ISTE Standards for Students

My first impressions of the new ISTE standards were that they were a lot more detailed. Once I started reading the standards I caught myself shaking my head in approval. In class, when we were doing the activity were we had to compare the two ISTE standards, I found myself liking the new standards more and more. The old ISTE standards seemed out of date and focused on only using technology and not growing as a person. I think the new ISTE standards really make it a point that the students should use technology not just for their purposes but to use technology to allow your student to grow, learn, and become a better citizen. I think the new ISTE standards are also more relevant to working on skills that the students will use in the real world. As a future teacher I I would prefer to use the new ISTE standards because they are easier to understand and they are much more detailed. I also really like what the new standards focus on and I believe they are much more relevant for students today. Below are my ratings of the new ISTE standards.

1. Empowered Learner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• I gave this standard a five start rating because I think this standard does a great job at allowing the students to be in charge of their learning. I think it is great that the students would be almost in charge of their own learning goals and using digital tools to reflect, plan, and meet those goals. One recommendation I have is to maybe have the students become a leader in someway. Maybe the students must present what they have learned and teach some else how to do something.
2. Knowledge Constructor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• This standard is very similar to the old ISTE standard number three. I think this standard is important to include because students will be gathering information from digital tools very frequently. I gave this standard a four star rating because it is so similar to the old ISTE standard. I was hoping to find something more in the new ISTE standards. One recommendation I have is to create a standard that focuses on citing sources and giving credit when needed.
3. Innovative Designer/maker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• I really like this standard because it focuses on using the technology beyond its original purpose. The students are focusing on creating, inventing, and utilizing digital tools. I really like the last standard because it focuses on perseverance and working through failure. This is an important skill in all subject areas and in life in general. One recommendation I have is to create a standard that has the students reflect on their journey of creating or inventing. 
4. Computational Thinker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• I gave this standard a rating of four because it is a good standard. I think having the students learn how to solve a problem with digital tools is very important. In their generation, their world revolves around technology and it's important for them to be able to solve authentic problems with the use of digital tools. One recommendation I have for this standard is for it to get rid of the second standard (b). This standard is already addressed under the knowledge constructor standards. The only part that is different is that they are finding patterns within the data. So maybe create a standard that focuses just on finding patterns. 
5. Creative communicator/Creative learner/Creator and communicator ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• First, they should really decide on a name for this standard. I think they should pick Creative communicator. I like this standard because it focuses on the students expressing ideas through digital tools. Digital tools allow for creative ideas to come to life. One recommendation I have is to create a standard that focuses on reflecting and learning from their experiences. 
6. Global Collaborator ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• I think this standard is great. I love that it focuses not only collaborating but it focuses on solving issues and looking at the multiple viewpoints of other people. Learning how to be a team and sharing work equally is hard so I like that this standard focuses on that. I also really like that it has a standard just about learning and collaborating with others globally to understand their culture. One recommendation I have is to change the name. I don't like that is Global Collaborator because this standard does not just focus on collaborating globally. Maybe change it to something like Collaboratively Learning or Collaborative Learner 
7. Digital Citizen ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• I like this standard because it is extremely relevant to students. Students need to understand the rules of technology. I think one recommendation I have for this standard is to create a standard that focuses on students realizing and reflecting on the positive and negative effects of technology. 

I like... the detail of each standard and what the standards stand for.

I wish... that some of the standards had ideas related to reflection. 

I wonder... how other teachers are implementing these standards into the classroom.