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=Welcome to Deep Sea Exploration!=

Introduction
This activity is designed to help your team //reflect, share, collaborate,// and //explore//. This Wiki serves as your team's workspace where you will compile resources that facilitate the student use of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and 21st Century Skills. You will //reflect// on the resources and activities that you already know work and //share// those resources with other TRC participants through this wiki. Then, you will //collaborate// with other TRC participants and //explore// additional resources which you will bring back to your team's wiki. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS*S) will serve as our framework as TRC teams try to collaboratively "Fill Your NETS".

Filling Your NETS*S
With your grant team, take 30 minutes to reflect on your TRC experience so far and brainstorm successful HOTS activities, lesson plans and resources that you have used. Determine which of the NETS*S you were addressing through the use of those resources and/or activities (see left-hand navigation bar). Under the proper NETS*S objective, list the following for each item**:**
 * Cast** **#1**

> //SAMPLE POST:// [|Ideas to Inspire] http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/index.html#2 This is a free site created in the UK and is designed to inspire a classroom teacher as they teach standards-based curriculum. I like this site because it gets me out of a rut when I am designing lesson plans and helps get my creative juices flowing!
 * give the resource a title,
 * copy/paste the resource URL
 * offer at least one sentence justification or rationale for using this resource to serve the purposes of facilitating the student use of HOTS AND how it addresses the NETS*S objective that you selected
 * if citing a web-based tool, be sure to indicate if it is free or subscription based


 * Cast #2**
 * 1) Each member of your 5 person team (including your facilitator) needs to be assigned a portion of the NETS*S (1-5, 6 is a bonus if you have time). They are listed on the left-hand side of this wiki in the navigation bar.
 * 2) When signaled, break out into groups with the other TRC participants in the room who are researching your section of the NETS*S
 * 3) Spend 30 minutes collaborating with these group members and try to locate additional resources for your NETS*S section. Again, be sure to give the resource a title, copy/paste the URL, and offer a one sentence justification/rationale for it's use in the classroom.
 * 4) If you are not sure where to begin, use the Navigational Buoys listed below to begin to locate resources.


 * Cast #3**
 * 1) Return to your TRC team and discuss your findings. Continue to fill in the NETS*S as you discuss.
 * 2) When prompted, you will be asked to visit the other team's wiki's



**Navigational Buoys**
1. Creativity and Innovation
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 * http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Creativity+Tools
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2. Communication and Collaboration
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3. Research and Information Fluency
 * http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Research+Tools
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4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making
 * http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Inquiry+Resources
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5. Digital Citizenship
 * http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/The+Digital+Citizen
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