HCSD K-12 Technology Benchmarks - Searching for and Evaluating Information

Hornell City School District Technology Benchmarks

The table below outlines how specific computer hardware and software skills progress as students progress through the school.

Searching for and Evaluating Information Technology Benchmarks

At the end of each school year, students will be able to...

Year Searching for and Evaluating Information

Kindergarten
Use simple strategies to retrieve relevant information (print a chosen picture or listen to a chosen sound) with teacher assistance.

Grade 1
Use icons or simple key words to locate information about a topic in a multimedia database (e.g. World Book Winnebago),
Identify appropriate sources for locating specific information with teacher assistance
Access ideas and/or information from an electronic source with teacher assistance.

Grade 2
Access information from a variety of electronic sources independently
Use an entry-level electronic encyclopedia independently
Use an appropriate website and its links as a class group
Select from simple screen icons to locate relevant information (using picture icons or initial letters to locate pictures and words in an electronic dictionary) with teacher assistance
Use strategies to retrieve relevant information (print a chosen article) with teacher assistance.
Use bookmarks to access pre-selected websites

Grade 3
Begin to identify, from specific resources, appropriate sources for locating information (an appropriate web page or CD)
Use a series of menus in a children's website to locate information about a topic
Use simple strategies to retrieve relevant information
Access more than one article about the same topic from multiple sources

Grade 4
Search a selected database to locate specific information
Identify appropriate sources for locating specific information

Grade 5
Identify fiction, nonfiction, magazines, reference, non-print media, and electronic resources
Access pre-selected Internet sites using URLs
Gather information by navigating a multimedia stack, using outlines, menus, and hypertext links
Use strategies to retrieve information from a number of different sources
Choose proper electronic sources for specific tasks.

Grade 6
Use email to gather information from specific sources
Refine Internet search techniques by taking a number of keywords from classroom brainstorming
Use strategies to retrieve relevant information from a number of sources and begin to assess the accuracy of that information
Choose the electronic source that appears the most appropriate for a specific task
Analyze and synthesize information appropriate to the developmental level
Properly cite researched information based on accepted standards
Identify the validity of on-line information

Grade 7
Pose questions to on-line experts
Use different search engines to locate information on the same topic
Retrieve information from a number of sources and assess the accuracy of that information
Combine selected key words to conduct a Boolean search
Gather and compare information that cites different viewpoints on an issue
From a variety of electronic sources, select the information which appears to be recent and accurate
Question information that is obviously biased
Use appropriate Internet-based tools to test and determine the accuracy of information

Grade 8
Search an on-line database to gather information
Use the Boolean logic operators to search the correct information
Retrieve relevant information from various sources and evaluate the reliability of those sources
Evaluate conflicting evidence
Use criteria to compare information from a variety of electronic sources (investigate and evaluate multiple sources for an investigation and choose the most relevant, up-to-date and accurate information)

Grade 9
Utilize search engine for specific content needs
Retrieve relevant information from various sources and evaluate the reliability of those sources
Evaluate conflicting evidence
Consider the reliability of sources
Use criteria to compare information from a variety of electronic sources (investigate and evaluate multiple sources for an investigation and choose the most relevant, up-to-date and accurate information)
Evaluate information for appropriateness to specific content.

Grade 10
Utilize a variety of search engines for specific content needs
Query newsgroups
Combine selected key words to conduct a Boolean search
Retrieve relevant information from various sources and evaluate the reliability of those sources

Grade 11
Evaluate the effectiveness of various search engines
Search an on-line database to gather information
Combine selected key words to define a limited Boolean search
Evaluate conflicting evidence
Use criteria to compare information from a variety of electronic sources (investigate and evaluate multiple sources for an investigation and choose the most relevant, up-to-date and accurate information)

Grade 12
Choose the most appropriate search engine for doing research
Rank the reliability of references

Year	Searching for and Evaluating Information
Kindergarten	Use simple strategies to retrieve relevant information (print a chosen picture or listen to a chosen sound) with teacher assistance.
Grade 1	Use icons or simple key words to locate information about a topic in a multimedia database (e.g. World Book Winnebago), Identify appropriate sources for locating specific information with teacher assistance Access ideas and/or information from an electronic source with teacher assistance.
Grade 2	Access information from a variety of electronic sources independently Use an entry-level electronic encyclopedia independently Use an appropriate website and its links as a class group Select from simple screen icons to locate relevant information (using picture icons or initial letters to locate pictures and words in an electronic dictionary) with teacher assistance Use strategies to retrieve relevant information (print a chosen article) with teacher assistance. Use bookmarks to access pre-selected websites
Grade 3	Begin to identify, from specific resources, appropriate sources for locating information (an appropriate web page or CD) Use a series of menus in a children's website to locate information about a topic Use simple strategies to retrieve relevant information Access more than one article about the same topic from multiple sources
Grade 4	Search a selected database to locate specific information Identify appropriate sources for locating specific information
Grade 5	Identify fiction, nonfiction, magazines, reference, non-print media, and electronic resources Access pre-selected Internet sites using URLs Gather information by navigating a multimedia stack, using outlines, menus, and hypertext links Use strategies to retrieve information from a number of different sources Choose proper electronic sources for specific tasks.
Grade 6	Use email to gather information from specific sources Refine Internet search techniques by taking a number of keywords from classroom brainstorming Use strategies to retrieve relevant information from a number of sources and begin to assess the accuracy of that information Choose the electronic source that appears the most appropriate for a specific task Analyze and synthesize information appropriate to the developmental level Properly cite researched information based on accepted standards Identify the validity of on-line information
Grade 7	Pose questions to on-line experts Use different search engines to locate information on the same topic Retrieve information from a number of sources and assess the accuracy of that information Combine selected key words to conduct a Boolean search Gather and compare information that cites different viewpoints on an issue From a variety of electronic sources, select the information which appears to be recent and accurate Question information that is obviously biased Use appropriate Internet-based tools to test and determine the accuracy of information
Grade 8	Search an on-line database to gather information Use the Boolean logic operators to search the correct information Retrieve relevant information from various sources and evaluate the reliability of those sources Evaluate conflicting evidence Use criteria to compare information from a variety of electronic sources (investigate and evaluate multiple sources for an investigation and choose the most relevant, up-to-date and accurate information)
Grade 9	Utilize search engine for specific content needs Retrieve relevant information from various sources and evaluate the reliability of those sources Evaluate conflicting evidence Consider the reliability of sources Use criteria to compare information from a variety of electronic sources (investigate and evaluate multiple sources for an investigation and choose the most relevant, up-to-date and accurate information) Evaluate information for appropriateness to specific content.
Grade 10	Utilize a variety of search engines for specific content needs Query newsgroups Combine selected key words to conduct a Boolean search Retrieve relevant information from various sources and evaluate the reliability of those sources
Grade 11	Evaluate the effectiveness of various search engines Search an on-line database to gather information Combine selected key words to define a limited Boolean search Evaluate conflicting evidence Use criteria to compare information from a variety of electronic sources (investigate and evaluate multiple sources for an investigation and choose the most relevant, up-to-date and accurate information)
Grade 12	Choose the most appropriate search engine for doing research Rank the reliability of references

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Hornell City School District Technology Benchmarks

Searching for and Evaluating Information Technology Benchmarks