Content Area: Technological Literacy
Index: 8.1B Grade 12 CPI 12
Standard:8.1 - Computer and Information Literacy
Strand: B - Application of Productivity Tools
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 12 - The student will
integrate new
information into an existing knowledge base and communicate the results in a
project or presentation.
Grade: 12
Sample Activities:
· The
local landfills are full. Propose a solution which encompasses local government,
local citizens and local business
· Climatic
conditions have changed in the twenty-first century. Research scientists are
looking at the oceans to create habitable communities. Create an underwater
community.
· Mr./Ms.
Z's company has decided to relocate the employee and the family overseas. The
employment opportunities exist in Australia, Brazil, China, Kenya, and
Switzerland. Your family must make the decision as to the country of preference
with a backup alternative. Provide a justification to the human resource
department. Be prepared to negotiate a contract that meets career, financial,
and personal needs.
· Although
New Jersey is well known as the Garden State, it certainly could be recognized
as the Invention State. We now live in an increasing complex "global society"
with demands for increased invention, design, and manufacturing to make people's
lives and work more productive while meeting personal and family needs.
· The
behavior of sports stars and movie personalities has been called into question.
Develop a system for identifying and promoting positive role models in the
community
· Use
a variety of strategies and activities, such as brainstorming, listing,
discussion, drawing, role-playing, note taking, and journal writing, for finding
and developing ideas about which to write. Create a semantic web to explore a
topic such as global warming.
· Resources
How Big Are We?
http://cnets.iste.org/students/pf/pf_how_big.html
Commemoration
of the Gettysburg Battlefield: The Gettysburg Address:
http://cnets.iste.org/students/pf/pf_commemoration.html
