NETS for Students. NETS for Students 2007 profiles. 5 technology skills every student needs before they leave high school. May 24, 2011 by mrkaiser208 The title says high school, but the more I think about it, maybe I should say, 5 technology skills every student needs before they enter middle school. As wrote yesterday, the earlier students learn these skills, the more they can actually use them. These are the skills that allows students great freedom in expressing themselves in the 21st Century. Not only that, these are the skills that are increasingly valuable in the workforce. photo © 2008 Susan Hersh | more info (via: Wylio)Looking at the list, one might be tempted to say that students already know how to do all of this. Yes, many students know how to post a video to Youtube, but they have no idea how to actually put a video together using rendering software.
Here are the 5 skills that every student (and let’s include teachers) needs to have: Manipulate Pictures There are so many ways to work with pictures. Write a Blog I don’t think that every person alive should have a blog. Record Audio Tracks Like this: Technology Integration in Education - Facilitating the Use of Technology in the Classroom. Links. Center for Social Media American University's Center for Social Media focuses on social documentaries for civil society and democracy, and on the public media environment that supports them. Common Sense Media Common Sense Media provides reviews and information to help parents and children assess and evaluate films, TV shows, videogames and online content.
Media Education Foundation The Media Education Foundation produces valuable media literacy videos and study guides. Media Literacy Clearinghouse A huge collection of media literacy resources and curriculum materials for K12 educators, collected by media literacy educator Frank Baker. The Media Spot One of our favorite youth media organizations, The Media Spot builds media literacy by producing multimedia messages with youth and educators in their learning environments. National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE).The national membership organization for media literacy. Stay Free! NETS Student Standards 2007. National Education Technology Plan 2010.