NETS 1 Reflection

NETS Standard One
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face to-face and virtual environments.
Artifacts:
Website
Concept Map
Photo Story
Performance Indicators:
Introduce, implement and inform the student’s of the vast knowledge and creativity to be attained from using technological devices.
Express that creative thinking is crucial to the development of technological literacy and use.
Expose students to forms of technology that may not be available to them outside the academic environment.
Reflection:
The articles that I have provided for you in my blogfolio clearly indicate that I have mastered the first NETS standard. Before this class, I had no knowledge of the software used to create the concept map or photo story. I also did not know that I was even able to capable of creating my own website!
The Inspiration software was a fun tool that can be used to organize information visually for students. We used it to design our concept maps. When students are presented with a visual representation of a concept, it is easier for the student to recall the information as well as refer to it in their mind when questioned about it. The Inspiration software also organizes your maps into an outline automatically. Students can use this to study. I will definitely be implementing this software in my classroom one day.
I had no idea that I was capable of creating my own website, as aforementioned, but I did make one. I also did not understand how a classroom website could be beneficial, but it can be. A classroom website allows teachers to stay better connected to their students as well as parents and other faculty.
The photo story was my favorite project and the one project with the most limitless creativity level. You can make any movie out of any pictures that you have stored on your computer. The story can literally be about anything. I feel that this assignment would open the minds of students and allow them to have fun while learning at the same time.
Future Goals:
While I did learn a lot from creating these artifacts, I feel like I have only scratched the surface of their potential use. In the future, I would like to be able to use the programs aforementioned more fluently and be able to go more in-depth with my students, beyond just basic introduction.