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Tech Lab Standards and Performance
Indicators
To live, learn, and work successfully
in an increasingly complex and information rich society, students must
use technology effectively. Within a sound educational setting, technology
can enable students to become:
- Capable information technology users
- Information seekers, analyzers, and evaluators
- Problem solvers and decision-makers
- Creative and effective users of productivity
tools
- Communicators, collaborators, publishers,
and producers
- Informed, responsible, and contributing citizens
The Tech Lab power standards for students are
divided into six broad categories. Standards within each category are
to be introduced, reinforced, and mastered by students. These categories
provide a framework for linking performance indicators found(numbered)
within the standards. These standards and profiles are guidelines for
planning Tech Lab based activities in which students achieve success
in learning, communication, and life skills.
- Basic operations and concepts
- Students demonstrate a sound understanding
of the nature and operation of technology systems.
- Students are proficient in the use of technology.
- Social, ethical, and human issues Students
understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
- Students develop positive attitudes toward
technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, and
productivity
- Technology productivity tools
- Students use technology tools to enhance
learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
- Students use productivity tools to collaborate
in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications,
and producing other creative works
- Technology communications tools
- Students use telecommunications to collaborate,
publish, and interact with experts and other audiences.
- Technology research tools
- Students use technology to locate, evaluate,
and collect information from a variety of sources
- Students use technology tools to process
data and report results.
- Students evaluate and select information
resources based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
- Technology problem-solving and decision-making
tools
- Students use technology resources for
solving problems and making informed decisions.
- Students employ technology in the development
of strategies for solving problems.
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