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Technological Literacy Standards

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Overview:: The Standards for Technological Literacy are more than just a list of technological facts, concepts, and abilities that students should be able to grasp at each grade level. The documents clarify how and why technological literacy fits into the overall aim of schools, as well as the benefits of studying technology for students, in each chapter. Finally, the document presents the argument for why technology education should be a part of every K-12 school's curriculum today and in the future.
Type of Material:: Reference Material
Recommended Uses:: As homework, ask students to read each standard, and brainstorm 2 concrete examples for each standard's indicators. Have students pair-share their examples in class. As homework, ask students to create a learning activity for one of the examples, referring to the "Advancing excellent" publication.
Technical Requirements:: Any web browser available to any operating system and in any mobile phone device
Identify Major Learning Goals:: Understand the nature of technology. Understand the designed world. Understand technology within society. Understand and apply engineering design.
Target Student Population:: Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed, Professional, Educational technology majors, Library and information professional majors, Science education majors, Pre-service teachers
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: Basic ICT literacy Basic STEM knowledge and skills

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Strengths:: This research-based set of standards focuses on studying technology. Their freely-available publications provide a thorough explanation of technology literacy, its importance, standards and grade span indicators, content, and curriculum.It also allows students to reflect on their roles as information makers and sharers, allowing them to better use associated skills. The publications are self-contained, and can be used to design instruction. The content is current and factual, and it is applicable for all levels of the curriculum in light of the shifting paradigm of teaching and learning.
Concerns:: The pdf file does not seem ADA-compliant. The standards are dated 2007l the underlying concepts are sound, but some of the activities need updating.

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Strengths:: The Standards for Technological Literacy are anchored on the ICT framework that technology educators delivered with the context of a K-12 articulated model. The prerequisite knowledge, as expressed in ICT literacy standards and 2022 academic library information standards, allows technology educators to teach it as a stand-alone course or as part of a broader curriculum taught by educators from many disciplines. The standard includes a solid ICT basis, best practices, and thought pieces that help to broaden the knowledge base. The standards' indicators build upon each other, and are developmentally structured for a spiral of learning. Hundreds of examples, and rubrics, facilitate instructional design. The activities mentioned provide many opportunities for applying standards.
Concerns:: The standard has to be revised to align with the 2017 ACRL information literacy framework, which has a more complex structure than the 2003 standards.

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Strengths:: The book is well-written and arranged, as well as visually appealing. The self-contained resources give clear and thorough guidance in professional-looking texts. Because the resources are pdf format, the material is easy to access. The book encourages students to engage with the standards by including scenarios in each section for a more in-depth understanding and application of the standards.
Concerns:: The material is largely textual, although other supporting materials are more visual. Nevertheless, the materials are not interactive. The pdf files are not ADA-compliant.

Other Issues and Comments:: This standard complements ISTE's technology standards.
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