The ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Student Standards are a set of guidelines designed to help students thrive in a digital age. These standards outline the skills and knowledge students need to effectively use technology for learning, collaboration, and problem-solving. Learn more about the ISTE Student Standards from the ISTE website.
Enhance Learning: By integrating these standards, teachers can enhance their students' learning experiences and better prepare them for the digital world.
Promote Engagement: Technology can make learning more engaging and interactive, helping to motivate students.
Support Differentiation: Digital tools can be used to tailor learning experiences to meet diverse student needs.
Empowered Learner:
Goal: Students take an active role in their learning by leveraging technology.
Key Skills: Setting personal learning goals, using technology to achieve learning goals, and demonstrating competency and self-direction.
Digital Citizen:
Goal: Students recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living in a digital world.
Key Skills: Practicing safe, legal, and ethical behavior in digital environments, understanding the impact of technology on society, and managing digital identity.
Knowledge Constructor:
Goal: Students critically curate resources using digital tools to construct knowledge.
Key Skills: Researching, evaluating the accuracy of information, and creating artifacts that demonstrate learning.
Innovative Designer:
Goal: Students use technology to solve problems creatively.
Key Skills: Using a design process to generate ideas, creating prototypes, and refining solutions.
Computational Thinker:
Goal: Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems using computational thinking.
Key Skills: Decomposing problems, recognizing patterns, and developing algorithms.
Creative Communicator:
Goal: Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively using digital tools.
Key Skills: Choosing appropriate platforms and tools for communication, creating original works, and collaborating with others.
Global Collaborator:
Goal: Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others.
Key Skills: Collaborating with peers, understanding diverse perspectives, and contributing to project teams.