This brief summary describes the teacher candidate assessment tasks for each of the seven (7) Maryland Teacher Technology Standards. The titles for each standard link to more information about that standard where you can also download materials.

Standard I. Information Access, Evaluation, Processing and Application

Candidate will develop a research question, gather information on the question from on-line resources and produce an electronic product (e.g., Web page, PowerPoint presentation) to present the question and findings.

Standard II. Communication

Candidate will create an on-line product that integrates multiple digital sources to communicate information about a topic of his/her choice. The candidate must identify the intended audience and justify his/her use of technology to communicate information. Acceptable guidelines for on-line publishing will be used.

Standard III. Legal, Social and Ethical Issues

Candidate will read a case study, highlight questionable practices identifying legal, social and ethical issues. The candidate will write responses to questions using support from the case study and candidate's prior knowledge and experience.

Standard IV. Assessment for Administration and Instruction

Candidate will create a spreadsheet, tables and graphs to display and sort individual, total class, and sub-group performance data. The candidate will summarize the data in a chart and make instructional decisions by answering written questions.

Standard V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction

Candidate will design, deliver and assess a lesson that integrates technology. The candidate will videotape the lesson and complete reflections in an electronic format on the implementation of the lesson.

Standard VI. Assistive Technology

Candidate will create an implementation plan using the SETT Framework Guide to analyze a student's learning needs based on the S - Student, E - Environments, T - Tasks and T -Tools. The framework will guide decision making about technology tools that can address learning obstacles. The candidate will present the implementation plan as an oral presentation, electronic document or video.

Standard VII. Professional Growth

Candidate will develop an individual Technology Professional Development Plan for continued growth in the use of technology. The plan will include an assessment of personal strengths and weaknesses, identification of a goal related to a technology standard, resources (electronic or non-electronic) to support the identified goal and evaluation criteria.