Measuring success

How do we measure student success? Since the creation of No Child Left Behind there has been an increasing movement for standardized results to measure how well our students are doing. This has created quite a problem for researchers trying to prove that technology has and is able to increase student achievement in core subject matter. No Child Left Behind states that by 8th grade students need to be computer literate. I often feel that because of NCLB stating that all teachers need to be qualified many districts are only worried about having a qualified staff. Schools need to make sure that they are finding ways to continue supporting and incorporating the use of technology in their classrooms. I feel that schools are now realizing that technology can be used to teach content throughout the subject areas. Inventions like smart boards, interactive lessons, and tracking software can impact a classroom in a meaningful and positive way. When teachers are trained and current technology is purchased and used I believe that it can impact the scores of standardized tests even though you may not be able to pin point which piece of technology is was.