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. Students demonstrate an understanding that many activities in their daily lives depend upon computers. Students can describe actual and potential effects, both good and bad, of technology on people and the environment. Students monitor news and developments in the field of technology and discuss their implications for society.
Students can explain how technology can be helpful or destructive depending upon how it is used.
Students apply legal and ethical considerations in their use of technology. Students demonstrate an understanding of legal and ethical issues related to information technology laws. Students demonstrate a sense of social responsibility and stewardship, as well as individual responsibility, regarding their use of technology. Students can formulate reasoned predictions of the future directions of information technology and how these changes might affect society.