State Standards

State of Arizona
Department of Education
2008 Educational Technology Standard
DRAFT

Educational Technology Standard Articulated by Grade
Level
Strand 1: Creativity and Innovation

Educational Technology Standard Articulated by Grade Level-DRAFT

Concept 1: Knowledge and Ideas
Using knowledge and ideas to explore and experiment.

Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6
PO 1 PO 1. Experiment, PO 1. Experiment, PO 1. Experiment, PO 1. Experiment, PO 1. Experiment, PO 1. Experiment,
explore and try out explore and try out explore and try out explore and try out explore and try out explore and try out
new ideas without fear new ideas without fear new ideas without fear new ideas without fear new ideas without fear new ideas without fear
of failure to generate of failure to generate of failure to generate of failure to generate of failure to generate of failure to generate
original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, products
products or projects. products or projects. products or projects. products or projects. products or projects. or projects.

Concept 2: Digital Models and Simulations
Using digital models and simulations in situations.

PO 1. Identify and PO 1. Identify and PO 1. Identify and PO 1. Identify and PO 1. Identify and PO 1. Identify and
describe how aspects describe how aspects describe how aspects describe how aspects describe how aspects describe how aspects
of a situation cause of a situation cause of a situation cause of a situation cause of a situation cause of a situation cause
specific consequences specific consequences specific consequences specific consequences specific consequences specific consequences
over time using a over time using a over time using a over time using a over time using a over time using a
digital model or digital model or digital model or digital model or digital model or digital model or
simulation. simulation. simulation. simulation. simulation. simulation.

. PO 2. Recognize and PO 2. Recognize and PO 2. Recognize and PO 2. Recognize and PO 2. Recognize and PO 2. Recognize and
explain relevant explain relevant explain relevant explain relevant explain relevant explain relevant
interdependent interdependent interdependent interdependent interdependent interdependent
elements of a digital elements of a digital elements of a digital elements of a digital elements of a digital elements of a digital
model or simulation. model or simulation. model or simulation. model or simulation. model or simulation. model or simulation.
PO 3. Transfer PO 3. Transfer PO 3. Transfer PO 3. Transfer PO 3. Transfer PO 3. Transfer
understanding of “the understanding of “the understanding of “the understanding of “the understanding of “the understanding of “the
big picture” of how big picture” of how big picture” of how big picture” of how big picture” of how big picture” of how
one system operates by one system operates by one system operates by one system operates by one system operates by one system operates by
comparing it to comparing it to comparing it to comparing it to comparing it to comparing it to another
another system of a another system of a another system of a another system of a another system of a system of a different
different type that different type that different type that different type that different type that type that operates in a
operates in a similar operates in a similar operates in a similar operates in a similar operates in a similar similar manner using a
manner using a digital manner using a digital manner using a digital manner using a digital manner using a digital digital model or
model or simulation. model or simulation. model or simulation. model or simulation. model or simulation. simulation.

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Concept 3: Trends and Possibilities
Using Information to forecast trends and possibilities.

PO 1. Identify patterns, PO 1. Identify PO 1. Identify PO 1. Identify PO 1. Identify PO 1. Identify PO 1. Identify patterns,
trends and forecast patterns, trends and patterns, trends and patterns, trends and patterns, trends and patterns, trends and trends and forecast
possibilities. forecast possibilities. forecast possibilities. forecast possibilities. forecast possibilities. forecast possibilities. possibilities.

PO 2. Ask questions PO 2. Ask questions PO 2. Ask questions PO 2. Ask questions PO 2. Ask questions PO 2. Ask questions
and scrutinize a and scrutinize a and scrutinize a and scrutinize a and scrutinize a and scrutinize a
problem from different problem from different problem from different problem from different problem from different problem from different
perspectives and perspectives and perspectives and perspectives and perspectives and perspectives and
formulate inferences formulate inferences formulate inferences formulate inferences formulate inferences formulate inferences
from known facts. from known facts. from known facts. from known facts. from known facts. from known facts.

PO 3. Use reasoning to PO 3. Use reasoning to PO 3. Use reasoning to PO 3. Use reasoning to PO 3. Use reasoning to PO 3. Use reasoning to
draw conclusions that draw conclusions that draw conclusions that draw conclusions that draw conclusions that draw conclusions that
reflect clear and reflect clear and reflect clear and reflect clear and reflect clear and reflect clear and
logical links between logical links between logical links between logical links between logical links between logical links between
the trends and patterns the trends and patterns the trends and patterns the trends and patterns the trends and patterns the trends and patterns
and the interpretations and the interpretations and the interpretations and the interpretations and the interpretations and the interpretations
made from them. made from them. made from them. made from them. made from them. made from them.

PO 4. Identify a PO 4. Identify a PO 4. Identify a PO 4. Identify a PO 4. Identify a PO 4. Identify a
general or abstract general or abstract general or abstract general or abstract general or abstract general or abstract
pattern that provides pattern that provides pattern that provides pattern that provides pattern that provides pattern that provides
novel insights into the novel insights into the novel insights into the novel insights into the novel insights into the novel insights into the
information. information. information. information. information. information.

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Concept 4: Original Works
Creating original works in innovative ways.

PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools
in a creative or in a creative or in a creative or in a creative or in a creative or in a creative or
innovative style to innovative style to innovative style to innovative style to innovative style to innovative style to
personally express personally express personally express personally express personally express personally express
original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas,
products, or projects. products, or projects. products, or projects. products, or projects. products, or projects. products, or projects.

PO 2. Use digital tools PO 2. Use digital tools PO 2. Use digital tools PO 2. Use digital tools PO 2. Use digital tools PO 2. Use digital tools
to collaborate with a to collaborate with a to collaborate with a to collaborate with a to collaborate with a to collaborate with a
group to communicate group to communicate group to communicate group to communicate group to communicate group to communicate
original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas,
products, or projects products, or projects products, or projects products, or projects products, or projects products, or projects
effectively to an effectively to an effectively to an effectively to an effectively to an effectively to an
audience in a creative audience in a creative audience in a creative audience in a creative audience in a creative audience in a creative
or innovative style. or innovative style. or innovative style. or innovative style. or innovative style. or innovative style.

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Concept 1: Knowledge and Ideas
Using knowledge and ideas to explore and experiment.

Grade 7 Grade 8 High School
PO 1. Experiment, explore PO 1. Experiment, explore PO 1. Experiment, explore and
and try out new ideas and try out new ideas try out new ideas without fear of
without fear of failure to without fear of failure to failure to generate original ideas,
generate original ideas, generate original ideas, products or projects.
products or projects. products or projects.

Concept 2: Digital Models and Simulations
Using digital models and simulations in situations.

PO 1. Identify and PO 1. Identify and describe PO 1. Identify and describe how
describe how aspects of a how aspects of a situation aspects of a situation cause
situation cause specific cause specific specific consequences over time
consequences over time consequences over time using a digital model or
using a digital model or using a digital model or simulation.
simulation. simulation.

PO 2. Recognize and PO 2. Recognize and PO 2. Recognize and explain
explain relevant explain relevant relevant interdependent elements
interdependent elements interdependent elements of of a digital model or simulation.
of a digital model or a digital model or
simulation. simulation.

PO 3. Transfer PO 3. Transfer PO 3. Transfer understanding of
understanding of “the big understanding of “the big “the big picture” of how one
picture” of how one picture” of how one system system operates by comparing it
system operates by operates by comparing it to to another system of a different
comparing it to another another system of a type that operates in a similar
system of a different type different type that operates manner using a digital.
that operates in a similar in a similar manner using a
manner using a digital. digital.

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Concept 3: Trends and Possibilities
Using information to forecast trends and possibilities.

PO 1. Identify patterns, PO 1. Identify patterns, PO 1. Identify patterns, trends
trends and forecast trends and forecast and forecast possibilities.
possibilities. possibilities.

PO 2. Ask questions PO 2. Ask questions and PO 2. Ask questions and
and scrutinize a scrutinize a problem from scrutinize a problem from
problem from different different perspectives and different perspectives and
perspectives and formulate inferences from formulate inferences from
formulate inferences known facts. known facts.
from known facts.

PO 3. Use reasoning to PO 3. Use reasoning to PO 3. Use reasoning to draw
draw conclusions that draw conclusions that conclusions that reflect clear
reflect clear and reflect clear and logical and logical links between the
logical links between links between the trends trends and patterns and the
the trends and patterns and patterns and the interpretations made from
and the interpretations interpretations made from them.
made from them. them.

PO 4. Identify a PO 4. Identify a general or PO 4. Identify a general or
general or abstract abstract pattern that abstract pattern that provides
pattern that provides provides novel insights novel insights into the
novel insights into the into the information. information.
information.

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Concept 4: Original Works
Creating original works in innovative ways.

PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools in PO 1. Use digital tools in a
in a creative or a creative or innovative creative or innovative style to
innovative style to style to personally express personally express original ideas,
personally express original ideas, products, products, or projects.
original ideas, or projects.
products, or projects.

PO 2. Use digital tools PO 2. Use digital tools to PO 2. Use digital tools to
to collaborate with a collaborate with a group collaborate with a group to
group to communicate to communicate original communicate original ideas,
original ideas, ideas, products, or products, or projects effectively to
products, or projects projects effectively to an an audience in a creative or
effectively to an audience in a creative or innovative style.
audience in a creative innovative style.
or innovative style.

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Level
Strand 2: Communication and Collaboration

Concept 1: Digital Interactions
Interact and collaborate with peers, experts, or others from around the world, employing a variety of digital environments and media.

PO 1. Identify PO 1. Engage in PO 1. Engage in PO 1. Select and PO 1. Select and use PO 1. Select and use PO 1. Select and
different communication communication use appropriate appropriate communication appropriate communication use appropriate communication
communication with others as a with others as a communication tools with teacher guidance tools with teacher guidance tools with teacher guidance or
tools. whole class whole class or tools using a to effectively interact with or peer input to effectively peer input to effectively
through teacher small groups variety of teacher others. interact with others. interact with others.
identified digital through teacher identified digital
tools. identified digital tools.
(e.g., mail, phone, tools.
email, discussions, (e.g., e-mail, (e.g., e-mail, discussion (e.g., wikis, discussion (e.g., e-mail, wikis, discussion
message boards, podcast, forums, message boards, wikis) message boards, e-mail) message boards)
chats) discussion boards)

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Concept 2: Effective Communications
Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of digital environments.

