ISTE draft NETS for Administrators

I was asked by Brenda Nix and Dr. Lyons to provide feedback for this for ISTE. Here were my comments:

•I like #5. I believe educating all on the importance and relevance of digital citizenship is key. Our students (and an increasing number of faculty/staff) are connected 24/7. It’s important that our users understand the proper use of this technology, the time/place for the use and the legal/ethical obligations we have as educators.

•#2 is the key for me. Our administrators need to understand the digital age that our students live in. They need to know how our students are connected, how they live their lives outside of school and what we as educational administrators need to change in order to effectively engage them in our classrooms.

•I would like to see something related to “global society”. #2 talks about digital age learning, but we need to reinforce that in order for our students to be successful they need these skills in order to compete in an ever changing global society. I think most administrators are aware of the term “global society”, so it helps to reinforce the point.

•I would also think ISTE would somewhere reference “21st century skills”. (And perhaps that is what they are driving at with #2.) The concept of 21st century skills will be key over the coming years in education and I think they should be tied to any new technology standards. For info on 21st century skills: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=119

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JDS-CIO January 15, 2009

I was asked by Brenda Nix and Dr. Lyons to provide feedback for this for ISTE. Here were my comments:

•I like #5. I believe educating all on the importance and relevance of digital citizenship is key. Our students (and an increasing number of faculty/staff) are connected 24/7. It’s important that our users understand the proper use of this technology, the time/place for the use and the legal/ethical obligations we have as educators.

•#2 is the key for me. Our administrators need to understand the digital age that our students live in. They need to know how our students are connected, how they live their lives outside of school and what we as educational administrators need to change in order to effectively engage them in our classrooms.

•I would like to see something related to “global society”. #2 talks about digital age learning, but we need to reinforce that in order for our students to be successful they need these skills in order to compete in an ever changing global society. I think most administrators are aware of the term “global society”, so it helps to reinforce the point.

•I would also think ISTE would somewhere reference “21st century skills”. (And perhaps that is what they are driving at with #2.) The concept of 21st century skills will be key over the coming years in education and I think they should be tied to any new technology standards. For info on 21st century skills: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=119

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