Intro to NETS for Students

Grade Level 3-5

By Ro Wellman

Techno-Fantastic!
or
Different ways to fulfill
Performance Indicators
For technology in our
Classrooms
 Produce a media-rich digital story
about a significant local event
based on first-person interviews.
(1,2,3,4)
•The class could browse the local
newspapers for photos to download
for illustrations.

• They could also record their

interviews and learn to use an audio
program to insert sound into their
digital stories.
 Use digital-imaging technology to
modify or create works of art for
use in a digital presentation.
(1,2,6)

As part of a Family
Tree Assignment,
the class can learn to
use Photoshop to
create their own
Andy Warhol-esque
self portraits.
 Recognize bias in digital resources
while researching an environmental
issue with guidance from the teacher.
(3,4)

•Teach students how to identify who

is funding the research studies and to
recognize if these groups may have a
financial bias toward certain
outcomes. •Use different search engines like
Google and Google Scholar to
explore and assess where the
most accurate information can be
found.
Debate the effect of existing and
emerging technologies on
individuals, society, and the
global community. (5,6)

Discuss the impact technology has on

students in developed countries like the U.S.
and if those effects are the same on children
in the developing countries in Africa.