Tech_Curriculum

= Technology Foundation Skills = What skills can kids aged 10-14 develop through technology apps/tools? The 4Cs provide an excellent guideline to develop the curriculum The following are sample tools that students can be exposed to in InfoTech 9, and which can be cross-platformed in other classes.:
 * **Communication**
 * **Collaboration**
 * **Creativity &**
 * Critical Thinking
 * Google Docs, Sites (Communication, Collaboration)
 * Blogging & Podcasting (Communication, Collaboration, Creativity)
 * Wikis (Communication, Collaboration)
 * Publishing - Publisher (Communication, Creativity)
 * Photo/Video uploading & sharing ((Visual) Communication, Collaboration)
 * Audio Editing - Audacity (Communication, Creativity)
 * Image Editing - Photoshop, Fireworks (Communication, Creativity)
 * Movie making/Digital Story Telling - Movie Maker, PhotoStory, iMovie (Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking)
 * Concept-Mapping - CMap, FreeMind, Inspiration, many others (Critical Thinking)
 * Presentation tools - Powerpoint, Google Presentations, Slide Share (Communication, Collaboration)
 * Programming - LOGO, Star LOGO, Scratch, Squeak, Drape, Alice, Visual Basic/C++, C, (Critical Thinking, Creativity)
 * Web Design, including HTML (Collaboration, Creativity)
 * 3-D Modeling - Google SketchUp (along with Google Earth) (Creativity, Critical Thinking)
 * Game Creation - Game Maker, Scratch, Squeak (Creativity, Critical Thinking)
 * Animation - Flash (Creativity)
 * Spreadsheets - Google Spreadsheets, Open Office or Excel (Critical Thinking)
 * Databases & Information Organization - Access, SQL Server (Critical Thinking)