Information Technologies: Grade 10 Overall Expectations By the end of Grade 10, students will: use information technology to define needs, select information, analyze information, and reflect on research; use information technology to identify, gather and sort information, and revise product; use information technology to explore information, collaborate with others, test ideas and present findings; use information technology to relate prior knowledge, locate information, synthesize findings, formulate conclusions and transfer knowledge and skills.

Expectations in Specific Areas
Reasoning	Organizing
By the end of Grade 10, students will: - access help manuals, menus and online experts - analyze a variety of electronic information sources - make predications based on manipulation of data by combining database and spreadsheet information	By the end of Grade 10, students will: - use graphic tools to create a research plan - download and manage files from online sites - create complex graphic organizers - create research documents which include word processing charts, graphs and tables - manage bookmark files in simple hierarchies
Communicating	Applying
By the end of Grade 10, students will: - use advance features of word processing and telecommunication to communicate knowledge - define and articulate appropriate terminology terms - summarize data from databases and spreadsheets in presentations - publish results of research on electronic web pages to receive electronic feedback	By the end of Grade 10, students will: - begin to search the Internet using a range of strategies relevant to a variety of meta search engines - use a variety of telecommunication tools to locate and retrieve information from such community sources as police, museums, galleries and social services - use flow chart and webbing software to synthesize findings and formulate conclusions