The schools of the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Albany are preparing students to go on to college and/or
the workplace in the 21st century. These students will be challenged by a
technologically advanced global society. To prepare them, we must make sure
all students are not only familiar but also proficient with the tools of
technology to obtain information, to communicate and to solve problems. In an
effort to monitor the progress of our students in attaining this goal, four
lists of competencies, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, based on the National
Educational Standards for Students (NETS), have been created for the
students in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. Throughout the course of
each student's computer time and through a variety of classroom activities,
the student will work toward the mastery of these competencies. Evaluations
will be completed for each student at the end of the year, then sent to the
student's teacher the following year, It is the goal that ALL students master
the listed competencies at the end of each benchmark year: grade 2, grade 5,
grade 8 and grade 12. These competencies will be updated as the technology
changes.
1. Basic
Operations and Concepts: All students in the Albany Diocese
will demonstrate an understanding of the nature and operation of technology
systems. They will develop sufficient skills to successfully use, troubleshoot
and maintain technology tools in the learning environment. They will also
select appropriate technologies to complete assignments.
2. Social, Ethical and Human Issues –
All students in the Albany Diocese will use technology responsibly, ethically,
and safely. They will practice responsible use of technology systems,
information, and software. They will also understand the ethical,
environmental, and societal implications of technology.
3. Technology Productivity Tools –
All students in the Albany Diocese will use technology tools to create and
produce quality products that enhance content-area learning.
4. Technology Communication Tools –
All students in the Albany Diocese will use a variety of technology tools to
communicate effectively and creatively in creating curriculum-related
assignments. They will use telecommunications to collaborate, publish
and interact with multiple audiences.
5. Technology Research Tools – All
students in the Albany Diocese will use technology to locate, evaluate,
collect, organize and report information from a variety of sources in order to
complete school assignments.
6. Technology Problem-solving and Decision Making
Tools – All students in the Albany Diocese will use technology to
analyze information and transform it into useful knowledge to solve problems
and make decisions involved in classroom activities.
Click on the links below to
access your Student Technology Competency forms: (Draft
Versions - student copies will be distributed to school in September 2003)
You can save your technology competency forms to your hard
drive, a floppy disk or hotsync it to your handheld.
If you have any questions, send an
e-mail to Darlene Cardillo.
Student
Technology Competencies