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 explain important concepts in the core curriculum as well as across the curriculum. Persuade 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 persuasive essays on their topics, and use appropriate technology tools to communicate convincing arguments to an audience.

In Persuade with Technology, teachers:
 

• Promote creativity and innovation
• Facilitate critical thinking, decision making, and problem solving
• Help students develop research skills and information fluency
• Encourage collaboration and communication
• Cultivate technology literacy and responsible digital citizenship

Research, Write, Communicate >
How can you help students develop rigorous research skills while encouraging objectivity? You can use the Research, Write, Communicate project to facilitate student research into complex topics and encourage persuasive writing about real events. Students become more effective communicators by designing and publishing Web sites that make convincing arguments for their positions. 

Solve Problems with Data >
How can you provide opportunities for students to learn, practice, and apply rigorous problem solving skills? You can use the Solve Problems with Data project to help students define important problems and collect and analyze opinion data to inform their decisions. Students become more effective communicators by selecting and using appropriate technology tools to share convincing arguments for their positions with an audience.