Implementing Technology Into the Common Core Standards

        The purpose of the common core learning standards are to  "provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy. provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy ("Common core state," 2012)". This is the process done to prepare children for the real world, then why not include use of technology in the standards. 

       Technology has changed over the years, and with those changes it has also evolved. When we were in grammar school, the computer was a big deal. These days children had iPods and iPads as their future technology. If technology is so evident in the real world, students should learn how to use it affectively early on. For example instead of kids having an assignment to write an essay, have them type it. Another example is help teach them how to use technology in an educational way. Maybe use the iPods and iPads to do research and create a slide show of the information they learned. The possibilities are endless!                 

       Recently we discussed in our ED414-ILC class that the common core is working on having a nation wide common core. This would mean at the same time during the year every grade level will be on the same level.  If a child moves from Tennessee to New York, they will be on the same track as where they were in their old school. On an odd note they have not one but two companies working on this. The two companies are Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. These two are cooperating to create a world wide curriculum. The states have a choice as to which company they will use. Some of the states have not agreed to try this method out, and some states are willing to try out both.

 It's almost shocking to know that schools are aware of how significant technology is, yet they barely use it in any lessons.  If schools begin to use  technology to for class activities in  grade levels maybe all students would be more advances at using technology in the future. If technology is implemented into the common core standards in anyway, teachers would pushed more to incorporate technology into their classrooms. Therefore, making our students  more successful in their futures. 

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