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.
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.