2. HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS
Subject Area: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Grade Level: Sixth and Seventh
Strand: Basic Operations and Concepts (Aligns with ISTE Performance Indicator 1)
Focus Question: Can the student apply strategies for problem solving that occur during everyday use?
Benchmark Assessment Tool Resource
What do you want students to: know, How will you know if benchmarks Performance Standard What instructional resources
do and be like? have been achieved? could be used?
• Apply strategies for identifying and • Teacher observation • Make and check connections for • Old hardware to be used to explore
solving routine hardware and soft- all input and output devices as a the components of a computer
• Successful completion of the Oregon
ware problems that occur during means of troubleshooting hardware
Trail Demonstration Project. • Using a mind map place the relevant
everyday use. problems
(Grade 6) question in the center. Generate
• Choose an appropriate format to possible solutions and supporting
• Successful completion of “Starting
communicate information tasks.
Your Own Business” Demonstration
Project. (Grade 7) • Use correct keyboarding techniques - Develop the criteria for decision
(i.e., posture, hand placement, touch making (rubric)
typing - 30 WPM @ 95% accuracy) - Select the best solution
to enter information
• Given a list of information needs:
• Prints to the designated printer with
no extra pages or copies - Identify the sources of informa-
tion.
• Create, retrieve, and save docu-
- Identify the technological tools
ments/files appropriately.
needed to access each type of
information needed. Explain
your choice of source and tool.
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3. HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS
Subject Area: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Grade Level: Sixth and Seventh
Strand: Social, Ethical and Human Issues (Aligns with ISTE Performance Indicator 2)
Focus Question: Can the student understand how changes in technology impact our society?
Benchmark Assessment Tool Resource
What do you want students to: know, How will you know if benchmarks Performance Standard What instructional resources
do and be like? have been achieved? could be used?
• Forecast the impact of technology on • Successful completion constructed • List three ways our life is affected • Design and demonstrate a technol-
individuals in our future society based response paper to support your because of information technology ogy which can be used to enhance
on present trends. position using key terms. (e.g. satellites, computers, modems, human capabilities. Evaluate the
video, presentation). positive and negative impact of the
• Demonstrate knowledge of current • List three examples in each section
- law technology against a rubric devel-
changes in information technologies of the Venn Diagram (ie. telephone,
oped prior to the design process.
and the effect those changes have on computer, vcr, electronic eavesdrop- - personal data/storage/retrieval
the workplace and society. ping, identity theft, computer virus). - media/communications • Present arguments supporting and
criticizing an application of technol-
• Indicates transportation technologies - environmental
ogy based on its social and environ-
that may be developed in the next
• Create a Venn Diagram to compare mental effects.
100 years by contrasting changes in
and contrast two examples of daily
modes of transportation in the last • Research how information technol-
living, with and without current
100 years. ogy, individually or in small groups,
information technology.
affects your daily life.
• Successful completion of the Oregon
• Describe how the implementation of • Newscasts
Trail Demonstration Project. (Grade
information technology affects
6)
individuals and produces expected • CNN
• Successful completion of “Starting and unexpected results.
• News Magazines
your own Business” Demonstration
Project. (Grade 7) • Libraries
• Creates an advertising presentation • Online services
that addresses a global audience.
• Voice, video, data network
Local cable, digital satellite and
Internet.
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4. HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS
Subject Area: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Grade Level: Sixth and Seventh
Strand: Ethical and Legal Issues (Aligns with ISTE Performance Indicator 3)
Focus Question: Can the student exhibit ethical and legal behaviors when using information?
Benchmark Assessment Tool Resource
What do you want students to: know, How will you know if benchmarks Performance Standard What instructional resources
do and be like? have been achieved? could be used?
• Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors • Teacher observation • Follows copyright laws, patents, • Research legal & ethical standards
when using information and technol- ethical standards in regards to as they apply to online resources.
• Signed HVS Technology Use Policy
ogy, and discuss consequences of defamation of character and libel. Explain in a presentation, the appro-
misuse. • Successful completion of the Oregon priate use of the online services in
• Signed HVS Technology Use Policy
Trail Demonstration Project. (Grade school.
on file
6)
• Conduct a K-W-L on ‘netiquette’
• Evaluate the direct and indirect
• Successful completion of “Starting (protocol, conventions). Make a
impact of communications to avoid
your own Business” Demonstration presentation.
defamation of character and libelous
Project. (Grade 7)
statements. • Explain the HVS Code of Conduct
provisions that apply to the respon-
• Communicate without reference to
sible use of technology & the conse-
profanity, drugs or related parapher-
quences for violations.
nalia, sexual innuendo, violence.
• Recall the consequences of techno-
logical actions/decisions.
• State that choices and decisions
result in both positive and negative
consequences.
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5. HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS
Subject Area: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Grade Level: Sixth and Seventh
Strand: Productivity and Research Tools (Aligns with ISTE Performance Indicator(s) 4, 5 & 8)
Focus Question: Can the student use different applications to support learning?
Benchmark Assessment Tool Resource
What do you want students to: know, How will you know if benchmarks Performance Standard What instructional resources
do and be like? have been achieved? could be used?
• Use content specific tools, software, • Develop rubrics (checklists of quality • Use a word processor to produce, • Application software
and simulations to support learning standards) for major components of format, edit, and manipulate text in a
• Word processor
and research. the project document
• Spreadsheet
• Apply productivity/multimedia tools • Successful completion of the Oregon • Use a spreadsheet to organize, sort,
and peripherals to support personal Trail Demonstration Project (Grade and process text and numerical • Database
productivity, group collaboration, and 6) information
learning throughout the curriculum. • Desktop publishing
• Successful completion of “Starting • Use a database to collect, organize,
• Select and use appropriate tools and your own Business” Demonstration manipulate, and retrieve data • Multi-media
technology resources to accomplish a Project (Grade 7) • Internet / Network Access
• Use desktop publishing to creatively
variety of tasks and solve problems.
