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Benefits of Technology Literacy Projects |
Technology Literacy meets ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S)!
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Describe with Technology
The first level of Technology Literacy includes two projects that empower students in the middle grades, ages 11 through 14, to understand and describe complex topics in any subject area. In these projects, your child researches and writes a narrative essay that describes a topic, and produces a publication based on the narrative. When you participate, Describe with Technology projects can help your family use technology more efficiently, effectively, responsibly, and safely.
In Describe with Technology, you can:
- Promote creative, innovative, and critical thinking
- Help your child build research skills and information fluency
- Encourage collaboration and communication
- Cultivate technology literacy and responsible digital citizenship
Research, Write, Publish >
How can you help your child develop rigorous research skills while encouraging creativity? You can participate in the Research, Write, Publish project to support your child’s research into a complex topic and encourage creative writing about real events. In this project, your child becomes a more effective communicator by publishing a descriptive and visually appealing brochure.
Think Critically with Data >
How can you provide opportunities for your child to learn, practice, and apply rigorous thinking skills? You can participate in the Think Critically with Data project to support critical thinking as your child collects and analyzes opinion data to create knowledge of a complex topic. In this project, your child shares and describes data in a visually appealing newsletter.
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