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 (essential questions, critical thinking) ||  ||   ||
 * **1.** || **Creativity and Innovation** ||
 * || Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: ||
 * a. || apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes (critcal thinking, essential questions, bubbl.us) ||  ||   ||
 * b. || create original works as a means of personal or group expression. (blogs, web 2.0, Theresa’s, jamstudio) ||
 * c. || use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. (mindmeister, marzano link, sketchup, bubbl.us) ||
 * d. || identify trends and forecast possibilities. (worldmapper) ||  ||
 * **2.** || **Communication and Collaboration** ||
 * || Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: ||
 * a. || interact, collaborate and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media (delicious, etherpad, shelfari, fanfiction, wiki, googledocs, storybird, lulu, ebooks, audacity, prezi, podcasts, mashup, bighugelabs) ||  ||   ||
 * b. || communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. (web 2.0, my blog, twitter, manga, voicethread, bubbl.us) ||
 * c. || develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. (takingitglobal, kiva, epals, facebook) ||
 * d. || contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. (innocentive, patientslikeme) ||  ||
 * **3.** || **Research and Information Fluency** ||
 * || Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: ||
 * a. || plan strategies to guide inquiry (rubric, prezi, essential questiontoolkit) ||  ||   ||
 * b. || locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. (easywhois, google search strategies) ||
 * c. || evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. (web 2.0, teacher tube) ||
 * d. || process data and report results. (chartgo, excel, statmap, newseum) ||  ||
 * **4.** || **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** ||
 * || Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: ||
 * a. || identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 * b. || plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. (inquiry) ||
 * c. || collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. (goodguide, google squared) ||
 * d. || use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions. ||  ||
 * **5.** || **Digital Citizenship** ||
 * || Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: ||
 * a. || advocate and practice safe, legal and responsible use of information and technology ||  ||   ||
 * b. || exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. ||
 * c. || demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. ||
 * d. || exhibit leadership for digital citizenship. ||  ||
 * **6.** || **Technology Operations and Concepts** ||
 * || Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: ||
 * a. || understand and use technology systems ||  ||   ||
 * b. || select and use applications effectively and productively. ||
 * c. || troubleshoot systems and applications. ||
 * d. || transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies. ||  ||