5. Programs at No Cost and Low Cost

The ISTE NETS Online Technology Assessment provides several formative assessments online to help teachers measure student skills in using software applications.

These are criterion-referenced to the performance indicators in the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S). They are not intended to measure full achievement of the standards, but they do measure progress towards the standards.

Each assessment consists of 5 to 10 activities measuring a number of separate skills as well as integrated sets of skills related to a project or problem. The assessments are designed to be completed within an average of 30 minutes or less, but they are not timed. Individual activities can be repeated, and the assessments can be retaken as many times as needed. Feedback on student performance is provided after each question, and a summary is given at the end.

TechYES: Student Technology Literacy Certification - TechYES is an innovative way for schools, after-school programs, and community organizations to offer a technology certification program to students in grades 6-9. This program was created by Generation YES, whose programs focus on students at the center of the solution.