When thinking of how the GAME plan can help my students, the possibilities are endless. Just today, we met with our homeroom classes. I have a 9th grade homeroom; today we gave them their transcripts. Our discussion centered on how grades even in the 9th grade will affect their GPAs when applying for college. I mentioned having a GAME plan. Setting goals even now and monitoring those goals over the course of their ‘high school’ career. Of course, some thought I was nuts but others actually commented about the goals they have already set. We talked about the competition to get into college and to find jobs.
The discussion got me to thinking about a way to create a lesson centered on a GAME plan students create for themselves. I would like for them to research career and college choices based on the GAME plan for their future. For college choices they could research costs and course requirements (including technology skills). For career choices they could research college requirements and technology skills needed.
Many of my students feel they are technologically advanced, because they have been raised in a time where cell phones, video games and internet are the norm. However when they are introduced to new ideas such as wikis, voicethreads and other educational technology tools, you can see that these are things they are less familiar with. Many have no idea what NET-S are. Using the standards developed by the ISTE can help students when they are entering college and/or the workforce. Incorporating a GAME plan for students to use as they complete assignments using technology would increase their proficiency of the NET-S. The more proficient a student is in terms of technology, the more competitive they can be when entering the ‘real-world’.
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Uses college as a focus can be a great way to engage students in setting goals and the steps they would need to take to reach them. It is clear that the technology could be a part of that as there are certain technology expectations when one goes to college or the workforce. You could explain that mastering these standards would help one to be a desireable candidate for college admissions and the future workforce. Even in the ninth grade, I think this is an extremely important connection and a great way to have the students buy into the GAME plan technique.
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