Technology
and Society
Comparison of NAEP and
NJDOE standards
Junichi Hara
(K)- Students should know; (A) Students should be able to
A.
Interaction of Technology and Humans
Standard 8
Standard 6
NAEP
Notes and Examples
8.2.A.
T.8.1(K): Economic, political, social,
Notes: Society and
Technology products and systems impact
and cultural aspects of society drive
circumstance drives
every aspect of the world in which we
improvements in technological
technological innovation.
live.
products, processes, and systems.
8.2.8.A.1
*NJDOE standard(s) doesn’t
Explain the impact of globalization on the
seem to address NAEP standard
development of a technological system
completely.
over time.
Example: The lack of Japan’s of
metal led to the development
of the Katana.
8.2.8.A.
6.1.4.C.1
T.8.2(K): Technology interacts with
Note: Technology, in turn,
Technology products and systems impact
Apply opportunity cost to
society, sometimes bringing about
drives changes in society.
every aspect of the world in which we
evaluate individuals’
changes in a society’s economy,
live.
decisions, including ones
politics, and culture and often
Example: The development of
made in their communities.
leading to the creation of new needs
crossbows, longbow, and pike
6.1.4.C.2
and wants.
not only changed warfare, but
Distinguish between needs
lowered the social importance
and wants and explain how
of knights, raised the social
scarcity and choice
importance of foot soldiers,
influence decisions made
and contributed to the decline
by individuals,
of medieval feudalism.
communities, and nations.
8.1.8.D.
T.8.3(A): Describe and analyze
Example:
Technological advancements create
positive and negative impacts on
It was unexpected that cell
societal concerns regarding the practice
society from the introduction of a
phones would cause driving
of safe, legal, and ethical behaviors.
new or improved technology,
accidents due to people driving
8.2.12.A.1
including both expected and
while on the phone.
Design and create a technology product
unanticipated effects.
*8.2.12.A.1 was intended for
or system that improves the quality of
students of the 12th grade.
life and identify trade-offs, risks, and
benefits.
8.2.8.A.1
T.8.4(A): Compare the impacts of a
Example: Why is ethanol fuel
Explain the impact of globalization on the
given technology on different
so widely used in Brazil, but not
development of a technological system
societies, noting factors that may
in other countries?
over time.
make a technology appropriate and
sustainable in one society but not in
another.
B.
Effects of Technology on the Natural World
Standard 8
Standard 6
NAEP
Notes and Examples
8.2.8.A.
6.1.4.C
T.8.5(K): Some technological
Example: What are the
Technology products and systems impact
People make decisions
decisions involve trade-offs between
economic effects of fossil fuel
every aspect of the world in which we
based on their needs,
environmental and economic needs,
energy? What are the
live.
wants, and the availability
while others have positive effects for
environmental effects of fossil
8.2.12.A.1
of resources.
both the economy and environment.
fuel energy?
Design and create a technology product
6.1.4.C.1
What effects do windmill have
or system that improves the quality of
Apply opportunity cost to
on the economy and
life and identify trade-offs, risks, and
evaluate individuals’
environment? Is this a perfect
benefits.
decisions, including ones
solution, or are there still some
made in their communities.
negative effects?
*8.2.12.A.1 was intended for
students of the 12th grade.
8.2.8.G.
T.8.6(K): Resources such as oceans,
Note: We must teach that we
The designed world is the product of a
fresh water, and air, which are
must sustain resources for
design process that provides the means
essential for life and shared by
future generation. We can
to convert resources into products and
everyone, are protected by
become more efficient with
systems.
regulating technologies in such areas
resources in the future, utilizing
as transportation, energy, and waste
less than we would now.
disposal.
*NJDOE standard(s) doesn’t
seem to address NAEP standard
completely.
Example: What happened to
the American Bison during the
Western Expansion? How
should we regulate renewable
resources? How should we
regulate non-renewable
resources?
