School 2.0 Reflection Tool: NETS-T V

I investigated the NETS-T: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning Through Creativity. I chose to investigate resources from this standard because I think it is one of the most important. Children's creativity is what allows them to be so unique and express themselves. As teachers, it is our job to not only encourage students to show their creative side, but to also to give them an outlet to do so. A really good resource that I found from the reflection tool was the "google group". Anyone can create a google group, it's free and easy to set up. Furthermore, you can belong to as many groups as you would like.

What I liked about the google groups is it is something that can be used as a social networking device in which students connect with certain friends who have similar interest or hobbies but it can also be used academically. It's a creative way to show students how to connect with their other classmates. As a teacher you could introduce "google groups" to students who are working on projects together. Through the program the students can email each other, group members can publish posts on the page for all the group members to see, or they can run a live discussion in a form of a chat room. The possibilities are endless and it's our job to stimulate their creativity.

Introducing programs like these to students just gives them yet another outlet to be creative. While they may use it for school, they could also use it to create their own page for personal reasons and begin the networking process. It relates to the NETS-T standard in terms of inspiring students to think outside of the box and use resources on the internet many might not know exist.