National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), Grade 9-12 Performance Indicators

• Identify capabilities and limitations of contemporary and emerging technology resources and assess the potential of these systems and services to address personal, lifelong learning, and workplace needs.
• Make informed choices among technology systems, resources, and services.
• Analyze advantages and disadvantages of widespread use and reliance on technology in the workplace and in society as a whole.
• Demonstrate and advocate for legal and ethical behaviors among peers, family, and community regarding the use of technology and information.
• Use technology tools and resources for managing and communicating personal/professional information (e.g., finances, schedules, addresses, purchases, correspondence).
• Evaluate technology-based options, including distance and distributed education, for lifelong learning.
• Routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications, and productivity.
• Select and apply technology tools for research, information analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making in content learning.
• Investigate and apply expert systems, intelligent agents, and simulations in real-world situations.
• Collaborate with peers, experts, and others to contribute to a content-related knowledge base by using technology to compile, synthesize, produce, and disseminate information, models, and other creative works.