Technology Standards
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Federal Act Boosts StudentStandards Aimed at Technology
After years of quiet activity, a movement to tune schools to the technology-driven "literacies" of contemporary life is getting its volume pumped by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
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State Technology Standards
The National Education Technology Standards, or NETS, outline the technology skills students, teachers, and administrators should possess. The chart below shows states that are using NETS.
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National Standards On Technology Education Released
Schools should embrace activities that spur children to use their hands and minds together to solve problems more often, according to the International Technology Education Association, which has released national standards for technology education.
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Understanding Technology's Impact
The following is a sample standard in the "technology and society" category of the new national "Standards for Technological Literacy," released by the International Technology Education Association:
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Guide Aims To Help Teachers Integrate Technology
Teachers who have been struggling with how to make fuller use of technology in their day-to-day lessons now have access to a guide full of practical advice.
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Technology Group Releases National Standards
Technology education is about to join the academic-standards movement.
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'Selected Standards for Grades Pre-K-2
- Use input devices (e.g., mouse, keyboard, remote control) and output devices (e.g., monitor, printer) to successfully operate computers, VCRs, audiotapes, telephones, and other technologies.
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Technology Education Joins Push for Standards
Technology education, a relatively new field of study in secondary schools, is joining the standards movement.