In reviewing the National Educational Technology Standards for Students, it is apparent that most of these standards are not being addressed in the classroom. Students utilize computers to access information and create products, but they are not receiving a broad education in technology. The two standards which are most thoroughly addressed in today's classroom are:
3. Reasearch and Information Fluency and
5. Technology Operations and Concepts.
However, teachers need to incorporate the remaining standards into their lessons. For example, students need to understand that they are digital citizens just as they are citizens of their physical community. Just as being a citizen of their neighborhood requires certain rules and standards of etiquette, so does being a digital citizen.
In my future practice as a teacher, it will be important that I fulfill my duty to my students to help them become fully-functioning members of the digital community by incorporating all of the ISTE Standards into my curriculum.
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