APPENDIX A: PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Foundations
Process
Presentation

Foundations

Grade 8

It is expected that students will:

• identify information technology tools used to access information
• protect information using information technology tools
• enter information accurately using appropriate keyboarding techniques and software that allows for the storage, retrieval, and editing of material
• demonstrate the ability to formulate questions and to use a variety of sources and tools to access, capture, and store information
• use appropriate information technology terminology
• evaluate a variety of input and output devices
• demonstrate the ability to install software
• describe and practise appropriate safety procedures when working with information technology tools
• apply a variety of trouble-shooting techniques related to information technology
• demonstrate an awareness of the impact of information technology tools on society
• identify careers and occupations that use information technology

It is expected that students will:

• enter information accurately using appropriate keyboarding techniques and software that allows for the storage, retrieval, and editing of material
• demonstrate the ability to install software on stand-alone computers
• evaluate different software and defend their use in solving problems
• demonstrate the ability to use the Internet to access, capture, and store information
• demonstrate an understanding of the ethical use of information
• demonstrate an understanding of programming, using a variety of information technology tools
• demonstrate an awareness of ergonomic and health issues related to the use of information technology tools
• identify careers related to the field of information technology

It is expected that students will:

• practise and reinforce their keyboarding skills
• demonstrate the ability to formulate questions and to use a variety of sources and tools to access, capture, and store information
• demonstrate the ability to program information technology tools
• use programming effectively to create products or systems
• practise handling Internet information in an ethical way
• demonstrate an awareness of the impact of electronic resources on education, careers, and recreation
• evaluate the impact of information technology tools on the workplace, on individuals, and on society
• compare the use of information technology in different job settings within the community
• demonstrate competence in using basic information technology tools

Process

Grade 8

It is expected that students will:

• apply management skills to complete a project
• use a variety of information technology tools to help them solve problems
• apply predetermined search criteria to locate, retrieve, and evaluate information
• create electronic text documents
• evaluate information retrieved electronically for authenticity, bias, and timeliness
• synthesize information from a variety of electronic sources for their presentations

It is expected that students will:

• demonstrate the use of a variety of software and appropriate information technology tools to solve problems
• demonstrate the ability to use a variety of software to access, capture, and store information from the Internet
• evaluate the suitability of information for use in specific contexts
• analyse electronically organized information for authenticity, bias, timeliness, and usefulness

It is expected that students will:

• solve problems using information technology tools and resources
• use information technology tools to gather and organize information and produce documents
• evaluate the suitability of information technology tools for solving problems related to specific tasks
• demonstrate the ability to install software that can be shared within a network
• develop guidelines for evaluating and using information in an ethical way
• develop criteria to evaluate information for bias

Presentation

Grade 8

It is expected that students will:

• identify and consider ethical and legal issues when presenting information
• use a variety of software to present messages
• demonstrate the ability to arrange information in different forms to create new meaning
• analyse the effects of information technology on presentations
• describe the effect of multimedia presentations on intended audiences

It is expected that students will:

• select, use, and evaluate a variety of information technology tools for making presentations
• apply the principles of effective communication and good design when using information technology tools
• consider ethical and legal issues when presenting information
• analyse the impact of multi-media documents on the intended audiences
• develop an awareness that all media can be digitized for electronic presentation

It is expected that students will:

• create multimedia documents using a variety of electronic sources
• demonstrate the ability to use special effects in multimedia presentations to influence a message
• apply ethical and legal principles when presenting information
• evaluate the effectiveness of the component parts of multimedia presentations
• demonstrate the ability to manage the process of creating multimedia presentations

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