Goals By the end of fourth grade students should be able to: Demonstrate proficient use of keyboard by typing a three-paragraph document with no errors. Use a word processing program to create a brochure. Independently use a presentation software product to create a simple multimedia product with 5 slides. Create and insert data into a spreadsheet. Insert formulas in a spreadsheet to calculate sum. Type interview questions in a word processing program. Create a presentation using information from the interview. Skype to Skype with students in other schools in the U.S. or the world. Organize findings in Inspiration or graphic organizer; Display proper etiquette when using the Internet Review and comply with TBOE acceptable use policy Explain the purpose of an acceptable use policy and consequences for inappropriate use of technology Identify the author and copyright information on a given web page and date of creation and revision Demonstrate an understanding of copyright material on the internet Use the Internet and software to collect information and solve problems. Use digital tools to explore a problem or issue facing children and discuss possible solutions Create an Excel spreadsheet based on your findings. (Number of Hurricanes; Life Cycles; Types of mammals; etc.) Design a product and describe how it was made and how it works. (Use Publisher to create a flyer to advertise product) List technology products of today compared to the past (ex: home phone compare to smart phones.) Describe how technology can have a positive and negative effect on humans. (Example: can cause people to be less physical, think less, etc.) Cite examples showing how the failure of system components contributes to the uncertainty of a technological system (if a computer hard drive fails, the computer system will not work. Create and administer a survey Collect and analyze results from survey Content Area 8.1 Educational All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and 73
communicate knowledge. In a world of constant change, what skills should we learn? How do I choose which technological tools to use and when it is appropriate to use them? How can I transfer what I know to new technological situations/experiences is constantly changing and requires continuous learning of new skills. Selection of technology should be based on personal and /or career needs assessment. A tool is only as good as the person using it. The use of technology and digital tools requires knowledge and appropriate use of operations and related applications. A. Operations and Concepts Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI) Objectives: Students will be 8.1.4.A.1 Demonstrate effective input of text and data using an input device. able to Demonstrate proficient use of keyboard by typing a three paragraph document with no errors. Use keyboarding techniques (home position, use of correct fingering techniques. Students will be able to RL. 4.1 define inference and explain how a reader uses details and examples from a text to reach a logical conclusion W.4.2 Introduce and organize my topic into paragraphs and sections that group related information Inputting data using tools such as mouse, keyboard, and other input devices. Create an excel document for use in recording data. W.4.6 Use proper keyboarding skills to compose and prepare my writing 74
8.1.4.A.2 Create a document with text formatting and graphics using a word processing program. 8.1.4.A.3 Create and present a multimedia presentation that includes graphics. 8.1.4.A.4 Create a simple spreadsheet, enter data, and interpret the information Use a word processing program to create a brochure about one of the thirteen colonies. Independently use a presentation software product to create a simple multimedia product with 5 slides Independently add titles, text, and graphics to a presentation Create and insert data into a spreadsheet for publication RL. 4.1 read closely and find answer answers explicitly or require an inference W.4.2 Use formatting structures, illustrations, and multimedia to clarify my topic SL. 4.5 Identify main ideas or themes in my presentation that could be enhanced W.4.2 Use formatting structures, illustrations, and multimedia to clarify W.4.2 Use formatting structures, illustrations, and multimedia to clarify Word Processing Students create a travel brochure to one of the early colonies PowerPoint Commercial on new product Spreadsheets and charts 8.1.4.A.5 Determine the benefits of a wide range of digital tools by using them to solve problems Insert formulas in a spreadsheet to calculate sum SL. 4.2 Identify information is presented in different formats (e.g., media, charts, graphs, Spreadsheet with formula 75
websites, speeches) RI. 4.7 Explain how various formats (e.g., graphs, pictures, diagrams, charts, media clips) help a reader understand the text 76
Content Area How can digital tools be used for creating original and innovative works, ideas, and solutions? 8.1 Educational All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. Digital tools provide enhanced opportunities to design innovative solutions, and express ideas creatively. The use of digital tools and mediarich resources enhances creativity and the construction of knowledge. B. Creativity and Innovation Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI) Objectives: Students will be able to 8.1.4.B.1 Produce a media rich digital story about a significant local event or issue based on first person interviews. Type interview questions in a word processing program. Create a presentation using information from the interview. RI.4.3 Use specific information in a text (e.g., historical, scientific, technical) to explain events, procedures, ideas, and/or concepts, including what happened and why. W.4.7 Gather a variety of information about my research topic Online story Report Presentation Interview 77
Content Area 8.1 Educational All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. use can have positive or negative impact on both users and those affected by their use. Digital tools allow for communication and collaboration anytime/anyplace worldwide. Digital tools and environments support the learning process and foster collaboration in solving local or global issues and problems C. Communication and Collaboration Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI) Objectives: Students will be able to 8.1.4.C.1 Engage in a variety of developmentally appropriate learning activities with students in other classes, schools or countries using electronic tools.. Skype to Skype with students in other schools in the U.S. or the world. W.4.6 Collaborate with peers, teachers, and other to produce and publish my writing W.4.8 take notes (write down short pieces of important information) about a topic Class Blog Pen Pal Surveys Wikis Interview someone via Skype 78
Content Area 8.1 Educational All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. What are an individual s responsibilities for using technology? use can have positive or negative impact on both users and those affected by their use. What constitutes misuse and how can it best be prevented? Technological advancements create societal concerns regarding the practice of safe, legal, and ethical behaviors. D. Digital Citizenship Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI) 8.1.4.D.1 Explain the need for each individual, as a member of the global community, to practice cyber safety, cyber security, and cyber ethics when using existing and emerging technologies. 8.1.4.D.2 Analyze the need for and use of copyrights Objectives: Students will be able to Display proper etiquette when using the Internet Comply with TBOE acceptable use Explain the purpose of an acceptable use policy and consequences for inappropriate use of technology Identify the author and copyright information on a given web page and date of creation and revision RI.4.8 Explain how the reasons and evidence support the particular points in a text W.4.6 Choose credible websites on the Internet that will help me compose, edit, and publish my writing. W.4.6 Choose credible websites on the Internet that will help me compose, edit, and publish my writing. Create a cyber-safety pamphlet. Create classroom Internet Safety Rules Visit Copyright Protected Websites Social, ethical behaviors 79
