Standard
2—Information Systems
Students will
access, generate, process, and transfer information using
appropriate technologies.
Key ideas are
identified by numbers (1).
Performance indicators are identified by bullets.
Sample tasks are identified by triangles (s).
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Elementary
Information Systems
1. Information
technology is used to retrieve, process, and communicate
information and as a tool to enhance learning.
Students:
- use a variety
of equipment and software packages to enter, process,
display, and communicate information in different forms
using text, tables, pictures, and sound.
- telecommunicate
a message to a distant location with teacher help.
- access needed
information from printed media, electronic data bases,
and community resources.
This is evident,
for example, when students:
s use the newspaper or
magazine index in a library to find information on a particular
topic.
s invite local experts to the
school to share their expertise.
2. Knowledge of
the impacts and limitations of information systems is essential
to its effective and ethical use.
Students:
- describe the
uses of information systems in homes, schools, and
businesses.
- understand
that computers are used to store personal information.
- demonstrate
ability to evaluate information.
This is evident,
for example, when students:
s look for differences among
species of bugs collected on the school grounds, and classify
them according to preferred habitat.
3. Information
technology can have positive and negative impacts on society,
depending upon how it is used.
Students:
- describe the
uses of information systems in homes and schools.
- demonstrate
ability to evaluate information critically.
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Intermediate
Information Systems
1. Information
technology is used to retrieve, process, and communicate
information and as a tool to enhance learning.
Students:
- use a range
of equipment and software to integrate several forms of
information in order to create good quality audio, video,
graphic, and text-based presentations.
- use
spreadsheets and data-base software to collect, process,
display, and analyze information. Students access needed
information from electronic data bases and on-line
telecommunication services.
- systematically
obtain accurate and relevant information pertaining to a
particular topic from a range of sources, including local
and national media, libraries, museums, governmental
agencies, industries, and individuals.
- collect data
from probes to measure events and phenomena.
- use simple
modeling programs to make predictions.
This is evident,
for example, when students:
s compose letters on a word
processor and send them to representatives of industry,
governmental agencies, museums, or laboratories seeking
information pertaining to a student project.
s acquire data from weather
stations.
s use a software package,
such as Science Tool Kit, to monitor the acceleration of a model
car traveling down a given distance on a ramp.
s use computer software to
model how plants grow plants under different conditions.
2. Knowledge of
the impacts and limitations of information systems is essential
to its effective and ethical use.
Students:
- understand
the need to question the accuracy of information
displayed on a computer because the results produced by a
computer may be affected by incorrect data entry.
- identify
advantages and limitations of data-handling programs and
graphics programs.
- understand
why electronically stored personal information has
greater potential for misuse than records kept in
conventional form.
3. Information
technology can have positive and negative impacts on society,
depending upon how it is used.
Students:
- use
graphical, statistical, and presentation software to
presents project to fellow classmates.
- describe
applications of information technology in mathematics,
science, and other technologies that address needs and
solve problems in the community.
- explain the
impact of the use and abuse of electronically generated
information on individuals and families.
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Commencement
Information Systems
1. Information
technology is used to retrieve, process, and communicate
information and as a tool to enhance learning.
Students:
- understand
and use the more advanced features of word processing,
spreadsheets, and data-base software.
- prepare
multimedia presentations demonstrating a clear sense of
audience and purpose.
- access,
select, collate, and analyze information obtained from a
wide range of sources such as research data bases,
foundations, organizations, national libraries, and
electronic communication networks, including the
Internet.
- students
receive news reports from abroad and work in groups to
produce newspapers reflecting the perspectives of
different countries.
- utilize
electronic networks to share information.
- model
solutions to a range of problems in mathematics, science,
and technology using computer simulation software.
This is evident,
for example, when students:
s collect and amend
quantitative and qualitative information for a particular purpose
and enter it into a data-handling package for processing and
analysis.
s visit businesses,
laboratories, environmental areas, and universities to obtain
on-site information
s receive news reports from
abroad, and work in groups to produce newspapers reflecting the
perspectives of different countries.
s join a list serve and send
electronic mail to other persons sharing mutual concerns and
interests.
s use computer software to
simulate and graph the motion of an object.
s study a system in a
dangerous setting (e.g., a nuclear power plant).
2. Knowledge of
the impacts and limitations of information systems is essential
to its effective and ethical use.
Students:
- explain the
impact of the use and abuse of electronically generated
information on individuals and families.
- evaluate
software packages relative to their suitability to a
particular application and their ease of use.
- discuss the
ethical and social issues raised by the use and abuse of
information systems.
This is evident,
for example, when students:
s discuss how unauthorized
people might gain access to information about their interests and
way of life.
3. Information
technology can have positive and negative impacts on society,
depending upon how it is used.
Students:
- work with a
virtual community to conduct a project or solve a problem
using the network.
- discuss how
applications of information technology can address some
major global problems and issues.
- discuss the
environmental, ethical, moral, and social issues raised
by the use and abuse of information technology.
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