I think that having National Educational Technology Standards for both students and teachers is a really good idea, promoting 21st century skills in our classrooms. I personally feel that the education that I recieved over the years did not prepare me for many real life and work force situations that I will encounter in the future. I believe that applying 21st century skills and integrating technology in the classroom would help prepare students for this.

At first, I thought that these standards would apply only to some concentrations of Art Education such as Graphic Design. However, after reading all of the NET Standards, I know see that they can be applied and adapted to many other things as well. Just using the internet properly to research an artist or research and brainstorm ideas for an art project is using technology to faciliate and inspire student learning.