Module+1+Reflection

__**Week 1 Reflection:**__ **//How has your knowledge of technology standards changed after this module? Reflect on your own use of technology standards in your classroom and personal use.//**

__**Description**__**:** This week we were to read about the technology standards: NETS-T, NETS-S, NETS-A, NETS-TF and TF/TL.

__**Impact**__**:** After reading about the different standards, and the indicators and tasks each set holds, I was overwhelmed but excited. I felt overwhelmed because I realized that there are a lot of different ways to incorporate technology into my classroom and lessons, and I'm not using them. But I felt excited because I now have a better understanding of how to incorporate and use that technology with my students.

One specific standard that I need to improve upon is the NETS-T Standard 4: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility. I feel as though I don't really address this with my students, and if I do, I don't seem to stress the importance of it. I think the reason I don't touch upon this is because, at my school, we don't really have a set computer lab the students can use. We have a group of computers in our library, and when I take my students there, their regular education teacher usually has a website for them to go to that reinforces the lesson that they're learning in that class.

__**Intent**__**:** What I plan to do, with my next lesson, is provide my students with a webquest where they'll need to find specific information regarding our topic. Before heading to the library, we will discuss what a reliable source is and how to look for information that comes from a reliable source. I will also explain to them how to appropriately document the source they use. I think this will be a good way to start informing my students about the importance of digital information, but also the safety concerns that are included with that importance.

//Hi Amber, Great intent! I like how you identified a standard that you felt might need additional attention and planned an activity. Even though you are not the regular ed teacher, you are a developing TECH LEADER and so modeling this behavior becomes part of your experiences in the field. Frequently SPED teachers become tech experts since we ( I am a SPED!!) find that the web can help our students so much! Dr. Ward :)//