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Tech and Library Grade 9-12

Wed, 2009-06-03 12:22 — admin
NHPS Technology Benchmark Continuum                                                                               Ninth – Twelfth Grade

It is the goal of No Child Left Behind that schools will “assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eight grade.”

 

Technological literacy is the ability to responsibly apply appropriate technology to communicate, solve problems, and access, manage, integrate, and create information to improve learning in all subject areas and to acquire lifelong knowledge and skills in the 21st century. 

 

Students Will…
  1. Basic Operations and Concepts

 
 

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  • discuss emerging technology resources. (e.g. podcasting, webcasting, global positioning software, etc.).

 

 
  • identify the capabilities and limitations of emerging communications resources.

 

 
  • identify changes in hardware and software systems and discuss how these changes might affect the individual personally in his/her role as a lifelong learner.

 

 
  • use online learning resources to experience the virtual environment as a strategy to build 21st learning skills.

 

 
  • understand the relationship between electronic resources, infrastructure, and connectivity.

 

 
  • assess and solve hardware and software problems by using online help or other user documentation and support.

 

 
  • identify common file formats. (e.g. jpeg, gif, wav, doc, etc.)

 

 
  • demonstrate how to import and export text, graphics, audio, and video files.

 

 
  • proofread and edit using an application’s spelling and grammar checking functions.

 

 
  1. Social, Ethical, and Human Issues

 

 
 

 

 
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    • identify legal and ethical issues related to the use of information and communication technology.

 

 
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    • analyze current trends in information and communication technology and assess the potential of emerging technologies for ethical and unethical uses.

 

 
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    • discuss possible long-range effects of unethical uses of technology on society. (e.g. hacking, virus spreading, pirating, etc.)

 

 
  • identify how individuals can protect their technology systems from unethical or unscrupulous users.

 

 
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    • explain the differences between freeware, shareware, and commercial software.

 

 
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    • create appropriate citations for resources when presenting research finding.

 

 
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    • demonstrate the ethical use of technology as a lifelong learner by adhering to fair use and copyright guidelines.

 

 
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    • adhere to the district acceptable use policy.

 

 
  1. Technology Productivity Tools

 

 
 

 

 
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    • use technology tools for managing and communicating personal learning information. (e.g. schedules, correspondence, etc.).

 

 
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    • apply advanced software features to improve the appearance of the word processing document, spreadsheets, and presentations. (e.g. built-in thesaurus, templates, styles, etc.).

 

 
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    • use a variety of applications to plan, create, and edit a multimedia product. .

 

 
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    • identify appropriate technology tools that could be used to create a group project..

 

 

 

  1. Technology Communication Tools

 

 
 

 

 
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    • identify and describe various telecommunications or online technologies. (e.g. blogs, virtual reality, etc.).

 

 
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    • use available technologies to communicate with others on a class assignment or project.  (e.g. desktop conferencing, e-mail, blackboards, etc.).

 

 
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    • use a variety of media and formats to design, develop, publish, and presentation projects to communicate original ideas to multiple audiences.

 

 
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    • collaborate in content-related projects that integrate a variety of media with presentation, word processing, publishing, database, graphic design, or spreadsheet applications.

 

 
  1. Technology Research

 

 
 

 

 
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    • compare, evaluate, and select appropriate internet search engines to locate information.

 

 
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    • formulate and use evaluation criteria for information located on the internet to present research findings.

 

 
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    • determine is online sources are authoritative, valid, reliable, relevant, and comprehensive.

 

 
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    • develop a plan to gather information using various technological research strategies. (e.g. questionnaires, online surveys).

 

 
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    • evaluate resources for stereotyping, prejudice, and misrepresentation.

 

 
  1. Technology Problem-solving and Decision-making Tools

 

 
 

 

 
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    • use a variety of technology resources for problem solving and independent learning.

 

 
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    • formulate a research question or hypothesis, and then use appropriate information and communication technology resources to collect relevant information, analyze the findings, and report the results to multiple audiences.