February 3, 2010 — Expert authors and advocates for information and technology literacy, Michael B. Eisenberg, Doug Johnson, and Robert E. Berkowitz announce their revised Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) curriculum for K-12 education. The document, updated to reflect current technology, demonstrates how technology literacy skills fit within an information literacy skills context.

Big6-ICT_Curriculum_LMC_MayJune2010 (Download .pdf)

Authors blend baseline information literacy contexts from Big6 Skills (Eisenberg & Berkowitz, 1988) with technology standards developed by International Society for Technology in Education’s National Educational Technology Standards for Students (ISTE NETS-S, 2007). The result is a guideline for relevant technology skills all K-12 students could reasonably be expected to demonstrate before they graduate.

Mike Eisenberg is Dean Emeritus and Professor, University of Washington Information School, Seattle, WA. Bob Berkowitz is Library Media Specialist, Wayne Central Schools, Ontario Center, NY. Doug Johnson is Director of Media and Technology, Mankato Public Schools, Mankato, MN.