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I am finding that districts are addressing NCLB in 4 broad approaches:
 * 1) Technology is so well integrated into the core curriculum that if students pass the 8th grade then they are technologically literate.
 * 2) ISTE NETS Standards are highlighted and adopted and teachers are given expectations and "sent forth to do good work".
 * 3) Vendor solutions are purchased and used in grades 6 to 8.
 * 4) "Home Grown" - ISTE NETS standards are used and districts create their own courses and lessons to address the standards.

The following are sites of interest. I have broken them down into categories and ordered them according to my opinion from best to less than best. Please take a look at these and let me know your thoughts.

District Created Curriculum: [|Indiana State Tech Resource page] - Take a look at the technology integration curriculum [|frameworks page] North Carolina - [|Kaleidoscope] (make sure to use the "pick a grade" on the left) | [|Adventure Hut] | [|Teacher Hut] | [|Student Hut] | [|Greenwood PS 8th Gr Tech Course] [|8th Grade Tech Literacy in Green Bay Wisconsin]

School / Teacher Created Curriculum [|Lake MS Multimedia] [|Lake MS Application lessons] [|Computer Practice Tests] - I was really interested I doing a pretest with my 8th graders because of our discussion last night. Yes, I know it's a little late for a pretest with kids I have all year, but I found a great site that gives instant feed back that I think I want to have the kids try to see where we are before the 8th grade assessment. (Michelle D.)

District Standards [|Maryland Student Technology Literacy Consortium] [|Maryland Teacher Technology Standards] [|Greenwich Public Schools Tech Courses]

Vendors [|Tech Yes (Vendor)] [|TechSteps (vendor)] [|K to the 8th Power (Vendor)] [|Learning.com - TechLiteracy Assessment (Vendor)]

Resources [|National Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)] [|International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)] [|NETS Online Technology Assessment Details]

Dale's Research work [|Dale's del.icio.us account list of MS Tech links]

Documents:


 * [[file:techSteps_Brochure.pdf]] || [[file:NETS_list.pdf]] || [[file:NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:pk-12rubric(NETS).pdf]] || [[file:teachers-rubric(NETS).pdf]] || [[file:Generation YES » TechYES.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:EasyTech-TLA-Solutions-Tech-Literacy.pdf]] ||  ||   ||