National Educational Technology Standards
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ISTE published the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S) in 1998 after almost three years of development engaging a broad range of stakeholders. They documented a U.S. consensus defining what students needed to know about and be able to do with technology.
The standards, used in every U.S. state and many countries, are credited by most with significantly influencing expectations for students and creating a target of excellence relating to technology.
In 2006, ISTE began work on the next generation of NETS for Students, which focuses more on skills and expertise and less on tools. Specifically, they address
- creativity and innovation;
- communication and collaboration;
- research and information fluency;
- critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making;
- digital citizenship; and
- technology operations and concepts
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Leadership in technology is best illustrated by ISTE's creation of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), first published in 1998. ISTE is now leading the creation of the next generation of NETS. In 1998, it was enough to define what students needed to know about and be able to do with technology. Now, we're defining what students need to know and be able to do with technology to learn effectively and live productively in a rapidly changing digital world.
—Don Knezek, ISTE CEO, 2007
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NETS for Students was unveiled at NECC 2007. NETS for Teachers (NETS•T) will be introduced in 2008, and NETS for Administrators (NETS•A) in 2009.
Visit NETS Refresh Project to learn more about the project and three NETS Refresh events at NECC 2007.
View the next generation of NETS•S (Word doc, 52K)
View the next generation of NETS•S in Spanish (PDF, 24K)
Connecting Curriculum and Technology
Today's Students Need 21st-Century Skills
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What you and your students need to know to be tech savvy |
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| ISTE's full-color booklet includes the entire revised text of the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S). |
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- Student profiles
- Essential conditions
- Real-world scenarios
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"[A] groundbreaking paradigm for what young people should know about technology and what they should be able to do with it before graduating."
-eSchool News, March 2007
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Available September 2007
For pre-ordering information, visit www.iste.org/NESBO2/. |
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The Ultimate ISTE NETS Resource Library
| ISTE is your trusted source for books and curriculum incorporating NETS. The whole NETS library is available in our bookstore. Browse these titles online and see what NETS has to offer you.
NETS Library
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ISTE’s Accreditation and Standards Committee
ISTE’s Accreditation and Standards Committee has established and regularly updates guidelines for evaluating university educational computing and technology programs in the United States. In 1996 and 1997, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education approved ISTE’s programs as well as specific requirements for the following endorsements and degrees:
- Educational Computing and Technology Literacy Endorsement
- Secondary Computer Science Endorsement
- Secondary Computer Science Education Initial Degree Program
- Educational Computing and Technology Leadership Advanced Program
More Information
For more information about topics discussed within these pages, contact:
Lynn Nolan
Senior Director, Education Leadership
International Society for Technology in Education
lnolan@iste.org
iste@iste.org
1.800.336.5191 (U.S. and Canada)
1.541.302.3777 (International)
1.541.302.3778 (fax)
Lajeane Thomas
NETS Project Director
Louisiana Tech University
lthomas@latech.edu
1.318.257.3923
1.318.257.4916 (fax)
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