Core Curriculum Content Standards

Technology
8.1 Educational Technology All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.

A. Technology Operations and Concepts 
8.1.8.A.5
Select and use appropriate tools and digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and to solve problems.

8.1.12.A.2
Produce and edit a multi-page document for a commercial or professional audience using desktop publishing and/or graphics software.  

B. Creativity and Innovation
8.1.12.B.1
Design and pilot a digital learning game to demonstrate knowledge and skills related to one or more content areas or a real world situation.

C. Communication and Collaboration
8.1.12.C.1
Develop an innovative solution to a complex, local or global problem or issue in collaboration with peers and experts, and present ideas for feedback in an online community.

D. Digital Citizenship :
8.1.12.D.1
Evaluate policies on unauthorized electronic access (e.g., hacking) and disclosure and on dissemination of personal information.      

E. Research and Information Literacy
8.1.12.E.2
Predict the impact on society of unethical use of digital tools, based on research and working with peers and experts in the field.   

F. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision-Making
8.1.12.F.2
Analyze the capabilities and limitations of current and emerging technology resources and assess their potential to address educational, career, personal, and social needs.

8.2.8.A.1
Explain the impact of globalization on the development of a technological system over time. 

8.2.8.F.2
Explain how the resources and processes used in the production of a current technological product can be modified to have a more positive impact on the environment (e.g., by using recycled metals, alternate energy sources) and the economy.     (Earth Day Essay)

  
21st Century Life and Careers
9.1 21st-Century Life & Career Skills All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures.

A. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Content: The ability to recognize a problem and apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to solve the problem is a lifelong skill that develops over time.
9.1.12.A.1 Apply critical thinking and problem-solving strategies during structured learning experiences.

C. Collaboration, Teamwork, and Leadership
9.1.12.C.5 Assume a leadership position by guiding the thinking of peers in a direction that leads to successful completion of a challenging task or project.

D. Cross-Cultural Understanding and Interpersonal Communication
9.1.12.D.3 Explain why the ability to communicate in another language in an appropriate cultural context is a valuable 21st-century skill.

9.1.12.E.4
Predict the impact of emerging media technologies on international business and globalization.  

9.1.12.E.5
Compare laws governing the unethical use of media in different countries. 


Cross-Curriculum
Science
Language Arts
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Geometry

SWBAT:
use the basic tools of Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects to create short movie.
To draw figures & objects by tracing with a pen tool.
Select, Apply & create colors using the color panels
Select, apply & create Typography
Select move and transform objects
Save, Render a movie/images


Types of Assessments
Observation
Handouts 
class work
discussion 
Formal written assessment essay questions