District 11 Division of Operations & Instruction
Career & Technical Education


IBMYP Information Technology  7 1
Course Number: BEM.IBTC71

Overview
 
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme's Information Technology Seventh Grade course extends the foundations for technological literacy and communication begun in the Sixth Grade course. The purpose of the course is to explore technology as a tool to foster understanding and the development of creative thinking and problem-solving strategies, and to encourage and stimulate the skills of designing, creating and producing projects that communicate information effectively. The interdisciplinary approach cultivated by the Areas of Interaction encourages students to consider issues and solve problems through the ingenious and resourceful application of technology. The Information Technology course also invites students to appreciate the interrelationships between technology and the needs of society, and to gain an awareness of the impact of technology on the global community.
Prerequisite: None
Course Length: 1   Period Length: 1   Grade Level:  6-8   Credit per Semester: 0
Additional Credit Information: N/A
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Reading Writing
RW1.0 Students read and understand a variety of materials.
RW1.1 use a full range of strategies to comprehend materials such as technical writing, newspapers, magazines, poetry, short stories, plays, novels, essays, speeches, autobiographies, and first-person historical documents.
RW4.0 Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing.
RW5.0  Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information form a variety of media, reference, and technological sources.
RW5.5 use available technology to access information, conduct research, and produce a carefully documented product


Workforce Communication
COM1.0 Demonstrates the ability to receive and relay information clearly and effectively.
COM1.1 listening-receives attends to, understands and responds to verbal and non-verbal messages.
COM1.2 speaking-clearly organizes and effectively presents ideas orally
COM1.3 reading-locates, understands and interprets written information in prose and documents to perform tasks
COM1.4 writing-organizes and effectively presents ideas and information in writing
COM1.5 interpreting-delineates and analyzes oral and written information and synthesizes information into a conclusion
COM1.6 negotiating-works toward agreement while maintaining position
COM1.7 persuading-communicates ideas to justify position, overcome resistance and convince others

Workforce Organization
ORG2.1 planning-devising and outlining a process to achieve a goal and timeline
ORG2.2 time management-applies appropriate time to task and manages multiple priorities
ORG2.3 using resources-identifies, organizes, plans and allocates resources
ORG2.4 systems thinking-understands the nature of systems, develops and adapts systems to meet organizational needs
ORG2.5 evaluating-collects, evaluates and uses data to monitor and improve performance

Workforce Technical Skill
TECH5.1 demonstrates computer literacy-uses key boarding skills, computer programs, and understands basic computer operations

Workforce Thinking Skills
TS3.0 demonstrates the ability to use reasoning
TS3.1 problem solving-identifies and recognizes a problem, considers alternatives, devises and implements a logical plan of action
TS3.2 decision making-uses a process to identify goals and constraints, evaluate alternatives and reach a conclusion
TS3.3 creative thinking-generates new and innovative ideas
TS3.4 learning-uses efficient techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills
TS3.5 analyzing-identifies bias of information sources, evaluates contradictory information and effectively manages information


Workforce Quality
WQ4.2 team member-contributes to group effort through cooperation and consensus
WQ4.3 responsibility-follows through consistently with honesty and integrity
WQ4.4 flexibility-shows versatility and the ability to change
WQ4.5 leadership-creates a direction/vision for others to follow, aligns management methods with vision and implements a system of accountability
WQ4.6 works with diversity-accepts differences and works well with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and/or with divergent philosophies or ideas

Sample Units

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