Vision

=Technology Planning Sub-Committee: Student Learning= =Vision=


 * Key Words and phrases:**
 * Ubiquitous – digital expression -- digital storytelling
 * Change society not a changing society – moving from the known to the unknown
 * Student as communicator, collaborator and publisher
 * Learning with technology rather than about technology
 * Move beyond tool training to include strategies to integrate new concepts into classes This section of the wiki has been set up to discuss the details of technology planning with regards to student learning:

[|Prairie South School Division]
 * Example Vision Statements:**


 * Planning Documents**


 * Visioning Resources**:

[|The Horizon Report] (pdf 27 pages) is a document well worth reading to reflect on emerging technologies that are likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning or creative expression. The first two trends that it discusses are
 * 1) [|User Generated Content]
 * 2) [|Social Networking]

Ubiquitous, mobile, portable, flexible
 * Laptops**
 * [|One to one Tsumani: its on the horizon. Will you be ready?]
 * [|Laptop Bookmarks]
 * [|IWB Bookmarks]

Three great videos from YouTube media type="youtube" key="ljbI-363A2Q" = = First created by [|Karl Fisch] this video has been modified by several individuals. This version is from Scott McLeod at [|Dangerously Irrelevant.] If [|YouTube] is blocked you can find other formats on Scott's [|post] where he describes how he uses the video. The lack of referencing in this video disconcerting but in his blog post Karl Fisch attributes the information to futurist [|David Thornburg]. The second, **Web 2.0.. The Machine is us/ing Us** is a four minute video describing web 2.0 media type="youtube" key="6gmP4nk0EOE"
 * More Visioning Info...**
 * The first, Did you know; Shift Happens** - Globalization; Information Age provides some background information about the changing nature of our society.

The third, Telling the New Story, is an interview with Kathy Cassidy, a grade one/two teacher in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, who is using many Web 2.0 tools in her classroom. Kathy has won much recognition for the way she uses technology in her class, most recently she was select to attend the Microsoft Regional Innovative Teachers Conference in Cambodia. media type="youtube" key="qZ8VAef8QM4"

Kathy's [|classroom blog] is well worth a visit. Have a look - its quite amazing!

Working Document – Copyright ISTE® 2006 - 2007** “What students should know and be able to do to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world …”**
 * Draft [|ISTE NETS] for Students (1/4/07)
 * January 4, 2007


 * 1) Creativity and Innovation (new)
 * Students think creatively, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products using technology.
 * 1) Communication and Collaboration
 * Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * 1) Research and Information Retrieval
 * Students access, retrieve, manage, and evaluate information using digital tools.
 * 1) Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
 * Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate technology tools.
 * 1) Digital Citizenship
 * Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
 * 1) Technology Operations and Concepts
 * Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

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