6.+Curriculum+Standards

The specific National Educational Technology Standards that Southwest Carver HS students will be focusing on using the iPads are as follows. These standards will also better prepare the students for contributing to the world.
 * Alignment with the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Students **


 * 1. Creativity and Innovation || Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: ||
 * || a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes ||
 * || b. Create original work as a means of personal or group expression ||
 * || c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues ||
 * || d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities ||
 * 5. Digital Citizenship || Students understand human, cultural and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: ||
 * || a.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use ||
 * || b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity ||
 * || c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning ||
 * || d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship ||
 * 6. Technology Operations and Concepts || Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: ||
 * || a. Understand and use technology systems ||
 * || b. Select and use applications effectively and productively ||
 * || d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies ||

**Algebra I**
 * Alignment with North Carolina Standard Course of Study**

The standard course of study contends that appropriate technology should be regularly used for instruction and assessment. The iPad and its application software will provide an avenue for Algebra I teachers to incorporate technology into lessons, providing students with multiple representations of concepts presented. The iPad and its software will align with the standards that call for interpretation, modeling, and justification of algebraic concepts.

The apps that are available for download on the iPad provide instructional and supplemental support that aligns with the following goals and objectives:


 * Competency Goal 2 || The learner will describe geometric figures in the coordinate plane algebraically. ||
 * || 2.01 Find lengths and midpoints of segments and solve problems. ||
 * || 2.02 Use parallelism and perpendicularity of segments and lines to solve problems ||
 * Competency Goal 3 || The learner will collect, organize, and interpret data with matrices and linear models to solve problems ||
 * || 3.01 Use Matrices to display and interpret data ||
 * || 3.03 Create linear models for sets of data to solve problems ||
 * Competency Goal 4 || The learner will use relations and functions to solve problems. ||
 * || 4.01 Use linear functions or inequalities to model and solve problems, justify results ||
 * || 4.02 Graph, factor, and evaluate quadratic functions to solve problems ||
 * || 4.04 Graph and evaluate exponential functions to model and solve problems ||

**Biology** **Standard Course of Study Alignment with iPad integration** 2.02 Investigate and describe the structure and functions of cells 2.05 Investigate and analyze bioenergetic reactions || 3.04 Assess the impact of advances in genomics on individuals in society ||
 * Competency Goal 1 || The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry ||
 * || 1.01 Identify biological questions and problems that can be answered through scientific investigations ||
 * || 1.02 Design and conduct scientific investigations to answer biological questions ||
 * || 1.05 Analyze reports of scientific investigations from an informed, scientifically literate viewpoint ||
 * Competency Goal 2 || The learner will develop an understanding of physical, chemical, and cellular basis of life ||
 * || 2.01 Compare and contrast structure and function of organic molecules
 * Competency Goal 3 || The learner will develop an understanding of the continuity of life and the changes of organisms over time. ||
 * || 3.01 Analyze the molecular basis of heredity ||
 * || 3.03 Interpret and predict patterns of inheritance
 * || 3.05 Examine the development of the theory of evolution by natural selection ||
 * Competency Goal 5 || The learner will develop an understanding of the ecological relationships among organisms. ||
 * || 5.01 Investigate and analyze the interrelationships among organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems ||
 * || 5.02 Analyze the flow of energy in the ecosystem ||
 * || 5.03 Assess human population and its impact on local ecosystems ||