Technology Curriculum Warren Hills Pre-K – 8 Cluster

Pre-K - 8 Technology Scope & Sequence

NOTE: Once a concept/skill has been introduced, it is assumed that it will be reinforced as needed or appropriate at subsequent grade levels.

8.1 – This area of curriculum is designed to foster the use of digital tools. These tools will be used to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively. Digital tools will also be used to create and communicate knowledge. Pre-K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8  Technology  Technology  Technology  Technology  Technology  Technology  Technology  Technology  Technology Operations and Operations and Operations and Operations and Operations and Operations and Operations and Operations and Operations and Concepts Concepts Concepts Concepts Concepts Concepts Concepts Concepts Concepts Use the mouse to Identify basic Explain how to use Identify advantages Insert graphics in a Use advanced Use advanced Create a database use calculations in a navigate a simple features of a basic features of a and disadvantages word processing features of a word features of a word using sort and spreadsheet; use screen; use computer; use basic computer; create a of technology; use program; create a processing program; processing program; query; create a appropriate tools to keyboard to type terminology; create word processing basic formatting multimedia create a simple create fields in a multimedia complete a variety name; identify a basic word document; tools in a word presentation database; create database; create a presentation using of tasks and to solve power keys; use processing understand common processor; utilize including graphics; multimedia with multimedia sound; select problems basic terminology document uses of a computer; tools in a multimedia interpret information animation; generate presentation with appropriate tools navigate in a virtual presentation; create in a spreadsheet; a basic images; create a and digital environment a simple identify benefits of spreadsheet; graph using a resources to spreadsheet digital tools spreadsheet accomplish a task

 Creativity and  Creativity and  Creativity and  Creativity and  Creativity and  Creativity and  Creativity and  Creativity and  Creativity and Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Use a digital camera Illustrate stories Communicate ideas Produce a digital Produce a digital Produce a digital Synthesize Publish information Synthesize and to take a picture using digital tools using digital tools story story based on a story from first information about a about a global event publish information and media rich local event person point of view local issue using a using a shared about an event resources web based service hosted service using a shared hosted service

 Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration Utilize interactive Engage in a variety Engage in a variety Utilize learning Engage in online Engage in online Engage in online Participate in an Participate in an games or activities; of learning activities of learning activities activities discussions with discussions with discussions online learning online learning use media storage collaboratively with other learners other learners regarding global community to community to devices others issues discuss global discuss global issues problems and propose possible solutions

October 2010 Technology Curriculum Warren Hills Pre-K – 8 Cluster

 Digital  Digital  Digital  Digital  Digital  Digital  Digital  Digital  Digital Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Understand there Begin to exhibit Model legal and Explain the purpose Understand the Understand the Adhere to copyright Understand fair use Outline the fair use are legal and ethical legal and ethical ethical behaviors of an acceptable need for and use of need for and use of laws; model and Creative and Creative behaviors behaviors when pertaining to use policy; define a copyrights; utilize copyrights; Model appropriate online Commons Commons associated with using technology; technology; copyright appropriate online appropriate online behaviors; guidelines; model guidelines; explain technology; develop practice cyber understand the behaviors behaviors related to understand cyber appropriate online how controversial an understanding of safety when using reasons behind an cyber safety and translations behaviors including information may be being safe while technology; acceptable use cyber bullying cyber security and biased using technology understand the policy cyber ethics purpose of an acceptable use policy

 Research and  Research and  Research and  Research and  Research and  Research and  Research and  Research and  Research and Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Information Literacy Literacy Literacy Literacy Literacy Literacy Literacy Literacy Use the internet to Use digital tools and Use digital tools and Use digital tools and Use digital tools and Use digital tools and Evaluate the Gather findings Analyze findings explore and online resources to online resources to online resources to online resources to online resources to accuracy of print using data collection using data collection investigate explore a problem explore a problem identify simple develop solutions to develop solutions to and non-print technology to technology to information (with and create possible issues within the global issues global issues; electronic produce solutions produce solutions support) solutions; evaluate findings information

