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| 1. Foundations: The
student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of hardware components,
software programs, and their connections. The student is expected
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- Use technology terminology
appropriate to the task (1A)
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- Use networking
terminology such as on-line, network, or password and access
remote equipment on a network such as a printer (1C)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 2. Foundations:
The student uses data input skills appropriate to the task. The student
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- Use a variety of input devices such as mouse, keyboard, disk
drive, modem, voice/sound recorder, scanner, digital video, CD-ROM,
or touch screen (2A)
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- Use proper keyboarding techniques such as correct hand and body
positions and smooth and rhythmic keystroke patterns as grade-level
appropriate (2B)
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- Demonstrate touch keyboarding techniques for operating the alphabetic,
numeric, punctuation, and symbol keys as grade-level appropriate
(2C)
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- Produce documents at the keyboard, proofread, and correct errors
(2D)
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- Use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling,
word division, and use of numbers and symbols as grade-level appropriate
(2E)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 3. Foundations: The student complies with the laws
and examines the issues regarding the use of technology in society.
The student is expected to: |
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- Model respect of intellectual property by not illegally copying
software or another individual's electronic work (3B)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 4. Information acquisition: The student uses a
variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources,
with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to: |
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- Select appropriate strategies to navigate and access information
for research and resource sharing (4B)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 5. Information acquisition: The student acquires
electronic information in a variety of formats, with appropriate supervision.
The student is expected to: |
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- Acquire information including text, audio, video, and graphics
(5A)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 6. Information acquisition: The student evaluates
the acquired electronic information. The student is expected to: |
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- Determine the success of strategies
used to acquire electronic information (6A)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 7. Solving problems: The student uses appropriate
computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to
problems. The student is expected to |
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- Use software programs with audio, video, and graphics
to enhance learning experiences (7A)
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- Use appropriate software, including the use of word processing
and multimedia, to express ideas and solve problems (7B)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 8. Solving problems: The student uses research
skills and electronic communication, with appropriate supervision,
to create new knowledge. The student is expected to: |
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- Use communication tools to participate in group projects (8A)
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- Use electronic tools and research skills to build a knowledge
base regarding a topic, task, or assignment (8B)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 9. Solving problems: The student uses technology
applications to facilitate evaluation of work, both process and product.
The student is expected to: |
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- Use software features, such as on-line help, to evaluate work
progress (9A)
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- Use software features, such as slide show previews, to evaluate
final product (9B)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 10. Communication: The student formats digital
information for appropriate and effective communication. The student
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- Use font
attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that
products are appropriate for the defined audience (10A)
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- Use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure
that products are appropriate for the communication media including
multimedia screen displays and printed material (10B)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 11. Communication: The student delivers the product
electronically in a variety of media, with appropriate supervision.
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- Publish information in a variety of ways including, but not
limited to, printed copy, or monitor display (11A)
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- Publish information in a variety of media including, but not
limited to, stored files or video. (11B)
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Performance Descriptor |
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| 12. Communication: The student uses technology
applications to facilitate evaluation of communication, both process
and product. The student is expected to: |
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- Select representative products to be collected and stored in
an electronic evaluation tool (12A)
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- Evaluate the product for relevance to the assignment or task
(12B)
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