Setting Goals

The Department of Education laid out its National Education Technology Plan (NETP) this week. In it, it sets forth goals that will implement five areas of focus (for technology) that will serve as a blueprint. This includes:

• Learning
• Assessment
• Teaching
• Infrastructure
• Productivity

In order to support these areas, the plan incorporates mobile technology, digital content, online social networks (that's right, for all you Facebook haters!), information sharing, and collaboration. These are broad areas and will need the support of the administration and educators to be effective. By having this plan in place, the Obama administration is clearly supporting expanded technology within the classroom. In my opinion, this is desperately needed as schools need all possible support.