| Expectations | Skill should be achieved by |
| Students use the laptop for writing assignments. | .5 yr |
| Students use the laptop to plan writing activities. | .5 yr |
| Students complete an assignment that has been distributed electronically. | .5 yr |
| Students use appropriate Internet ethics and etiquette. | .5 yr |
| Students present their work using electronic tools (e.g. a presentation program). | 1st yr |
| Students collect information on the web as it pertains to assignments and synthesize it into their own words. | 1st yr |
| Students work in groups on projects involving the laptops. | 1st yr |
| Students exchange ideas electronically with each other when working on projects. | 1st yr |
| Students use and manipulate various types of multimedia to express ideas (e.g. photos, movies). | 1st yr |
| Students integrate various types of multimedia into reports, assignments or projects. | 1st yr |
| Students evaluate the reliability of information found on the web. | 1st yr |
| Students choose which program is appropriate to use for a project. | 1st yr |
| Through effective use of the Internet, students prepare a report using information they find independently. | 1st yr |
| Students integrate information from various electronic sources into one product (e.g. add graphics to a report). | 1.5 yr |
| Students analyze information using electronic tools (e.g. create a table of results). | 1.5 yr |
| Students use the word processing program to take notes. | 1.5 y |
