The ISTE NETS-S starts off with 6 indicators to match the description of the activity the students will be performing. It has creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, research and information fluency, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making and technology operations concepts. The students’ standards, NETS –S will help students with web 2.0 tools.
Students using the communication web 2.0 tools would explore NETS-S and is able to view what they would learn. For example, Diigo is a site that helps students organize, bookmark and highlight information from the internet. In addition, if they were working with a group of students from another state or country they could communicate together by sharing their ideas. Diigo allows students to research identify and investigate a global issue and generate possible solutions using digital tools and resources. The indicators that go with this standard are research and information fluency and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
Students using the collaboration web 2.0 tools would look at the standard that reads conceptualize, guide and manage individual or group learning projects using digital planning tools with teacher support. For example, Wikispaces and Google Docs would allow students to work together especially if their project calls for group learning. Also, these two sites would help students to manage their group and the project. This standard would cause students to use their critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills and technology operations and concepts.
Lastly, when students have to use publishing web 2.0 applications they would use digital imaging technology to modify or create works of art for use in a digital presentation. The web 2.0 tools such as, Prezi, Glogster, Voicethread, Blogger, Slide Share, ZooBurst and a host of others would meet this standard for students. These sites would allow students to show their creativity and knowledge about a subject. The indicators that support this standard are creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration and technology operations and concepts. These websites are eye appealing plus they permit students to communicate.
