STUDENT TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS

Red gem

MAKE IT

CREATE & INNOVATE

  • Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, processes and products.

  • 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.

Red gem

FIND IT

RESEARCH

  • Plan strategies to guide inquiry. 

  • Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

  • Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

  • Process data and report results.

Red gem

SHARE IT

COMMUNICATE & COLLABORATE

  • Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. 

  • Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.

  • Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.

  • Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

Blue gem

PROTECT IT

EXHIBIT DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

  • Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

  • Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

  • Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.

  • Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

Blue gem

USE IT

DEMONSTRATE TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCY

  • Understand and use technology vocabulary and systems.

  • Select and use applications effectively and productively.

  • Troubleshoot systems and applications.

  • Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

Red gem

SOLVE IT

THINK CRITICALLY, SOLVE PROBLEMS, & MAKE DECISIONS

  • Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.

  • Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

  • Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

  • Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.