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ICT Literacy Standards:
Current Status and
Sharing of Best Practices
Cathy Higgins
NH Department of Education
February 2, 2007
About this presentation
• Reviewing the Standards
• Current Status & Practices
• Training Resources
• Research Findings
• Key Recommendations
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Reviewing the Standards
Standards Quiz
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Standards Quiz
True or False?
1. The ICT standards became
effective on July 1, 2005.
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Standards Quiz
True or False?
2. These are instructional program
standards that describe an optional
technology program.
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Standards Quiz
True or False?
3. ICT is an acronym for Information
and Communication Technologies.
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Standards Quiz
True or False?
4. These standards are included in Ed
525 which is the part on Minimum
Standards for School Approval.
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Standards Quiz
True or False?
5. In the old school approval
standards, the program used to be
called the “Computer Literacy
Program.”
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Standards Quiz
Essay Question:
6. What might an “ideal” ICT literacy
program look like according to
these standards?
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Standards Quiz Answer Key
1. True
2. False … It’s required, not optional.
3. True
4. False … It’s Ed 306, not Ed 525.
5. True
6. The ideal program weaves technology
and information literacy instruction
into all grades (K-12) and all core
subjects and assists students to develop
digital portfolios …
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Portfolio Requirements Summary
K – 8 Portfolio High School
Portfolio
• Cumulative from K – 8 • Build from
• Reflects ICT in core contents work in H.S.
• Contents assessed by end of
content courses
8th grade to determine • May be used
competency to show
• District decides on rubrics
competency for
used and who should assess ½ credit
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Portfolio Storage Options
Options Student Folder
•Math artifacts
•Science artifacts
Use portable storage •Language arts artifacts
Organize student folders on •Social Studies artifacts
school server
Portfolio sub-folder
Build web-based storage •Choose artifacts
•Add reflections
Purchase web-based storage
•Organize items
space or software •Periodically update
Other
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Why are these
standards important?
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Skills our students need in a 21st
century global world:
• search for, analyze, and manage
huge amounts of information
• solve complex problems and
create new knowledge and
cultural products
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Teaching and assessment
practices needed:
• emphasize more active student
involvement
• measure students’ ability to apply
knowledge in realistic settings
• more open formats, such as portfolio
and performance assessment
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Current Status
Group Discussions
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Table Discussions
1. How do students in your district store
their digital work now?
2. How would you rate the current status
of your ICT program?
3. Based on your ratings in question 2,
what do you think your district needs
to do in order to improve its ICT
literacy program?
(10 min. + 10 min.)
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Storage: Data Comparison
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60
40
20
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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Last Year (n=199) Current Totals
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Program: Data Comparison
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60
40
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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Last Year (n=194) Current Totals
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School Tech Surveys
• 56 surveys submitted so far
• Several ICT questions on survey
• Once survey closes, results will be tabulated
and shared.
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Involvement in ICT Implementation
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50 Current Status
Extent of Involvement
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A Lot
Some
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Some
Not at all
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Principal / Assistant Pr. Library Media Specialist Technology Coordinator Computer Teacher Content Area Teachers Special Ed Staff Other
A Lot 15 7 26 22 8 4 7
Some 15 29 19 14 30 19 6
Some 18 9 2 2 10 16 0
Not at all 3 4 3 4 3 10 9
Positions Involved
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Training Resources
Resource Handouts
(5 min)
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Research Findings
Group Discussion
(10 min)
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Table Discussions
1. Does any of the research listed pertain
to the work in your district? If so, how?
(5 min. + 5 min.)
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Discussion on Research Findings
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Things to Remember …
• Start with what you have for
existing curriculum and build
gradually.
• Be realistic with your portfolio
requirements to ensure student
ownership of the results.
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Things to remember …
• Stay focused on content and
creation of real world contexts.
• Use ICT to engage students.
• The standards are very flexible.
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Thank you!!!
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