NETS-T

The following NETS-T standards were implemented throughout our Digital Reading and Writing Project:
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity- ogden ==== 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. Teachers: ==== ====**c.** promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes ====

**d.** model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in virtual environments
==== Ms. Ogden and Ms. Post used technology to encourage student creativity. Ms. Post's Scrapbook Page/Voice Thread project relied heavily on students' creativity. Students had to write journal entries from the perspectives of characters in their novels and find/create three objects that represented their character. Students then used Voice Thread to publish their work as well as leave feedback for their peers. Ms. Ogden's students worked on group essays on their wiki pages, which relied on students' critical thinking and analytical skills. This assignment allowed students to collaborate in a virtual environment. Even individual essays composed in wikis are a creative outlet for students who enjoy having their voices heard. ====

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
==== Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: ====

**a.** design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
====**c**.customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources ====

==== Ms. Ogden and Ms. Post designed countless learning experiences using technology to foster the growth of students' reading and writing. Students often composed essays on wiki pages, which enabled them to revise their writing multiple times and give and receive feedback on their writing from other students. When posting comments and questions, teachers and students could differentiate their feedback by tailoring it to what the author needed to work on. The frequent opportunity to use student laptops for essay writing allowed students of this digital generation to write in a medium that many of them are extremely comfortable using. Also, the Voice Thread project(s) discussed on this website allowed visual and auditory learners a platform to shine. ====

====Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers: ====

==== Throughout the 2010-2011 school year Ms. Post, Ms. Ogden, Ms. Dunbar and Ms. Hernandez met on a regular basis to collaborate on the digital writing and reading workshop. Group members would discuss success stories they experienced using technology in their classrooms as well as offer suggestions when questions arose. Ms. Dunbar served as a wonderful facilitator who provided tremendous support and insight. Ms. Post's "twinning" project with a class in England an example of how this project took on a global dimension. Students learned about one another's towns and schools by exchanging work using the safe and secure website eLanguages. Similarly, the Voice Thread projects on //Fever 1793// and //Chains// that are mentioned on this website included participation by historians at Brown University and a museum in Philadelphia. In this regard, students were publishing for a broader audience than just their classmates. ====