Seeking Support

Prior to my October 5th appointment, I needed to set out and ask some questions regarding technology and pedagogy:
1. What am I trying to do with the technology in my class?
2. What is meant by using technology in the classroom?
3. How do I shift my thinking to be more tech oriented...but really tech-pedagogy oriented?
4. Where can I find really useful sites to help me link technology and learning?
5. How am I going to manage all of this?

So...off I went to see Kelly P. The best thing she mentioned to me was the "Golden Triad" of technology integration: Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication.
I loved this. It seemed like common sense and things I already cared about in the classroom as a learner myself and for my students. Now, again, the integration question. I really needed to see some example to make sure I have the concept of linking the learning and purpose for tech--so I am not just doing another gadgety thing. Here is what KP suggested:

Some possible concepts examples: (Communication 1&2)

1) Critical readers -- understanding writing online?; deciphering audience; understanding types of writing from what you read. what happens when print text is converted to online text?

2) Critical writers-- writing for different audience; different medium-- same topic -- different audience?

3) Collaborators-- writing as a collaborative group-- the right way?? Wiki's? Blogs"

4) Editing- 

5) an Investigation-- how is technology changing the role of English Language classrooms-- how do standards of technology apply? (this is a graduate level work but could be done if guided well) writing their own standards for 10th grade student, etc. 

I was not really sure how I felt about these. What helped was also reading the ISTE.NETS Standards. I particularly liked the idea of standard #1 because of the creativity component.

From this, I combined the ISTE #1 standard with KP's suggestions and came up with my goal.