Iowa Core Essential Concepts &/or Skills
High School (9 – 12) Essential Concepts &/or Skills
Demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills using appropriate tools and resources to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions.
Understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
Demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.
Middle (6 – 8) Essential Concepts &/or Skills
Demonstrate creative thinking in the design and development of innovative technology products and problem solving.
Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology.
Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate technological tools and resources.
Understand the legal and ethical issues of technology as related to individuals, cultures, and societies.
Understand the underlying structure and application of technology systems.
Intermediate (3 – 5) Essential Concepts &/or Skills
Use technology resources to create original products, identify patterns and problems, make predictions, and propose solutions.
Use interactive technologies in a collaborative group to produce digital presentations or products in a curricular area.
Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems.
Use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation.
Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning.
Understand technology hardware and software system operations and their application.
Primary (K – 2) Essential Concepts &/or Skills
Use technology to create projects, identify patterns, and make predictions.
Use a variety of technology tools and media-rich resources to work collaboratively with others.
Utilize predetermined digital resources and tools to answer questions or solve problems.
Use technological resources to investigate given questions or problems.
Understand and practice appropriate and safe uses of technology.
Understand basic technology hardware and software and their application.
Demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills using appropriate tools and resources to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions.
Understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
Demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.
Middle (6 – 8) Essential Concepts &/or Skills
Demonstrate creative thinking in the design and development of innovative technology products and problem solving.
Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology.
Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate technological tools and resources.
Understand the legal and ethical issues of technology as related to individuals, cultures, and societies.
Understand the underlying structure and application of technology systems.
Intermediate (3 – 5) Essential Concepts &/or Skills
Use technology resources to create original products, identify patterns and problems, make predictions, and propose solutions.
Use interactive technologies in a collaborative group to produce digital presentations or products in a curricular area.
Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems.
Use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation.
Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning.
Understand technology hardware and software system operations and their application.
Primary (K – 2) Essential Concepts &/or Skills
Use technology to create projects, identify patterns, and make predictions.
Use a variety of technology tools and media-rich resources to work collaboratively with others.
Utilize predetermined digital resources and tools to answer questions or solve problems.
Use technological resources to investigate given questions or problems.
Understand and practice appropriate and safe uses of technology.
Understand basic technology hardware and software and their application.