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126.2. Technology Applications.

(b) Knowledge and skills.

  • (1) Foundations. The student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of hardware components, software programs, and their connections. The student is expected to:
    1. use technology terminology appropriate to the task;
    2. start and exit programs as well as create, name, and save files; and
    3. use networking terminology such as on-line, network, or password and access remote equipment on a network such as a printer.
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  • (2) Foundations. The student uses data input skills appropriate to the task. The student is expected to:
    1. use a variety of input devices such as mouse, keyboard, disk drive, modem, voice/sound recorder, scanner, digital video, CD-ROM, or touch screen;
    2. use proper keyboarding techniques such as correct hand and body positions and smooth and rhythmic keystroke patterns as grade-level appropriate;
    3. demonstrate touch keyboarding techniques for operating the alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, and symbol keys as grade-level appropriate;
    4. produce documents at the keyboard, proofread, and correct errors; and
    5. use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, word division, and use of numbers and symbols as grade-level appropriate.
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  • (5) Information acquisition. The student acquires electronic information in a variety of formats, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:
    1. acquire information including text, audio, video, and graphics; and
    2. use on-line help.
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  • (6) Information acquisition. The student evaluates the acquired electronic information. The student is expected to:
    1. determine the success of strategies used to acquire electronic information; and
    2. determine the usefulness and appropriateness of digital information.
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  • (3) Foundations. The student complies with the laws and examines the issues regarding the use of technology in society. The student is expected to:
    1. follow acceptable use policies when using computers; and
    2. model respect of intellectual property by not illegally copying software or another individual's electronic work.
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  • (4) Information acquisition. The student uses a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:
    1. apply keyword searches to acquire information; and
    2. select appropriate strategies to navigate and access information for research and resource sharing.
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  • (7) Solving problems. The student uses appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems. The student is expected to:
    1. use software programs with audio, video, and graphics to enhance learning experiences; and
    2. use appropriate software, including the use of word processing and multimedia, to express ideas and solve problems.
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  • (8) Solving problems. The student uses research skills and electronic communication, with appropriate supervision, to create new knowledge. The student is expected to:
    1. use communication tools to participate in group projects; and
    2. use electronic tools and research skills to build a knowledge base regarding a topic, task, or assignment.
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  • (9) Solving problems. The student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of work, both process and product. The student is expected to:
    1. use software features, such as on-line help, to evaluate work progress; and
    2. use software features, such as slide show previews, to evaluate final product.
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  • (10) Communication. The student formats digital information for appropriate and effective communication. The student is expected to:
    1. use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for the defined audience; and
    2. use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for the communication media including multimedia screen displays and printed materials.
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  • (11) Communication. The student delivers the product electronically in a variety of media, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:
    1. publish information in a variety of media including, but not limited to, printed copy or monitor display; and
    2. publish information in a variety of media including, but not limited to, stored files or video.
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  • (12) Communication. The student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of communication, both process and product. The student is expected to:
    1. select representative products to be collected and stored in an electronic evaluation tool; and
    2. evaluate the product for relevance to the assignment or task.
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