notes from session 2

Review Activity A (Quiz in Google Docs)


Quiz Answers:

1. True - The ITES are to be embedded within all areas of the other curriculum
2. True - all NC classrooms despite the limitations in  available technology (The ITES must be taught in all NC schools – in places where technology is prevalent as well as in schools with limited technology access.)
3. ITES will be taught only in computer and technology courses - False
4. How many strands are there for the ITES - 5 (elementary) and 4 (middle/high)
5. They are:
• informational text
• technology as a tool
• sources of information
• safety and ethical issues

Review Activity B (Commenting on Blog Posts on WikiSpaces and Blogger)

Print this commenting rules flyer for blogging project.

Remember to cite sources on these posts!

Activity 1 (VoiceThread) - ITES & Pedagogy

must sign in to use VoiceThread

create a slide and narrate it (like Power Point or Prezi)

users can then comment on the slides

This would be great to use in an individual lesson in the classroom where I would create slides and narrate them.  Then I could ask a question at the end of each slide (opinion and higher-level thinking questions would be great) that the students should respond to at the end of each slide.

Activity 2 (Google Docs) - KWHL

What have I learned?

posted in the KWHL chart: 

I have learned that there are amazing resources available to me that I never knew about!  (This is always nice.)  I have used them a bit and can now implement them into the curriculum I teach in my classroom!  I have (mostly) learned the ITES strands and have a better understanding of how they relate to the CC objectives.

Activity 3 (WikiSpaces Project) - Planning for Implementation

social media and students

Information Technology Essential Standards (ITES) Activity 3

Common Core is only standard for math and language arts.
Essential Standards are standards for everything else.

Common Core Standards for Math:

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Essential Standards for Information Technology Grades 6-8:

• Analyze resources to determine their reliability, point of view, bias, and relevance for particular topics and purposes. 
• Use technology and other resources for the purpose of accessing, organizing, and sharing information. 
• Apply a research process for collaborative or individual research. 
• Apply responsible behaviors when using information and technology resources. 
• Evaluate information resources based on specified criteria. 
• Use technology and other resources for assigned tasks. 
• Apply a research process to complete given tasks. 
• Apply responsible behaviors when using information and technology resources. 
• Evaluate information resources based on specified criteria. 
• Use technology and other resources for assigned tasks.

The ITES relate to Common Core because they both can be integrated easily. For example, a student can use technology and other resources for the purpose of accessing, organizing, and sharing information (one of the essential standards) to construct viable arguments (one of the common core standards for math).  Then other students can view those resources and critique the students' reasoning (common core).

Another example would be to have students apply a research process to complete given tasks (essential standard) and then model their findings with mathematics (common core) such as having students look up the demographics of a certain geographic area and then graphing their results.

Both CC and ES seem to be very general, broad categories and should be easy to overlap with various subject areas.  This gives teachers the opportunity to utilize many different methods of teaching material while simultaneously integrating instruction between subject areas.