1. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
-The fluency and understanding of technology, I feel develops over time the more a person uses a certain technology systems and I believe that this sort of understanding should happen before - or even during - the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations. That being said, in my classroom, I know that I would have to consistently use certain technologies in order to become fluent in how they work and what they do. Similarly, I can only expect the same from my students. Because of this, I would certainly utilize any technology systems in my classroom in any way that I can as necessary, allowing students to become more familiar with them and to use them as a tool to enhance their learning experience.
2. Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
-When people consider digital resources and tools, I feel as though a lot of them would first jump to social media. Of course, social media can sometimes be seen as inappropriate but I feel that if used correctly, could be a really great tool for classrooms to have in order to interact and collaborate with peers and outside members, such as members of the community. A class web page could be a great tool, as it allows the instructor the freedom to share student success and innovation while being relatively accessible, though still allows contact to the instructor should there be any questions or to collaborate. I feel like this is really rare to see, even now with technology and digital tools being so prominent in an education setting, but at the same time find it to be rather innovative as well. It really shows that the instructor would like to hear feedback from those outside of the classroom and encourages participation and collaboration from many people, rather than limiting it to just students or even colleagues.
3. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers, using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
-With the amount of presentation techniques being readily available in the digital age, I find that it would be rather simple - and fun! - to find a way to effectively communicate with students, parents, and peers. Again, some form of a class website would be fun to utilize, using it as a bulletin boards of sorts that would allow educators to provide information to the classroom and beyond, as well as posing questions with the ability to receive feedback. Communication is key and that is definitely something that I have to keep in mind when working with a classroom of my own, also keeping in mind that I would be expected to communicate with people that are not just my students.
4 Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
-Modeling the way digital tools can and should be used for the sake of locating, analyzing, evaluating and using information found in order to support research and learning can be as simple as utilizing the proper behavior when approaching a digital tool. In other words, giving examples to students in regards to how information found should be used can become pretty clear just by having the educator do it themselves. That being said, in my classroom, I would probably ensure very early on in the academic year that students can and will use digital tools effectively but appropriately as well. What to do and what not to do are, of course, included in basic classroom rules so I think that going over digital and technology expectations would be tied in with that.
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