1. General Communication

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• Send and respond to email messages, adjusting style to audience

• Participate in online learning groups

• Understand ethical issues related to electronic communication

• Understand how to protect personal identification on the Internet

• Understand the concept of networking and be able to identify various components of a computer system

1. Gathering Information/Research

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  • Draw information from both text (print) and non-text (photos, sound effects, animation, illustrations, variation in font and color) elements

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  • Locate and validate information on the Internet (from approved sites)

• Search for and download information on a wide range of topics

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  • Understand the importance of multiple sites and resources for research

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  • Use technology tools for research across curriculum areas

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  • Recognize that information is framed by the source’s point of view and use this information to detect bias on websites

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  • Demonstrate knowledge of strategies used by media games, video, radio/television broadcasts, websites to entertain and influence people

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  • Critically read material published on Internet and compare points of view

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  • Search to authenticate sources of information

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  • Understand that material downloaded from interactive media should be credited and cited

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  • Use spreadsheet software to organize data and create charts, graphs, and tables

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  • Use the Internet to examine current events , gathering several points of view

1. Publishing

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  • Scan materials, such as photos, to incorporate into reports and nonlinear presentations

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  • Select appropriate forms of graphics to represent particular types of data (for example, bar of line graphics

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  • Use digital photos or illustrations from the Internet

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  • Rapidly and efficiently use keyboarding while working with word processing programs

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  • Compose drafts using the keyboard

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  • Use a variety of technology tools (dictionary, thesaurus, grammar checker, calculator, spell checker) to maximize the accuracy of technology-produced products

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  • Cite and credit material download from interactive media

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  • Create nonlinear presentations (web pages) that convey information

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  • Create slides (for example, PowerPoint) to accompany a report

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  • Understand the connection between presentation (text and non-text elements) on a website and its intended audience

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  • Communicate knowledge through multimedia presentations, desktop publishing, and other electronic media

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  • Frame points and issues to create persuasive productions