Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. Technology Research Tools Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. Students use technology tools to process data and report results. Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks. Tools Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world .
Solving The student completes projects involving at least two of the following kinds of problem solving each year and, over the course of elementary school, completes projects involving all three kinds of problem solving. The student designs and creates a product, service, or system to meet an identified need. The student improves a system in need of repair or devises and tests ways of improving the effectiveness of a system. The student plans and organizes an event or activity. A2. The student communicates information and ideas, in ways that are appropriate to the purpose and audience, through spoken, written, and graphic means of expression.