The online education magazine eSchool News recently asked its readers what were the most important technology skills for students to know in the modern era (Stansbury, 2012). The readers identified "online literacy," "critical thinking," "the science behind the technology," "adaptability," and "courage" as the most important skills for the modern era. So, how do these ideas fit into the K-12 curriculum?

The bulging K-12 curriculum that once included only reading, writing, and arithmetic now…