National Educational Technology Standards

The SpaceOLÉ curriculum correlates with the National Educational Technology for Students (NETS). For your reference, the standards are listed below, and can be used in your lesson plans in correlation with your district's curriculum.

Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for Teachers are also listed. For more information on these standards, please refer to http://cnets.iste.org/
National Technology Foundation Standards for Students
3. Technology productivity tools:
  • Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
  • Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
4. Technology communications tools
  • Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
  • Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
5. Technology research tools
  • Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
  • Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
  • Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.
6. Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools
  • Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators
for Teachers
III. Teaching, Learning and the Curriculum
Teachers implement curriculum plans, that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning. Teachers:
  • facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
  • use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students.
  • apply technology to develop students' higher order skills and creativity.
  • D. manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment.
IV. Assessment and Evaluation
Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies. Teachers:
  • apply multiple methods of evaluation to determine students' appropriate use of technology resources for learning, communication, and productivity.