Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products using technology. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes Create original works as a means of personal or group expression Use models and simulations to explore complex systems & issues Develop curiosity, creativity & risk taking Use visual & information literacy to identify trends & forecast possibilities Demonstrate initiative and self-direction Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Develop cultural understanding & global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures Interact, collaborate & publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments & media Communicate information & ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media & digital formats Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems Participate in teaming and collaboration Practice interpersonal skills Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, & ethically use information from a variety of sources & media Evaluate & select information sources & digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks Plan strategies to guide inquiry Process data & reports results Demonstrate visual & information literacy Use information skills Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Identify & define authentic problems & significant questions for investigation Plan & manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project Collect & analyze data to identify solutions &/or make informed decisions Use entrepreneurial skills in multiple processes & diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions Engage in higher-order thinking & sound reasoning as well as adaptability and the management of complexity Develop curiosity, creativity, and risk taking Digital Citizenship: Students understand human, cultural and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Advocate & practice safe, legal & responsible use of information & technology Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, & productivity Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship Demonstrate social and civic responsibility Technology Operations and Concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations. Understand and use technology systems Troubleshoot systems and applications Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies Select and use applications effectively and productively Effectively use real-world tools to produce relevant, high-quality products Demonstrate basic, scientific and technological literacy