Technology

Unit 1

• Creating products combining text, images, sound, music, and video
• Creating and publishing stories, games, animations, problems, and solutions
• Creating Web pages
• Use of spreadsheet and concept-mapping software
• Use of interactive tools to design polls or surveys to gather data

Unit 2

• Making contributions to blogs, wikis, and other digital collaborative forums
• Use of online databases or simulation software to interpret and predict trends
• Communicating with multiple audiences through a variety of formats and media
• Assessing the credibility and validity of online sources
• Exploring ways to receive feedback from multiple, appropriate audiences

Unit 3

• Demonstrate understanding and avoidance of potential online dangers
• Understanding health hazards of frequent technology use
• Demonstrating safe and legal use of online sites and information
• Use of passwords, virus prevention, and other protective procedures
• Understanding risks of social networking sites; safe sharing of personal information online

Unit 4

• Understanding privacy issues and how data are kept and available publicly
• Practicing ethical and respectful behavior online
• Careful, responsible use and maintenance of digital equipment
• Demonstrating openness to learning new technologies and procedures