Upon reviewing the National Educational Technology Plan, I found that the key elements in it are aligned with the Texas Long Range Plan.  Its goals are much like the Long Range Plan, to engage the 21^st century learner by providing more meaningful learning experiences.   Another goal that is similar is to make sure that educators have an opportunity to be exposed to new technology, therefore being able to create more powerful lessons.  

The plan specifies that today’s students are 21^st century learners and that educators must change the way that we teach these students.  The plan stated that students need to be empowered to take control of their own learning.  The plan also states that the use of technology in the classroom will help gain more access to different learning resources than those available in the standard classroom.    

The National Educational Technology plan states that the use of technology can help move to a connected teaching model, where teachers are exposed to different teaching  tools for collecting data as well as tools that will help educators create and manage lessons that will be engaging for students.  With the connected teaching model, teachers will have access to various online resources for professional development. 

          Overall, The National Educational Technology plan is a good one.  I think that it addresses key issues and concerns, the primary one being that there has to be a change made in order to  reach the new type of learners that we have today.  A big part of that is providing resources for educators to meet these goals.