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Technology Standards for Students.

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Title: Technology Standards for Students.
Language: English
Authors: Burke, Jennifer, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA., Southeast and Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium, Charleston, WV.
Availability: Southern Regional Education Board, 592 10th Street N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318 (Stock no. 01T01, $5 plus $2.50 shipping and handling). Tel: 404-875-9211; Fax: 404-872-1477; Web site: http://www.sreb.org. For full text: http://www.sreb.org/programs/edtech/pubs/pdf/technologystand ards.asp.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2001
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development, Educational Policy, Educational Principles, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Skill Development
Abstract: In many states technology standards for students have focused on basic computer skills, but more standards are beginning to focus on identifying technology skills that students need for school and the workplace. In most states in the Southern Region, technology standards for students are based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) Technology Foundations for Students, a broad conceptual framework of technology knowledge developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). These standards given teachers and schools a framework for planning technology-based activities that not only support instruction but also improve students' technology skills. The standards cover six categories: basic operations and concepts; social, ethical and human issues of technology; common productivity tools; technology communications tools; technology research tools; and problem-solving and decision-making skills aided by technology. Each category describes what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. Even though most of them are based on the NETS-S standards, student technology standards in Southern states vary somewhat. This publication identifies what the following states are doing to set standards: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. States across the region recognize the importance of curriculum standards to ensure that students have the necessary academic and technological skills to continue to learn and succeed, whether in higher education or careers. (AEF)
Entry Date: 2002
Accession Number: ED459693
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In many states technology standards for students have focused on basic computer skills, but more standards are beginning to focus on identifying technology skills that students need for school and the workplace. In most states in the Southern Region, technology standards for students are based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) Technology Foundations for Students, a broad conceptual framework of technology knowledge developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). These standards given teachers and schools a framework for planning technology-based activities that not only support instruction but also improve students' technology skills. The standards cover six categories: basic operations and concepts; social, ethical and human issues of technology; common productivity tools; technology communications tools; technology research tools; and problem-solving and decision-making skills aided by technology. Each category describes what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. Even though most of them are based on the NETS-S standards, student technology standards in Southern states vary somewhat. This publication identifies what the following states are doing to set standards: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. States across the region recognize the importance of curriculum standards to ensure that students have the necessary academic and technological skills to continue to learn and succeed, whether in higher education or careers. (AEF)