Instructional Technology Literacy Assessment
Requirements
Technology Literacy Requirements /
Definitions / Responsibilities /
Reporting / Toolkit
/ Q&A
A portion of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is the Enhancing Education Through
Technology Act of 2001, also known as Title IID and/or E2T2. The goal of E2T2 is: To assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability.
Each state is required by NCLB mandates and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's (OESE) measures under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) to report on:
Defining Technology Literacy
Technology Literacy is defined as the ability of individuals to use technology appropriately to access, manage, analyze, incorporate and evaluate information, develop new understandings, and communicate with others in order to contribute and participate effectively in society.
RIDE continues to recommend the use of the International Society for Technology in Education's (ISTE) National Education Technology Standards (NETS) for Students. These standards serve as a road map for educators across the United States creating a target for excellence related to technology. The standards address six key strands which focus more on skills and expertise and less on tools.
- Creativity and Innovation
- Communication and Collaboration
- Research and Information Fluency
- Critical Thinking, Problem
Solving, and Decision Making
- Digital Citizenship
- Technology Operations and
Concepts
In an effort to bring the standards to life and demonstrate the variety of activities possible, ISTE provides profiles that highlight a few important types of learning activities in which students might engage as the new NETS Standards are implemented.