations) and formatting throughout

D3: Connectivism and Learning Theories

Based on the readings this week, how does the introduction of connectivism as a learning theory mesh with the existing, and more traditional, learning theories you employ? How might connectivism be beneficial to you as an educator? In your opinion, is connectivism a learning theory that is most applicable to teacher professional learning or student learning (think outside of your immediate teaching assignment)?

Please use APA formatting:

• 500 words max

• Include at least three references in your reply that support your beliefs

• Include a reference section at the end of your reply

• Use proper headings (Level 1,2, 3, etc. - bold, indentations, etc.)

D5: The Effect of Media and Technology on Learning

Based on the readings this week, How does Clark's argument that media is merely a vehicle but does not influence learning by itself resonate with you? 

"The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers our groceries causes changes in our nutrition. Basically, the choice of vehicle might influence the cost or extent of distributing instruction, but only the content of the vehicle can influence achievement." (Clark, 1983)

• Compare Clark's position with the results of Hattie's visible thinking. What stands out to you when comparing these two researchers' take on media and technology?

• What implications do Clark's meta-analysis and Hattie's analysis have for your instruction? For your use of media/technology in teaching?

Please use APA formatting:

• 500-750 words max

• Include at least three references in your reply that support your beliefs from the provided list of resources

• Include one reference to a peer-reviewed journal article on the topic of media / effect size of technology on learning that you located and read on your own.

• Include a reference section at the end of your reply

• Use proper headings (Level 1,2, 3, etc. - bold, indentations, etc.)

D7: Applying the SAMR Framework - Scenarios

This week we will look to apply our learning of the SAMR framework to a couple of different teaching scenarios in order for you to begin to apply SAMR as a lense to reflect (and hopefully planning too!) on your current integration of technology into learning.

Below, you will see 4 different scenarios. For each scenario choose which domain(s) of SAMR the scenario that you believe the scenario satisfies. You MUST justify your answer! The most important part of your response is to show your thinking and justify your answer!!

This week you will respond using video-not text. Use this button  in the menu bar of your discussion response to record your answers. Make one video that includes your responses to the four scenarios. Please be clear in your video by stating the scenario number followed by your response of which domain it falls into. Continue on with the next scenario, your justification, and so on until you have covered all four scenarios in your responses.

I have made the responses of others invisible this week until you post your own as I want you're thinking around the SAMR scenarios to be your own and not influenced by others.

NOTE: It can take a while for your recording to process in Canvas. Don't be alarmed. Use this as a time to take a break and get up from your computer. 

The scenarios:

D9: Digital Citizen Choice Board Part 1

Integrating Digital Citizenship into your practice

Now that you've learned a bit more about digital citizenship and reviewed the activity choice board Links to an external site., it's time to decide on ONE application activity from different categories (digital self, digital interactor, or digital agent) that you could implement in your setting to promote a positive and empowered culture of digital citizenship.  

Choose your activity with this in mind: Next week you will work on a plan to actually bring this activity to life in your school!!

Please post a response to the following prompt(s) by Sunday, March 14th, 11:59pm EST.

• What activity did you choose for this discussion?  Why did you select this activity? (copy and paste activity from the Padlet into your Response)

• Briefly explain how your chosen activities meet the four criteria:

  • Relates to your setting/context

  • Promotes a positive vision of digital citizenship

  • Relates to one of the ISTE Standard for Educator indicators

  • Helps students develop as digital self, digital interactor, or digital agent

• What are you hoping to learn through this activity?  Or, what result would you hope to achieve if delivering this lesson in your class?