(1) The empowered learner content standards sixth-eighth grade are that each student will:
(a) define personal learning goals, select and manage appropriate technologies to achieve them and reflect on successes and areas of improvement in working toward those goals; and
(b) navigate a variety of technologies and transfer personal knowledge and skills to learn how to use new technologies.
(2) The digital citizen content standards for sixth-eighth grade are that each student will:
(a) manage digital identities and demonstrate an understanding of how the digital footprint is permanent and can impact reputation;
(b) demonstrate positive, safe, legal and ethical habits when using technology and interacting with others online;
(c) demonstrate and model the appropriate use of intellectual property of print and digital media, including copyright, permission and fair use, by creating a variety of media products that include appropriate citation and attribution elements; and
(d) demonstrate how to keep personal data secure and understand how data-collection technologies work.
(3) The knowledge constructor content standards for sixth-eighth grade are that each student will:
(a) use research strategies effectively to locate appropriate digital resources in support of learning;
(b) evaluate the accuracy, perspective, cultural sensitivity, credibility, and relevance of resources;
(c) define and consider potential biases resources; and
(d) locate and collect resources from a variety of sources and organize into collections for a range of projects and purposes.
(4) The innovative designer content standards for sixth-eighth grade are that each student will:
(a) select and use digital tools to support design processes, identify constraints and trade-offs and weigh risks;
(b) engage in design process to develop, test and revise prototypes or create innovative products; and
(c) use the process of trial and error and understand problems or setbacks as potential opportunities for improvement.
(5) The computational thinker content standards for sixth-eighth grade are that each student will:
(a) investigate and practice solving problems by using data analysis, modeling or algorithmic thinking;
(b) organize data and use technology to display, analyze, solve problems and make decisions;
(c) break down problems into component parts, identify key pieces and use that information to problem solve; and
(d) demonstrate an understanding of how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to design and automate solutions.
(6) The creative communicator content standards for sixth-eighth grade are that each student will:
(a) select appropriate platforms and tools to create, share, and communicate work;
(b) create original works or responsibly remix and repurpose other digital resources into new creative works; and
(c) communicate complex ideas clearly using various digital tools to convey the concepts in a variety of accessible formats.
(7) The global collaborator content standards for sixth-eighth grade are that each student will:
(a) identify and use collaborative technologies to connect with others; and
(b) identify and select a role within a team to meet goals, based on knowledge of technology and content, as well as personal preference.
(8) The reflective user content standards for sixth-eighth grade are that each student will evaluate personal preferences for use of technology tools for different tasks or purposes.