EDU 590

It has been a wonderful experience for me to delve into my district's technology plan. A document that I didn't even know existed until I took this class and certainly hadn't read. Ialso discussed this with my colleagues, the majority of whom had also never read the document. It was helpful for me to read because it mapped out my district's plans and mission regarding technology. It was also very helpful because it contained the METS broken down by each grade level and it had teacher "goals" for incorporating technology in the classroom. I had never really looked at the METS I am sad to say. I knew there were technology requirements but I had always left it to our technology teacher to make sure that these standards were taught. I was happy to see that I do teach and incorporate many of these standards into my daily instruction, but now that I have read the document I am including them in a more purposeful manner and analyzing my lessons to see how and when I could include more. How unfortunately ignorant I was about this and I wonder how many others are like me. I also wonder why these standards don't just become a part of the GLCEs? If the goal is to make technology a part of regular daily instruction then why are they not a part of the standards that lead regular classroom teacher instruction? What do you think?