Definition of ELs

Innovation - A new way of doing something.
Example: I used/learned a new procedure for creating a poster in Word.

Collaboration - When people work together to succeed in a common goal.
Example: When Robin, Dakota, and I had to work together in making a Photo Story of the weight room.

Information Fluency - The ability to find and use digital information effectively.
Example: Searching on the Internet to find hotels, flights, and other information for the Spanish speaking trip.

Critical Thinking - Thinking deeply, logically, and rationally.
Example: Budgeting money when planning the trip the 3 Spanish speaking countries.

Decision Making - Thinking/Reasoning about a subject and making a choice about the subject.
Example: Having to pick what topic to make in the Google Sketch Up project.

Digital Citizenship - Using appropriate behavior when using technology.
Example: Not searching in appropriate thing sin Google and not cyber bullying.

Technology Concepts - Ideas and thoughts involving technology and the way it works.
Example: When we came up with words that had to do with technology (Cell phones, iPods, Internet, Google, etc)


CITED SOURCES:
1st Pic: http://ayanthianandagoda.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/collaboration.jpg

2nd Pic: http://weblogs.cltv.com/business/realestate/homesplus/google.jpg

3rd Pic: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/images/Images_Miscellaneous/Budgets_And_Accounts_Money.jpg

4th Pic:http://www.bc.edu/offices/mission/newsletter/april09/facebookLogo.jpg

5th Pic: http://www.kokeytechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/ipod-touch-features.jpg