PO 1. Identify PO 1. Identify, compare PO 1. Identify, PO 1. Identify, PO 1. Explain and PO 1. Explain and PO 1. Select and
and compare and demonstrate safe and compare compare demonstrate the demonstrate the safety utilize the appropriate
different digital appropriate behavior and demonstrate safe and demonstrate safe safety and etiquette and etiquette of digital digital environment to
environments for when using and appropriate and appropriate of digital environments to communicate with
appropriate digital environments. behavior when behavior when environments to communicate with intended audience for
audiences. using digital environ- using digital environ- communicate with intended audiences. specified purposes.
ments. ments. intended audiences.
(e.g., TV, computer, (e.g., digitally
phone, email) communicate with
authors, text message
to connected
classroom, create
digital sites, search
Internet)

PO 2. Illustrate and PO 2. Compose, PO 2. Compose, PO 2. Compose, PO 2. Create PO 2. Create products PO 2. Create products
communicate ideas illustrate and illustrate and illustrate and products using digital using digital media and using digital media
and stories using communicate original communicate original communicate original media and processes processes appropriate to and processes
digital tools with ideas and stories using ideas or research ideas or research using appropriate to assigned purpose and appropriate to
teacher guidance. digital tools. using digital tools. digital tools. assigned purpose and intended audience using assigned purpose and
intended audience original ideas or intended audience
using original ideas research. using original ideas or
or research. research.

(e.g., Publisher,
PowerPoint,
Keynotes, Voice
Thread, Podcast,
Movie Maker, iMovie,
Photo Story)

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Concept 3: Digital Solutions
Cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.

PO 1. Participate in PO 1. Participate in PO 1. Identify and use PO 1. Participate in a PO 1. Participate in PO 1. Participate in a PO 1. Participate in a
classroom learning classroom learning cooperative group cooperative learning a cooperative learning collaborative learning community of practice
project using digital project using digital rules to contribute project and project and project and whose members
collaborative collaborative effectively in demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate collaborate at a
resources. resources. collaborative learning effective group effective group effective group distance.
project in classroom behaviors with class behaviors with class behaviors with class
learning using digital established established established
collaborative norms while norms while norms while
resources. using digital using digital using digital
collaborative collaborative collaborative
(e.g., using response resources. resources. resources.
pads to gather data
collaboratively,
sequence of event of
pictures from Internet
resources on
interactive boards,
digital book, alphabet
and number books
with original digital
pictures)

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Concept 4: Global Connections
Cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.

PO 1. Identify PO 1. Identify PO 1. Participate as a PO 1. Participate as a PO 1. Participate as a
challenges and digital challenges and digital class in two-way class in two-way class in two-way
strategies as a class strategies as a class communication at a communication at a communication at a
for effectively for effectively distance with others of distance with others of distance with others of
communicating with communicating with different cultures or different cultures or different cultures or
other cultures. other cultures. geographic areas to geographic areas to geographic areas to
gain different gain different gain different
perspectives of topics. perspectives of topics. perspectives of topics.

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Concept 1: Digital Interactions
Interact and collaborate with peers, experts, or others from around the world, employing a
variety of digital environments and media.

PO 1. Select and use PO 1. Select and use PO 1. Collaborate with others
appropriate communication appropriate communication employing a variety of digital
tools with peer input to tools. environments and media to
effectively interact with effectively establish and
others. maintain interaction.

Concept 2: Effective Communications
Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety y
of digital environments.

PO 1. Explain and PO 1. Evaluate, identify, PO 1. Organize a digital
demonstrate features, and use features, environment utilizing features,
conventions, voice and conventions, voice, and conventions, voice and etiquette
etiquette of interactive etiquette of of social networking tools to
digital environments to interactive digital communicate with the appropriate
communicate with the environments to audience.
appropriate audience. communicate with the
appropriate audience.

PO 2. Using original PO 2. Using original ideas PO 2. Create and publish
ideas or research, or research, create products persuasive and other writing
create products using using digital media and applications for communications
digital media and processes appropriate to in different digital media
processes appropriate purpose and audience. environments.
to purpose and
audience.

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Concept 3: Digital Solutions
Cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other
cultures.

PO 1. Participate in a PO 1. Participate in a PO 1. Organize a community of
community of practice community of practice practice whose members
whose members whose members collaborate at a distance for
collaborate at a collaborate at a distance the purpose of producing
distance for for the purpose of original works or solving
the purpose of producing original works problems.
producing original or solving problems.
works or solving
problems.

Concept 4: Global Connections
Cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other
cultures.

PO 1. Independently PO 1. Independently PO 1. Engage in a global
locate and interact with locate and interact with community in order to become
teacher approved teacher approved global socially aware and
global communities. communities. contribute to a broader
understanding of specific global
issues.

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Level
Strand 3: Research and Information Literacy

Concept 1: Planning
Plan strategies to guide inquiry.

PO 1. Generate ideas, PO 1. Generate ideas, PO 1. Generate ideas, PO 1. Generate ideas, PO 1. Generate ideas, PO 1. Generate ideas, PO 1. Generate a large
questions and solutions questions and solutions questions and solutions questions, and or questions, and/or questions, and/or number of ideas,
from a teacher posed from a teacher posed from a teacher posed solutions through the solutions through the solutions through the questions, and/or
question. question. question. process of process of process of solutions through the
brainstorming with brainstorming with brainstorming process of
teacher guidance. peer input and/or independently, with brainstorming
teacher guidance. peer input, and/or independently, with
teacher guidance. peer input, and/or
teacher guidance.

