Goal 1.1: Creativity and Innovation
Goal Statement: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology:
Students:
· apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
· create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
· use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
· identify trends and forecast possibilities.
Action Plans for Creativity & Innovation
Goal 1.2: Communications & Collaboration
Goal Statement: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
Action Plans for Communication & Collaboration
Goal 1.3: Research & Information Literacy
Goal Statement: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Students:
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
d. process data and report results.
Action Plans for Research & Information Fluency
Goal 1.4: Critical Thinking
Goal Statement: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
Students:
a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.
Action Plans for Critical Thinking
Goal 1.5: Digital Citizenship
Goal Statement: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
Students:
· advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
· exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
· demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
· exhibit leadership for digital citizenship
Students must learn to be ethical and principled users of technology. As technology is a potential tool for learning, it also provides multiple opportunities to be abused. Students must make responsible choices with technology. Responsibilities include:
· Visiting appropriate sites
· Collaborating with others where appropriate
· Managing social interactions
· Appropriate respect for equipment
· Managing technology during class, restricted to relevant classroom commitments
· Issues around copyright and pirated software
· Managing their Digital Footprint in the world of social networking
It is our goal to ensure students manage their world of technology, including their online profiles, appropriately.
Action Plans for Digital Citizenship
Goal 1.6: Technology Concepts
Goal Statement: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.
Students:
· a. understand and use technology systems.
· b. select and use applications effectively and productively.
· c. troubleshoot systems and applications.
· d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
Action Plans for Technology Concepts