NETSNational Educational Technology Standards

Presented by Luis, Dustin, Rachel, Andrew, Ken, Melissa and Alex

What is NETS?-NOT THE BROOKLYN NETS BASKETBALL TEAM!

-Come from: International Society for Technology in Education.

-The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) are the standards for learning, teaching, and leading in the digital age and are widely recognized and adopted worldwide.

-NETS-Advancing Digital Age Teaching

Why are the NETS important?● Improving higher-order thinking skills, such as problem solving, critical

thinking, and creativity● Preparing students for their future in a competitive global job market● Designing student-centered, project-based, and online learning environment● Guiding systemic change in our schools to create digital places of learning● Inspiring digital age professional models for working, collaborating, and

decision making

Let's See Innovation in the Classroom!

Creativity and InnovationStudents establish innovative thinking, build knowledge, and advance original products and methods using technology.

● Student use current information to produce new concepts.

● Generate unique mechanisms for personal and group communication.

● Practice simulations to discover multifaceted structures and questions

● Classify tendencies and predict potential outcomes

Communication and CollaborationStudents collaborate on projects, in and out of the classroom, in order to effectively utilize technology and the individual strengths of each student. Students:● communicate information to multiple audiences using a variety of digital

media● use teamwork to produce original works● engage and experience a variety of other cultures

Research and Information Fluency Students Apply Digital Tools to

Gather, Evaluate,and Use Information.

● Plan Strategies to guide inquiry.● Locate, organize, analyze,

evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media

● Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks

● Process data and report results.

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems,and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

● Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.

● Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.● Collect and analyze data to identify solutions

and/or make informed decisions.● Use multiple processes and diverse

perspectives to explore alternative solutions.

Digital Citizenship

● Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology

● Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity

● Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning● Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship

Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

Technology Operations and ConceptsStudents establish a complete understanding of technology ideas, structures, and processes.

● Appreciate and practice technological methods● Identify and practice uses efficiently and prolifically● Understand troubleshooting methods and how to apply them● Apply existing knowledge

NETS –Teachers 4 Main Concepts

• Creativity around real-world issues and solving authentic problems

• Address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools

• Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information • Demonstrate a vision of

technology infusion, current research and professional practice

ReferencesNETS for students. Images retrieved from:Slide 1: <http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students>. http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers>.Slide 9:http://blogs.worldbank.org/category/topics/information-and-communication-technologieshttp://www.mcit.gov.eg/http://www.saferinternet.org/news-events/news-articlearticle: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html

NETS for students. Standards.<http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2>.

NETS. NETS Standards. 2012. http://www.iste.org/standards.

Critical Thinking Traits. Image retrieved from <http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/uploads/critical-thinking-traits.jpg>.