Standard III Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
Teachers implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning.
 

Standard V Productivity and Professional Practice
Teachers use technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice.

Standard III Technology Productivity Tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works.
 

Standard IV Technology Communications Tools
Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
 

Standard V Technology Research Tools
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
 

Standard VI Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools
Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.

Point, Click and drag, and double-click with the mouse

Knows when and how to use the left and right mouse buttons

Use shift-click and ctrl-click to select and deselect multiple items

Create and use a selection rectangle for multiple selections

Use pull down and pop-up menus

Open and close a window or a folder

Launch programs from the start menu

Know that scrolling can be done both horizontally and vertically

Drag windows from one screen location to another

Resize, minimize and maximize windows

Switch between applications without quitting

Acknowledge a dialogue box

Use the control key shortcuts instead of the mouse (e.g. to cut text, paste text)

Locate web sites that are high quality and are educationally relevant

Insert/eject media

Save a file with a unique name in an appropriate place

Determine and direct where a file is saved

Use shift-click and ctrl-click to select and deselect multiple items

Create and use a selection rectangle for multiple selections

Know when and how to use the left and right mouse buttons

Logon to a local network and logout

Understand rights for logons and passwords

Plan for projects that are anchored in core curriculum; multidisciplinary

Involve students in sustained effort over time

Use systematic assessment; both along the way and end product

Teachers learn to act as coaches and facilitators of student learning