In the Youtube video Adam Bellow’s Educational Tech Commandments I believe he addressed many if not all of the NETS standards however two stood out to me the most. 4-Promote Digital Citizenship and Responsibility, and 5-Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership.
In this video he does a 140 slide
presentation on some of the issues and concerns surrounding the topic of
educational technology in schools. One of the issues he addresses is the
question of tech and money. He explains how schools often waste money by
preventing students from using their own tech devices instead of trying to
incorporate it into the classroom. Another issue he addresses is the concerns
about social media. He believes social media shouldn’t be blocked from children
and that it is our responsibility as educators to educate kids on how to be
good digital citizens (This is where NETS 4 is addressed). He also describes the growing educator community online
and how it helps bring educators from all around the world together. One of the
things he mentioned that strongly resonated with me is his comment on “life
long learning,” and how as educators our own education is never over. We are
responsible to keep up to date on new technology trends in order to provide our
students with the adequate skills they need to navigate in the real world of
technology (This is where NETS 5 is addressed).
I believe
this video applies to education in very obvious ways. He is discussing
technology and it’s place rightful in the classroom, he discusses the
importance of training and educating kids on proper technology use. He also
emphasizes the importance of teacher training and life long learning practices.
Everything he discusses in this video very directly applies to education.
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