Profiles for Technology Literate Students
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR TECHNOLOGY-LITERATE STUDENTS
GRADES 6-8
All students should have opportunities to demonstrate the following performances.
Prior to completion of Grade 8, students will:
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| 1. Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur during everyday use. (1) |
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| 2. Demonstrate knowledge of current changes in information technologies and the effect those changes have on the workplace and society. (2) |
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| 3. Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology, and discuss consequences of misuse. (2) |
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| 4. Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research. (3, 5) |
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| 5. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum. (3, 6) |
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| 6. Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom. (4, 5, 6) |
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| 7. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (4, 5) |
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| 8. Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems. (5, 6) |
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| 9. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity, and of practical applications to learning and problem solving. (1, 6) |
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| 10. Research and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources concerning real-world problems. (2, 5, 6) |
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