These targets are indicators of achievement at certain points in K-12 education. Technology skills are to be developed by coordinated activities that support learning throughout a child's education. They must be introduced, reinforced and finally mastered and integrated into an individual's personal learning and social framework. Student acquire steadily increasing ability to make quality decisions related to managing their own learning. Students acquire steadily increasing skills to work in collaboration with others, with hardware and software and information resources, and to solve problems with the support technology tools.
Students become responsible citizens and users of technology and information.
Students have access to current technology resources including telecommunications and multimedia enhancements Students acquire skills that prepare them to learn new software and hardware technology and to adapt to the complex technology environments that emerge in their lifetime. Tools for Communication - Students use information technology tools to communicate with an audience appropriately and accurately. Social, Ethical, and Human Issues - Students are aware of social and ethical issues that arise from the impact of computers on society. These performance targets, linked to specific performance indicators and evidence, provide benchmarks of student achievement and progress with respect to the use of technology. They are essential, realistic, and attainable goals for lifelong learning and productive citizenry as we head into the next century of American education.