Comments on: NETS in the 2.0 World http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nets-in-the-20-world Educator Consultant Author Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MY top 7 eduposts of 2005-2006 at The Thinking Stick http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-813 MY top 7 eduposts of 2005-2006 at The Thinking Stick Sun, 02 Jul 2006 04:14:52 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-813 [...] NETS in the 2.0 World: 11/18/05 [...] [...] NETS in the 2.0 World: 11/18/05 [...]

]]> By: Tom Kaun http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-812 Tom Kaun Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:46:33 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-812 Hello, Jeff. Not my first response to a blog but almost! Your posting was metioned in a recent issue of LMC and I absolutley agree with the direction you are suggesting. Thank you, Doug, for offering to carry the merger of ICT through AASL. My own county librarians have been working for more than a year on a scope-and-sequence document which we can use with teachers K-14 to help them see where various ITC skills should be taught, reinforced and mastered. We did have some differences of opinion about whether or not strictly "technology" skills, e.g. using a mouse, making columns in wordprocessing, etc. should be included. In the end we decided that we would leave those out. There are plenty of information and somewhat fewer communications technology skills included in the document. Unfortunately, in my school district the technology (computer literacy) teachers are still living in a bubble of isolated "computer" skills as opposed to ICT skills. It's been a real challenge to get them to see AND help take responsibility for teaching much beyond the basics. I've been pushing the idea that with ETS developing assessments for ICT skills it won't be long before our students will be expected to show they have skills beyond basic keyboarding, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation. (At least we have some standards--many school districts have nothing in place) We have at least gotten the goal into our five-year tech plan to explore the next steps in going beyond what we have right now and ICT is specifically mentioned. Keep up the good work. Tom Kaun Hello, Jeff.
Not my first response to a blog but almost!
Your posting was metioned in a recent issue of LMC and I absolutley agree with the direction you are suggesting. Thank you, Doug, for offering to carry the merger of ICT through AASL.
My own county librarians have been working for more than a year on a scope-and-sequence document which we can use with teachers K-14 to help them see where various ITC skills should be taught, reinforced and mastered. We did have some differences of opinion about whether or not strictly “technology” skills, e.g. using a mouse, making columns in wordprocessing, etc. should be included. In the end we decided that we would leave those out. There are plenty of information and somewhat fewer communications technology skills included in the document.
Unfortunately, in my school district the technology (computer literacy) teachers are still living in a bubble of isolated “computer” skills as opposed to ICT skills. It’s been a real challenge to get them to see AND help take responsibility for teaching much beyond the basics.
I’ve been pushing the idea that with ETS developing assessments for ICT skills it won’t be long before our students will be expected to show they have skills beyond basic keyboarding, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation. (At least we have some standards–many school districts have nothing in place) We have at least gotten the goal into our five-year tech plan to explore the next steps in going beyond what we have right now and ICT is specifically mentioned.
Keep up the good work.
Tom Kaun

]]> By: A Vision for the Future » It’s about information not technology http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-811 A Vision for the Future » It’s about information not technology Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:40:29 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-811 [...] In the comfort of being open minded and honest, I feel the process I took part in a week ago to create technology standards for our school was completely 1990s. What I believe we need to do is wrap those technology skills as David says around information. My first post, To the future, started looking at that very idea with the two diagrams of merging the ISTE technology standards with the library AASL standards to create one document that focused on information. A couple weeks ago on my own personal blog I started a conversation by taking the ISTE’s (International Society of Technology Education) NETS and replaced the word technology with the word information. The outcome was very rich in context. Take a moment to read how changing a simple word can create a whole new focus. [...] [...] In the comfort of being open minded and honest, I feel the process I took part in a week ago to create technology standards for our school was completely 1990s. What I believe we need to do is wrap those technology skills as David says around information. My first post, To the future, started looking at that very idea with the two diagrams of merging the ISTE technology standards with the library AASL standards to create one document that focused on information. A couple weeks ago on my own personal blog I started a conversation by taking the ISTE’s (International Society of Technology Education) NETS and replaced the word technology with the word information. The outcome was very rich in context. Take a moment to read how changing a simple word can create a whole new focus. [...]

]]> By: www.petersheim.de http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-810 www.petersheim.de Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:04:12 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-810 <strong>The Top 20 Edu Blogs!?</strong> David Warlick - 2 Cents Worth Alan November - Alan November Weblog The Top 20 Edu Blogs!?

