GPISD

Fourth Grade

Technology Curriculum •  2015-2016

Activity Calendar

Overview

In fourth grade students will focus on online research, prewriting graphic organizers and typing papers. During this process they will learn how to peer edit and revise after teacher comments on Google docs. Students will use rubrics to peer and self evaluate.They will present the information in a slideshow.

Action Items

This list of action items were written by the 2013-2014 TIS based on the TEKS for 3-5. 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 fourth grade rooms in GPISD as a part of our vertically aligned plan to reach our Student Graduate profile.

• Individually, the students will research a nonfiction topic online using Boolean search words  and create a graphic organizer of this info following a rubric that they will share with other schools or online and have other students answer questions about. During this project the students will be asked to use the help menu on the program and to print their project.
• Students will attend at least one virtual field trip online, and one where they communicate by video camera with a person at another location.
• The students will be able to research information and use it in different multimedia
• Students will incorporate elements of graphic design into their products with regard to the final medium using a rubric as a guide.
• Students will evaluate/break down a finished work to determine whether it meets given criteria such as from a rubric Students will take a given assignment  and will use a rubric to evaluate their own project as well as one of their peers.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic computer functions for software applications/programs.
• The student will find, save and use text, audio files, video files,  graphics and graphic organizers (such as .jpg) in other documents like websites, videos and text documents. 
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of desktop computers and mobile devices
• Students will appropriately save, open and name their files in various locations, H:drive and other online management systems including the use of folders
• Students will experience coding language and use problem solving to create a coded product.
• Students will demonstrate troubleshooting techniques when using technology such as finding and using the online help and understanding how to use a print queue
• Students will demonstrate appropriate keyboarding skills and techniques.

TEKS Fourth Grade FOCUS

1 (A) create original products using a variety of resources;

(B) analyze trends and forecast possibilities, developing steps for the creation of an innovative process or product;

and

(C) use virtual environments to explore systems and issues.

2 (A) draft, edit, and publish products in different media individually and collaboratively;

(B) use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for multiple

communication media, including monitor display, web, and print;

(C) collaborate effectively through personal learning communities and social environments; (TEACHER COMMENTS)

(D) select and use appropriate collaboration tools; (GOOGLE COMMENTS)

(E) evaluate the product for relevance to the assignment or task; and

(F) perform basic software application functions, including opening applications and creating, modifying, printing, and

saving files.

3 (A) use various search strategies such as keyword (s); the Boolean identifiers and, or, and not; and other strategies

appropriate to specific search engines;

(B) collect and organize information from a variety of formats, including text, audio, video, and graphics;

(C) validate and evaluate the relevance and appropriateness of information; and

(D) acquire information appropriate to specific tasks.

4 (A) identify information regarding a problem and explain the steps toward the solution;

(B) collect, analyze, and represent data to solve problems using tools such as word processing, databases, spread

sheets, graphic organizers, charts, multimedia, simulations, models, and programming languages;

(C) evaluate student-created products through self and peer review for relevance to the assignment or task; and

(D) evaluate technology tools applicable for solving problems.

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All Grades

5(A) adhere to acceptable use policies reflecting positive social behavior in the digital environment;

(B) respect the intellectual property of others;

(C) abide by copyright law and the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia;

(D) protect and honor the individual privacy of oneself and others;

(E) follow the rules of digital e􀆟que􀆩e;

(F) practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology; and

(G) comply with fair use guidelines and digital safety rules.

6 (A) demonstrate an understanding of technology concepts, including terminology for the use of operating systems,

network systems, virtual systems, and learning systems appropriate for Grades 3-5 learning;

(B) manipulate files using appropriate naming conventions; file management, including folder structures and tagging;

and file conversions;

(C) navigate systems and applications accessing peripherals both locally and remotely;

(D) troubleshoot minor technical problems with hardware and software using available resources such as online help

and knowledge bases; and

(E) use proper touch keyboarding techniques and ergonomic strategies such as correct hand and body positions and

smooth and rhythmic keystrokes.

Links:  Coding Course 3 and/or 2