• Formats document using appropriate combine text with illustrations to • Scanner
fonts, margins, line spacing, columns, produce a quality product
etc. • Digital camera
• Use image-capturing hardware and
• Creates a chart or graph using data software to create, manipulate and • Web/Internet browser
in a spreadsheet or database enhance digital images • Projection device (i.e., data projec-
• Inserts digital images and graphics • Use multimedia tools using digital tor/TV)
into written text and/or multimedia images, transitions, animations,
presentation sounds, and hyperlinks to produce a
quality presentation
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6. HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS
Subject Area: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Grade Level: Eighth
Strand: Communication Tools (Aligns with ISTE Performance Indicator(s) 6)
Focus Question: Can the student use technology to produce a product that demonstrates learning?
Benchmark Assessment Tool Resource
What do you want students to: know, How will you know if benchmarks Performance Standard What instructional resources
do and be like? have been achieved? could be used?
• Design, develop, publish, and present • Completed process folio based on a • Plan and design a quality product to • Application software
products using technology resources rubric communicate ideas and information
• Presentation Device
that demonstrate and communicate for presentation
• Student presentation based on a
curriculum concepts to audiences - Define the purpose of the • Printer
rubric
inside and outside the classroom. product
- Select information and format • Internet / Network Access
• Develops a process folio to achieve
the goals of the desktop publishing appropriate to the purpose • Scanner
project with the following sections - Select the appropriate tools to
design and deliver the presenta- • Digital camera
- Planning
tion
- Storyboard - Organize ideas using such
- Publish Assessment strategies as outlining, mapping,
and storyboarding
• Presents Portfolio to audience using
- Use print and electronic conven-
multimedia application software to
tions in the design and layout of a
enhance presentation
product
• Successful completion of the Online • Use desktop publishing to creatively
Journalism Demonstration Project combine text with illustrations to
produce a quality product
• Use networking to readily share,
access and retrieve, information and
resources
• Use communication software to send
and receive data beyond the immedi-
ate environment
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7. HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS
Subject Area: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Grade Level: Sixth and Seventh
Strand: Problem-solving and Decision-making Tools (Aligns with ISTE Performance Indicator 7, 9)
Focus Question: Can the student choose the appropriate tools to solve a problem?
Benchmark Assessment Tool Resource
What do you want students to: know, How will you know if benchmarks Performance Standard What instructional resources
do and be like? have been achieved? could be used?
• Collaborate with peers, experts, and • Given a problem from any content • Practice defining the problem by • Application software
others using telecommunications and area, devise a plan including tasks using a K-W-L to generate relevant
• Word processor
collaborative tools to investigate and sub tasks to solve the problem questions using the word processor.
curriculum related problems, issues, and complete the plan using feed- • Spreadsheet
• Identifies hardware, software,
and information, and to develop back to modify the plan.
connectivity and resources related to • Database
solutions or products for audiences • Share the questions with a partner to the problem
inside and outside the classroom. evaluate their quality based on a • Desktop publishing
rubric. • Selects the appropriate technology
• Demonstrate an understanding of • Multi-media
tool to accomplish a task
concepts underlying hardware, • Successful completion of the Oregon
software, and connectivity, and of • Evaluates decisions and measures • Internet / Network Access
Trail Demonstration Project. (Grade
practical, applications to learning and 6) degree of success and makes • Scanner
problem solving. appropriate adjustments to their
• Successful completion of “Starting selection of tools • Digital camera
your own Business” Demonstration
• Conduct an investigation or tour of • Web/Internet browser
Project. (Grade 7)
information sources and their
• Given a list of information needs: • Projection device (i.e., data projec-
location
tor/TV)
1. Identify the sources of informa- • Modify strategies as needed to
tion. enhance the plan
2. Identify the technological tools • Choose a presentation format that
needed to access each type of will be most appropriate to the
information needed. Explain your circumstances and audience
choice of source and tool.
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8. HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS
Subject Area: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Grade Level: Eighth
Strand: Research Tools (Aligns with ISTE Performance Indicator 10)
Focus Question: Can the student evaluate the accuracy of sources?
Benchmark Assessment Tool Resource
What do you want students to: know, How will you know if benchmarks Performance Standard What instructional resources
do and be like? have been achieved? could be used?
• Research and evaluate the accuracy, • Complete the process folio through • Generates lists of appropriate • Computer with Internet Access
relevance, appropriateness, compre- the information gathering and assess- resources for finding solutions to
• Foundation Software
hensiveness, and bias of electronic ment steps based on the require- predefined problem.
information sources concerning real- ments as defined by a rubric. • Optional Software
• Use technology to initiate a search
world problems. - Premiere
• Successful completion of the Online strategy to reach a conclusion to a
Journalism Demonstration Project. particular problem. - MacroMedia Director
• Identifies sites for reliable and - Photoshop
authentic information - Print Shop
• Access human, print, and electronic - Painter III
resources of the school library media • Internet
center, REMC, public library, local,
state and national information • Ask-ERIC
sources.
• Online services
• Brainstorms possible multimedia
solutions.
• Based on criteria, evaluates informa-
tion gathered from electronic re-
sources and sites references appro-
priately.
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