standards:
The five standards and performance indicators represent current best practices in student technology use and Digital-Age Learning skills. Each standard includes topics that serve as unifying descriptors for the performance indicators. Due t o the fast pace of technological advancements, the performance indicators reflect “core” skills and knowledge of technology application that provide foundations, rather than prescriptions, for their use in teaching and learning.
Standard 1: Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking to develop innovative products using appropriate digital tools and resources.
Topics: Design and Create Original Works As a Means of Personal or Group Expression.
Explore Systems, Identify Trends, and Forecast Possibilities.
Standard 2: Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and resources to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Topics: Communicate and Collaborate To Learn With Others.
Develop Cultural Understanding and Global Awareness by Engaging With Learners of Many Cultures.
Standard 3: Research for Problem Solving and Decision Making
Students plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
Topics: Identify and Define Problems, Issues, or Questions for Investigation and Plan Strategies To Guide Inquiry.
Locate and Organize Information from a Variety of Resources and Media, Process Data (Analyze and Synthesize) To Develop Solutions, Make Informed Decisions, or Report Results.
Standard 4: Digital Citizenship
Students demonstrate safe, legal, and ethical behavior when using technology to communicate or create a product.
Topics: Practice Personal Safety.
Demonstrate Ethical and Appropriate Use of Information and Technology.
Standard 5: Technology Operations and Concepts
Students demonstrate and apply an understanding of technological concepts, systems, and operations.
Topics: Understand the Operation of Technological Concepts and Systems, Including the Application of Basic Troubleshooting Skills.
Demonstrate Proficient Use of Applications and Productivity Tools.