Response to Module One Name: Melia Morris

1. Share some thoughts about the ISTE Student and Teacher Standards. To what extent is your
school/district implementing these standards? Does your school/district have technology
standards in addition to the ISTE-S? What actions would you like to see related to the ISTE-S and
ISTE-T in your school/district?
a. In today’s world, the ISTE standards for students make perfect sense. Everything we
do just about incorporates technology and there are so many facets to technology
that students should be in tune with. All seven standards encouraged creativity and
need for critical thinking. The standards also give way to a deeper understanding of
what it means to incorporate technology from the students and teacher perspectives.
It's not just adding iPads to lessons, but it’s in what why will students be empowered
to use their voice within a technological landscape. I appreciate that the goal for
educators using the standards is to empower students in facilitating the initiative to
forge their own learning.
b. In all honesty, this is my first time seeing these standards. I know my district
encourages use to use technology within our lessons, and we are fortunate to have
many programs and applications that we can use. However, we have not explored
these standards. I feel certain that technology is aware of these, and they push out
things to teachers that may encompass these standards, but I also feel certain that
teachers would not be able to relate it these standards.
c. After reading these standards, I think my school/district should consider having
more conversations with their teachers about these standards. We are in the
business of molding students ready to take on the world and what it has to offer. In
making sure that we adequately preparing students and empowering them, this
work needs to be done.

2. Do you find the TPACK framework useful? Why or why not?

a. Yes, I find the TPACK framework useful. TPACK is an essential part of the education
system as it incorporates the growing demand on the use of technology in the
classroom as well as continuing the focus on content and how we teach it.

3. Which Indicators of Engaged Learning did you feel were especially strong in each of the
following videos? (You do not have to list all the strong indicators, just a few.)

Videos: Engaged Learning Indicators:

Mabry Film Festival “Stem Cell” Movie, Marietta, GA
Technology Empowers Toad Tracking Fieldwork, Waterville,
WA
Kids Invest in Future, Chicago, IL
Authentic/Meaningful, Challenging, Student-directed,
Culturally responsive, Collaborative
Authentic/Meaningful, Standards-based, Challenging,
Student roles; Explorer, Teacher roles; Facilitator,
Performance-based, Multi-disciplinary
Authentic/Meaningful, Challenging, Student-directed,
Teacher roles; Guide, Seamless, Ongoing

4. Are there any Indicators of Engaged Learning that you didn’t see or that you thought were a little
weak in any of the following videos?

Videos: Engaged Learning Indicators:

Mabry Film Festival “Stem Cell” Movie, Marietta, GA Standards-based
Technology Empowers Toad Tracking Fieldwork, Waterville, WA None
Kids Invest in Future, Chicago, IL Standards-based and Mutli-disciplinary
Response to Module One Name: Melia Morris
5. How was technology used in each of the following video examples? What Engaged Learning
indicators did technology support? Can you think of other ways technologies could have been
used to strengthen the learning experience?

Videos: How technology Engaged Learning Other ways to use

Mabry Film Festival “Stem Cell”
Movie, Marietta, GA
Technology Empowers Toad
Tracking Fieldwork, Waterville,
WA
Kids Invest in Future, Chicago, IL
was used: Indicators: technology:
Creating a 2-minute Challenging To have an idea of the public’s
iMovie Authentic/Meaningful opinion, students could have
Shooting video Student-directed created a digital survey to
images Culturally responsive gather their opinion. Results
Editing videos could have been included in
Conducting research their video.
Using computers to Multi-disciplinary In today’s classrooms, it would
input data – graphs Culturally responsive be interesting to see students
Arcview – a program Challenging create webpages as a
students use to Teacher roles; Facilitator culminating activity at the end
display their graphs of year with all their
GPS information.
Radio caller
Creating PowerPoints Challenging Students could conduct more
Graphing information Student-directed research on current stocks
using computer Collaborative available in the market.
programs
Presentation –
writing and
presenting business
plans

6. What LoTi best describes the learning experiences shown in each of the following video
examples?

Videos: LoTi
Mabry Film Festival “Stem Cell” Movie, Marietta, GA 4
Technology Empowers Toad Tracking Fieldwork, Waterville, WA 6
Kids Invest in Future, Chicago, IL 3

7. What individualized learning experience(s) did you choose and how were they helpful to you?
a. I choose number 8. This was helpful to me because it allowed me to look at examples
of projects that I would be creating. Choosing this made me stop and review the
template, rubric, and other examples. Although it is advised we don’t start designing
our project, I know have more of an understanding of what is required and can go
ahead be thinking of topics I’d to focus on.

8. What questions do you have about the tutorial content, the Engaged Learning Indicators, and/or
Levels of Technology Implementation? (optional)