21st Century Technology Skills Used 

Iowa Core Essential Concepts &/or Skills Used
•Use technology resources to create original products, identify patterns and problems, make predictions, and propose solutions. (Create It)

• Demonstrate creative thinking to generate new ideas and products using a variety of technology tools and resources.
• Create and share new ideas, products, and processes related to curriculum content.
• Work individually and collaboratively to create, display, publish, or perform media-rich products.
• Use technology resources to gather and depict data, recognize trends, and project outcomes.

•Use interactive technologies in a collaborative group to produce digital presentations or products in a curricular area. (Share It)

• Use a variety of technology tools to work collaboratively with others inside and outside the classroom.
• Use telecommunication tools efficiently to communicate information and ideas to multiple audiences.
• Access remote information using technology.
• Appropriately contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems using technology.

•Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems. (Solve It)

• Locate, organize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
• Access information for specific purposes, and assess the validity of the information source.
• Identify, select, and organize data. Discuss and describe the results.

•Use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation. (Find It)

• Use technological resources to conduct research and complete a project.

•Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning.(Protect It)

• Demonstrate awareness of the dangers of sharing personal information with others.
• Demonstrate an understanding of what electronic theft and plagiarism are and why they are harmful.
• Identify the positive values of using technology to accomplish tasks.
• Use technology to explore and pursue personal interests.
• Show others how to use new technologies, and use technology in a way that assists, rather than prevents, others from learning.

•Understand technology hardware and software system operations and their application. (Use It)

• Use everyday technology processes, hardware, and software
• Begin to identify the source of a problem with technology, and, if necessary, identify the appropriate support personnel.
• Apply prior knowledge of technologies to new technologies.