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Benefits of Technology Literacy Projects
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Technology Literacy meets ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S)!
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Persuade with Technology
The third level of Technology Literacy includes two projects that empower students in the middle grades, ages 11 through 14, to understand and make persuasive arguments about complex issues in any subject area. In these projects, your child researches a complex topic, writes a persuasive essay on the topic, and uses appropriate technology tools to communicate convincing arguments to an audience. When you participate, Persuade with Technology can help your family use technology more efficiently, effectively, responsibly, and safely.
In Persuade with Technology, you can:
- Promote creativity and innovation
- Foster critical thinking, decision making, and problem solving
- Help your child develop research skills and information fluency
- Encourage collaboration and communication
- Cultivate technology literacy and responsible digital citizenship
Research, Write, Communicate >
How can you help your child develop rigorous research skills while encouraging objectivity? You can participate in the Research, Write, Communicate project to support your child’s research into a complex issue and encourage persuasive writing about real events. In this project, your child becomes a more effective communicator by designing and publishing a Web site that makes a convincing argument for a particular position on an issue.
Solve Problems with Data >
How can you provide opportunities for your child to learn, practice, and apply rigorous problem solving skills? You can participate in the Solve Problems with Data project to help your child define important problems and collect and analyze opinion data to solve a problem. In this project, your child becomes a more effective communicator by selecting and using appropriate technology tools to share a convincing argument for a particular position with an audience.
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