Technology Literacy: Grades 3, 4, 5

Use technology resources to create original products, identify patterns and problems, make predictions, and propose solutions.

  • Demonstrate creative thinking to generate new ideas and products using a variety of technology tools and resources.

  • Create and share new ideas, products, and processes related to curriculum content.

  • Work individually and collaboratively to create, display, publish, or perform media-rich products.

  • Use models and simulations to identify problems and propose solutions.

  • Use technology resources to gather and depict data, recognize trends, and project outcomes.

Use interactive technologies in a collaborative group to produce digital presentations or products in a curricular area.

  • Use a variety of technology tools to work collaboratively with others inside and outside the classroom.

  • Use telecommunication tools efficiently to communicate information and ideas to multiple audiences.

  • Access remote information using technology.

  • Engage in learning activities with learners from other countries and/or cultures

  • Appropriately contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems using technology.

Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems.

  • Create a plan or process that utilizes digital tools and resources to investigate and answer issues, questions, or problems.

  • Locate, organize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

  • Access information for specific purposes, and assess the validity of the information source.

  • Identify, select, and organize data. Discuss and describe the results.

Use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation.

  • Choosing from a variety of real-world issues and/or problems, use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation.

  • Use technological resources to conduct research and complete a project.

  • Identify trends or solutions or assist students in making decisions.

  • Identify and explore diverse perspectives and processes to find multiple solutions to problems.

Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning.

  • Demonstrate awareness of the dangers of sharing personal information with others.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of what electronic theft and plagiarism are and why they are harmful.

  • Identify the positive values of using technology to accomplish tasks.

  • Use technology to explore and pursue personal interests.

  • Show others how to use new technologies, and use technology in a way that assists, rather than prevents, others from learning.

Understand technology hardware and software system operations and their application.

  • Use everyday technology processes, hardware, and software

  • Select the most efficient and appropriate technology tool for a specific task.

  • Begin to identify the source of a problem with technology, and, if necessary, identify the appropriate support personnel.

  • Apply prior knowledge of technologies to new technologies.

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5
When were these standards adopted?
2010
Where can I read the official document?
Iowa Core 21st Century Skills - Technology Literacy