PO 2. Generate key PO 2. Generate key PO 2. Generate key PO 2. Generate key PO 2. Determine key PO 2. Determine key PO 2. Determine key
words from a teacher words and synonyms words and synonyms words to conduct words for use in words for use in words and phrases,
posed question. from a teacher posed from a teacher posed searches with teacher information searches information searches which narrow or
question. question. guidance. which may be refined which may be refined broaden information
through peer or teacher through peer or teacher searches through peer
guidance. guidance. or teacher guidance.

PO 3. Use a secondary PO 3. Use a secondary PO 3. Select a PO 3. Select several PO 3. Use secondary PO 3. Use primary and PO 3. Use primary and
source selected by the source selected by the secondary source from secondary sources sources and secondary sources with secondary sources,
teacher. teacher. a list provided by the from a list provided by select several primary peer input and/or emphasizing primary
teacher. the teacher. sources from a list teacher guidance. sources, focusing on
provided by the authority of
teacher. information, with peer
input and/or teacher
guidance.

PO 4. Explore a PO 4. Explore media PO 4. Differentiate PO 4. Differentiate PO 4. Predict which PO 4. Predict which PO 4. Determine
limited number of and online sources in a types of media and types of media and information or media information or media which information or
media sources in a group setting. information sources in information sources source will provide the source will provide the media source will
group setting. a group setting. with teacher guidance. desired data with desired data with provide the desired
teacher guidance. teacher guidance. data with minimal
teacher guidance.

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Concept 2: Process
Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

PO 1. Identify PO 1. Identify PO 1. Identify PO 1. Use search PO 1. Use search PO 1. Locate and PO 1. Locate and
keyword search terms keywords and at least keywords and a few strategies such as strategies to locate synthesize information synthesize information
with teacher one synonym, synonyms and use developing a few information. utilizing search strategies. utilizing search
assistance. completing a search, keywords to narrow or synonyms for search strategies.
with teacher broaden a search, to terms and narrowing
assistance. complete a search, or broadening a search (e.g., develop synonyms, (e.g., develop synonyms, (e.g., develop
with teacher guidance. with teacher guidance. narrow or broaden terms, narrow or broaden terms, synonyms, narrow or
formulate an advanced formulate an advanced broaden terms,
search, use more than search, use more than one formulate an advanced
one search engine) search engine) search, use more than
one search engine)

PO 2. Recognize PO 2. Identify PO 2. Access PO 2. Select and PO 2. Select and PO 2. Select and organize PO 2. Select and
common navigational common navigational information from organize information organize information and informationand media organize information
elements among a elements (e.g., back designated sources and and media from media from a variety of from a variety of sources. and media
variety of information and forward, enter, use a provided tool to several sources sources. independently.
and media resources. etc.) among a variety organize the including resources.
of information and information.
media resources.

PO 3. Recognize a PO 3. Differentiate PO 3. Differentiate PO 3. Analyze PO 3. Analyze accuracy PO 3. Analyze accuracy PO 3. Analyze
fact. between a fact and between a fact and accuracy of of information and of information and limit accuracy, relevance
something untrue. something untrue. information with introduce the concept of to more relevant items. and
teacher assistance. information relevancy. comprehensiveness of
the information.

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Concept 2: Process
Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

PO 4. Recognize facts PO 4. Recognize facts PO 4. Differentiate PO 4. Differentiate PO 4. Differentiate PO 4. Evaluate between PO 4. Evaluate
about a topic. and opinions about a facts and opinions between facts and between fact and fact and opinion, bias, and between fact and
topic. about a topic from opinions and opinion, bias, and inaccurate information opinion, bias,
inaccurate information inaccurate information inaccurate information and media by consulting inaccurate and
with teacher and media with teacher and media with teacher more than one source with misleading
assistance. assistance. or peer assistance. teacher or peer assistance. information and media
by consulting more
than one source
independently or with
teacher or peer
guidance.
PO 5. List multiple PO 5. List multiple PO 5. List additional PO 5. Formulate PO 5. Evaluate PO 5. Evaluate and PO 5. Evaluate and
questions to a specific questions to a specific questions to a specific additional research information and analyze information and analyze information to
topic in a large group topic in a large group research topic questions with peer formulate additional formulate additional synthesize additional
setting. setting or individually. individually. input, and/or teacher research questions with research questions with research questions
guidance. peer input, and/or teacher peer input, and/or teacher with peer input, and/or
guidance. guidance. teacher guidance.

PO 6. Describe ethical PO 6. Describe ethical PO 6. Practice legal PO 6. Follow PO 6. Follow copyright PO 6. Follow copyright PO 6. Follow
behaviors when using behaviors when using and ethical behaviors copyright laws when laws when using text, laws when using text, copyright laws when
technology. technology. during research and using text and images images, videos and/or images, videos and/or using text, images,
cite resources obtain permission to other sources and obtain other sources. videos and/or other
appropriately. use the work of others permission to use the sources and obtain
and cite resources work of others and cite permission to use the
appropriately. resources appropriately. work of others and cite
resources
(e.g., does not copy, (e.g., does not copy, (e.g., does not copy, (e.g., does not copy, alter, appropriately.
(e.g., does not copy, (e.g., does not copy,
alter, or delete another alter, or delete another alter, or delete another or delete another person’s
alter, or delete another alter, or delete another
person’s work) person’s work) person’s work) work, obtain permission (e.g., does not copy,
person’s work) person’s work,
to use the work of others alter, or delete another
explanation and use of
resource citations) and cite resources person’s work)
appropriately)

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Concept 3: Select
Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based upon appropriateness to specific tasks.

