Standards for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Grade 9

Social and Ethical Issues Students understand the ethical, cultural and societal issues related to ICT. Students practice responsible use of ICT systems, information, and software.	Research and Inquiry Students use and transfer ICT knowledge to locate, retrieve, organize, manipulate, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information for specific research tasks.•
By the end of Grade 9 students will: identify the impact of ICT on the world and probable future directions in technological development (e.g., Canadian and world cultures, education, health, business); demonstrate legal and ethical behaviours when using ICT (e.g., properly citing and referencing all sources of information); appreciate the principles of intellectual property and copyright law (e.g., investigate copyright for print, music, images, and multimedia); identify issues regarding storage, privacy, and security of information (e.g., investigate the implications of the collection of private information by government agencies, such as Statistics Canada); discuss ways of controlling information (e.g., filtering and censorship).	By the end of Grade 9 students will: develop a research plan (e.g., identify task requirements and establish timelines); articulate and use the four stages of the research process to meet information needs when using electronic and print resources; access, assemble, and organize diverse viewpoints from electronic sources to assess their validity for specific topics (e.g., create charts and tables to compare and contrast information); evaluate the authority, reliability, and relevance of electronic sources and information (e.g., develop criteria to assess web sites); use tool software to synthesize findings and formulate conclusions (e.g., create a visual organizer to regroup and organize data to make connections); use advanced database strategies to record, sort, and organize information (e.g., discriminate between attribute and location data in a G.I.S.-CGC 1D); reflect on the research process (e.g., create and maintain a learning log).
Communication and Collaboration Students collaborate using ICT. Students use ICT to communicate knowledge in a variety of forms and media, for different purposes and audiences.	Productivity and Applications Students understand how to use the range of ICT tools for research, inquiry, problem solving, decision making, creativity, communication, and collaboration.
By the end of Grade 9 students will: interpret, synthesize, present, and review information using a combination of graphic organizers and data-management software (e.g., compare the benefits and disadvantages of Canada's energy mega projects-CGC1P); continue to design and present multimedia projects (e.g., create a simple composition using the elements of melody, rhythm, and form, and a variety of media-AMU1O); collaborate with peers, teachers, and others using a variety of ICT communication tools to develop projects for local and global audiences; evaluate presentation methods and modify them for particular needs to effectively convey information to an intended audience.	By the end of Grade 9 students will: accomplish curriculum-based tasks by using integrated tool software effectively and efficiently (e.g., produce artworks using traditional and new technologies; video, computer, scanner, photocopier, digital camera-AVI1O); create databases and spreadsheets to organize and analyze information in a variety of ways; create, modify, and evaluate web pages that contain multiple links and non-linear navigation systems (e.g., plan and write a sample web page on how to use a provincial park campsite responsibly and another on the pleasures of camping -ENG1D); test solutions to problems by using integrated software, such as computer-assisted design or simulation/modelling software (e.g., use a variety of computer software applications for research, to solve problems, and to document the design process-TTI1O); solve a problem by articulating a plan of action and identifying appropriate materials and tools (e.g., use Fathom to create the graphs of a variety of linear and non-linear relations from their equations and classify the relations according to the shapes of their graphs-MPM1D).

Critical and Creative Thinking Using ICT, students will enhance their critical and creative thinking skills, including problem solving and decision making.