Strategies for accomplishing the Oregon Technology Standards and Requirements

Here are a few strategies that I could implement in my 4th grade practicum site in order to accomplish the OETS:
1. Communication and Collaboration Standard:
Interact and collaborate with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and
media.
Students can work in groups and create podcasts. They can take photos with a digital cameras and add audio describing their given topic using Yodio.
2. Reasearch and Information Strategy:
Locate, organize and use information ethically from a variety of sources and media.
Students will implement Google Web to search for and to find information for their research topic. They can then organize their findings using a class Delicious login. They will be able to tag and label each website they find and keep it all organized in one place. The teacher can then review and validate their sources.
3. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues:
Here, I can use Stellarium.org to teach students about the solar system. They can then login with their own computers and explore the site. Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. By exploring this website, students will be able to construct a deeper understanding of the sky and all it's components. This will teach the students about the wide range of websites out there, how to use them and how they can be used to enhance their life-long learning.