I wholeheartedly agree with the International Society for Technology in Education Standards. High schools in this country already indirectly require students to demonstrate a certain level of technological literacy in order to graduate (such as requiring students to submit typed papers and take math tests that require the use of a TI-83). Requiring mastery of certain technologies is for the students' sakes as well as society's, as making a descent living in the near-future global economy necessitates it.
As a teacher of mathematics, one thing I can do to advance technological literacy among my high school students is teaching them how to use a TI-83 and such computer programs as Mathematica. If I am a middle school math teacher, however, I believe I will focus the learning process more on manual math. The availability of new media drives the development of new literacies by giving the masses a delectable taste of what is possible in the near future. Humans are lazy and seek to maximize their time and energy, hence technological advancement!
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