Videoconferencing will be used to allow students at distant locations to see gestures and tone. Telecollaboration Define roles and share responsibility for a team project. Students will be collaborating in small and large groups in an effort to reach consensus on complex issues. Evaluate and reconsider choices made and design issues of project. Students will be instructed on how to locate resources, but more importantly they will be taught how to validate the information collected from on-line sources utilizing a detailed process developed by the Maine Librarians Association.
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
Students are proficient in the use of technology. Students will be learning the skills necessary to use and apply the technology tools during independent research and group collaboration. More importantly, they will be using the tools in the framework of solving a complex problem. Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.