Students will be able to:

• describe and illustrate a content-related concept or process using a model, simulation, or concept-map;
• create original animations or videos documenting school, community, or local events; and
• gather data, examine patterns, and apply information for decision-making, using digital tools and resources.

Students will be able to:

• participate in a cooperative learning project in an online learning community;
• use collaborative electronic authoring tools to explore common curriculum content from multicultural perspectives with other learners; and
• create a presentation to support effective oral communication.

Students will be able to:

• evaluate digital resources to determine the credibility of the author and publisher, and the timeliness and accuracy of the content;
• select and use the appropriate tools and digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks, and to solve problems;
• published original work for distribution.

Students will be able to:

• model legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology by properly selecting, acquiring, and siting resources;
• debate the effect of existing and emerging technologies on individuals, society, and the global community;
• model legal and ethical behaviors with social media.

Students will be able to:

• employee data-collection technology such as probes, handheld devices, and geographic mapping systems to gather, view, analyze, and report results for content-related problems;
• integrate a variety of file-types to create and illustrate a document or presentation; and
• independently develop and apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems.

Students will be able to:

• utilize the organizational capabilities of technology;
• access the Internet at home and school; and
• read and annotate e-books.