ISTE Standards for Educators: Designer

Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability. Educators:

5a: Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.

5b: Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.

5c: Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.

Step 1 - Design a Solution

Problem

In your advisory role to a Local School District Council, you have been tasked with selecting, then designing a digital learning environment to use in Council-member districts. Your presentation date is near.

Project & Task

Pick any two of the most popular ones and create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting features.

Step 2 - Explore and Create

Instructions

Depending on the devices your team has available, explore the available suggested apps (or come up with some of your own) to create the product.

Task

Pick any two of the most popular ones and create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting features.

Digital Learning Environments

    • Blackboard
    • Canvas
    • Google Classroom
    • iTunes University
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Schoology
    • SchoolWorks

Remember you can "app-smash" or combine the products of multiple apps/sites into one.

Step 3 - Share

Ready to share your creation?

Open the padlet and add the link to your creation