Byram Hills Central School District

This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Three Levels

Standard 5-Technology - Intermediate

Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.

Computer Technology

3. Computers, as tools for design, modeling, information processing, communication, and system
control, have greatly increased human productivity and knowledge.

Students:

     assemble a computer system including keyboard, central processing unit and disc drives, mouse, modem, printer, and monitor.
     use a computer system to connect to and access needed information from various Internet sites.
     use computer hardware and software to draw and dimension prototypical designs.
     use a computer as a modeling tool.
     use a computer system to monitor and control external events and/or systems.

This is evident, for example, when students:

     use computer hardware and a basic computer-aided design package to draw and dimension plans for a simple project.
     use a computer program, such as Car Builder, to model a vehicle to desired specifications.
     use temperature sensors to monitor and control the temperature of a model greenhouse.
     model a computer-controlled system, such as traffic lights, a merry-go-round, or a vehicle using Lego or other modeling hardware interfaced to a computer.