1. Foundations: The student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of hardware components, software programs, and their connections. The student is expected to:

(A) Uses technology terminology appropriate to the task

(B) Start and exit programs as well as create, name, and save files

(C) Use networking terminology such as on-line, network, or password and access remote equipment on a network such as a printer

 2. Foundations: Uses data input skills appropriate to the task. The student is expected to:

(A) Use a variety of input devices such as mouse, keyboard, disk drive, modem, voice/sound recorder, scanner, digital video, CD-ROM, or touch screen

(B) Use proper keyboarding techniques such as correct hand and body positions and smooth and rhythmic keystroke patterns as grade-level appropriate

(C) Demonstrate touch keyboarding techniques for operating the alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, and symbol keys as grade-level appropriate

(D) Produce documents at the keyboard, proofread, and correct errors

(E) Use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, word division, and use of numbers and symbols as grade-level appropriate 

3. Foundations: The student complies with laws and examines issues regarding use of technology in society. The student is expected to:

(A) Follow acceptable use policies when using computers

(B) Model respect of intellectual property by not illegally copying software or another individual’s electronic work

4. Information Acquisition: The student uses a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:

(A) Apply keyword searches to acquire information

(B) Select appropriate strategies to navigate and access information for research and resource sharing

5. Information Acquisition: The student acquires electronic information in variety of formats, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:

(A) Acquire information including text, audio, video, and graphics

(B) Use on-line help

 6.  Information Acquisition: The student evaluates acquired electronic information. The student is expected to:

(A) Determine the success of strategies used to acquire electronic information

(B) Determine usefulness and appropriateness of digital information 

7. Solving Problems: The student uses appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems. The student is expected to:

(A) Use software programs with audio, video, and graphics to enhance learning experiences

(B) Use appropriate software including the use of word processing and multimedia, to express ideas and solve problems

 8. Solving Problems: The student uses research skills and electronic communication, with appropriate supervision, to create new knowledge. The student is expected to:

(A) Use communication tools to participate in group projects

(B) Use electronic tools and research skills to build a knowledge base regarding a topic, task, or assignment 

9. Solving Problems: The student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of work, both process and product. The student is expected to:

(A) Use software features, such as on-line help, to evaluate work progress

(B) Use software features, such as slide show previews, to evaluate final product 

10. Communication: The student formats digital information for appropriate and effective communication. The student is expected to:

(A) Use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for the defined audience

(B) Use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for the communication media including multimedia screen displays and print material 

11. Communication: The student delivers the product electronically in a variety of media, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:

(A) Publish information in a variety of media including, but not limited to, printed copy or monitor display

(B) Publish information in a variety of media including, but not limited to, stored files or video

 12. Communication: The student uses technology applications to facilitate evaluation of communication, both process and product. The student is expected to:

(A) Select representative products to be collected and stored in an electronic evaluation tool

(B) Evaluate the product for relevance to the assignment or task