PO 1. Use a media tool PO 1. Use media tools PO 1. Use available PO 1. Choose PO 1. Choose PO 1. Evaluate and PO 1. Evaluate and
selected by the teacher selected by the teacher media tools for a class appropriate media appropriate media choose appropriate choose appropriate
for a class project. for a class or or individual project. tools for the task. tools for the task and media tools for the media tools for the
individual project. audience. task and audience with task and audience with
peer input, and/or peer input, and/or
teacher guidance. teacher guidance.

PO 2. Review and PO 2. Review and PO 2. Review and PO 2. Review and PO 2. Review and PO 2. Review and
select relevant data select relevant data select relevant data select relevant data select relevant data select relevant data and
and information, from and information, from and information, and information, and information information
provided materials and provided materials and appropriate to the appropriate to the appropriate to the appropriate to the
resources, appropriate resources, appropriate problem or solution, problem or solution, problem or solution, problem or solution,
to the problem or to the problem or with peer input and with peer input and with peer input and with peer input and
solution, with teacher solution, with teacher teacher guidance. teacher guidance. teacher guidance. teacher guidance.
guidance. guidance.

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Concept 4: Product
Processing data to communicate results.

PO 1. Sort information PO 1. Sort information PO 1. Sort information PO 1. Sort information PO 1. Use appropriate PO 1. Use appropriate PO 1. Use appropriate
into major topics into major topics with into major topics into major topics digital tools to digital tools to digital tools to
selected by the teacher. teacher guidance. and create a list of and create a list of synthesize research synthesize research synthesize research
original ideas as a original ideas with information and information and information to create
class. peer input and teacher develop new ideas develop new ideas new understanding
guidance. with teacher guidance. with peer input and with peer input and
teacher guidance. teacher guidance.

(e.g., Inspiration, (e.g., Inspiration,
Kidspiration, Word, Kidspiration, Word,
Publisher, Excel, Publisher, Excel,
browser-based browser-based
application, etc.) application, etc.)

PO 2. Communicate PO 2. Communicate PO 2. Communicate PO 2. Communicate PO 2. Communicate PO 2. Communicate PO 2. Communicate
new understanding by new understanding by new understanding by new understanding by new understanding by new understanding by new understanding by
creating a digital creating a digital creating a digital creating a digital creating a digital creating a digital creating a digital
product with teacher product for a specific product, utilizing at product, utilizing at product, utilizing product, utilizing product, utilizing
guidance. audience with teacher least 2 methods of least 2 methods of several methods of several methods of several methods of
guidance. delivery, appropriate delivery, appropriate delivery, appropriate delivery, appropriate delivery, appropriate
for a specific audience, for a specific audience, for a specific audience, for a specific audience, for the audience, with
with teacher guidance. with teacher guidance. with peer input and with peer input and peer input and teacher
teacher guidance. teacher guidance. guidance.

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Concept 1: Planning
Plan strategies to guide inquiry.

PO 1. Generate a PO 1. Generate a large PO 1. Originate topic of study and
large number of ideas, number of thoughtful formulate thoughtful and creative
questions, and or and creative ideas, ideas, questions, and/or solutions
solutions through the questions, and or for a real-world task.
process of solutions through the
brainstorming process of brainstorming
independently with independently.
minimal supervision.

PO 2. Determine most PO 2. Determine the PO 2. Identify and defend effective
effective keywords most effective keywords key words, phrases and strategies
and phrases for use in and phrases for use in for sue in information searches.
information searches information searches,
through peer or independently.
teacher guidance.

PO 3. Use primary PO 3. Use authoritative PO 3. Evaluate and select
and secondary sources and authoritative primary and
sources, emphasizing independently evaluate secondary sources, emphasizing
primary sources, and select primary and primary sources, focusing on
focusing on secondary sources, authority of information.
authority of emphasizing primary
information, with peer sources, focusing
input and/or teacher on authority of
guidance. information.

PO 4. Determine PO 4. Determine, PO 4. Identify and defend which
which information or independently, which information or media source will
media source will information or media provide the desired data.
provide the desired source will provide the
data with minimal desired data.
teacher guidance.

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Concept 2: Process
Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a
variety of sources and media.

PO 1. Locate and synthesize PO 1. Locate and PO 1. Locate and synthesize
information utilizing search synthesize information information utilizing
strategies. utilizing search advanced search strategies
strategies. using a variety of search
engines including meta data
search engines, conduction
deep web searches.

(e.g.,. develop synonyms, (e.g., develop synonyms, (e.g., Boolean, relevancy,
narrow or broaden terms, narrow or broaden terms, recency, file type, authority,
formulate an advanced formulate an advanced and comprehension)
search, use more than one search, use more than
search engine, and deep web) one search engine, file
type, relevancy, deep
web)

PO 2. Select and organize PO 2. Select and PO 2. Select and organize
information and media organize information and information and media
independently. media independently. independently.

