Technology Standards

Technology Standards for K-8

From National Educational Technology Standards for Students—Connecting Curriculum and Technology published by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) NETS project.

The mission of School District 15 is to produce world-class learners by building a connected learning community.

World-class learners in the 21st century must be technology literate. Setting technology standards for our students is one of the ways we can fulfill our mission.

In District 15, technology skills are developed through coordinated activities that support learning and the curriculum. While some skills such as keyboarding must be taught as a standalone subject, it is not our intent to create a separate technology curriculum.

Technology skills must be incorporated into existing curriculum so that students have a clear understanding of not only the skill but its application as well.

A committee of District 15 teachers developed the technology standards for Grades K through 8. Multiple groups within the District 15 community then reviewed the standards. Input from those groups was reviewed and the standards were revised to reflect that input. These standards were also shared with High School Districts 211 and 214 as part of a technology curriculum articulation effort among all of the school districts in northwest Cook County.

Work is being done to align these with the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS) from ISTE.

• Capable information technology users
• Information seekers, analyzers, and evaluators
• Problem solvers and decision makers
• Creative and effective users of productivity tools
• Communicators, collaborators, publishers, and producers
• Informed, responsible, and contributing citizens