Students Meeting the NETS-S

Using Web 2.0 applications for communication, collaboration and publishing help students meet many of the NETS-S. Having young students use Web 2.0 tools to communicate and collaborate meet the PrK-2 student profiles 3 and 4 as described below.

     3. Engage in learning activities with learners from multiple cultures through e-mail and other electronic                means. (2, 6)

     4. In a collaborative work group, use a variety of technologies to produce a digital
         presentation or product in a curriculum area. (1, 2, 6)

Web 2.0 tools like Skype allow students to talk face to face with a variety of classrooms from around the world and collaborate in any subject or topic. Edmodo gives students a platform for sharing ideas and collaborating through text. They can share book discussion, science concepts, share strategies for solving math problems and work on real world problems together. Twitter allows students to hear and see current events and consider problems. They can also create and present original work with their peers and get immediate feedback.

Publishing Web 2.0 tools give students a creative and innovative way to share their original work, ideas and information with the world. Tools like VoiceThread, Animoto, iMovie, Explain Everything and Yodio give students a voice to share information and ideas with the world. These apps meet student profile 1 for Prk-2 and NETS-S 1.B as seen below.


      Prk-2 1. Illustrate and communicate original ideas and stories using digital tools and media-rich                     resources. (1, 2)

     1.b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression

Overall, communication, collaboration and publishing Web 2.0 applications are an excellent way to meet the NETS-S.


Works Cited:

ISTE Standards. (2015, January 1). Retrieved on February 20, 2015 from: http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/20-14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf

Profiles for Technology Literate Students. (2007). In NETS Student Booklet. International Society for Technology in Education. Retrieved on February 20, 2015 from: http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-2007-student-profiles-en.pdf?sfvrsn=4