Standard+III


 * 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning **

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
 * a. ** demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
 * b. ** collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
 * c. ** communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
 * d. ** model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning

I am continually seeking ways to expand my technology knowledge and skills and my integration of technology:


 * 1. List in each category ways that you currently are working to increase your knowledge of technology: **

a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologyies and situation b. collaborate with studnets, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support students success and innovation c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use informations resources to support research and learning
 * professional development trainings and courses
 * professional memberships
 * participations in Diigo groups with other educators
 * Working with other educators to learn and use new technology in our classrooms. It is very helpful to be taking this course with other educators in my district. We can now work together to continue to use the tools we were taught and learn new ones.
 * Using classroom blogs and podcasts.
 * Sharing my educational wikispace with other teachers and administrators.
 * I have been using the technology I have learned with my students to strengthen our curriculum. They are learning our curriculum in an engaging way, as well as, being taught how to use technology correctly for their own future purposes.
 * I have also been showing parents how to use technology, since they will most likely need to help their young children at home. Many of them are pleasantly surprised to be learning new technology themselves.


 * 1a. List at least 2 actions that you could take to improve the above areas. **
 * I would like to find more opportunities to teach more of my peers how to use the tools I were taught. I think everyone can benefit from using theses tools to help adapt their curriculum.
 * I also would like to reach out and teach more parents how to use technology correctly. I feel this will help prepare their child for future school assignments and jobs.


 * 2. List ways that you currently utilize or incorporate technology to communicate and collaborate with students, parents or community members. This may include but not be limited to use of any collaborative tools, parent portal tools, web pages, blogs, other web 2.0 tools, LMS, and videoconferencing tools. **
 * I have started using a classroom blog that my students create. It is a weekly newsletter to document what we are learning in school.
 * I have been have students take their guided reading tests online using QuizStar.
 * I have been searching other educators web pages and blogs using Diigo.


 * 2a. List at least 2 actions that you could take to improve the above areas. **
 * I would like to share what I have created with other teachers and administrators to encourage others to use technology.
 * I would like to encourage parents and students to post more often on our classroom blog.


 * 3. List ways you currently organize electronic and digital resources. This could include RSS, social bookmarking sites, web evaluation tools. **
 * I use social bookmarking in my Diigo and Delicious accounts to remember important site I would like to use later.
 * I also use RSS feeds to help organize the resources I find.

3a. List at least 1 action you can take to improve the above area.
 * I would like to take more time to search on the Diigo and Delicious groups I joined.
 * I also would like to spend more time searching for new tools to learn from other educators or businesses.


 * Summary Statement for Strategy 3**
 * I would model digital-age learning by sharing my knowledge of technology with educators and administers in my district, as well as, encourage parents and my students to learn new tools.