As a teacher I do feel ready to implement the 11-12th grade technology standards. Most of the technologies listed are pretty simple, stuff like word and Excel, and all the stuff that isn't is relatively self-explanatory. The most difficult one to implement might be LAFS.1112.W.2.6 which requires the use of the internet to publish writing products and provide active feedback. Although it says word can just be used for this, it feels a bit inadequate to the standard. Using Skype could prove challenging, as it would require the students to have some level of access at home.
For History resources, there is basically an entire US history course worth of short lectures with slides to go along with it. They're all a bit short, but pretty informative overall. They could be perfect for an in-class presentation, or for a study resource before exams. They could also be used for students who miss class and need to catch up, as a sort of half replacement for a normal lecture.
Good internet searching is important. The google algorithm is pretty smart nowadays, but expediency is key when trying to find information and you want to be sure that the information you show is accurate. When looking something up its good to be careful of synonyms, words have double meanings sometimes and you could get results that are useless. Its also important to be as accurate as possible in the shortest amount of words, google has a pretty good system and will probably understand what you're trying to search without 90% of the sentence.
Of the Internet searching skills that were introduced this week, which skill or skills do you think you will use most moving forward?
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