STANDARD+1

= Technology Operations and Concepts. =

Teachers demonstrate a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts. **Performance Indicators: Teachers:**
 * 1) demonstrate introductory technology literacy knowledge, skills, and concepts (described in the ISTE NETS Technology Foundation Standards for Students).
 * 2) demonstrate sustained growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of contemporary and emerging technologies.

**My artifacts demonstrating this standard (What?)**
__**Module 7** - Discussion on being a part of an online community.__  There are so many endless possibilities and it is very exciting along with somewhat overwhelming as to how much is available. This class has exposed me to a great amount of resources and tools that will allow me to meet goals I have set as a professional and for my students/classrooms. I have gotten insight and ideas from our discussions that will also help me as I start using these great tools. I am very excited and I hope as I continue with my technology classes I will learn more to find the best balance. There are so many tools that I want to use in my classroom, but I am going to focus on a few at a time, pick the ones that will have the most benefit for my students. One of the most important things in addition to using all of these great tools is for me to focus on "netiquette" and digital citizenship. Some of the tools I will be using at first are epals, prezi, wikis, and Diigo, along with the ones I use currently.

__**Module 7** - Discussion on Idea and Tool Exploration__ The online tools that I have tried and currently use are; wikis, Diigo, google docs, wordle, and Discovery Education. All are great tools that I will continue to use and will expand to use more tools to benefit myself and my students. Over the course of this class, I have learned ways to improve my current wiki space along with some great ideas from others on tools that they are currently using and the effectiveness of them. I have been exploring more online tools that I will be incorporating in my lessons at the start of the new school year.

__**Module 7** - Innovative Project __

**My Reflection on meeting this standard (So What?)**
//My discussion post on being a part of an online community represents the goal of demonstrating sustained growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of contemporary and emerging technologies because it discusses what I currently use and ideas and resources I have gained and learned how to utilize to keep up with emerging technologies to better prepare my students.

My discussion post on idea and tool exploration represents the goal of demonstrating sustained growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of contemporary and emerging technologies because it shows that I have am taking the ideas and tools to expand my current teaching tools to improve my skills and increasing my students experiences and learning through the use of new technology tools.//

My innovative project represents the goal of // demonstrate sustained growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of contemporary and emerging technologies because it displays a new activity that I have never done with my students, but have learned the benefits and effectiveness of these tools. //

**My Future Learning Goals related to this standard (Now What?)**
// Continue to take technology courses to stay current with the every changing and expanding technology. //