Ideas+for+9th+Grade+Class-Technology

=There will be a one semester class to be taken by all 9th grade students that will include all the tech skills they will need for PARCC, as well as other skills needed to achieve in the Digital World. Ideas for things to be included in this class will be posted on this page.=

//12 things you have to know to be computer literate //
@https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XgvbF-Fgv6ryqAhrHBOVq-04CloZfZDA9Pe5zxjeIMw/edit This is a document prepared by Anthony Luscre from Mogadore. He explains and gives specific examples of what students, teachers, etc. need to know. I think much of this might be incorporated into a course outline regarding specific tech skills.

Guidelines for Evaluating Web Sites from Western Reserve Public Media-Excellent Resource, critical skill @http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/education/edwebeva.htm

http://www.trails-9.org/index.php?page=home TRAILS-Tools for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills. Project of KSU Libraries. Free; fits with CCSS; can be used as pre-and/or post assessment on information literacy skills. Could be used from grades 3-12

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s8-M5Nr1XT-MIwGLdTumvp4qRXwObW8hZxMXakBGTs0/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000#slide=id.p62 This is the link to Char Shryock’s (of Bay Village) presentation on PARCC and Tech Integration from the Spring RTTT conference. Several of these slides contain specific skills needed throughout grade levels

@http://www.learning.com/docs/dl/Why-Digital-Literacy-Matters.pdf Good resource of necessary skills for PARCC

@http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=242&menuid=29882&pageid=25592 This site from Toronto Canada goes into specific skills needed at each grade level. This relates to the 9th grade class as well as all other grades

@http://go.infohio.org/ INFOhio's Ask! Act! Achieve area for research in the 21st Century. Much of this could be incorporated into the 9th grade course

ISTE's NETS for Students (NETS•S) are the standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge students need to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly global and digital world. Simply being able to use technology is no longer enough. Today's students need to be able to use technology to analyze, learn, and explore. Digital age skills are vital for preparing students to work, live, and contribute to the social and civic fabric of their communities. (from iste.org site) The ISTE standards are the technology standards that are used with CCSS and should be incorporated in PARCC. Also, see __//nets for Students Curriculum Planning// Tool__ published by International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), 2012 

Ideas:

Is it possible that the courses could be offered as an online opportunity via Moodle, Edmodo, or another LMS-this would accommodate all to have completed the course prior to the testing? Even if the course is not totally online, it should probably be at least blended with both face-to-face and online…having students upload assignments, participate in discussion forums, etc. Another thought-do course as part of the Summer Bridge Program. It is possible to purchase an electronic "course" for the content-self-paced, but would assure that everyone would get the same content and opportunities. Will need to "reserve" a computer lab for this course. Perhaps this course should be titled "Digital Literacy" to include all the important skills needed to be successful rather than just computer and keyboard skills?