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3. “Nonetheless, students themselves are changing because of their use of and reliance on the Internet. They are coming to school with different expectations, different skills, and different resources. In fact, our most Internet-savvy students told us that their schools, teachers and peers are at times frustratingly illiterate, naïve, and even afraid of the online world” (Levin & Arafeh, 2002, p. 25).

5. District Alignment with the National Education Technology Plan NETP Recommendations District Plan Strengthen leadership Develop partnerships with local business & community leaders Consider innovative budgeting Develop 3-5 year "refresh" cycles for replacing technology Improve teacher training Provide high-quality staff development with highly qualified presenters Support e-learning and virtual schools Provide distance learning and dual credit online university classes to all high school students Encourage broadband access Evaluate existing technology infrastructure and expand existing broadband width and wireless capability Move toward digital content Provide ubiquitous computer access & connectivity to online content and resources Integrate data systems Ensure that student information system allows teachers to access assessment results to differentiate instruction (US Dept. of Education, 2004).

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9. REFERENCES Levin, D., & Arafeh, S. (2002). The digital disconnect. The widening gap between internet- savvy students and their schools. Pew Internet and American Life Project. Retrieved May 14, 2011 from http://pewinternet.org/~/media/Files/Reports/2002/PIP_Schools_Internet_Report.pdf. pdf http://pewinternet.org/~/media/Files/Reports/2002/PIP_Schools_Internet_Report.pdf. pdf National Education Technology Plan 2009 Public Forum. Retrieved May 13, 2011 from http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/national-educational-technology- plan-netp-2009-second-life-public-forum-final-report http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/national-educational-technology- plan-netp-2009-second-life-public-forum-final-report U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology. Toward a new golden age in american education: How the internet, the law and today’s students are revolutionizing expectations. Washington, D.C., 2004.Retrieved May 13, 2011 from http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/2004/plan.pdf http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/2004/plan.pdf Photograph Sources: Computer with quote used by permission from http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4369233394/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/langwitches/4369233394/ Classroom technology used by permission from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mckln/5455165185/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mckln/5455165185/ Wordle created by me at www.wordle.netwww.wordle.net