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Arizona
Standards
Technology
Standards
(Adopted 3/24/97)
Standard
2
Students know
how to solve problems by using current technologies to conduct
research, analyze solutions and present results.
Students know
and are able to do the following:
READINESS
(Kindergarten)
- Observe operational
technology examples, noting physical changes that result from
their uses and predicting results
- Collect simple
classroom data and graph the results using a variety of competing
technologies
- Create a picture
story using a computer drawing program
- Express thoughts
through pictures produced using modern technology
- Describe their
own experiences with technology
- Relate technology
experiences in stories
- Produce a
picture collage about technology examples found in the community
- Demonstrate
the use of keyboard functions, including the use of a mouse
and control keys (e.g., return, space bar, backspace)
FOUNDATIONS
(Grades 1 - 3)
- Select and
use appropriate technology for tasks (e.g., tools for cutting,
shaping, assembling, handling information, preparing visuals)
- Create simple
databases and spreadsheets to manage information and create
reports
- Reproduce,
extend, create, and describe patterns and sequences using calculators
and other technologies
- Select and
use appropriate calculators and computer methods for computing
with whole numbers in problem-solving situations
- Create documents
using word-processing skills and writing process steps
- Use publishing
programs and simple computer graphics to produce documents (
e.g., flyers, banners, calendars)
- Present an
oral report with visual aids which include electronic media
- Use local
networks and communication systems to access information and
send messages
- Use electronic
information sources such as encyclopedias, indexes, databases
and CDROMs
ESSENTIALS
(Grades 4 - 8)
- Describe features
and characteristics common to database programs
- Create a database
using student-collected data and generate a document to display
the information
- Use appropriate
tools for gathering, interpreting and presenting data
- Identify features
and characteristics common to spreadsheet programs
- Communicate
information using spreadsheets by entering data; formatting
spreadsheet cells; setting up formulas; analyzing data; and
creating graphs, tables or charts to visually represent data
- Examine or
produce models based on scientific principles (e.g., self-propelled
vehicles, lighter-than-air craft)
- Given examples,
understand that science is based on current understanding, and
technology is a means to solve a problem using current understandings
as well as trial and experimentation, i.e., science does not
always explain technological phenomenon
- Communicate
information using databases by defining fields, entering data,
sorting and producing reports in various forms; integrate those
databases into word-processed documents, using graphics and
spreadsheets
- Produce working
examples of self-propelled vehicles to understand the principles
of flight
- Through career
exploration, describe the technological knowledge used by employees
- Select and
use appropriate calculators and computer methods for computing
commonly used fractions, decimals, percents and integers in
problem-solving situations; determine whether the results are
reasonable
- Compose and
edit a multi-page document with appropriate formatting (e.g.,
margins, tabs, spacing, columns, page orientation) at the keyboard,
using word-processing skills, writing process steps, and principles
of design
- Plan, produce,
and present a multi-media presentation (using a wide range of
visual media) that is tailored to an audience and clearly communicates
its purpose
- Cite resources
(e.g., bibliography, reference list) in written documents and
presentations
- Use software
features (e.g., spelling checker, grammar checker)
PROFICIENCY
(Grades 9 - 12)
- Identify a
current communication problem and recommend technological solutions
- Use appropriate
search strategies from a variety of technological sources to
retrieve data
- Select and
use appropriate tools for gathering, analyzing, interpreting
and presenting data
- Examine data
and verify its accuracy using technology (e.g., select and compare
multiple sources of information)
- Interpret
and apply copyright laws as they pertain to technology
- Select and
use appropriate technologies to gather, process, and analyze
data and to report information related to an investigation
- Design and
conduct a statistical experiment to study a problem; interpret
and communicate the results using the appropriate technology
(e.g., graphing calculators, computer software)
- Use appropriate
technology to determine the strength of the relationship between
two data sets and to make predictions
- Select and
use appropriate calculators and computer methods for computing
with real numbers in problem-solving situations; determine whether
the results are reasonable
- Solve practical
consumer problems that involve analyzing and interpreting graphs,
charts and/or tables
- Design and
prepare a personal portfolio, using available technologies
- Compose a
record of all student work done during the development of a
product or invention
- Design and
publish a multi-page document using advanced publishing software,
graphics programs, scanners, and local and global networks as
information resources
- Plan, produce
and present an effective multi-media presentation using visual
media, including cartoons, computer images, charts, photographs,
maps and tables, to communicate the intended purpose to the audience
DISTINCTION
(Honors)
- Integrate
various technologies to produce documents/ communications
- Use technology
applications to conduct a market survey to determine interest
in a specific product
- Implement
conditional statements that include if/then, if/then/else, case
statements and Boolean logic
- Design a step-by-step
plan to solve a given problem, including a flowchart, pseudo
code, hierarchy chart, and data flow diagram, and implement
sort, search and animation routines
- Use appropriate
variable data types, including integer, real (e.g., fixed and
scientific notation), character, string and Boolean
- Investigate
problem situations that arise in connection with computer validation
and the application of algorithms
- Synthesize
information from a wide range of materials, including television,
videos, films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMs, Internet and
computer media-generated images, to plan, organize, develop,
produce and critique a meaningful multimedia presentation
- Identify theories
and techniques in videography such as parallel action, point
of view, graphic montage, back fades, dissolves, wipes, cuts
and editing
- Research the
community to determine types of signage for transportation routes
and community safety
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