3rd-5th_Grade

Grades Three through Five (ages 8-11)
Michigan Technology Standards and Expectations (prior to the completion of Grade 5) - DRAFT – 9/25/2008 
 * Creativity and Innovation **

1. Students produce a media-rich digital story. 2. Students use a variety of technology tools and applications to promote their creativity. 3. Students understand that existing (and future) technologies are the result of human creativity.


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 * Communication and Collaboration **
 * 1) Students use basic telecommunication tools (e.g. e-mail, WebQuests, IM, chat rooms, web conferencing) and online resources for collaborative projects with other students.
 * 2) Students use a variety of media and formats to create and edit products (e.g. presentations, newsletters, brochures, web pages) to communicate information and ideas to various audiences.
 * 3) Students identify how different forms of media and formats may be used to share similar information, depending on the intended audience (e.g. presentations for classmates, newsletters for parents).
 * 4) Students collaborate with classmates using a variety of technology tools to plan, organize, and create a group project.

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 * Research and Information Fluency **
 * 1) Students describe basic guidelines for determining the validity of information accessed from various digital resources (e.g. web site, dictionary, on-line newspaper, CD-ROM).
 * 2) Students perform simple queries on existing databases and report results on an assigned topic.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students identify search strategies for locating needed information.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Decision Making **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students use digital resources to access information that can assist them in making informed decisions about everyday matters (e.g. which movie to see, which product to purchase, perform “how-to” tasks).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students use information and communication technology tools (e.g. calculators, probes, videos, DVDs, educational software) to collect, organize, and evaluate information to assist them with solving real-life problems.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students identify and investigate a state, national, or global issue and generate possible solutions using digital tools and resources.


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Digital Citizenship
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students use information and communication technologies to support collaboration, productivity, and lifelong learning.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students understand and discuss how various assistive technologies can benefit individuals with disabilities.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, and bias in digital resources.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss scenarios describing acceptable and unacceptable uses of technology (e.g. computers, digital cameras, cell-phones, PDAs, wireless connectivity) and describe consequences of inappropriate use.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss basic issues regarding appropriate and inappropriate uses of technology (e.g. copyright, privacy, file sharing, spam, viruses, plagiarism) and related laws.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss safety precautions that should be taken when participating in public “chat rooms”.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students identify their personal goals or pursuits and explore technology resources that may assist them in identifying paths leading to their goals or pursuits.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss the effect of existing and emerging technologies on individuals, society, and the global community.


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Technology Operations and Concepts <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students use basic input and output devices; access network resources (e.g. printers, servers); and use various peripherals (e.g. scanners, digital cameras, video projectors).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students recognize and discuss ways technology has changed life at school and at home.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students know proper keyboarding positions and touch-typing techniques.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students demonstrate proper care in the use of the computer system, hardware, software, peripherals, and storage media.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students know how to exchange files with other students using technology (e.g. network file sharing, flash drives).


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