 Critical Thinking  Critical Thinking  Critical Thinking  Critical Thinking  Critical Thinking  Critical Thinking  Critical Thinking  Critical Thinking  Critical Thinking Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, and Decision and Decision and Decision and Decision and Decision and Decision and Decision and Decision and Decision Making Making Making Making Making Making Making Making Making Navigate the basic Use mapping tools Use mapping tools Select digital tools Apply digital tools to Apply digital tools to Use electronic Use electronic Use electronic functions of a to navigate various to plan and choose to collect data that collect and organize collect, organize authoring tools to authoring tools to authoring tools to browser locations alternate routes in supports scientific data that support and analyze data evaluate current evaluate and evaluate and navigation findings scientific findings that support events summarize a summarize the scientific findings contemporary figure perspective of other cultures

Pre-K - 8 Technology Scope & Sequence (cont’d)

October 2010 Technology Curriculum Warren Hills Pre-K – 8 Cluster

8.2 Technology , Engineering, and Design –Students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world, as they relate to the individual, global society, and the environment.

Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8  Nature of  Nature of  Nature of  Nature of  Nature of  Nature of  Nature of  Nature of  Nature of Technology: Technology: Technology: Technology: Technology: Technology: Technology: Technology: Technology: Creativity and Creativity and Creativity and Creativity and Creativity and Creativity and Creativity and Creativity and Creativity and Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation Innovation List ways that Describe how Describe factors Investigate factors Compare and Compare and Compare and Understand that Explain the impact technology is technology is useful that influence the that influence the contrast how contrast how contrast how globalization of globalization on important in our day at school, home and development of development of technology has technology has technology has impacts technology the development of to day lives work technology technology changed over time changed due to changed due to technology economic influences political, and/or cultural influences

 Design: Critical  Design: Critical  Design: Critical  Design: Critical  Design: Critical  Design: Critical  Design: Critical  Design: Critical  Design: Critical Thinking, Problem Thinking, Problem Thinking, Problem Thinking, Problem Thinking, Problem Thinking, Problem Thinking, Problem Thinking, Problem Thinking, Problem Solving, and Solving, and Solving, and Solving, and Solving, and Solving, and Solving, and Solving, and Solving, and Decision Making Decision Making Decision Making Decision Making Decision Making Decision Making Decision Making Decision Making Decision Making Brainstorm options Devise a plan to Investigate the Design an Develop a product Design a product Design and create a Identify how a Solve a science- to repair a broken repair a broken toy influence of alternative use for using an online that addresses a product that prototype may fail based design item using the using the design technology in our an existing product simulation design real-world problem addresses a real- and be improved by challenge and build design process; process; discuss the communal process; compare using the design world problem using completing a design a prototype using discuss the influence of environment and contrast process the design process problem; report science and math influence of technology in our technology transfer and working with prototype results in principles technology in our family structure specific criteria and a multimedia throughout the personal lives constraints presentation design process

 Technological  Technological  Technological  Technological  Technological  Technological  Technological  Technological  Technological Citizenship, Citizenship, Citizenship, Citizenship, Citizenship, Citizenship, Citizenship, Citizenship, Citizenship, Ethics, and Ethics, and Ethics, and Ethics, and Ethics, and Ethics, and Ethics, and Ethics, and Ethics, and Society Society Society Society Society Society Society Society Society Understand that Demonstrate how to Understand the Understand the Examine the Define a patent and Explain ethical Compare and Compare and reusing a product reuse a product that impact of disposing purpose of development of a the process for considerations of a contract current and contract current and affects our may affect our of materials in a trademarks and the product from its registering for a product; understand past ethical and past ethical and environment environment responsible way impact of inception through patent marketing, use, unethical labor use unethical labor use infringement production maintenance and in the US and other in the US and other disposal of the countries countries product

Pre-K - 8 Technology Scope & Sequence (cont’d)

October 2010 Technology Curriculum Warren Hills Pre-K – 8 Cluster

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 Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication  Communication and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration and Collaboration Communicate with Communicate with Communicate with Work collaboratively Work collaboratively Work collaboratively Work collaboratively Work collaboratively Work collaboratively other students using other students using other students using to produce a report to produce a report with peers to with peers to with peers to with peers (or digital tools digital tools to share digital tools to share on technology on the successful develop a product develop a product develop a product experts) to develop information information and/or unsuccessful using the design using the design using the design a product using the problems of process process process and data design process, technology analysis data analysis, and maintain a log of the development cycle

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October 2010