T.8.7(A): Compare the environmental
Note: Could not find an
effects of two alternative
appropriate standard.
technologies devised to solve the
same problem or accomplish the
same goal and justify which choice is
best, taking into account
environmental impacts as well as
other relevant factors.
C.
Effects of Technology on the World of Information and Knowledge
Standard 8
Standard 6
NAEP
Notes and Examples
T.8.8(K): Information technologies
Note: Could not find an
are developing rapidly so that the
appropriate standard.
amount of data that can be stored
and made widely accessible is
Example: Run through the
growing at a faster rate each year.
storage mediums of old
computers, to 1TB flash drives
we have now.
T.8.9(K): Information technologies
Note: Could not find an
make it possible to analyze and
appropriate standard.
interpret data, including text, images,
and sound, in ways that are not
possible with human senses alone.
These uses may result in positive or
negative impacts.
8.1.C
T.8.10(K): The large range of
Example: How difficult was it to
Digital tools and environments support
personal and professional
exchange ideas before certain
the learning process and foster
information technologies and
inventions (difficulty of Marco
collaboration in solving local or global
communication devices allows for
Polo’s journey, as opposed to
issues and problems.
remote collaboration and rapid
video chatting today)?
sharing of ideas unrestricted by
geographic location.
8.1.8.B.1:
T.8.11(A): Use appropriate
Synthesize and publish information
information and communication
about a local or global issue or event on a
technologies to collaborate with
collaborative, web-based service (also
others on the creation and
known as a shared hosted service).
modification of a knowledge product
8.1.8.C.1:
that can be accessed and used by
Participate in an online learning
other people.
community with learners from other
countries to understand their
perspectives on a global problem or
issue, and propose possible solutions.
8.2.8.E.1:
Work in collaboration with peers and
experts in the field to develop a product
using the design process, data analysis,
and trends, and maintain a digital log
with annotated sketches to record the
development cycle.
D.
Ethics, Equity, and Responsibility
Standard 8
Standard 6
NAEP
Note and Examples
8.2.A.
T.8.12(K): Technology by itself is
Example: If there was a
Technology products and systems impact
neither good nor bad, but its use may
technological breakthrough
every aspect of the world in which we
affect others. Therefore, decisions
that will allow producers to
live.
about products, processes, and
produce more efficiently, with
8.1.D.
systems must take possible
fewer workers, what will be the
Technological advancements create
consequences into account.
effect on employment? On
societal concerns regarding the practice
prices and consumers?
of safe, legal, and ethical behaviors.
8.2.A
T.8.13(K): People who live in
Note: *NJDOE standard(s)
Technology products and systems impact
different parts of the world have
doesn’t seem to address NAEP
every aspect of the world in which we
different technological choices and
standard completely.
live
opportunities because of such factors
NAEP wants to teach that there
8.2.F.
as differences in economic resources,
can be technological inequity.
Technological products and systems are
geographic location, and cultural
created through the application and
values.
Example: Are computers and
appropriate use of technological
certain vaccines a viable option
resources.
for children and families in 3rd
world countries? Why or why
not?
8.2.8.F.2.
T.8.14(A): Explain why it is important
Note: *NJDOE standard(s)
Explain how the resources and processes
for citizens to reduce the negative
doesn’t seem to address NAEP
used in the production of a current
impacts and increase the positive
standard completely.
technological product can be modified to
impacts of their technologies on the
have a more positive impact on the
lives of people in another area or on
NAEP wants to teach children
environment (e.g., by using recycled
future generations.
the reason we should reduce
metals, alternate energy sources) and
negative effects, not only how.
the economy.
8.1.8.D.1:
T.8.15(A): Explain why it is unethical
Model appropriate online behaviors
to infect or damage other people’s
related to cyber safety, cyber bullying,
computers with viruses or to “hack”
cyber security, and cyber ethics.
into other computer systems to
gather or change information.