There is a set of universally used tools that support both individual and group work. These tools underlie more complex, specific, and emerging technologies. Students are well versed in the use of these tools to support their productivity in a wide variety of endeavors. Technology Tools for Communications. The teacher and the textbook are no longer the sole sources of information in the classroom.
Students obtain information from a variety of sources and media.
Students use their knowledge of information tools to deal with the exponentially increasing and rapidly changing sources of information available to them. Topics in this domain include traditional and emerging research skills, remote information resources, electronic communication, distance learning and teleconferencing, networking, and research skills. The environment that our graduates will face when leaving the school system is increasingly complex. Therefore, the strategies for success must be more sophisticated. As students progress through school, they continuously improve their abilities to combine and match technology tools and resources to meet the learning challenges they encounter.