Department of Education Releases National Ed Tech Policy Document 11/9/10

Ed Secretary Arne Duncan outlined the five main goals covered in the plan:

• Using educational technology to fundamentally change the learning process by making it more engaging and tailored to individual student needs and interests;
• Using ed tech to develop a new generation of assessments;
• Connecting teachers with their peers and experts so they are always up-to-date on the resources available to them;
• Building infrastructure that lets schools support access to technology in and out of the classroom; and
• Harnessing the power of educational technology to increase school district productivity and student achievement.
• http://www.ed.gov/sites/default/files/netp2010.pdf