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Standards

Technology Standards

Apply strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and software problems that occur during everyday use.
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.
Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research.
Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum.
Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.
Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems.
Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity and of practical applications to learning and problem solving.

English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 6.

(5) Listening/speaking/audiences. The student speaks clearly and appropriately to different audiences for different purposes and occasions. The student is expected to:

(B) demonstrate effective communication skills that reflect such demands as interviewing, reporting, requesting, and providing information (4-8);
(E) use effective rate, volume, pitch, and tone for the audience and setting (4-8);

(10) Reading/comprehension. The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies. The student is expected to:

(D)  describe mental images that text descriptions evoke (4-8);
(F)  determine a text's main (or major ideas) and how those ideas are supported with details (4-8);
(G)  paraphrase and summarize text to recall, inform, or organize ideas (4-8);

(12) Reading/text structures/literary concepts. The student analyzes the characteristics of various types of texts (genres). The student is expected to:
(C)  support responses by referring to relevant aspects of text and his/her own experiences (4-8); and
(F)  analyze characters, including their traits, motivations, conflicts, points of view, relationships, and changes they undergo (4-8);
(G) recognize and analyze story plot, setting, and problem resolution (4-8);
(I)  present organized statements, reports, and speeches using visuals or media to support meaning, as appropriate (6-8),

(15) Writing/purposes. The student writes for a variety of audiences and purposes and in a variety of forms. The student is expected to:
(H) produce cohesive and coherent written texts by organizing ideas, using effective transitions, and choosing precise wording (6-8).

(16) Writing/penmanship/capitalization/punctuation/spelling. The student composes original texts, applying the conventions of written language
(F) spell accurately in final drafts (4-8);

(17) Writing/grammar/usage. The student applies standard grammar and usage to communicate clearly and effectively in writing. The student is expected to:
(F) use available technology to support aspects of creating, revising, editing, and publishing texts (4-8);

(20) Writing/inquiry/research. The student uses writing as a tool for learning and research. The student is expected to:
(G) follow accepted formats for writing research, including documenting sources (6-8).