Grade 1 Technology Applications Vermont Standards

With guidance, students use digital tools to locate and organize information relevant to their investigation, and begin to understand the need to cite their sources.

Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.

With teacher support, students identify how technology allows access to information beyond the classroom.

With teacher support, students plan an investigation using a digital tool.

With guidance students effectively use applications to create, present, publish and illustrate information and ideas.

With teacher support, students use digital tools to plan and manage individual or group learning projects.

With teacher support, students use digital tools and resources to identify a school or local issue and generate questions for investigation.

Troubleshoot systems and applications.

As a class, with teacher guidance, students use digital representations of existing knowledge to extend their understanding and create new ideas, products, or processes.

Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

With teacher support, students use digital tools and resources to gather, organize, and discuss information to draw a conclusion or solve a problem.

Plan strategies to guide inquiry.

Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.

Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.

Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

Students respect and use technology equipment in a responsible and safe manner.

Students recognize the difference between using "local" applications and the Internet.

Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

Students examine and interact with digital artifacts illustrating other cultures in order to gain better awareness of differing lifestyles and societal norms.

Students keep their systems safe and secure.

Students use digital tools appropriately, assisting peers when possible.

Select and use applications effectively and productively.

With teacher guidance, students communicate and problem solve technology issues using basic terminology.

Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, & Decision-Making - Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.

With teacher guidance, students use digital simulations, models, or graphic representations to explore and depict various patterns and processes.

With guidance, students use digital tools to process (organize and synthesize) gathered information and present their findings.

Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.

With guidance, students successfully login and/or navigate digital environments to access local and online resources and input data.

Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.

Students explore basic search options and information sources.

Students identify "personal information" about themselves and recognize the importance of privacy.

Understand and use technology systems.

Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation

With teacher guidance, students use digital tools to create original works.

Digital Citizenship - Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

Creativity and Innovation - Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

Using digital tools, students work independently to contribute components to group products.

Communication & Collaboration - Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Students give credit to content creators.

With teacher support, students use digital tools and resources to explore problems with multiple solutions by collecting information from peers.

With teacher guidance, students recognize common, similar features and functions in digital environments and apply those to new technology experiences.

Research & Information Fluency - Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

With teacher support, students use digital applications and communication tools productively to accomplish academic tasks and collaborate with peers on group projects.

With teacher guidance, students use digital tools or resources to gather information, identify patterns and interpret data.

Identify trends and forecast possibilities.

Students use grade appropriate digital tools to share ideas and resources, collaborate within the classroom environment, and provide feedback to peers.

Process data and report results.

Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.

Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

Technology Operations & Concepts - Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems

With guidance, students consider audience and purpose when creating digital products.