Monitoring your GAME plan progress

I have started reading the laws that are related to technology and I have begun to realize that there is a lot to know. I get frustrated because I wonder how many of the laws we as teachers need to worry about. I think I will need to modify my GAME plan to limit it to a couple laws and focus on those laws so that I can become an expert on them and teach them to the students.

Carrying Out My GAME Plan

My GAME plan is to learn more about the laws related to technology so that I can be a good role model to my students and teach them the proper laws. After searching the internet I came across a site the Federal Law technology that list a lot of laws related to technology. This site is http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal8.htm. I would use this site to review the laws as well as share this with my students. The second part of my GAME plan is to become more familiar with the software that I use in my classroom so I am more capable of showing my students how to use the software. There is a lot of tutorial out on the internet that teach you how to use software. I would like to watch tutorials on Photoshop as well as Microsoft office.

To prepare for the GAME plan I have started by research where I can find the information that I need in order to improve my skills. Now I need to find the time to read through this information and put it to use.

Developing my GAME Plan

After reviewing the NETS-s I feel very comfortable with the standards. I feel as though I am qualified to teach students about technology and how to use technology to develop creativity. The first standard that I do not feel as comfortable with would be 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility, I do not know all of the proper laws about the internet and copy right. The second standard that I am not very comfortable with would be 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning because I know there is still some software out there that my students know more about than me. I am continuously learning but it is hard to keep up on the changing digital community.

In order to make sure I feel more comfortable with these standards I will make sure that I am a life long learner. I will make sure that I never say "I don't want to learn how to do that" because that is not being a good role model for the students. I will also take the time to look up the copy right and internet laws so I can pass along the proper information to my students. It is important that we do not give our students false information.