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 * Began on professional development day - Feb. 13, 2009 your PLC started designing a unit within the framework of 21st century learning. Collaboration and communication are key 21st century skills that are important in professional development. Think about what the educational community is doing throughout the internet. //There is a multitude of web sites where teachers share with teachers.//

 **Please share with other teachers the lessons that you're coming up with by placing them at this wikispace. As the plans for that unit are developed, please place them at this PLC site. You can add as many pages as you need. Just link them to your PLC page.** ||
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Here are the NETS Performance Indicators for Teachers. //First introduced in 1998, the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project is an ongoing initiative of the [|International Society for Technology in Education.] In a unique partnership with teachers and teacher educators, curriculum and education associations, government, businesses, and private foundations, ISTE has responded to calls for educational technology standards, curriculum, and tools with its NETS Project. …**Forty-nine of the 50 U.S. states have adopted, adapted, or referenced ISTE’s NETS in state department of education documents.**//

National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•T) and Performance Indicators for Teachers
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Effective teachers model and apply the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S) as they design, implement, and assess learning experiences to engage students and improve learning; enrich professional practice; and provide positive models for students, colleagues, and the community. All teachers should meet the following standards and performance indicators.
 * 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity **

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.


 * 2.Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments**

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S.


 * 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.


 * 4.Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility**

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.


 * 5.Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership**

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. || media type="youtube" key="7N-mzrI86NM" height="344" width="425" ||

[|Nation's first tech literacy exam for 2012]
announced today by the National Assessment Governing Board, which awarded WestEd a $1.86 million contract to develop the 2012 NAEP Technological Literacy Framework.
 * WASHINGTON, DC (October 6, 2008) – For the first time ever, technological literacy will**
 * be part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The**
 * Nation’s Report Card™.** The first step toward this unprecedented assessment was