| Standards |
WebBlender
Use |
| 1. Apply
strategies for identifying and solving routine hardware and
software problems that occur during everyday use. |
Students
troubleshoot power and cable connections as they research online
and download research and media appropriate for their project. |
| 2.
Demonstrate knowledge of current changes in information
technologies and the effect those changes have on the workplace
and society. |
Students create a WebBlender
site to compare and contrast images from past and present to
explain changes in society. |
| 3.Exhibit
legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology,
and discuss consequences of misuse. |
Students add
copyright-friendly images from Pics4Learning.com to their Web
pages. |
| 4. Use
content-specific tools, software and simulations to support
learning and research. |
Students
create a web site following the completion of a unit of
study. |
| 5. Apply
productivity/ multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal
productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the
curriculum. |
Students use WebBlender to
edit and create original Web sites to support classroom curriculum
goals. |
| 6. Design,
develop, publish and present products using technology resources
that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences
inside and outside the classroom. |
Students create their own
sites and share them online to communicate various classroom
concepts. |
| 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. |
Students work in teams to
create and develop a Web site as an investigative method to debate
curriculum related issues. |
| 8. Select
and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a
variety of tasks and solve problems. |
Students use WebBlender's
features to edit and create a personal web site,
research paper, or public service announcement. |
| 9.
Demonstrate an understanding of concepts underlying hardware,
software, and connectivity, and of practical applications to
learning and problem solving. |
Students make sure cables
are connected to the network and that proxies are set. |
| 10.
Research and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness,
comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources
concerning real-world problems. |
Students evaluate online
information as they complete project research. Student search
through Pics4Learning for pictures appropriate to project content. |
