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9-12

UOP's

Alaska State Technology Standards

4AAC 04.130. TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

PERFORMANCE STANDARD 5: APPRECIATE

All Alaska students will use technology responsibly and understand its impact on individuals and society.

Rationale: A comprehensive appreciation of the opportunities and limitations of technology in the world includes recognizing its role in history, its part in everyday life, and its potential for the future. Therefore, as informed technology users, students will be required to make ethical decisions regarding learning, living, and working with technology.

Students meeting this standard will:

1. Evaluate the potentials and limitations of existing technologies.
2. Discriminate between responsible and irresponsible uses of technology.
3. Respect others' rights of privacy in electronic environments.
4. Demonstrate ethical and legal behavior regarding intellectual property.
5. Examine the role of technology in the work place.
6. Evaluate ways technology impacts culture and the environment.
7. Integrate technology into daily living.
8. Recognize the implications of emerging technologies.