Saturday, January 23, 2010

Locate a state standard(s) for the grade you are teaching. Identify a standard that can be addressed through a short unit (one to five days).
Now visit the ISTE NETS standards to see whether one or more of those is appropriate for helping you meet the content standard(s) you have selected.
If so, identify the tools, such as software or websites that you will be using or have used in a past lesson. Now that you have the standards in mind and have selected your technology, think about how you might assess or did assess whether your students have met the standard(s).
Will you use quizzes? Tests?
A performance-based task?
Next, think about the learning activities. How will each activity address the standard(s) you have selected? How will the activities help your students succeed on the assessment?

1 comment:

  1. Personal Finance is a component of the 12th grade economics curriculum. There is also a similar currciulum used in the career tech course of study that identifies the necessity of personal finance concepts.

    The ISTE Nets standards for grades 9-12 (standard 5)address using technology to assist the communication of personal and professional business. This includes finance.

    There is a variety of technology available to address the exploration of personal finance. The Time Maps program, along with more general programs such as ACCESS and EXCEL, can be used to teach a student how to accurately account for all personal transactions, manage loans, and keep track of the principle v. interest on loans and credit cards.

    Any instructor would be able to assess whether the students had mastered the concept, including the technology, by providing a project based learning experience. One example is providing a set amount of money and asking the student to develop an individualized budget for the month.

    It would be necessary for the student to research the costs of cable, phone service, house payment, car insurance, etc. to accurately establish a realistic budget.

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