David Warlick – 2 Cents Worth
Alan November – Alan November Weblog

]]> By: 2 Cents Worth » One Literacy http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-809 2 Cents Worth » One Literacy Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:20:47 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-809 [...] There has been a lot of talk about information skills and technology skills and how they apply to learning, especially to life-long learning and staff development. Jeff Utecht, of Shanghai, took all of this into an interesting direction when he loaded the ISTI NETS into his word processor, did a global search and replace, and changed all references of technology to information. Read NETS in the 2.0 World in his blog, Thinking Stick. Doug Johnson (The Blug Skunk Blog) of Minnesota, picked up the ball from his library media perspective, and through this convergence, melding the AASL Information Literacy Standards, illustrating it with the Venn diagram to the right. Read Standards 2.0. [...] [...] There has been a lot of talk about information skills and technology skills and how they apply to learning, especially to life-long learning and staff development. Jeff Utecht, of Shanghai, took all of this into an interesting direction when he loaded the ISTI NETS into his word processor, did a global search and replace, and changed all references of technology to information. Read NETS in the 2.0 World in his blog, Thinking Stick. Doug Johnson (The Blug Skunk Blog) of Minnesota, picked up the ball from his library media perspective, and through this convergence, melding the AASL Information Literacy Standards, illustrating it with the Venn diagram to the right. Read Standards 2.0. [...]

]]> By: Infomancy » Information Power/NETS Followup http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-808 Infomancy » Information Power/NETS Followup Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:46:31 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-808 [...] There have been some great conversations happening around the blogosphere related to Jeff’s post at The Thinking Stick about remixing NETS for information instead of technology. [...] [...] There have been some great conversations happening around the blogosphere related to Jeff’s post at The Thinking Stick about remixing NETS for information instead of technology. [...]

]]> By: The Thinking Stick » Remixing Conversations and Connective Writing http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-807 The Thinking Stick » Remixing Conversations and Connective Writing Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:18:26 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-807 [...] The Thinking Stick « NETS in the 2.0 World Remixing Conversations and Connective Writing [...] [...] The Thinking Stick « NETS in the 2.0 World Remixing Conversations and Connective Writing [...]

]]> By: Doug Johnson http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-806 Doug Johnson Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:08:30 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-806 Hi Jeff, I knew that the AASL Information Power Student Literacy Standards needed to be updated to reflect the impact of technology. Now I am convinced that the NETS Standards need to be updated to reflect a greater emphasis on information literacy! I've started a campaign for combined ISTE and AASL standards, both reflecting the changes Web 2.0 is bringing about. Thanks for this posting - it was an eye-opener. Doug Hi Jeff,

I knew that the AASL Information Power Student Literacy Standards needed to be updated to reflect the impact of technology. Now I am convinced that the NETS Standards need to be updated to reflect a greater emphasis on information literacy!

I’ve started a campaign for combined ISTE and AASL standards, both reflecting the changes Web 2.0 is bringing about.

Thanks for this posting – it was an eye-opener.

Doug

]]> By: Jonathan Chambers http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-805 Jonathan Chambers Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:09:46 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-805 Hi Jeff. Rule of thumb - always click thru. I've been listening to a few of Tim O'Reilly's recent Podcasts on 2.0, and one of the essential concepts that he's been touching upon has been simultaneous integration of components from multiple websites/information resources. Another one of the core features of 2.0 that he cites is the collaborative nature of sites/destinations. I'll create a staff class: "Adhocracy" on the Moodle site you set up and upload the mp3 so you can hear it. I love getting together with people who want to think about these issues. Hi Jeff. Rule of thumb – always click thru. I’ve been listening to a few of Tim O’Reilly’s recent Podcasts on 2.0, and one of the essential concepts that he’s been touching upon has been simultaneous integration of components from multiple websites/information resources. Another one of the core features of 2.0 that he cites is the collaborative nature of sites/destinations. I’ll create a staff class: “Adhocracy” on the Moodle site you set up and upload the mp3 so you can hear it. I love getting together with people who want to think about these issues.

]]> By: Reece Lennon http://www.thethinkingstick.com/nets-in-the-20-world/#comment-804 Reece Lennon Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:57:55 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=36#comment-804 Interesting! My school has more or less decided to go with NETS for the IT program but I will be sure to mention this possible revision for discussion and see what the other teachers think. Certainly I'll need more time to digest but based on my limited understanding of Web 2.0, this does seem to make more sense, or at least should be incorporated. I wonder though, will digital immigrants understand that the word <em>information </em>could be an appropriate replacement for <em>technolgoy</em>? My guess is that many teahcers will confuse "information: with "book/library research" and ask why doesn't IT need something more specific to its own field. Interesting! My school has more or less decided to go with NETS for the IT program but I will be sure to mention this possible revision for discussion and see what the other teachers think. Certainly I’ll need more time to digest but based on my limited understanding of Web 2.0, this does seem to make more sense, or at least should be incorporated. I wonder though, will digital immigrants understand that the word information could be an appropriate replacement for technolgoy? My guess is that many teahcers will confuse “information: with “book/library research” and ask why doesn’t IT need something more specific to its own field.

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