6th-8th_Grade

Grades Six through Eight (ages 11-14)
Creativity and Innovation ** 1. Students apply common software features (e.g. spellchecker, thesaurus, formulas, charts, graphics, sounds) to enhance communication to an audience and to support creativity. 2. Students explore basic applications that promote creativity (e.g. graphics, presentation, photo-editing, programming, blogging, web-casting, video-editing). 3. Students use available utilities for editing pictures, images, or charts. 4. Students create a project (e.g. presentation, web page, newsletter, information brochure) using a variety of media and formats (e.g. graphs, charts, audio, graphics, video) to present content information to an audience. 5. Students describe or illustrate a content-related concept or process using a model, simulation, or concept-mapping software.
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 * Communication and Collaboration **
 * 1) Students use a variety of digital resources (e.g. discussion groups, blogs, podcasts, video-conferences, web conferences) and online resources to collaborate interactively with peers, experts, and other audiences.
 * 2) Students use collaborative digital tools to explore common curriculum content with learners from other cultures.


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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Research and Information Fluency **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students use a variety of digital resources to locate information.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students effectively evaluate information from various online resources for accuracy, bias, appropriateness, and comprehensiveness.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students can identify types of internet sites based on their domain names (e.g. edu, com, org, gov).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students perform queries on existing databases.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students know how to create and populate a database.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students evaluate available digital resources and select the most appropriate tool to use for accomplishing a specific task.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students employ data-collection technology such as probes, handheld devices, and geographic mapping systems to gather, view, and analyze the results for content-related problems.
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Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Decision Making ** <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 databases and spreadsheets to make predictions, develop strategies, and evaluate decisions to assist them with solving a basic problem.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students identify technology resources that can be used to: solve a specific problem; assist them with making an informed decision; and allow them to present the result.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students gather data, examine patterns, and apply information for decision making using digital tools and resources.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students independently develop and apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems.


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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 provide accurate citations when referencing information from outside sources.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss issues related to acceptable and responsible use of technology (e.g. privacy, security, copyright, plagiarism, spam, viruses, file-sharing).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss the consequences related to unethical use of information and communication technology.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students use technology to identify and explore various occupations or careers.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss possible uses of technology (present and future) to support personal pursuits and lifelong learning.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students identify effective uses of technology to support effective communication with peers, family, or school personnel.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss possible societal impact of technology in the future.


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Technology Operations and Concepts <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Arial-BoldMT; msofareastfontfamily: Arial-BoldMT;"> 1. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students use proper keyboarding posture, finger positions, and touch-typing techniques to improve accuracy, speed, and general efficiency in computer operation. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Arial-BoldMT; msofareastfontfamily: Arial-BoldMT;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students can identify appropriate file formats for a variety of applications. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Arial-BoldMT; msofareastfontfamily: Arial-BoldMT;">3. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students use a variety of technology tools (e.g. dictionary, thesaurus, grammar-checker, calculator) to maximize the accuracy of technology-produced products. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Arial-BoldMT; msofareastfontfamily: Arial-BoldMT;">4. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students identify a variety of information storage devices (e.g. CDs, DVDs, flash drives, tapes) and provide rationales for using a certain device for a specific purpose (very large file, portability, permanent storage). <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Arial-BoldMT; msofareastfontfamily: Arial-BoldMT;">5. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students use accurate technology terminology. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Arial-BoldMT; msofareastfontfamily: Arial-BoldMT;">6. <span style="font-family: 'Arial-BoldMT', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">Students discuss security issues related to e-commerce.


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