Students use spreadsheet programs to create and select the graph best representing the data they need to analyze for class projects. Students discuss news and events in the world of information technology with such tools as on-line news providers. Students cite useful information found from electronic information sources to assist them with projects or assignments. Students demonstrate the ability to translate data and information drawn from technology-based resources into meaningful and useful information. Students evaluate information drawn from technology resources for its reliability and validity.
Students turn to information technology to acquire new skills and find solutions to problems.
Students analyze and describe how the selection and presentation of information in different media formats affect peoples' perception of the information. Students work effectively in teams using technology tools and resources to create products larger and more complex than one student could produce alone. Students create reports using simple authoring programs. Students work in groups to create extended projects such as a class newspaper using desktop publishing software. Students use creativity and authoring tools to develop more complex reports, presentations and projects in a variety of subject areas.