Elementary Technology

Lower Elementary

General skills covered in Preschool through First Grade:

Motor Skills
Word Processing and Keyboarding Skills
Parts of Computer – (desktop/laptop)
Internet (concept, navigation of browser)
File Structure (Navigation, Storage, Download)
Websites to integrate classroom curriculum
Use of iPads integrating classroom curriculum

Preschool

Familiarity with keyboard/mouse/touchpad
Type first name

Jr. Kindergarten

Familiarity with keyboard/mouse/touchpad
No use of “touch screen” without permission
Type first and last name, maybe everyday words

Sr. Kindergarten

Continue reinforcing the same skills from Jr. Kindergarten
Type first/last name with capitalization
Type high frequency/popcorn words

First Grade

Continue reinforcing the same skills from Sr. Kindergarten
Type sentences with punctuation, maybe even paragraph
Introduce word Processing concepts like: font/margins/ centering, etc.

Upper Elementary

All second-fifth grade students begin using an online program, Typing Pal in order to develop proper keyboarding technique. Also, each class uses apps on the ipad to reinforce math, social studies and language arts skills.

Second Grade – In an effort to combine technology with our Foundations and Frameworks Reading program, second grade students will use Kidspiration to create an Intellectual Art piece as part of a book report. In cooperation with their science study of animals, the students create a book using Microsoft Office Publisher.

Third Grade – As these students study communities, they learn to research on the internet and then place their information into an informative brochure using Microsoft Office Publisher.

Fourth Grade – Internet safety and appropriate use of information gathered from the internet is explored by our fourth graders prior to their study and research of Native Americans. Also, these students will create a Prezi presentation using their research of ecosystems.

Fifth Grade – These students begin an ongoing research project dedicated to individual presidents each year. Building on their internet research skills is the technology goal focused on during the beginning of fifth grade. Fifth graders use Prezi, an online presentation tool, as they input the information gathered during their visit to Schilling Farms’ Civil War Day and a trip to Shiloh. Fifth grade students also create a Google account and begin discovering the benefits of Google Docs through the development of various projects.
Here are some general topics covered in Grades 2-5:

Motor skills (building on the skills developed in earlier classes)
Review and build on the knowledge of parts of the computer
Internet usage and safety
Keyboard training through Typing Pal
Develop skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office through projects developed by the computer coach and the classroom teachers
Use of ipads and apps integrating classroom curriculum

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS:

Here is a wonderful site to use as a conversation starter before letting your child go on the internet. Work through this interesting, fun quiz with your precious one and help them get their WEB LICENSE.

http://pbskids.org/license/index.html

Don't forget to practice your typing using our wonderful TYPING PAL subscription.

http://school.typingpal.com/index_ecole.asp?BCHSBCHS

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