Information Technology Literacy Standards Matrix

Intended to help library media specialists, technology educators, and curriculum planning teams identify where specific information and technology competencies might best fit into the assessed content areas of the curriculum, this document presents a matrix that identifies the correlation between Wisconsin's Information and Technology Literacy (ITL) Standards and English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies standards. An introductory section describes the Matrix Project, the Matrix Project Advisory Group, academic standards definitions, the matrix models, and the list of integration resources. The second section presents Matrix Model 1, which correlates content standards for each of the four curriculum areas with the ITL Standards. The third section presents Matrix Model 2, which separates the four content standards of the ITL Standards (i.e., media and technology, information and inquiry, independent learning, and the learning community) and arranges them by three grade ranges--K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. The final section provides a listing of resources and resource providers for those educators desiring additional information or ideas on how to integrate information and technology competencies into curriculum and classroom instruction; several World Wide Web sites that contain evaluated lesson plans, many of which incorporate information and technology skills, are included. (MES)