1. Presents: IMYM Interdisciplinary Middle Years Multimedia - Grade 5 “date” “my name” “my email address” “Our” Middle School

2. Technology as a Foundation Skill (TFS) visualizing IMYM ( video) instructional model Prairie Tour (CD-ROM)

3. Technology as a Foundation Skill (TFS) by Manitoba Education, Training & Youth ©1998 IMYM is based on...

4. Technology As a Foundation Skill The Vision “The use of information technology (IT) will help enable all students to solve problems, improve their personal performance, and gain the critical and abstract thinking skills necessary to become lifelong learners and contributing members of their communities.”

5.  use information technology (IT) to structure inquiries, solve problems, and gather, organize, validate, and communicate information on a local and global scale  manage information technology (IT) by making creative, productive, and efficient technology choices for the tasks at hand  understand information technology (IT) and reflect upon the ethics and impact of its use, synthesizing new insights and making well-considered decisions as information technologies evolve Achieving the TFS Vision with IMYM Students will:

6. IMYM student achievements Use IT Manage IT Understand IT

7. The Information Technology-Literate Student will... 1. develop knowledge, ability, and responsibility in the use of information technology 2. acquire, organize, analyze, evaluate, and present information utilizing appropriate information technology 3. expand the range and effectiveness of their communication using information technology 4. solve problems, accomplish tasks, and express creativity, both individually and cooperatively, using information technology 5. understand the role and impact of information technology and apply ethical, responsible, and legal standards in its use

8. In IMYM the computer is NOT the focus of study but rather a tool used in teaching, learning, and assessment.

9. TFS Learning Stages 4 S1 Exploratory Grades 1, 2, 3 The first stage is characterized by exploratory activities that focus on the use of educational software in the context of subject area content Development Skill 5, 6, 7, 8 Students will be expected to acquire specific information technology skills and knowledge in the context of core curriculum Application and Extension S2, S3, S4 Students will apply, consolidate, and extend the skills, knowledge, and experiences acquired earlier across the full range of subject areas IMYM concentrates on IT skill development

11. Math Science English Language Arts IMYM integrates information technology with curriculum Social Studies

12. Core Curriculum Math Social Studies Science Language Arts Integrateables Aboriginal perspectives DI Sustainable development Gender fairness RBL Anti- racist Human diversity Age portrayals IMYM Foundations Problem Solving Human Relations Literacy & Communications Technology

13. Projected Timelines Sept 01 - Jun 02Ongoing Learning Experiences Oct-Dec 2001IT integration with curriculum Jan-March 2002‘Prairie Tour’ unit April-June 2002IT integration with curriculum

14. 4teacher computer 45 student multimedia computers 432” TV with encoder, VCR & cart 4digital still camera 4digital video camera 4printer 4CD-Recordable drive 4scanner 4classroom networked to school network Information Technology - hardware

15. 4Production (MS Office, WebPainter, QuickTime Pro) 4Presentation (PowerPoint, Inspiration, Netscape Composer) 4Communication &Research (Netscape/Explorer) 4Reference (Canadian Encyclopedia, Cartopedia, Encarta, World Book) 4Content (Prairie Tour,...) 4Electronic Portfolio (CD-R) Information Technology - software

21. Math Social Studies Science Language Arts Data Management Canadian Geography Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Viewing, Representing Francais Weather

22. http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/metks4 Web Site Support

23. http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/metks4/tech/currtech/imym/index.html

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