For possible inclusion in the 8th Grade Technology Literacy Assessment, please email suggested questions ( only 1 or 2 ) to Tim Davis: .
Questions should be based on the METS Grades 6-8 standards. THANK YOU!
2. Social, ethical, and human issues.a. Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
1. Students understand the potential risks and dangers associated with on-line communications.
2. Students identify security issues related to e-commerce.
3. Students describe possible consequences and costs related to unethical use of information and communication technologies.
4. Students discuss the societal impact of technology in the future.
EXAMPLE Questions Based off of 2.a.1
1) While in a Chat room at home, you meet a really cool friend. They ask to meet you at the mall. Do you go?
a) Yes
b) No
2) You should report a hostile E-mail message that you have received.
a) True
b) False
3) You are doing research for a class project in the lab. You use a search engine to find links for the project. You click on one of the links and it shows an inappropriate picture. What do you do?
a) Inform your teacher
b) Show your peers
c) Print the picture
d) Share the url
4) Sending a threatening email message may result in negative consequences.
a) True
b) False
5) You are playing games on the Internet and the website asks you to register as a user for a contest using your name, address, phone number and/or e-mail. Do you give them your personal information?
a) Yes
b) No
6) You are using the Internet in a teen chat room. The “teen” at the other end of the chat asks for your name and phone number. How do you respond?
a) Give them your information
b) Send them your picture
c) Notify your parents or teachers
d) Ask them for their name and number
7) You are using a clipart website that asks for personal information and a credit card number to register to use the 30-day free trial graphics. Do you get your parents credit card and enter the info?
a) Yes
b) No
8) You open a webpage and a scrolling banner across the top declares you a winner. You click on it because it promises a vacation to an exotic island paradise. It asks you for your complete e-mail and password to send you information about your prize. What do you do?
a) Close out because you know it is a scam
b) Give them your e-mail and password and wait for your vacation
c) Forward the message to all of your friends
d) Enter for your friends and family
9) You receive a “chain letter” via e-mail. It promises that if you send it on to twenty of your friends you will receive a large sum of money. It also tells of misfortune that has befallen non-believers who did not forward the e-mail. What do you do?
a) Delete it
b) Forward to all of your contacts
c) Forward it to your friends
d) Print it out
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REMC TOOLKIT
http://www.remctoolkit.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page