Technology Literacy by 8th Grade
Maryland Student Technology Literacy Consortium

"Technology literacy is the ability of an individual, working independently and with others, to responsibly, appropriately and effectively use technology tools to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information."- Working definition of technology literacy

Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students are now part of the Maryland Voluntary State Curriculum!

The Maryland State Board of Education unanimously accepted the Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students at their board meeting on February 27, 2007.

Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students

Documents are in PDF Format

Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard 6
PreK - 3 Grades PreK - 3 Grades PreK - 3 Grades PreK - 3 Grades PreK - 3 Grades PreK - 3
Grades 4 - 8 Grades 4 - 8 Grades 4 - 8 Grades 4 - 8 Grades 4 - 8 Grades 4 - 8
 

Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students for grades PreKindergarten through Grade 8

Draft Standards for Grades 9 through 12

Resources

Definition of Technology Literacy

TL8 Professional Development Modules
Technology Skills:  Companion Document to the Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students Technology Literacy and Technology Education -
A Side-by-Side Comparison
Technology Literacy by 8th Grade Video

Measuring Student Technology Literacy

State Created or Used Non-State Entity
Alabama Montana FutureKids
Alaska Nebraska Generation YES
Arizona Nevada IC3
Arkansas New Hampshire iSkills
California New Jersey K to the 8th Power
Colorado New Mexico Learning.com
Connecticut New York NETS
Delaware North Carolina SETDA
Florida North Dakota TAGLIT
Georgia Ohio Technology Fluency Institute
Hawai'i Oklahoma TechPoint
Idaho Oregon techSteps by SchoolKit
Illinois Pennsylvania
Indiana Rhode Island
Iowa South Carolina
Kansas South Dakota
Kentucky Tennessee
Louisiana Texas
Maine Utah
Maryland Vermont
Massachusetts Virginia
Michigan Washington
Minnesota West Virginia
Mississippi Wisconsin
Missouri Wyoming

If you have any questions or comments please contact Kalani Smith, TL8 Project Manager.

Contact Information

Kalani Smith, Project Manager
4 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20850
240.314.2271 - voice
301.208.7215 - fax
kalani_smith@mcpsmd.org
Melissa Woods, Project Director
2096 Gaither Road
Suite 102
Rockville, MD 20850
240.632.6980 - voice
240.632.6998 - fax
melissa_woods@mcpsmd.org
Consortium Members

 TL8 Consortium website maintained by Kalani Smith, Project Manager, April 2008