NCATE/NCTE Standards

After reading the NCATE Standards I realize I have a decent grasp on some of the things required. Technology is something that students need to have accessible. More then accessible, they need to be sound. They should be very comfortable with computers, and with Mac's being the most effective computers out there i feel every student should be Mac literate. When i was in grammar school our computer class consisted mainly of typing and playing games. We simply typed off a sheet of paper into microsoft word. We had the whole class to complete the "assignment". The game we played was Oregon Trail. Not very helpful in enhancing our computer skills. We were actually restricted from going online. I find that highly ironic. The goal in the computer lab should be to explore the world through mozilla, not to limit yourself to mind numbing tasks life how I was forced.