Students:

• apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur during everyday use.

Students:

• demonstrate knowledge of current changes in information technologies and the effect those changes have on the workplace and society.
• exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology and discuss consequences of misuse.

Students:

• use content-specific tools, software, and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, and Web tools) to support learning and research.
• apply productivity and multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum.

Students:

• design, develop, publish and present products (e.g., Web pages and videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.
• collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Students:

• select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems.
• demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity, and of practical applications to learning and problem-solving.

Students:

• research and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources concerning real-world problems.