MERSD Elementary School Sample Technology Lessons Colored Text in Bold Italics is Lesson Name. Text in (parentheses) is application used.
Standard One: Students demonstrate proficiency in use of computer and applications. This is evident when students:
Kindergarten | Locate and draw Multiple Lines of Symmetry (Kidpix) Identify and sort Fruits and Vegetables (Kidspiration) | 1st Grade | Create a February Calendar with important dates (Kidpix) Build and Explore community maps (Mapping 1 & 2) (Neighborhood Map Machine) | 2nd Grade | Paint and write about a Chinese Junk (Kidpix/MS Word) Create a group podcast on the continents (Around the Globe) (Tool Factory Podcasting) | 3rd Grade | Follow specifications to plan a house (Google SketchUp) (Google SketchUp) Brainstorm Town Symbols import images, and write about their significance (Kidspiration) Use a spreadsheet to record Yahtzee scores (Yahtzee Outcomes) (Excel) | 4th Grade | Organize and display International Weather Data (Excel) Develop beginning Keyboarding skills (Type2Learn) | 5th Grade | Generate and define Technology Terms A-Z (Firefox/MS Word) Create an animation of the Moon Phases (Kids Animation Maker) |
Standard Two: Students demonstrate responsible use of technology and understanding the safety and ethics issues. This is evident when students:
Kindergarten | Learn Computer Lab Rules and Safety | 1st Grade | Understand Beginning Internet Safety Practice Laptop Rules and Safety | 2nd Grade | Reinforce responsible use of computer lab (Rules and Safety II) Login using a password (Earth Day I) | 3rd Grade | Practice Login using a password (Earth Day II) Choose a username and password for web-based MCAS review (Study Island) (Internet) | 4th Grade | Save to the Server | 5th Grade | Solve an Internet safety mystery (Carnegie Cadets) (Internet) Cite sources in NoodleTools (Internet) |
Standard Three: Students demonstrate the ability to use technology for research, problem solving and communication. This is evident when students:
Kindergarten | Identify parts of the Yellow Jacket Wasp/Praying Mantids (Kidpix) | 1st Grade | Research using a journal in Acorn Pond (Sammy’s Science House) Organize and graph forced-choice survey (Ice Cream Survey) (Graph Club) | 2nd Grade | Organize and graph Lego Car measurements (Lego Engineering) (Graph Club) Compare and contrast insect characteristics Caterpillar/Butterfly Venn Diagram (Kidspiration) | 3rd Grade | Explore structure and function of Bridges (Internet/Microsoft Word) Research characteristics of states (States Project) (Enchanted Learning) | 4th Grade | Differentiate world climates (Spanish Weather) (Excel/Internet) Research and create Powerpoint presentation for National Monuments (Internet/Powerpoint) | 5th Grade | Collaborate and pool research on Pre-Columbian Civilizations into class presentation (Internet) Analyze and present Animal Adaptations (Powerpoint/Noodletools/Internet) |
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