Fourth+Grade


 * **Grade 4 Technology Scope and Sequence ** ||
 * **Technology Operations and Concepts ** ||
 * **1. Use accurate terminology related to technology. ** ||
 * · Use appropriate terminology related to technology. ||
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 * **2. Demonstrate correct keyboarding techniques. ** ||
 * · Demonstrate proper posture, hand placement, and finger placement to use a technology device. ||
 * · Use proper posture and hand position on the keyboard. ||
 * · Know where the alphabet and number keys are located. ||
 * · Use the right and left click on a mouse. ||
 * · Use special keys such as enter, backspace, tab, etc. ||
 * · Use a touch pad on a laptop. ||
 * · Demonstrate correct keyboarding techniques when word processing. ||
 * · Demonstrate appropriate number of words per minute (10-20 wpm) ||
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 * Suggested software: Type to Learn 3, Jump Start Typing ||
 * **3. Understand appropriate use and care of storage media. ** ||
 * · Understand how to insert/connect and remove storage media safely such as digital cameras, flash drives, cds, dvds, etc. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4. Demonstrate appropriate use and care of storage media (CDs, flash drives, external hard drives, digital cameras, etc.) ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Demonstrate safe removal of various storage media. ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5. Identify various operating systems of technology devices. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Identify which operating system a computer/device is running. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6. Use various technology applications, including word processing and multimedia software. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Select the appropriate icons to select the desired application program and use the appropriate features from the toolbar and/or drop-down menu. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Learn basic skills for using local, network, and/or online multimedia software. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Use various technology applications such as word processing and multimedia software. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">7. Determine basic troubleshooting strategies to correct hardware and software problems. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Determine the necessary strategies to correct basic hardware problems. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Determine the necessary strategies to correct basic software problems. ||
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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Determine the necessary strategies to correct basic software problems. ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">8. Define and understand the effects of computer/electronic device contaminants such as "viruses", "malware", "adware", "crimeware", and "spyware." ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Identify whether the pop-up blocker is on or off. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Define computer virus and other contaminants. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· List common ways computers get viruses and other contaminants. ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">9. Identify safe and responsible ways to use technology systems, the Internet including but not limited to social/professional networking, communication tools, and applications. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Recognize dangers of online predators. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Understand and explain how to avoid and report online predators. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Understand the meaning of cyber-bullying, the consequences, and ways to avoid it. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · Identify safe and responsible practices of social networking and electronic communication. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Understand the meaning of legal versus ethical, as it pertains to digital content and use of technologies//.// ||
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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Understand the meaning of legal versus ethical, as it pertains to digital content and use of technologies//.// ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">10. Practice responsible, ethical, and legal use of technology systems and applications, such as the Internet, and communication tools. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Keep passwords private. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Recognize/avoid cyber-bullying tactics. ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">11. Follow local acceptable use policies regarding technology. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Follow local acceptable use policies regarding technology. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">12. Distinguish between ethical and unethical uses of others’ work (do not copy or manipulate other people's work). ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Determine if content is plagiarized. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Understand possible consequences of plagiarism. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Explain the importance of citing text and digital content. ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">13. Describe the global nature of the Internet. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Understand that the Internet is a world-wide community. ||
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 * <span style="color: white; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Unit 3 Take it to the Net **Research and Information Fluency** ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">14. Use digital tools and strategies to locate, retrieve, collect, organize, visualize, interpret, evaluate, synthesize and/or present or display information or ideas. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Retrieve information from digital sources. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Use a variety of digital sources when collecting information such as online libraries, multimedia dictionaries, web searches, etc. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Organize information using concept mapping software. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Use technology tools such as file management, flash drives, and home drives to collect and organize information. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Use technology tools such as graphic organizers (Inspiration/Kidspiration) to collect and organize information//.// ||
 * Unit 1 Take it to the Net
 * Unit 1 Take it to the Net

Unit 4 Take it to the Net

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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">15. Evaluate electronic resources for reliability based on publication date, bias, accuracy, and sources credibility. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Evaluate electronic resources for reliability based on a publication date. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Evaluate electronic resources based on bias. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Evaluate electronic resources based on accuracy. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Evaluate electronic resources based on the sources credibility. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * Unit 1 Take it to the Net ||
 * **<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Communication and Collaboration **
 * Unit 5 Take it to the Net ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">16. Use digital environments to collaborate and communicate. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Participate in a digital environment to collaborate and communicate globally. Examples: publishing online journals, sharing presentations, contributing to online discussions, communicating with experts. ||
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Unit 2 Take it to the Net ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">17. Produce digital work collaboratively. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Produce digital work collaboratively such as shared writing projects, group multimedia projects, etc . PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, spreadsheets, and digital photostories. ||
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 * **<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making **
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 * **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">18. Identify digital tools used for problem solving. ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> · Organize information using concept mapping software. ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">19. Use digital tools to analyze authentic problems. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Use digital tools such as electronic graphing tools and concept mapping software to analyze authentic problems. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
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 * **<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Creativity and Innovation **
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">20. Create a product using digital tools. ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Use a product using digital tools such as digital stories, podcast, digital artwork, etc.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">· Use a product using digital tools such as digital stories, podcast, digital artwork, etc.

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