National Educational Technology Standards for Students - NETS
1. Creativity and Innovation
2. Communication and Collaboration
contribute to the learning of others. Students:
3. Research and Information Fluency
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
5. Digital Citizenship
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
- Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop
- apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
- create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
- use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
- identify trends and forecast possibilities.
2. Communication and Collaboration
- Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work
contribute to the learning of others. Students:
- interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a
- communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a
- develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with
- contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency
- Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
- plan strategies to guide inquiry.
- locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information
- evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the
- process data and report results.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
- Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
- identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for
- plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
- collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
- use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative
5. Digital Citizenship
- Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:
- advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and
- exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration,
- demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
- exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
- Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students:
- understand and use technology systems.
- select and use applications effectively and productively.
- troubleshoot systems and applications.
- transfer current knowledge to learning of new technology