▁learning ▁goals ▁for ▁themselves . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁This ▁integration ▁of ▁technology ▁across ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁is ▁a ▁positive ▁shift ▁from ▁computers ▁being ▁viewed ▁as ▁boxes ▁to ▁be ▁learned ▁to ▁computers ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁technical ▁communication ▁tools . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁recent ▁learning ▁ped ag ogy ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁inclusion ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁be ▁cre ators ▁of ▁knowledge ▁through ▁technology . ▁International ▁Society ▁for ▁Technology ▁in ▁Education ▁( IST E ) ▁has ▁been ▁developing ▁a ▁standard ▁I ML ▁curr icul um ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁other ▁countries ▁by ▁implementing ▁the ▁National ▁Edu c ational ▁Technology ▁Stand ards . ▁ ▁UK ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁I ML ▁has ▁been ▁promoted ▁among ▁educ ators ▁through ▁an ▁information ▁liter acy ▁website ▁developed ▁by ▁several ▁organizations ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁US ▁I ML ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Part ners hip ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁program ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Education . ▁Special ▁mand ates ▁have ▁been ▁provided ▁to ▁Arizona , ▁Iowa , ▁Kansas , ▁Maine , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Massachusetts , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁and ▁Wisconsin . ▁Ind ividual ▁school ▁districts , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Clark st own ▁Central ▁School ▁District , ▁have ▁also ▁developed ▁their ▁own ▁information ▁liter acy ▁curr icul um . ▁I ST E ▁has ▁also ▁produced ▁the ▁National ▁Edu c ational ▁Technology ▁Stand ards ▁for ▁Stud ents , ▁Te ach ers ▁and ▁Administr ators . ▁ ▁Canada ▁In ▁British ▁Columbia ,