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Developing Information Literacy and Tech Skills in High School Students
MDE 9-12 The Michigan Department of Education's standards for High School students, which are based primarily upon ISTE's standards. They cover the five general competencies of a 21st century learner, which are the ability to:

1) Demonstrate creativity and innovation
A sample lesson plan in which students will create a multi-faceted, multi-media presentation in an effort to promote a community group or special interest. A variety of programs will be used to do tasks such as creating a logo, letterhead, brochures, etc, and meets Michigan Standard 9-12.CI.3.

A 12 week unit planin which high school students will create and maintain a webpage. This is geared as a long-term project or even a mini-course, but could be condensed to fill a shorter time frame. Meets 9-12.CI.2.

A comparisonof several free web design options for a teacher to review before assigning a web-design project to students.

An article comparing Kompozer and Dreamweaver, two of the titans of the web-design industry.

2) Communicate and collaborate
Examples of educational Wikis for teachers to browse for inspiration. Hundreds of links will provide samples of how to provide students with experience in online collaboration, as part of 9-12.CC.1.

A project on screencasting, allowing students to create a tutorial for classmates. This will meet 9-12.CC.2

Google Apps for Education is a free, web-based suite of email and collaboration tools specifically designed for use in schools. It is the perfect option for supply students with experience emailing and communicating online, in alignment with 9-12.CC.2 and 9-12.CC.6.

A comparisonof multiple web-conferencing options. A great place to start before making decisions about which software to use when asking students to complete web or video-conferences as part of 9-12.CC.2 and 9-12.CC.4.

The dangers and risks of online communication are explored in this article, which would be a good read for teachers and students alike when thinking about 9-12.CC.5.

3) Conduct research and use information
Search Strategy activities, videos, tips, worksheets and more can be found here to help out with 9-12.RI.2.

Google Safe Search is a free search engine that filters all explicit text and images. It is designed for use by kids and/or in schools.

Michigan's Electronic Libraryprovides all MI residents access to full-text online articles, books, images, and other online resources. Information on using MEL is available online too, and using MEL meets 9-12.RI.3.

Get online help from ipl2, a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment. Links for teachers and students will help provide understanding of online search strategies, techniques, and how to choose proper resources. This will help meet 9-12.RI.4-7.

4) Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions
Addressing the challengesof getting students to think critically, specifically in online settings, is discussed in this article.

A descriptionof the problem-based learning model is listed here.

A varietyof sample projects that require critical thinking and problem-solving using online tools, as outlined in 9-12.CT.1.

5) Use technology effectively and productively
A videoexplaining fair-use policies and copyright law in school settings, as pertains to 9-12.DC.6.

Informationon various assistive technologies, to be used by teachers and students to understand what is available and how it might help. This could be used for 9-12.TC.5.

[|Free online tutorials]are offered at Lynda.com to provide students with the opportunity to experience them and satsify 9-12.TC.2.

An introductionto using podcasts and video lessons in high school, for both teachers and students. Teachers can gain ideas on using podcasts and having students create their own as part of 9-12.TC.4.