I reviewed the Michigan Educational Technology Standards for Students in grades 9-12. After reading them, they appear to be somewhat advanced skills that they are asking the high school students to acquire prior to graduation. Do the same requirements apply to the educators? There are many educators who cannot perform these skills themselves. Are these requirements to be met by each student? From a personal standpoint, the same should be required of all educators, especially if they are instructing students. The more students learn at this level, the more equipped they will be for college and the future of technology. How to determine whether the information is fact or fiction, as well how to properly site a source should be learned at the high school level. Learning how to cite sources properly prior to college would be most beneficial because many adults, like myself, struggle with how to properly cite a source, specifically information found on the internet.
The requirement to complete at least one online credit, course or online experience should be increased to a four hour requirement. Students should be required to take a one hour course each year to build upon what was learned in the previous year. This allows students that may have not been exposed to technology previously an opportunity to learn at their pace and get what information they need to succeed.
Overall, from a technology perspective, I think the goals that Michigan’s education system has set are great. Ensuring that students are aware of the fundamentals of technology, such as file types/formats, gives them a greater knowledge base and chance of succeeding in college as well as the workplace. The more information students are equipped with prior to entering the workforce is an advantage for them as individuals expected to know how to use a computer and perform various functions.
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