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§110.7. English Language Arts and
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(10) Reading/comprehension. The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies. The student is expected to:
(A) use his/her own knowledge and experience to comprehend (4-8);
(B) establish and adjust purposes for reading such as reading to find out, to understand, to interpret, to enjoy, and to solve problems (4-8);
(18) Writing/grammar/usage. The student applies standard grammar and usage to communicate clearly and effectively in writing. The student is expected to:
(A) use regular and irregular plurals correctly (4-6);
(B) write in complete sentences, varying the types such as compound and complex to match meanings and purposes (4-5);
(C) employ standard English usage in writing for audiences, including subject-verb agreement, pronoun referents, and parts of speech (4-8);
(D) use adjectives (comparative and superlative forms) and adverbs appropriately to make writing vivid or precise (4-8);
(E) use prepositional phrases to elaborate written ideas (4-8);
(F) use conjunctions to connect ideas meaningfully (4-5);
(G) write with increasing accuracy when using apostrophes in contractions such as it's and possessives such as Jan's (4-8);
(25) Viewing/representing/production. The student produces visual images, messages, and meanings that communicate with others. The student is expected to:
(A) select, organize, or produce visuals to complement and extend meanings (4-8); and
(B) produce communications using technology or appropriate media such as developing a class newspaper, multimedia reports, or video reports (4-8).
§112.7. Science
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(9) Science concepts. The student knows that adaptations may increase the survival of members of a species. The student is expected to:
(A) compare the adaptive characteristics of species that improve their ability to survive and reproduce in an ecosystem;
(B) analyze and describe adaptive characteristics that result in an organism's unique niche in an ecosystem; and
(C) predict some adaptive characteristics required for survival and reproduction by an organism in an ecosystem.
§117.17. Art
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(2) Creative expression/performance. The student expresses ideas through original artworks, using a variety of media with appropriate skill. The student is expected to:
(A) combine information from direct observation, experience, and imagination to express ideas about self, family, and community;
(B) compare relationships between design and everyday life; and
(C) create original artworks and explore photographic imagery, using a variety of art materials and media appropriately.
§126.3. Technology Applications
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(1) Foundations. The student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of hardware components, software programs, and their connections. The student is expected to:
(A) use technology terminology appropriate to the task;
(B) save and delete files, uses menu options and commands, and work with more than one software application;
(C) identify and describe the characteristics of digital input, processing, and output;
(D) delineate and make necessary adjustments regarding compatibility issues including, but not limited to, digital file formats and cross platform connectivity; and
(E) access remote equipment on a network such as a printer or other peripherals.
(2) Foundations. The student uses data input skills appropriate to the task. The student is expected to:
(A) use a variety of input devices such as mouse, keyboard, disk drive, modem, voice/sound recorder, scanner, digital video, CD-ROM, or touch screen;
(B) use proper keyboarding techniques such as correct hand and body positions and smooth and rhythmic keystroke patterns;
(C) demonstrate touch keyboarding techniques for operating the alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, and symbol keys as grade-level appropriate;
(D) produce documents at the keyboard, proofread, and correct errors;
(E) use language skills including capitalization, punctuation, spelling, word division, and use of numbers and symbols as grade-level appropriate; and
(F) demonstrate an appropriate speed on short timed exercises depending upon the grade level and hours of instruction.
(3) Foundations. The student complies with the laws and examines the issues regarding the use of technology in society. The student is expected to:
(A) follow acceptable use policies when using computers; and
(B) model respect of intellectual property by not illegally copying software or another individual's electronic work.
(4) Information acquisition. The student uses a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:
(A) apply appropriate electronic search strategies in the acquisition of information including keyword and Boolean search strategies; and
(B) select appropriate strategies to navigate and access information on local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs), including the Internet and intranet, for research and resource sharing.
(5) Information acquisition. The student acquires electronic information in a variety of formats, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:
(A) acquire information including text, audio, video, and graphics; and
(B) use on-line help and documentation.
(7) Solving problems. The student uses appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems. The student is expected to:
(A) use software programs with audio, video, and graphics to enhance learning experiences;
(B) use appropriate software to express ideas and solve problems including the use of word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, simulations, and multimedia; and
(C) use a variety of data types including text, graphics, digital audio, and video.
(8) Solving problems. The student uses research skills and electronic communication, with appropriate supervision, to create new knowledge. The student is expected to:
(A) use communication tools to participate in group projects;
(B) use interactive technology environments, such as simulations, electronic science or mathematics laboratories, virtual museum field trips, or on-line interactive lessons, to manipulate information; and
(C) participate with electronic communities as a learner, initiator, contributor, or mentor.
(10) Communication. The student formats digital information for appropriate and effective communication. The student is expected to:
(A) use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for the defined audience;
(B) use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for the communication media including multimedia screen displays, Internet documents, and printed materials; and
(C) use appropriate applications including, but not limited to, spreadsheets and databases to develop charts and graphs by using data from various sources.
