“National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers”

The teacher must be able to do the following:
Technology operations and concepts:
· Have a basic understanding of skills related to technology
· Continue to grow in skills for emerging technology
Planning and designing learning environments and experiences:
· The teacher must be able to develop developmentally appropriate tasks involving technology
· The teacher must apply current best practices for teaching with technology
· The teacher must be able to evaluate the accuracy of technology resources
· The teacher must be able to implement technology into his/her lesson
· The teacher must have strategies for managing student learning with technology
Teaching, learning, and the curriculum:
· The teacher must be able to facilitate the use of technology to enhance learning experiences
· The teacher must be able to use technology to support the diverse needs of all learners
· The teacher use technology to develop student’s higher order thinking skills
· The teacher must be able to manage student learning activities using technology
Assessment and evaluation:
· The teacher must apply technology to assess student learning
· The teacher must use technology resources to communicate student progress
· The teacher must apply various methods to evaluate whether students use technology resources appropriately

This article brought basic concepts for teaching and incorporating technology into the classroom into a concise list of standards.

Reference:
National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. Retrieved February 19, 2010, from http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxjd3UzMTZlZHRlY2h8Z3g6NDhkZTU1OWMxMjRkMTVhNQ