ITLS: Summary of Content Areas and Standards & Acknowledgements

Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Information & Technology Literacy

Media and Technology

• Use common media and technology terminology and equipment
• Identify and use common media formats
• Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information
• Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information
• Use media and technology to create and present information
• Evaluate the use of media and technology in a production or presentation

Information and Inquiry

• Define the need for information
• Develop information seeking strategies
• Locate and access information sources
• Evaluate and select information from a variety of print, non-print, and electronic formats
• Record and organize information
• Interpret and use information to solve the problem or answer the question
• Communicate the results of research and inquiry in an appropriate format
• Evaluate the information product and process

Independent Learning

• Pursue information related to various dimensions of personal well-being and academic success
• Appreciate and derive meaning from literature and other creative expressions of information
• Develop competence and selectivity in reading, listening, and viewing
• Demonstrate self-motivation and increasing responsibility for their learning

The Learning Community

• Participate productively in workgroups or other collaborative learning environments
• Use information, media, and technology in a responsible manner
• Respect intellectual property rights
• Recognize the importance of intellectual freedom and access to information in a democratic society

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Acknowledgements

The following organizations, agencies, and professional associations submitted nominees for the Information and Technology Literacy Task Force. The task force member listed below each organization was a nominee of that group and was appointed by State Superintendent, John T. Benson to represent that organization on the task force.

Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) - Nancy Sikorsky, Task Force Chair
Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs) -- Bob Houts
National Telemedia Council (NTC) -- Dr. Martin Rayala
Northeastern Wisconsin In-School Telecommunications (NEWIST) -- Teyulelu Debra Cornelius
TEACH Wisconsin Board -- Jim Bowen
Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (WASCD) -- Barry Golden
Wisconsin Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (WACTE) -- Dr. Jeffrey C. Barnett
Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) -- Roger L. Weber
Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA) -- Bill Shirer
Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers (WI PTA) -- Sheryl Miller
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) -- Jim Klein, DPI Task Force Facilitator
Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) -- Chuck Howard
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB) -- Peggy Garties
Wisconsin Educational Media Association (WEMA) -- Kate Bugher
Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) -- Jo Ann Carr & Mary Jo Aman
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) -- Beverly Monigal

A number of people from the Department of Public Instruction contributed ideas, input, and technical assistance to the Information and Technology Literacy Standards Project. From the Division for Libraries and Community Learning (DLCL), the former Division Administrator, Carolyn Winters Folke provided invaluable suggestions and ideas. The Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) Team provided ongoing support and input into the project. The Director of the IMT Team is Neah J. Lohr. In addition to Neah Lohr, the team consists of Richard J. Sorensen, School Library Media Consultant and Gordon P. Hanson, Instructional Technology Consultant. Jim Klein, Jim Kasum, and Mark Parrish are limited term employees on the IMT Team with special consultant responsibilities. Jim Klein served as the DPI facilitator to the Information and Technology Literacy Standards Task Force and Project. In addition, to these educational consultants, the project received able technical and clerical assistance from the IMT Team Program Assistants, Cathy Debevec and Sandra Brandt, and from the DLCL Program Assistant, Karen Nowakowski. 

Several people from other divisions or teams within the Department of Public Instruction provided a great deal of information processing and technical assistance to the organization, layout, and printing of this standards publication. Special thanks must go to Greg Doyle, Director of the Education Information Services Team, to Debra Bougie, Communications Specialist, and to Beverly Kniess, Kathy Addie, Donna Collingwood, Amy French, Victoria Horn, Sandi Ness, Edy Paske, and Tammy Wylesky for their valuable contributions to this publication. Their talents and assistance are greatly appreciated. 

Finally, Carolyn Cain, library media consultant, Madison Metropolitan School District (now retired) served as a consultant to the standards project and as a member of the task force writing team. Carolyn is also a part of the team planning the 1998-99 school year implementation program for the new information and technology literacy standards. 

Cover and Page photos courtesy of Apple Computer, Inc.

For questions about this information, contact Donna C. Steffan (608) 267-1282

Last updated on 2/25/2008 7:51:54 AM