Florida Innovates

Florida Innovates is a suite of evaluative tools developed to facilitate schools in gauging their progress toward meeting technology-related achievement goals set forth in the NCLB Act of 2001. Specifically, the proposed assessment system will help districts to identify areas for improvement and what works related to technology integration in individual schools and classrooms. With vast sums of money being spent on technology in schools, there is a great need for increased accountability. When properly integrated, technology use should improve student achievement in core academic areas. When fully implemented, Florida Innovates will thus contribute to the goal of greater accountability.