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National Technology Competencies National technology competency standards for students graduating from secondary schools are seriously being discussed by the U.S. Department of Education (Thomas & Knezek, 1999). Moreover, school districts throughout the country believe technology literacy is a critical factor in equipping students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the 21 century (Prime, 1998). In fact, many school districts across the country have already placed technology competency requirements upon their teachers and their graduates (Northover, 1999). In conjunction with student requirements, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is also seriously considering implementing technology competencies for teacher licensure (NCATE, 1999; ISTE, 1999). Groups such as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), a professional education organization, and the CEO Forum, a think tank comprised of twenty business and education leaders based in Washington, D.C., are responsible for recommending guidelines for accreditation to NCATE. The CEO Forum has recommended that teacher training in computer technology become a mandatory component of licensure by 2002 (CEO Forum, 1999; Galagan, 1999). According to the Forum, schoolteachers in the United States are undertrained on using the computer technology available to them. The Forum also estimates that schools spend roughly $88 per student on computer equipment, but only $6 per student on training teachers to use the technology (Galagan). Many teachers are unable to integrate the technology into their lessons because of a lack of training, and only 20% of teachers were comfortable using computer technology in the classroom (Galagan). How does this affect higher education? Faculty members serve as role models for prospective teachers and their use of, and attitudes toward, educational technology can have a significant impact on future teachers’ implementation of A Paradigm Shift: Technology Integration for Higher Education in the New Millennium