MTTS+Standard+1


 * Standard 1

Indicators || Information Access

Identify, locate, retrieve, and differentiate among a variety of electronic sources of information using technology. Evaluate information critically and competently for a specific purpose. Organize, categorize, and store information for efficient retrieval. ||
 * Personal Reflection || Most teachers require students to use as much technology as they have the resources for. This way students learn how important technology is for conducting research and how to use it for that purpose. However, the students who aren't as interested in education as the rest will still learn the skills that will help them when they enter the workforce. In almost every field of work, some type of technology is used. And it is up to us as educators to make sure that they are prepared.If we complement and reinforce our lessons with technology-from Microsoft PowerPoint to streaming media, and computer spreadsheets to podcasts-we'll help students become more familiar with the material. And to become more familiar with these sorts of technology means that technology has become a part of everyday life at home and in the workplace.While students might not be as familiar with workplace technologies and software, they are geniuses when it comes to Internet and telecommunications technology. By using more technology in the classroom, we're speaking their language and teaching them in a way that they might learn. ||
 * Standard Activities/ Artifacts || [[file:Cell Phones in Classroom.ppt]] ||