Standard+III


 * 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning **

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
 * a. ** demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
 * b. ** collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
 * c. ** communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
 * d. ** model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning

I am continually seeking ways to expand my technology knowledge and skills and my integration of technology:

· professional development trainings and courses
 * 1. List in each category ways that you currently are working to increase your knowledge of technology: **
 * Right now I am taking a graduate technology class to increase my knowledge here. I've also taken other technology courses in the past where I've learned how to create a website and a moodle.

· professional memberships
 * I am a member of HEA and PSEA

· professional reading
 * I am currently subscribed to a few educator magazines online and receive the teacher's Mailbox magazine at school.

· participation in and use of blogs, wikis and other technology tools
 * I have a website that I use with my students and parents at school. I am working on adding an informational blog to the website. I am learning how to use wikis through the graduate class I am taking.

· other 1a. List at least 2 actions that you could take to improve the above areas. ** -If the opportunity would come up, I could attend technology conferences to learn more about how to use technology in the classroom. -I am going to use my google reader account to subscribe to more professional magazines, so I can stay up to date with technology.

I currently use technology to communicate through a class website. Last summer, I created a class website through Yola. With this website, I post monthly newsletters and important information for parents. I recently started adding more resources that students can use to help them with their studies.
 * 2. List ways that you currently utilize or incorporate technology to communicate and collaborate with students, parents or community members. This may include but not be limited to use of any collaborative tools, parent portal tools, web pages, blogs, other web 2.0 tools, LMS, and videoconferencing tools. **

-I would like to add a blog to my class website that I could use to keep parents updated on daily activities in the classroom. -I would also like to try to create a screencast that parents could watch at home explaining how to do something that we would work on throughout the year.
 * 2a. List at least 2 actions that you could take to improve the above areas. **

The only ways that I currently organize electronic and digital resources are through the favorites tab on the computer and files that I create on my computer. I recently learned how to use and am using an RSS feed, a diigo account, and a delicious account.
 * 3. List ways you currently organize electronic and digital resources. This could include RSS, social bookmarking sites, web evaluation tools. **

**3a. List at least 1 action you can take to improve the above area.** I do not know much about organizing electronic and digital resources so I would like to learn more about how to use my diigo and delicious accounts.

To improve in digital-age work and learning, I am going to attend technology conferences if possible, subscribe to more professional magazines, create a class blog, try out a screencast, and keep my diigo and delicious accounts updated.
 * 4. Write an action plan summary statement that includes 1a, 2a. and 3a. Transfer this statement to your Action Plan page. **