The document outlines standards for how teachers should use technology to enhance their professional practice, including demonstrating technology skills and knowledge, using technology for ongoing learning and collaboration, and applying technology to increase productivity. It then lists learning objectives and tasks for exploring tools like Smore, Pearltree, and RSS feeds that can enable online collaboration and organization of resources for professional use and development.

1. Standards:
I. TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND
CONCEPTS
Teachers demonstrate a sound
understanding of technology
operations and concepts. Teachers:
A. demonstrate introductory
knowledge, skills, and understanding
of concepts related to technology.
B. demonstrate continual growth in
technology knowledge and skills to
stay abreast of current and emerging
technologies.
V. PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
Teachers use technology to enhance their
productivity and professional practice.
Teachers:
A. use technology resources to engage in
ongoing professional development and
lifelong learning.
C. apply technology to increase
productivity.
D. use technology to communicate and
collaborate with peers, parents, and the
larger community in order to nurture
student learning
ISTE National Educational Technology Standards

2. Terminal Objective 1: The ability to explore specific technology
tools for use in professional development and productivity.
Enabling Objective:
1A. To explore smore.com and the possible benefits including
collaboration.
1B. To explore pearltree.com and the possible benefits including
collaboration.
1C: To explore the concepts of RSS feeds and the possible
benefits.

3. Terminal Objective 2: The ability to navigate and create in
smore.com
Enabling Objective:
2A. To create an account in smore.com
2B. To create a flyer/curated list in smore.com
2C. To save and edit a flyer/curate list in smore.com.
2D. Export

4. Terminal Objective 3: The ability to navigate and create in
pearltree.com
Enabling Objective:
3A: To create an account in pearltree.com.
3B: To create a collection and add information in pearltree.com.
3C: To access the interest and networking sections of
pearltree.com.
3D. Export

5. Terminal Objective 4: To research RSS feeds and choose a
favorite tool.
Enabling Objective:
4A: Define a RSS feed.
4B: Explain the functions of the RSS feed.
4C: Research RSS feed choices.
4D: Decide if RSS feeds are a valuable professional resource.

6. Terminal Objective 5: To demonstrate the collaboration and
resource abilities of the technology tools for professional use
and peer collaboration.
Enabling Objective:
5A: The ability to list professional ideas for curation in peer
collaboration and/or individual use with smore.com.
5B: The ability to list professional ideas for
organizing/displaying resources in peer collaboration and/or
individual use with pearltree.com.
5C: The ability to list professional ideas for curation with RSS
feeds.

7. Websites
 http://www.iste.org/standards/standards-for-teachers
 http://www.pearltrees.com/
 https://www.smore.com/
 https://www.rebelmouse.com/