PO 3. Analyze accuracy, PO 3. Analyze accuracy, PO 3. Evaluate and analyze
relevance and relevance and information to synthesize
comprehensiveness of comprehensiveness of additional research
information and media. information and media questions.
in context.

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Concept 2: Process
Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a
variety of sources and media.

PO 4. Evaluate between fact PO 4. Evaluate PO 4. Apply ethical use of
and opinion, bias, inaccurate independently between information and media by
and misleading information fact and opinion, bias, respecting the principles of
and media by consulting inaccurate and intellectual freedom and
more than one source misleading information intellectual property rights,
independently or with teacher and media by consulting and using information and
or peer guidance. multiple sources. media technology
responsibly, including citing
resource citations.

PO 5. Evaluate and analyze PO 5. Evaluate and PO 5. Evaluate and analyze
information to synthesize analyze information to information to synthesize
additional research questions synthesize additional additional research
with minimal teacher research questions questions independently.
guidance. independently.

PO 6. Apply ethical use of PO 6. Apply ethical use PO 6. Apply ethical use of
information and media by of information and information and media by
respecting the intellectual media by respecting the respecting the principles of
property rights, and using principles of intellectual intellectual freedom and
information and media freedom and intellectual intellectual property rights,
technology responsibly and property rights, and and using information and
cite resources appropriately. using information and media technology
media technology responsibly and cite
responsibly and cite resources appropriately.
resources appropriately.

(e.g., does not copy, alter, (e.g., does not
or delete another person’s copy, alter, or delete
work) another person’s work)

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Concept 3: Select
Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on appropriateness to
specific tasks.

PO 1. Evaluate and choose PO 1. Evaluate and PO 1. Evaluate and choose
appropriate media tools for choose appropriate appropriate media rich digital
the task and audience with media tools for the tools for the task and audience
minimal teacher guidance. task and audience independently.
independently.

PO 2. Review and select PO 2. Review and PO 2. Analyze and evaluate
relevant data and select relevant data relevant data and information
information appropriate to and information appropriate to the real-world
the problem or solution, appropriate to the problem or question.
with peer input and problem or question.
minimal teacher guidance.

Concept 4: Product
Processing data to communicate results.

PO 1. Synthesize research PO 1. Synthesize PO 1. Synthesize research
information to create research information information to create
new understanding with to create new understanding and innovative
peer input and minimal new understanding. solutions.
teacher guidance.

PO 2. Synthesize research PO 2. Synthesize PO 2. Communicate a new
information to create research information understanding by creating media-
new understanding with to create rich digital products appropriate
peer input and minimal new understanding. for the audience and purpose.
teacher guidance.

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Level
Strand 4: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision
Making

Strand 4: Critical thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making
Concept 1: Investigation
Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.

PO 1. Collaborate as a PO 1. Collaborate as a PO 1. Collaborate as a PO 1. Experiment, PO 1. Experiment, PO 1. Experiment, PO 1. Experiment,
class to identify and define class to select an class to select an explore and try out explore and try out explore and try out explore and try out
essential essential question to essential question to new ideas without fear new ideas without fear new ideas without fear new ideas without fear
questions using digital research a question research a question of failure to generate of failure to generate of failure to generate of failure to generate
tools and resources. using digital using digital original ideas, original ideas, original ideas, original ideas,
resources. resources. products or projects. products or projects. products or projects. products or projects.

(e.g., investigating (e.g., environmental, (e.g., environmental, (e.g. investigating (e.g., digital (e.g., digital
recycling on campus investigating investigating recycling on campus microscopes, probes, microscopes, probes,
using cameras, recycling on campus recycling on campus using cameras, web resources, web resources,
response pads, using using cameras, using cameras, response pads, using podcasts, WebQuests) podcasts, WebQuests)
excel with response pads, using response pads, using excel with
pictographs) excel with excel with pictographs)
pictographs) pictographs)

Concept 2: Data Collection and analysis
Collect and analyze data from different perspectives.

PO 1. Participate in PO 1. Participate in PO 1. Participate in PO 1. Participate in PO 1. Conceptualize, PO 1. Conceptualize, PO 1. Plan, conduct
class learning project group learning projects group learning projects group learning projects plan and manage plan and manage and manage research
using digital tools using digital planning using digital planning using digital planning individual or group individual or group using valid and
identified by the tools with teacher tools with teacher tools with teacher learning projects using learning projects using independently selected
teacher to answer support to answer support to answer support to answer digital planning tools digital planning tools digital resources to
a question. a question. a question. a question. with teacher support to with teacher support to develop solutions to
develop solutions to develop solutions to answer a question.
answer a question. answer a question.

(e.g., using simulations (e.g. using simulations (e.g., using simulations (e.g., using simulations (e.g., using simulations (e.g., using simulations (e.g., using simulations
and graphic organizers, and graphic and graphic and graphic and graphic and graphic and graphic organizers,
data analysis tools, organizers, data organizers, data organizers, data organizers, data organizers, data data analysis tools,
mind mapping, analysis tools, mind analysis tools, mind analysis tools, mind analysis tools, mind analysis tools, mind mind mapping,
concept mapping and mapping, concept mapping, concept mapping, concept mapping, concept mapping, concept concept mapping and
spreadsheets) mapping and mapping and mapping and mapping and mapping and spreadsheets)
spreadsheets) spreadsheets) spreadsheets) spreadsheets) spreadsheets)

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Concept 3: Data and Analysis

PO 1. Participate PO 1. Participate PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools
with their class with their class to collaboratively to independently to independently to independently to independently
to use digital tools to use digital tools collect and analyze collect and analyze collect and analyze collect and analyze collect and analyze
to collect and to collect and data on a predefined data on a predefined data on a question. data on a question. data on a question.
analyze data on a analyze data on a question. question.
predefined question. predefined question.

