2.1 Content Standards & Student Technology Standards
Candidates model and facilitate the design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences aligned with student content standards and student technology standards. (PSC 2.1/ISTE 2a)
Artifact: WebQuest
Reflection:
For standard 2.1, Content Standards and Student Technology Standards, I am providing a link to the Webquest website project that I created as apart of my ITEC 7445 course, Multimedia and Web design. This Webquest website was designed and built for a particular unit of study for my honors English 10 course. The unit was implemented with students in the fall of 2013. It was developed for tenth grade students and it addresses the student content standards for English Language Arts and the student technology standards. The website was built using Weebly platform and is currently being used by this years tenth grade English teacher in my school.
Standard 2.1 notes that candidates model and facilitate the design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences aligned with student content and technology standards. As addressed previously, the content of this Webquest aligns to the Common Core ELA student content standards, specifically, the standard for students to evaluate sources when conducting research. This Webquest focuses on students researching various aspects of the 1920’s and synthesizing their information into a simulation. The delivery of information and learning directives are technology-based, this unit was delivered in an online setting. Additionally this technology-based unit is directly aligned with student technology standards, particularly the standard relating to research and information fluency. This online unit was designed by aligning content and technology standards.
The design and implementation of this online unit proved to be a profound learning experience. In addition to learning about online unit design, I learned that implementing online units to enhance student learning. Given, I had previously facilitated technology-based learning experiences, but this was my first experience facilitating and modeling online learning with regard to both content and technology standards. Rather than addressing content and technology standards in separate instances, or with varied tasks, this unit design project allowed me to see the best way to blend content with technology standards. To further enhance this learning experience, I would have liked to collect more data at the beginning and end of the unit to truly determine student engagement and achievement.
Content standards, particularly those of the Common Core were created to ensure continuity in the education that students receive across the nation. Such standards provide a map and groundwork for development and implementation of student learning. They are at the heart of professional development and unit design. Albeit not as commonly known, technology standards provide expectations technology-enhanced learning experiences. Technology standards facilitate the preparation of students for success in an increasingly technological world. It is of the utmost importance that schools not only prepare students with the general knowledge that content standards outline, but also prepare students for success in the future where fluency and comprehension of solving technological problems is essential. Website design and Webquests, such as this artifact, represent the balance of these two essential pieces.
Reflection:
For standard 2.1, Content Standards and Student Technology Standards, I am providing a link to the Webquest website project that I created as apart of my ITEC 7445 course, Multimedia and Web design. This Webquest website was designed and built for a particular unit of study for my honors English 10 course. The unit was implemented with students in the fall of 2013. It was developed for tenth grade students and it addresses the student content standards for English Language Arts and the student technology standards. The website was built using Weebly platform and is currently being used by this years tenth grade English teacher in my school.
Standard 2.1 notes that candidates model and facilitate the design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences aligned with student content and technology standards. As addressed previously, the content of this Webquest aligns to the Common Core ELA student content standards, specifically, the standard for students to evaluate sources when conducting research. This Webquest focuses on students researching various aspects of the 1920’s and synthesizing their information into a simulation. The delivery of information and learning directives are technology-based, this unit was delivered in an online setting. Additionally this technology-based unit is directly aligned with student technology standards, particularly the standard relating to research and information fluency. This online unit was designed by aligning content and technology standards.
The design and implementation of this online unit proved to be a profound learning experience. In addition to learning about online unit design, I learned that implementing online units to enhance student learning. Given, I had previously facilitated technology-based learning experiences, but this was my first experience facilitating and modeling online learning with regard to both content and technology standards. Rather than addressing content and technology standards in separate instances, or with varied tasks, this unit design project allowed me to see the best way to blend content with technology standards. To further enhance this learning experience, I would have liked to collect more data at the beginning and end of the unit to truly determine student engagement and achievement.
Content standards, particularly those of the Common Core were created to ensure continuity in the education that students receive across the nation. Such standards provide a map and groundwork for development and implementation of student learning. They are at the heart of professional development and unit design. Albeit not as commonly known, technology standards provide expectations technology-enhanced learning experiences. Technology standards facilitate the preparation of students for success in an increasingly technological world. It is of the utmost importance that schools not only prepare students with the general knowledge that content standards outline, but also prepare students for success in the future where fluency and comprehension of solving technological problems is essential. Website design and Webquests, such as this artifact, represent the balance of these two essential pieces.