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. Students devise innovative ways of using available information technology resources. Students demonstrate the ability to combine and synthesize information drawn from two or more technology-based resources to acquire new knowledge about their assignments.
Students can select and integrate written, audio and video elements to convey a unified message.
Students demonstrate an understanding of the advantages and limitations of various multimedia and plan accordingly for incorporating multimedia tools in designing various projects. Students discover and describe new applications for technology tools beyond their original purposes. Students demonstrate self-directed applications of creativity tools through independent projects. Students evaluate the positive and negative implications of using technology in solving problems. Students use a variety of information technology resources to create new meaning and knowledge by combining and synthesizing different types of information.