Internet Provider Search

8^th grade Idaho Student Information Technology Standards

Sample Student Project

Instruction:

	Discussion of reading an advertisement
	Discussion of applicable vocabulary
	Lesson on compare/contrast
	Review of good search strategies

Focus Areas:

	Language Arts - compare & contrast, technical reading
	Technology - Search strategies, evaluating & presenting data

Project:

Your family has decided to buy internet service for your family computer. Your parents ask you to help research and recommend an internet provider.

Use the internet (at school, community library, or a friend’s house) to research providers. Gather and compare information on cost, options such as messenger and pop-ups, number of minutes per month, and speed (bandwidth).

Organize your information and use software to present at least three different options, and state which one is your final recommendation. Include a list of at least three technology vocabulary terms and their definitions that your parents might not know.

Components of your final product:

A product (brochure, poster, flyer, website) that compares and contrasts the 3 providers.

Information sources clearly credited somewhere in your product.

At least 3 comparison points (speed, cost, minutes, etc.) for each provider

Final recommendation clearly labeled.

A list of vocabulary used in the product, and definitions.

All of your work has followed your Code of Ethics.

Tech Standards demonstrated:

Use developmentally appropriate and accurate technology terminology (1.a.1)

Make informed choices among technology systems, resources and services (1.a.3)

Use formatting capabilities of technology for communicating and illustrating (3.a.1)

Publish and present information using technology tools. (3.a.3)

Locate information from electronic resources (5.a.1)

Practice responsible use of technological devices and software (2.b.1)

Demonstrate respect for others when using technology (2.b.2)

Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using technology and information (2.b.c)

Other standards demonstrated:

	744.02.A Language Arts. Determine and apply rules and conventions for the following Eight parts of speech, dependent and independent clauses, and common phrases to include prepositions, participle, infinitives, gerunds, and appositives - Punctuation - Capitalization - Spelling.
	744.05.C Language Arts. Read a variety of technical, and electronic materials for critical analysis and evaluation.
	743.03.C Language Arts. Compare & Contrast information from multiple sources.

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