GPISD

Kindergarten

Technology Curriculum •  2015-2016

Activity Calendar

Overview

The Kindergarten projects focus on mouse control, beginning typing, and creating graphic designs about content. For this grade we use learning.com online lessons and projects and the Kid Pix 3D program. The culminating project will be a slideshow of their work. They will print their slideshow in a book form.

Action Items

This list of action items were written by the 2013-2014 TIS based on the TEKS for k-2. Those TEKS were created into action item statements to demonstrate what actions GPISD would address to cover this TEK and then the action items were assigned a grade level. These action items will be covered in all Kindergarten rooms in GPISD as a part of our vertically aligned plan to reach our Student Graduate profile.

• Students will all have used a tablet or interactive whiteboard to interact with curriculum and problem solve.
• Students will change variables in an online world as a class.
• Students will experience interactive books.
• Students will type at least type a formulaic sentence (using shift and spaces) and create their own graphic.
• Students will create a graphic organizing data they have learned in the curriculum.
• Students will combine graphics to create a slideshow or book as a finished project.
• Students will start using rubrics to judge their projects either as a class or individual.

TEKS Kindergarten FOCUS

1 (A) apply prior knowledge to develop new ideas, products, and processes;

(B) create original products using a variety of resources;

(C) explore virtual environments, simulations, models, and programming languages to enhance learning;

2 B) participate in digital environments to develop cultural understanding by interacting with learners of multiple

cultures;

(C) format digital information, including font attributes, color, white space, graphics, and anima􀆟on, for a defined

4 (C) (INTRODUCE) evaluate products prior to final submission;

(D) collect, analyze, and represent data using tools such as word processing, spreadsheets, graphic organizers, charts,

multimedia, simulations, models, and programming languages.

6 (B) (INTRODUCE) use appropriate digital tools and resources for storage, access, file management, collaboration, and designing

solutions to problems;

(C) perform basic software application functions, including opening an application and creating, modifying, printing,

and saving files;

All Grades

These TEKS may not be included as a particular focus TEK of every activity but will be a part of every activity in every grade.

5 (A) adhere to acceptable use policies reflecting appropriate behavior in a digital environment;

(B) comply with acceptable digital safety rules, fair use guidelines, and copyright laws; and

(C) practice the responsible use of digital information regarding intellectual property, including software, text, images, audio, and video.

6(A) use appropriate terminology regarding basic hardware, software applications, programs, networking, virtual

environments, and emerging technologies; (See Vocabulary Focus)

(D) use a variety of input, output, and storage devices;

(E) use proper keyboarding techniques such as ergonomically correct hand and body positions appropriate for Kindergarten-Grade 2 learning;

(F) demonstrate keyboarding techniques for operating the alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, and symbol keys

appropriate for Kindergarten-Grade 2 learning; and

Vocabulary Focus:

5 (A) adhere to acceptable use policies reflecting appropriate behavior in a digital environment;

(B) comply with acceptable digital safety rules, fair use guidelines, and copyright laws; and

(C) practice the responsible use of digital information regarding intellectual property, including software, text, images, audio, and video.

Links: Learning.com setup directions