Knowledge and Skills Statement
Creativity and innovation--emerging technologies. The student understands that technology is dynamic and impacts different communities.
Further Explanation
The further explanation is designed to be a resource for educators that helps them better understand the topic their students are learning. Further explanations may be written at a more complex level than would be expected for students at the grade level.
Impacts of technology on different communities could include examples from various fields. In education, virtual field trips allow students access to experiences regardless of where they live. In community development, the invention of the air conditioner and advanced irrigation techniques led to more community development in arid desert regions.
Demonstrated Proficiency
Perform a quick check during small-group or one-on-one instruction.
Ask students to identify examples of technology in their environments and explain how the technology has impacted or affected them or the people around them.
Examples:
- What technology do we have in this classroom? How does this technology impact us?
- What technology do we have in this school building? How does this technology impact everyone in the school?
- What technology do you see on the bus, in a car, or on your walk to school? How does this technology impact us?