10.53.1306    CONTENT STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR FOURTH GRADE

(1) The empowered learner content standards fourth grade are that each student will: 

(a) develop learning goals and choose the appropriate technology tools to achieve them; and

(b) explore technologies and transfer learned skills to different tools or earning environments.

(2) The digital citizen content standards for fourth grade are that each student will:

(a) recognize the role an online identity plays in the digital world and in real life;

(b) practice safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology and interacting online;

(c) identify ownership of intellectual property and acknowledge the work of others; and

(d) identify what personal data is, the importance of keeping it private, and how it might be shared online.

(3) The knowledge constructor content standards for fourth grade are that each student will:

(a) use research techniques to locate digital resources;

(b) explore the accuracy, perspective, cultural sensitivity, credibility, and relevance of sources; and

(c) use a variety of tools to organize information and make meaningful connections between resources.

(4) The innovative designer content standards for fourth grade are that each student will:

(a) practice using digital and non-digital tools to plan and manage a design process; and

(b) use design process to solve a problem.

(5) The computational thinker content standards for fourth grade are that each student will:

(a) solve problems by selecting technology, analyzing data, and creating models; and

(b) break down problems into smaller parts, identify key information, and propose solutions.

(6) The creative communicator content standards for fourth grade are that each student will:

(a) identify the features and functions of a variety of creation or communication tools;

(b) create original works by practicing strategies for remixing or repurposing; and

(c) create digital objects to communicate ideas visually and graphically.

(7) The global collaborator content standards for fourth grade are that each student will use collaborative technologies to connect with people from different backgrounds or cultures, including peers, experts and community members, to explore different points of view on various topics.

History: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-114, MCA; IMP, Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-2-121, 20-3-106, 20-7-101, MCA; NEW, 2020 MAR p. 2134, Eff. 7/1/21.