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Technology Literacy Assessment Barb Fardell - MDE Ron Faulds - MDE Education Technology Coordinators Conference

4 R's. Requirement: What must we do? Recording: How do we track? Reporting: How will we report to MDE? Review: How will MDE verify our data?. Requirement. It is a goal of the Federal Government, as stated in ?No Child Left Behind," that a school will:Assist every student in crossing the digital

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Technology Literacy Assessment Barb Fardell - MDE Ron Faulds - MDE Education Technology Coordinators Conference

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    1. Technology Literacy Assessment Barb Fardell - MDE Ron Faulds - MDE Education Technology Coordinators Conference April 22, 2005

    2. 4 R’s Requirement: What must we do? Recording: How do we track? Reporting: How will we report to MDE? Review: How will MDE verify our data?

    3. Requirement It is a goal of the Federal Government, as stated in “No Child Left Behind,” that a school will: 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.

    4. Methods of Assessment There is no requirement through NCLB that the states formally assess each student to ensure that they are meeting the NCLB technology literate mandate. States have the flexibility to decide how to best pursue and ensure this goal is being achieved. The Michigan Department of Education is developing benchmarks in conjunction with the ISTE Standards.

    5. Technology Foundation Standards for All Students The technology foundation standards for students are divided into six broad categories. Standards within each category are to be introduced, reinforced, and mastered by students. These categories provide a framework for linking performance indicators within the Profiles for Technology Literate Students to the standards. Teachers can use these standards and profiles as guidelines for planning technology-based activities in which students achieve success in learning, communication, and life skills.

    6. Technology Foundation Standards for Students Basic operations and concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems. Students are proficient in the use of technology.

    7. Technology Foundation Standards for Students 2. Social, ethical, and human issues Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software. Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.

    8. Technology Foundation Standards for Students 3. Technology productivity tools Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.

    9. Technology Foundation Standards for Students 4. Technology communications tools Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

    10. Technology Foundation Standards for Students 5. Technology research tools Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. Students use technology tools to process data and report results. Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

    11. Technology Foundation Standards for Students 6. Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions. Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.

    12. Draft Michigan Standards and Benchmarks http://techplan.org Please review and comment! DUE by May 15, 2005 DRAFT only

    13. ISTE / MS Online NETS Online Technology Assessment A Microsoft Corporation and International Society for Technology in Education Collaboration The NETS Online Technology Assessment helps teachers measure student skills in using software applications and helps measure student progress toward meeting the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S). Each assessment consists of 5 to 10 activities measuring a number of separate skills as well as integrated sets of skills related to a project or problem. The assessments are designed to be completed within an average of 30 minutes or less, but they are not timed. Individual activities can be repeated, and the assessments can be retaken as many times as needed. Feedback on student performance is provided after each question, and a summary is given at the end. The assessment detail page identifies which applications are used in each assessment, the ISTE NETS•S performance indicators they can help to measure, and specific activities performed during the assessment.

    14. ISTE / MS Assessments Business Letter: Word processing, e-mail (NETS•S 1B, 3A) Take assessment - Learn more A Day in My Life: Presentation, spreadsheet (NETS•S 1B, 5B) Take assessment - Learn more In the News: Word processing (NETS•S 1B) Take assessment - Learn more Track Team: Word processing, database (NETS•S 1B, 5B) Take assessment - Learn more Olympic Runners: Word processing, spreadsheet (NETS•S 1B) Take assessment - Learn more Olympic Champions: Presentation, spreadsheet (NETS•S 1B, 6A) What's the Weather: Web browser, spreadsheet (NETS•S 1B, 6A) Take assessment - Learn more Birthstones: Web browser, spreadsheet (NETS•S 1B, 5A) Take assessment - Learn more The Planets: Word processing (NETS S 1B, 3A) Take assessment - Learn more The Nine Planets: Presentation (NETS•S 1B) Take assessment - Learn more Skateboarding: Web page authoring (NETS S 1B, 3B) Take assessment - Learn more Music Survey: Web page authoring (NETS S 1B, 5A partial, 6A) Take assessment - Learn more

    15. ISTE / MS Assessments The primary purpose of these assessments is to provide students and teachers with easily accessible online assessments that provide immediate, formative feedback to teachers and students about their ability to use technology to enhance learning. Their purpose is not to provide standardized, summative assessments for high-stakes purposes. Rather, they are designed to provide information that can be used by teachers and students to guide further learning. Because they are designed to be formative assessments, they are criterion-referenced rather than norm-referenced assessments. The criteria referenced in this case are the performance indicators in the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S). The assessments are intended to measure progress toward demonstration of the performance standards described in NETS•S. They are not intended to certify full achievement of the standards. No single assessment of this kind is likely to be able to fully measure achievement of all aspects of a standard.

    16. $10 - $15 per Student Leading Testing and Standards Groups Announce New Technology Assessment Designed To Meet Needs of Middle School Students in U.S. - 21 Jun 2004 ISTE®, ICDL, and Vantage Learning team up to develop and distribute a unique, affordable assessment tool that will draw from ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S) to address the challenges of No Child Left Behind and broader middle school technology literacy requirements The partnership will create an assessment designed for both No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements as well as more general technology literacy assessment needs. The test will be affordably priced and will be ready for national use for the 2005–06 school year.

    17. NCRTEC NCREL Research and Development Efforts in Collaboration With the International Society for Technology in Education NCREL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Learning Point Associates, continues its 20-year commitment to educational technology initiatives through active research and development efforts aligned to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS). Early next year, we will release a research-based assessment of technology literacy for students in Grade 8. The development process applied to our NETS-related products ensures that assessments are psychometrically valid and reliable as well as measurably aligned to the NETS. Look for additional research-based products for schools and districts to follow, including: An assessment of technology integration for PK–8 teachers An assessment of technology literacy for students in Grade 5 A continuum of technology integration professional development for PK–8 teachers Technology literacy curriculum enhancements for middle school students

    18. NCRTEC Over 25 classrooms participated in a “pilot of the pilot” this February. Same districts will participate in the official pilot this spring. Estimated cost: $2 / student

    19. 8th Grade Technology Literacy Assessment FAQs on the web http://techplan.org

    20. DRAFT only

    21. DRAFT only The district will validate that each student is technologically literate by the end of 8th grade by certifying this in the MEGS reporting system.

    22. DRAFT only Certifications may be subject to review by MDE personnel. Onsite visitations Request to provide written material or documentation

    23. Draft Michigan Standards and Benchmarks http://techplan.org DUE by May 15, 2005 PLEASE…

    24. Ron Faulds, Education Consultant fauldsr@michigan.gov Barbara Fardell, Education Consultant fardellb@michigan.gov

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