Concept 4: Use Multiple and Diverse Perspectives
Using more than one process and person’s point of view to explore solutions.

PO 1 Discuss PO 1. Discuss PO 1. Use resources PO 1. Use resources PO 1. Use resources PO 1. Use resources PO 1. Use resources
data collected on a data collected on a and data collected on a and data collected on a and data collected on a and data collected on a and data collected on a
predefined question to predefined question predefined question to predefined question to predefined question to predefined question to predefined question to
explore solutions or to propose generate generate solutions. generate solutions. generate solutions. generate solutions.
results as a class. developmentally developmentally
appropriate solutions. appropriate solutions.

(e.g., using probes, (e.g., using probes, (e.g., using probes, (e.g., using probes, (e.g., using probes, (e.g., using probes, (e.g., using probes,
spreadsheets, internet or spreadsheets, internet spreadsheets, internet spreadsheets, internet spreadsheets, internet spreadsheets, internet spreadsheets, internet
software resources, digital or software resources, or software resources, or software resources, or software resources, or software resources, or software resources,
cameras, GPS, Foldable, digital cameras, GPS, digital cameras, GPS, digital cameras, GPS, digital cameras, GPS, digital cameras, GPS, digital cameras, GPS,
simulation tools, gaming Foldables, simulation Foldables, simulation Foldables, simulation Foldables, simulation Foldables, simulation Foldables, simulation
tools, web pages, tools, gaming tools, tools, gaming tools, tools, gaming tools, tools, gaming tools, tools, gaming tools, tools, gaming tools,
webquests, graphic web pages, webquests, web pages, webquests, web pages, webquests, web pages, webquests, web pages, webquests, web pages, webquests,
organizers, etc) graphic organizers, etc) graphic organizers, etc) graphic organizers, etc) graphic organizers, etc) graphic organizers, etc) graphic organizers, etc)

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Concept 1: Investigation
Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigations.

PO 1. Write essential PO 1. Write essential PO 1.Write essential questions
questions to questions to investigate a to investigate a complex
investigate an question global question question independently using
independently using independently using digital digital tools and resources..
digital tools and tools and resources.
resources.
(e.g., environmental, (e.g., environmental, (e.g., environmental, political,
political, scientific, political, scientific, and/or scientific, and/or
and/or social questions, such as: social questions, such as:
social questions, such health, bullying health, bullying immigration,
as: health, bullying immigration, peer peer interaction)
immigration, peer interaction)
interaction)

Concept 2: Project Management
Plan and manage activities to develop a solution to answer a question or complete a
project.

PO 1. Plan, conduct PO 1. Use an action plan PO 1. Plan and
and manage research and timeline to conduct and manage research using
using appropriate and manage research using appropriate and independently
independently selected appropriate and selected digital resources to
digital resources to independently selected develop solutions to answer a
develop solutions to digital resources to develop question.
answer a question. solutions to answer a
(e.g., using simulations question. (e.g. using (e.g., using simulations and
and graphic organizers, simulations and graphic graphic organizers, data
data analysis tools, organizers, data analysis analysis tools, mind mapping,
mind mapping, tools, mind mapping, concept mapping and
concept mapping and concept mapping and spreadsheets)
spreadsheets) spreadsheets)

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Concept 3: Data Collection and Analysis

PO 1. Use digital tools PO 1. Use digital tools to PO 1. Collect and analyze data
to independently independently collect and from differing perspectives using
collect and analyze analyze data. appropriate digital tools.
data on an question.

Concept 4: Exploring Solutions
Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.

PO 1. Use resources PO 1. Use resources and PO 1. Use resources and data
and data collected on a data collected, to propose collected, to present innovative,
predefined question to and prioritize solutions sustainable solutions and make
generate solutions. and make decisions. decisions from multiple
perspectives.
(e.g., using probes, (e.g., current events,
spreadsheets, internet podcasts, class wiki,
or software resources, collaborative tools, video
digital cameras, GPS, conference, Web 2.0
Foldables, simulation tools, etc.)
tools, gaming tools,
web pages,
WebQuests, graphic
organizers, wiki,
collaborative tools,
video conference, Web
2.0 tools, etc.)

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Level
Strand 5: Digital Citizenship

Concept 1: Safety and Ethics
Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

PO 1. Recognize and PO 1. Recognize and PO 1. Recognize and PO 1. Explain when it PO 1. Explain when it PO 1. Analyze the PO 1. Identify
discuss when it is discuss when it is discuss when it is is appropriate and not is appropriate and not consequences of situations in which it is
appropriate and not appropriate and not appropriate and not appropriate to use a appropriate to use a inappropriate use of a appropriate to use a
appropriate to use a appropriate to use a appropriate to use a personal digital device. personal digital device. personal digital device. personal digital device
personal digital device. personal digital device. personal digital device. in the home, at school,
community, and in the
workforce.

