eActivity
· Go to the ISTE Website, located at https://www.iste.org/standards, and review the NETS Standards for Students and Teachers. Be prepared to discuss.
· Go to the SkillsPortal Website, located at https://www.skillsportal.co.za/page/training/training_companies/assessor_moderator_sdf_etdp/748104-Learning-styles-vs-teaching-methods, and read the article on "Learning Styles vs Teaching Methods". Be prepared to discuss.
Discussion 1
"Becoming a Technology-Using Educator" Please respond to the following:
· From Other Preparation, assess the importance of these teaching methods to you as a current (or future) educator. Looking into the future, five years from now, speculate on whether your tendencies to use each of these methods will change. Provide a rationale to support your response.
· * From the first e-Activity, choose two resources from the NETS Student and Teacher sites. Specify the manner in which you would use these resources in order to enhance the use of technology in the classroom. If you are not currently teaching, specify the way in which you believe you would use these resources. Provide two examples of such use of resources to support your rationale.
Discussion 2
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"Transformative Learning" Please respond to the following:
· Debate It: Take a position on whether you agree or disagree that technology has not made significant changes to classroom instruction. Support for your position should include a discussion on whether technology innovations have been "oversold and underused". Provide at least two examples of the use of technology in the classroom that support your rationale.
· From the second e-Activity and the text, choose an educational topic and construct two teaching methods per learning style for engaging students through the use of technology. Provide both a rationale for the selected methods and an example of how you would use the methods.