National Educational Technology Plan

The National Education Technology Plan, Transforming American Education; Learning Powered by Technology, urges for application of advanced technology to be used in our education system to improve student learning, accelerate the integration of effective practices, and use data and information to support continuous improvement. Each goal addresses the five essential components of learning with technology; which are learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. It calls for a revolutionary change and encourages our education system to be clear about the outcomes we seek, collaborate to redesign structures and processes for effectiveness, efficiency, and flexibility, and to hold ourselves accountable for progression and results.  The plan reinforces the fact that modern technology is affecting our 21^st century learners, as well as our entire business society.  Rapid development of technology in the world demand ongoing assessments to analyze the continued development in school integration and accessibility. Assessment should also be careful to measure just what it intends to in order to get accurate results. Technology based learning should provide engaging and powerful learning experiences and content. Another goal is that all students and educators will have access to a comprehensive infrastructure for learning when and wherever necessary. Comprehensive infrastructure is necessary for us to move beyond the tradition classroom model into a learning model that expands to anywhere in the world where adequate internet connection is provided. I feel that this plan sets high but achievable standards for emerging education and technology in schools.  It is very thorough about methods to take to achieve this plan.