Grade 3
Research and Digital Literacy
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Students use technology to locate, organize, evaluate and analyze information.ET.RL.1
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Search an existing database using a keyword or phrase.3.ET.RL.1.1
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Create a citation using author, date, and subject within different digital sources of information.3.ET.RL.1.2
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Students determine the reliability and relevancy of information.ET.RL.2
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Define reliability and relevancy.3.ET.RL.2.1
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Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
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Students analyze the relationship of technology in careers, communities, and society.ET.CT.1
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Classify technologies used in the home, school, and/or community.3.ET.CT.1.1
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Students demonstrate the design process through problem solving.ET.CT.2
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Produce a variety of solutions to a defined problem.3.ET.CT.2.1
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Students evaluate and select technology tools based on the specific tasks.ET.CT.3
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Use an appropriate technology tool for a given task.3.ET.CT.3.1
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Digital Citizenship
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Students analyze the safe, ethical, legal, and societal issues related to technology.ET.DC.1
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Determine the difference between types of illegal and unethical technology usage.3.ET.DC.1.1
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Identify issues relating to online safety.3.ET.DC.1.2
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Identify various ways that students can be bullied and cyberbullied.3.ET.DC.1.4
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Technology Operations and Concepts
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Students interpret the history and progression of technology.ET.OC.1
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Differentiate between current technology tools and future innovations.3.ET.OC.1.1
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Identify ways that creative thinking, economics and culture influence the progression of technology.3.ET.OC.1.2
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Students analyze the parts of a technological system.ET.OC.2
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Illustrate, using a flow chart, the parts of the technological system.3.ET.OC.2.1
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Students demonstrate skills in utilizing technological systems.ET.OC.3
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Implement grade-level appropriate technology vocabulary.3.ET.OC.3.1
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Demonstrate proper use of hardware, software, peripherals, and storage media.3.ET.OC.3.2
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Create, save and retrieve folders and files.3.ET.OC.3.3
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Demonstrate the correct use of numbers, symbols, and command keys using proper techniques.3.ET.OC.3.4
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Use device-appropriate techniques to compose 2 paragraphs in a single sitting.3.ET.OC.3.5
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Creativity and Innovation
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Students use technology to generate ideas and promote creativity.ET.CI.1
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Design a teacher-directed innovative project in word processing, publishing, spreadsheet, or presentation applications.3.ET.CI.1.1
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Communication and Collaboration
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Students use technology to communicate with others.ET.CC.1
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Communicate through the use of digital tools to a variety of audiences.3.ET.CC.1.1
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Students use technology to collaborate for an identified purpose.ET.CC.2
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Collaborate with a variety of groups using technology tools.3.ET.CC.2.1
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Frequently asked questions
- What grade levels do these standards cover?
- Grade 3
- When were these standards adopted?
- 2015
- Where can I read the official document?
- South Dakota Educational Technology Standards
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