ISTE -NETS

Standards for Technology Projects

I. Creativity and Innovation

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:

    A. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

    B. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

II. Communication and Collaboration

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:

    A. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital         environments and media.

    B. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.

    C. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

III. Research and Information Fluency

Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:

    A. plan strategies to guide inquiry.

    B. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Partnership for 21st Century Technology Skills

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

o Understanding the interconnections among systems

Communication & Collaboration

o Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through speaking and writing

o Demonstrating ability to work effectively with diverse teams

o Exercising flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal

o Assuming shared responsibility for collaborative work

Information Literacy

o Accessing information efficiently and effectively, evaluating information critically and competently and using information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand

o Understanding how media messages are constructed, for what purposes and using which tools, characteristics and conventions.

o Examining how individuals interpret messages differently, how values and points of view are included or excluded and how media can influence beliefs and behaviors.

o Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) Literacy

o Using technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information, and the possession of a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information