Computer+Apps+2+Zdunowski

=Computer Applications II=

The purpose of this course is for students to use emerging technology to forfil electronic standards. Students will create an electronic portfolio with evidence for every objective. Students will also reflect on how thier evidence forfills each objective.

**Portfolio Template**
 * Performance Indicator: || Evidence: ||
 * 1. Identify capabilities and limitations of contemporary and emerging technology resources and assess the potential of these systems and services to address personal, lifelong learning, and workplace needs. (2) ||  ||
 * 2. Make informed choices among technology systems, resources, and services. (1, 2) ||  ||
 * 3. Analyze advantages and disadvantages of widespread use and reliance on technology in the workplace and in society as a whole. (2) ||  ||
 * 4. Demonstrate and advocate for legal and ethical behaviors among peers, family, and community regarding the use of technology and information. (2) ||  ||
 * 5. Use technology tools and resources for managing and communicating personal/professional information (e.g., finances, schedules, addresses, purchases, correspondence). (3, 4) ||  ||
 * 6. Evaluate technology-based options, including distance and distributed education, for lifelong learning. (5) ||  ||
 * 7. Routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications, and productivity. (4, 5, 6) ||  ||
 * 8. Select and apply technology tools for research, information analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making in content learning. (4, 5) ||  ||
 * 9. Investigate and apply expert systems, intelligent agents, and simulations in real-world situations. (3, 5, 6) ||  ||
 * 10. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others to contribute to a content-related knowledge base by using technology to compile, synthesize, produce, and disseminate information, models, and other creative works. (4, 5, 6) ||  ||

These templates are provided as a starting point for developing an electronic portfolio to demonstrate each of these sets of standards. **Be creative!** Apply your own graphics and backgrounds. **Make the portfolio your own.** For an overview of the process for using these templates, refer to these brief instructions:
 * [|Create Electronic Portfolios using **Microsoft Word**]
 * [|Cross-Reference Standards and Artifacts using **Microsoft Excel**]
 * [|Present Electronic Portfolios using **Microsoft PowerPoint**]
 * [|Develop Electronic Portfolios using **Netscape Composer** or your favorite Web Page Editor]

 The Presentation Portfolio:   Record the portfolio to an appropriate presentation and storage medium: CD-Recordable disc, WWW server, or video tape (soon DVD). Present the portfolio before an audience (real or virtual) and celebrate the accomplishments represented.

Evaluate the portfolio's effectiveness in light of its purpose and the assessment context. 

Choose your method and follow the directions. 
 * [|Create Electronic Portfolios using **Microsoft Word**]
 * [|Cross-Reference Standards and Artifacts using **Microsoft Excel**]
 * [|Present Electronic Portfolios using **Microsoft PowerPoint** or **Keynote**]
 * [|Build Electronic Portfolios using **Macintosh OS X and PDF**](Adobe Acrobat)
 * [|Build Electronic Portfolios using **Windows** and **PDFMaker**] (Adobe Acrobat)
 * [|Develop Electronic Portfolios using **Netscape Composer** or your favorite Web Page Editor]
 * [|Collect, organize and publish image-based e-portfolios using Apple’s **iPhoto**]
 * [|Create a Digital Storytelling Artifact using **iMovie3**]


 * || The following //[|rubric]// has been adapted by the ePortfolio Portal team as an example of the //[|evaluation]// of eportfolios. The exact criteria will depend on the purpose of the evaluation. ||  ||||||||   ||