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 important concepts in the core curriculum as well as across the curriculum. Describe with Technology projects can be used across the curriculum, because they allow teachers and students to decide what subjects and topics to address. In these projects, students research complex topics, write narrative essays describing their topics, and produce publications based on their narratives.
In Describe with Technology projects, teachers:
- Promote creativity and innovation
- Facilitate critical thinking
- Help students build research skills and information fluency
- Encourage collaboration and communication
- Cultivate technology literacy and responsible digital citizenship
Research, Write, Publish >
How can you help students develop rigorous research skills while encouraging creativity? You can use the Research, Write, Publish project to facilitate student research into complex topics and encourage creative writing about real events. Students become more effective communicators by publishing their descriptive writing in visually appealing brochures.
Think Critically with Data >
How can you provide opportunities for students to learn, practice, and apply rigorous thinking skills? You can use the Think Critically with Data project to facilitate critical thinking as students collect and analyze opinion data to create knowledge of complex topics. Students share the knowledge they acquire by describing their data in visually appealing newsletters.