PO 2. Define cyber- PO 2. Describe cyber- PO 2. Identify cyber- PO 2. Identify cyber- PO 2. Identify cyber- PO 2. Identify cyber-
bullying. bullying and discuss bullying and describe bullying and describe bullying and describe bullying and describe
the effect bullying has age appropriate age age appropriate age appropriate
on the individual. strategies to deal with appropriate strategies strategies to deal with strategies to deal with
such a situation. to deal with such a such a situation. such a situation.
situation.

PO 3. Identify and PO 3. Identify and PO 3. Identify and PO 3. Identify and PO 3. Identify and PO 3. Identify and PO 3. Identify and
articulate class rules articulate rules in age articulate rules in age articulate rules in age articulate rules in age articulate rules in age articulate rules in age
for the use of digital appropriate ways for appropriate ways for appropriate ways for appropriate ways for appropriate ways appropriate ways for
tools. the use of digital tools the use of digital tools the use of digital tools the use of digital tools for the use of digital the use of digital tools
as defined by the as defined by the as defined by the as defined by the tools as defined by the as defined by the
school board policies school board policies school board policies school board school board policies school board policies
and procedures. and procedures. and procedures. policies and and procedures. and procedures.
procedures.

PO 4. Discuss why it PO 4. Identify and PO 4. Discuss why it is PO 4. Recognize and PO 4. Recognize and PO 4. Identify and
may be dangerous to discuss ways to stay important not to describe the potential describe the potential articulate strategies to
visit certain Internet safe on the Internet. provide personal risks and dangers risks and dangers protect personal
sites. information in online associated with various associated with various information.
communication. forms of online forms of online
communications. communications.

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PO 5. Explain how the PO 5. Explain the PO 5. Locate sources
Internet can be advantages and of online information
used when making a disadvantages of using that can be used to
personal spending the Internet to evaluate the quality
choice. complete an online and cost for a
purchase. particular product to
explain a personal
purchase.

PO 6. Recognize and PO 6. Recognize, PO 6. Discuss and PO 6. Explain the PO 6. Respect the PO 6. Exhibit legal PO 6. Exhibit legal and
discuss why there are discuss, and demonstrate importance privacy of others' and ethical behavior ethical behavior when
rules for using demonstrate appropriate behavior of respecting the information and digital when using technology using technology and
technology at home appropriate behavior for technology use and privacy of others’ workspace. and discuss the discuss consequences
and at school. for technology use and show respect for information and digital consequences of of misuse.
show respect for technology equipment workspace. misuse.
technology equipment.

Concept 2: Leadership for Digital Citizenship
Demonstrates leadership for digital citizenship.

PO 1. Exhibit PO 1. Model leadership PO 1. Model PO 1. Independently PO 1. Independently PO 1. Independently PO 1. Identify
leadership through the skills by working leadership skills by conceptualize, guide conceptualize, guide conceptualize, guide technology resources
appropriate use of productively in groups. working and manage group and manage group and manage group that can be used to
digital tools productively in projects using content projects using content projects using content foster global
groups. specific resources. specific resources. specific resources. leadership and life-
long learning.

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Concept 3: Impact of Technology
Develop an understanding of cultural, historical, economic and political impact of technology on individuals and society.

PO 1. Recognize and PO 1. Recognize and PO 1. Recognize, PO 1. Compare how PO 1. Give examples PO 1. Compare the use PO 1. Research a
discuss examples of discuss how they and discuss, and explain different cultures of technologies that of different current technology and
technology that they their family use different types of currently and in the might be used to solve technologies by describe its potential
use in their daily lives. technology to make technologies used by past used technology a specific economic, current or use to solve an
their lives better current and past to improve their lives. environmental, health, past societies and Infer economic,
peoples political, scientific, or the values of that environmental, health,
(e.g., food, clothing, social problem. society from their political, scientific, or
health, well being, technology use and the social problem.
protection) impact on the
environment.

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PO 1. Explain the situations PO 1. Explain the situations PO 1. Communicate and
in which it is appropriate to in which it is appropriate to collaborate safely using
use a personal digital device use a personal digital device multiple digital
in the home, at school, in the home, at school, communication tools.
community, and in the community, and in the
workforce. workforce.

PO 2. Identify cyber-bullying PO 2. Identify cyber-bullying PO 2. Identify cyber-bullying
and describe age and describe age and describe age
appropriate strategies to deal appropriate strategies to deal appropriate strategies to deal
with such a situation. with such a situation. with such a situation.

PO 3. Identify and articulate PO 3.Identify and articulate PO 3. Identify, articulate, and
rules in age appropriate ways rules in age appropriate ways recommend rules for the use
for the use of digital tools as for the use of digital tools as of digital tools to the School
defined by the School Board defined by the School Board Board.
Policies and Procedures. Policies and Procedures.

PO 4. Demonstrate safe PO 4. Demonstrate safe PO 4. Demonstrate safe
online communication online communication online communication
practices regarding personal practices regarding personal practices regarding personal
information. information. information.

PO 5. Organize, plan, and PO 5. Analyze and compare PO 5. Analyze how web
construct a personal budget various forms of online advertising influences
using appropriate digital financial options. consumer choices.
tools.

PO 6. Exhibit legal and PO 6. Exhibit legal and PO 6. Exhibit legal and
ethical behavior when using ethical behavior when using ethical behavior when using
technology. technology. technology.

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