Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
British Columbia, Canada Instructional Technology Standards

• Students will use technology as a communication tool. They will design, develop, publish, and present using technology resources for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

• Students will apply critical thinking—including questioning, comparing, summarizing, drawing conclusions, and defending a position—to make reasoned judgments about a range of issues, situations, and topics
• Demonstrate effective research skills including: accessing information, assessing information, collecting data, evaluating data, organizing information, presenting information, and citing sources
• Demonstrate effective written, oral, and graphic communication skillsDemonstrate skills and attitudes of active citizenship, including ethical behavior, open-mindedness, respect for diversity, and collaboration

• Organize details and information about materials they have read, heard, or viewed using a variety of graphic forms
• Interpret and report on information obtained from more than one source to inform others

• Students perceive and respond to images in ways that demonstrate their understanding of the visual elements and principles of art and design
• Students create images that communicate their understanding of and appreciation for the visual elements and principles of art and design and how they are used to communicate
• Students create images that demonstrate their ability to communicate effectively using a variety of materials, technologies, and processes

• Learn about programs that benefit their community
• Use problem-solving skills to develop a product for a local organization or business
• Understand the role of public relations
• Apply basic elements of design to a publication
• Apply desktop publishing skills
• Work cooperatively in small groups