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Students in grades K-8 participate in our Technology class once a week for 30-45 minutes.  
          K-1: attend class in the Computer Lab and work on desktop computers
          2-8: attend class in Computer Lab and work on individual chromebooks

 

Here are some of the goals/activities students will work on each year:
  • Kindergarten:
    • Mouse and keyboard practice (click, drag, scroll, keyboard arrows and space bar)
    • navigate a website
    • find and type all the letters on the keyboard
    • Computer parts (introduction)
    • Internet safety
    • Coding
  • 1st grade:
    • Computer parts (review)
    • Mouse and keyboard practice
    • Typing practice
    • Internet safety
    • Google docs and Google slides (introduction)
    • Math, Reading and Writing practice on computers
    • Research skills (introduction)
    • Coding
  • 2nd grade:
    • Computer parts (review)
    • Technology vocabulary (introduction)
    • Typing practice and stamina building
    • Google docs, Google slides 
    • Internet safety
    • Coding
    • Mouse or track pad practice
  • 3rd grade: 
    • Word Processing Skills
    • Google docs, Google slides, Google sheets
    • Typing practice and stamina building
    • Internet Safety
    • Online Search
    • Coding
  • 4th grade:
    • Technology vocabulary (review)
    • Internet Safety
    • Typing practice
    • Online Research
    • Google docs, Google slides, Google sheets 
    • Coding: introduction to Scratch, make a Webpage
  • 5th grade:
    • Technology vocabulary (review)
    • Internet Safety: Digital Passport
    • Online Search
    • Make an Animation, Glyph
    • Google docs, Google slides (advanced skills)
    • CodingScratch review, code.org:
  • 6th grade:
    • Internet Safety: Digital Passport
    • Google slides animation
    • Advanced Word processing (Google docs)
    • Digital creations
    • Coding: Scratch review; code.org
  • 7th grade: 
    • Digital Citizenship: Digital Compass (commonsense media)
    • Design an eBook for elementary students
    • Analyzing Data with Google Forms, Google Sheets
    • Advanced Word processing (Google docs)
    • Digital creations
    • Build a website (Google site)
    • Web Literacy and evaluating websites
  • 8th grade: 
    • Digital Citizenship: Digital Compass (commonsense media)
    • Design an eBook for elementary students
    • Analyzing Data with Google Forms, Google Sheets
    • Advanced Word processing (Google docs)
    • Digital creations
    • Build a website (Google site)
    • Web Literacy and evaluating websites