TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM

GRADES SEVEN & EIGHT

Students in Grades 7 & 8 may have opportunities to demonstrate the following performances:

Standard: Basic Operations and Concepts

As successful learners who understand basic operations and concepts, students will be able to:

Indicator	Maine Learning Results Descriptors
1. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity, and of practical applications to learning and problem solving.	Health and Physical Education D. Influences on Health 3. Analyze the effect of technology on personal and family health.
2. Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur during everyday use.
3. Continue to understand the reasons for and demonstrate correct posture (ergonomics).
4. Use the keyboard and other input/output devices efficiently and effectively. Know the functions of keys and the mouse. Increase speed and accuracy while using proper keyboard techniques.

Standard: Social and Ethical Issues

As responsible citizens who understand social and ethical issues and work collaboratively, students will be able to:

Indicator	Maine Learning Results Descriptors
1. Work cooperatively and collaboratively when using technology. Follow verbal and written directions. Demonstrate respect for the work of others.	Career Preparation C. Integrated and Applied Learning 1. Research the need for ethical and legal standards concerning the application of technology (including communication systems, product liability, copyright/patent, and safety. Health and Physical Education D. Influences on Health 3. Analyze the effect of technology on personal and family health. Science and Technology M. Implications of Science and Technology 1. Research and evaluate the social and environmental impacts of scientific and technological developments. 3. Discuss the ethical use or introduction of new scientific or technological development.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of current changes in information technologies and the effect those changes have on the workplace and society.
3. Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology, and discuss consequences of misuse. Follow the Augusta School Dept.'s Acceptable Use Policy.

Standard: Technology Communication Tools

As effective communicators who use technology communication tools, students will be able to:

Indicator	Maine Learning Results Descriptors
1. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside of the classroom.	Career Preparation C. Integrated and Applied Learning 2. Research recent technological developments and predict their possible spin-offs. Science and Technology L. Communication 5. Access information at remote sites using telecommunications. Science and Technology M. Implications of Science and Technology 1. Research and evaluate the social and environmental impacts of scientific and technological developments. 5. Identify factors that have caused some countries to become leaders in science and technology. 8. Recognize scientific and technological contributions of diverse people including women, different ethnic groups, races, and physically disabled. Social Studies – Geography B. Human Interaction with Environments 1. Analyze how technology shapes the physical and human characteristics of places and regions, including Maine. Social Studies – Economics D. International Trade and Global Interdependence 1. Describe how changes in transportation and communication technologies have affected trade over time. Visual and Performing Arts B. Cultural Heritage 5. Identify how the factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas, and technology) are reflected in visual and performing arts.
2. Understand that the Internet is a resource for information. Understand that there are some Internet sites that have inaccurate information.
3. Understand that technology is used in a variety of ways in the community. Identify that computers are used in the community - businesses, homes, schools, etc.

Standard: Technology Productivity Tools

As creative and practical problem solvers who use technology productivity tools to produce quality work, students will be able to:

Indicator

Maine Learning Results Descriptors

1.Design, develop, publish, and present products using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Stories, reports, slideshows, movies, web pages

Math

A. Numbers and Number Sense
4. Represent numerical relationships in graphs, tables, and charts.

Science and Technology

J. Inquiry and Problem Solving
4. Compare and contrast the processes of scientific inquiry and the technological method.

Social Studies – Geography

A. Skills and Tools
2. Develop maps, globes, charts, models, and databases to analyze geographical patterns on the earth.

Social Studies – Geography

B. Human Interaction with Environments
1. Analyze how technology shapes the physical and human characteristics of places and regions, including Maine.

2. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum.

Standard: Technology Research, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Tools

As self-directed and lifelong learners who use technology as a tool for problem solving, decision making and research, students will be able to:

Indicator	Maine Learning Results Descriptors
1. Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations to support learning and research. graphing calculators, science probes, digital cameras, digital video cameras, digital microscopes, data video projectors	English Language Arts H. Research-related Writing and Speaking 6. Use magazines, newspapers, dictionaries, journals, and other print sources to gather information for research topics. 7. Use search engines and other Internet resources to collect information for research topics. 9. Explain the importance of primary sources in evaluating the validity and reliability of collected information. Science and Technology L. Communication 5. Access information at remote sites using telecommunications.
2. Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems.
3. Understand plagiarism.
4. Recognize that there are copyright laws, and it is a crime to violate those laws.
5. Research and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources concerning real-world problems.

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Last update on 06/27/2005