Prompt #4

In the third chapter of Technology Applications for the Digital Classroom, six ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) are discussed for students.  These standards include: 1. Creativity and Innovation, 2. Communication and Collaboration, 3. Research and Information Fluency, 4. Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making, 5. Digital citizenship (using technology ethically), and 6. Technology operations and concepts. It is important to integrate these standards in the classroom, not only because this is what students are used to socially, but because it is how the classroom itself and the way we teach in changing. As Alvin Toffler noted, the way that we teach must change because the economy and workforce is changing as well. By teaching students the proper ways to use technology, they will be better prepared to the digital world in the workplace. They should be able to think creatively and work with others and develop new things, rather than simply regurgitating information. Students are moving into a modern world that requires creativity and innovation, rather than requiring them to be prepared for factory and farm work.