NETS

I had the opportunity to review the NETS technology standards in education. I think they were all good concepts but frankly think they were awfully general and unfortunately, the fact that they are not part of the NJCCCS makes it less likely that they will actually be fulfilled intentionally. However, I do think that most good teachers these days do incorporate technology into their lessons both because it might make their lessons easier to implement and also because the students might be able to related and find it more interesting. The Technology Literacy NJCCCS standards are those that must be implemented and are most likely to be carried out. Inherent in those are some of the concepts in NETS but again, I think NETS is more conceptual which is sometimes hard to ensure implementation.