• propose and apply new ideas, strategies and options, supported with facts and reasons, to contribute to decision making and problem solving
• consider multiple perspectives when dealing with issues, decision making and problem solving
• collaborate with others to devise strategies for dealing with problems and issues
• select and use technology to assist in problem solving
• use data gathered from a variety of electronic sources to address identified problems
• solve problems requiring the sorting, organizing, classifying and extending of data, using such tools as calculators, spreadsheets, databases or hypertext technology
• use graphic organizers, such as mind mapping/webbing, flow charting and outlining, to present connections among ideas and information in a problem-solving environment
• solve issue-related problems, using such communication tools as a word processor or e-mail to involve others in the process
• generate alternative solutions to problems by using technology to facilitate the process