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Connections to National Standards

National Science Education Content Standards:  Student standards A, C, E, F, G    

National Educational Technology Standards (NETS): 
Technology Profile Performance Indicators (1), (2), (4), (5), (6),(7),(10)

Connections to National Science Education Content Standards

Content Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do inquiry (K-4)
Content Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do inquiry (5-8)
Content Standard C: Life Science: The characteristics of organisms (K-4)
Content Standard C: Life Science: Life cycles of organisms (K-4)
Content Standard C: Life Science: Organisms and environments (K-4)
Content Standard C: Life Science: Regulation and behavior (5-8)
Content Standard C: Life Science: Populations and ecosystems (5-8)
Content Standard C: Life Science: Diversity and adaptations of organisms (5-8)
Content Standard C: Life Science: Structure and function in living systems (5-8)
Content Standard E: Science and Technology: Understanding about science and technology (K-4)
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Natural hazards (5-8)
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Characteristics and changes in populations (K-4)
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Changes in environments (K-4)
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives:  Science and technology in local challenges (K-4)
Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Risks and benefits (5-8)


Connections to National Educational Technology Standards (NETS):  Technology Profile Performance Indicators  (Numbers in parentheses following each performance indicator refer to the standards category to which the performance is linked.*)

Technology Profile Performance Indicator 1: Use keyboards and other common input and output devices efficiently and effectively. GRADES 3-5 (1)

Technology Profile Performance Indicator 2:  Discuss common uses of technology in daily life and the advantages and disadvantages those uses provide. GRADES 3-5 (1,2)

Technology Profile Performance Indicator 4:  Use general purpose productivity tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, remediate skill deficits, and facilitate learning throughout the curriculum.  GRADES 3-5 (3)

Technology Profile Performance Indicator 4:  Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations(e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research. GRADES 6-8 (3,5)

Technology Profile Performance Indicator 5:  Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, Web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. GRADES 3-5 (3, 4)

Technology Profile Performance Indicator 6: Use telecommunications efficiently to access remote information, communicate with others in support of direct and independent learning, and pursue personal interests. GRADES 3-5 (4)

Technology Profile Performance Indicator 7: Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. GRADES 6-8 (4,5)

Technology Profile Performance Indicator 10:  Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources. GRADES 3-5 (6)

Technology Profile Performance Indicator 10:  Research and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources concerning real-world problems. GRADES 6-8 (2,5,6)


* Numbers in parentheses following each performance indicator refer to the standards category to which the performance is linked. The categories are:
                       1.Basic operations and concepts
                       2.Social, ethical, and human issues
                       3.Technology productivity tools
                       4.Technology communications tools
                       5.Technology research tools
                       6.Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools