The document discusses the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), which provide guidelines for students, teachers, administrators, coaches, and computer science educators to develop skills needed for the digital age. The NETS are divided into five categories and aim to improve higher-order thinking, prepare students for global jobs, design student-centered learning, and guide systematic school changes to create digital learning environments. The standards were created by the International Society for Technology in Education and have been adapted worldwide since their initial drafting in 1998.