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The 7 ISTE Standards for Students
The ISTE Standards for Students describe how learners can use technology to take ownership of learning, act responsibly online, build knowledge, solve problems, create digital products, communicate effectively, and collaborate with others. This page explains the seven ISTE Standards in student-friendly language and provides practical examples for how each standard can be applied in a technology-supported learning environment.
These seven ISTE Standards are applied through learning activities, AI guidelines, OER resources, collaboration, and responsible digital citizenship.
Students use technology to set learning goals, choose helpful tools, track progress, get feedback, and show what they have learned in different ways.
Students use technology safely, ethically, and respectfully. They protect personal information, give credit to sources, and make positive choices online.
Students use digital tools to find, evaluate, organize, and combine information from different sources to build knowledge and create meaningful work.
Students use technology and design thinking to identify problems, test ideas, improve solutions, and create useful or imaginative products.
Students break problems into smaller parts, analyze information, recognize patterns, and create step-by-step solutions using digital tools.
Students use digital media, visuals, writing, audio, video, or presentations to communicate ideas clearly and creatively for different audiences.
Students use technology to work with classmates, teachers, and wider communities, learn from different perspectives, and contribute to shared projects.
Using technology to learn, create, communicate, collaborate, and solve problems responsibly.
How Students Apply the Standards
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Students use technology to support learning while making ethical and thoughtful choices.
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Students use digital tools to research, design, test, communicate, and improve their work.
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Students work with others respectfully, share ideas clearly, and participate positively in digital spaces.