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**Standard 4** ** Teachers know how to teach. **  The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children's development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

The final research project enhances 9th grade students’ knowledge of information ethics. It helps students correctly use the work of others. Students select a topic and then after researching create a paper or Photo-research presentation using PowerPoint or Prezi. This project is a culminating experience in the Information and Technology Literacy course, students are required to develop a research thesis and after researching, correctly use the information using paraphrasing and quoting. This project was developed with the help of the Library Media Specialist to guarantee that all students are exposed to the research process and the databases the school provides to give students credible information.
 * Evidence 1: [|Final Research Project] **
 * Rationale 1: **

The use of BibMe and other online citation services has helped all students develop correct works cited pages. Through the Information Technology Literacy course, we have exposed all students to the research process and the correct way to use other people work in their studies.

This project show the students how to correctly use all types of sources; a practice that are central to all curriculum in the school. As they continue their high school career, they will continue to use other people work and this gives them a basis for doing this correctly. They are required to use different types of sources to create the project (print reverence sources, online databases, pictures, and the web) must know how to cite each type of material.
 * KSD **
 * 4.K.3 The teacher knows how to enhance learning through the use of a wide variety of materials and technological resources (e.g. computers, audio-visual technologies, videotapes and discs, local experts, primary documents and artifacts, texts, reference books, literature, and other print resources). **


 * 4.S.5 The teacher develops a variety of clear, accurate presentations and representations of concepts, using alternative explanations to assist students’ and presenting diverse perspectives to encourage critical thinking. **
 * During the course of the project, I show many different ways to quote, paraphrase and cite different types of resources. I use the tutorial referenced above, as well as teacher lead demonstration, and student lead demonstrations.**


 * 4.D.1 The teacher values the development of students’ critical thinking, independent problem solving, and performance capabilities. **

This project gets students thinking about what and how they can use all information. With so much information being digital, students have immediate access to millions of pieces of information and do not know how to properly use those resources. This project introduces the rules of copyright and plagiarism so they will think twice before using or copying other peoples work.