8.1.4.D.3 Explain the purpose of an acceptable use policy and the consequences of inappropriate use of technology. Demonstrate an understanding of copyright material on the internet Review school district acceptable user policy W.4.7 Focus my research around a question/topic that is provided or determine my own research worthy question (e.g., Why do we have copyright laws?) RI.4.8 Explain how the reasons and evidence support the particular points in a text RL.4.1 Can analyze an author s words and refer to details and examples needed to support both explicit and inferential questions. Create classroom Internet Safety Rules with acceptable uses and consequences Content Area 80
8.1 Educational All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. Why is the evaluation and appropriate use of accurate information more important than ever in the technological age? Information is spread worldwide within seconds due to technological advancements and has an immediate impact. E. Research and Information Literacy Effective use of digital tools assists in gathering and managing information Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI) 8.1.P.E.1 Use the Internet to explore and investigate questions with a teacher s support. 8.1.4.E.1 Investigate a problem or issue found in the United States and/or another country from multiple perspectives, evaluate findings, and present possible solutions, using digital tools and online resources for all steps. Objectives: Use the Internet and software to collect information and solve problems. Use digital tools to explore a problem or issue facing children and discuss possible solutions RL.K.10 ask and answer questions about what is being read SL.4.4 Present my topic, text, story, or experience with facts and relevant descriptive details that support the main idea or theme SL.4.5 Identify main ideas or themes in my presentation that could be enhanced. W. 4.7. Gather a variety of information about my research topic Google Dictionary Clip Art report 81
Content Area 8.1 Educational All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. How do I choose which technological tools to use and when it is appropriate to use them? Selection of technology should be based on personal and/or career needs assessment. How can I transfer what I know to new technological situations/experiences? A tool is only as good as the person using it. F. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision-Making Information accessed through the use of digital tools assists in generating solutions and making decisions. Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI) 8.1.4.F.1 Select and apply digital tools to collect, organize, and analyze data that support a scientific finding. Objectives: Collect data using the Internet Organize findings in Inspiration or graphic organizer; Create an Excel spreadsheet based on your findings. (Number of Hurricanes; Life Cycles; Types of mammals; etc.) W.4.6 Identify technology (e.g., Word, Publisher, and PowerPoint) that will help me produce, edit, and publish my writing. W.4.2 Select a topic and gather information (e.g., facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, examples) to share with my audience Spreadsheet Graphic organizer Content Area 82
8.2 Education, Engineering, and Design All 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. Can we control the pace at which technology is created? Should we, even if we can? products and systems impact every aspect of the world in which we live. A. Nature of : Creativity and Innovation Cumulative Progress Objectives: Indicator (CPI) 8.2.4.A.1 Investigate factors that influence the development and function of technology products and systems. Design a product and describe how it was made and how it works. (Use Publisher to create a flyer to advertise product) evolves at an ever accelerating pace based on the needs/wants of society and is influenced by cultural, political and environmental values and constraints. RI.4.9- Determine which pieces of information best support my topic W.4.2 Select a topic and gather information (e.g. facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, examples) to share with my audience Flyer 8.2.4.A.2 Using a digital format, compare and contrast how a technology product has changed over time due to economic, political, and/or cultural influences List technology products of today compared to the past (ex: home phone compare to smart phones.) W.4.1 Create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to introduce my topic and opinion SL.4.11 List important information about the Chart Brochure 83
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Content Area 8.2 Education, Engineering, and Design All 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. How does technology extend human capabilities? What are the positive and negative consequences of technology? Should technologies that produce negative impact continue to be used? When are sophisticated tools required and when are the simplest tools the best to use? Can a system continue to operate with a missing or malfunctioning component? Is it always beneficial to use the most economical material/materials for production of a technological product? Technological outcomes have the potential for anticipated and unanticipated positive and negative results. The design process is fundamental to technology and engineering. A system has interrelated components designed to collectively achieve a desired goal. All technological activities use resources that include tools/machines, materials, information, energy, capital, time and people. The design process is a systematic approach to solving problems. B. Design: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision-Making Cumulative Progress Objectives: Indicator (CPI) 8.2.4.B.1 Develop a product using an online simulation that explores the design process. Create a new product and advertise it. 85 W.4.7 Focus my research around a question/topic that is provided or determine my own research worthy question W.4.6 Identify technology (e.g., Word, Presentation Discussion
8.2.4.B.2 Design an alternative use for an existing product. 8.2.4.B.3 Explain the positive and negative effect of products and systems on humans, other species, and the environment. 8.2.4.B.4 Compare and contrast how technology transfer happens within a technology, among technologies, and among other fields of study. Design a new use for a product Describe how technology can have a positive and negative effect on humans. (Example: can cause people to be less physical, think less, etc.) Cite examples showing how the failure of system components contributes to the uncertainty of a technological system (if a computer hard drive fails, the computer system will not work. Publisher, PowerPoint) that will help me produce, edit, and publish my writing W.4.6 Choose credible websites on the Internet that will help me compose, edit, and publish my writing W.4.6 Choose credible websites on the Internet that will help me compose, edit, and publish my writing W.4.2 Use formatting structures, illustrations, and multimedia to clarify (make clear) my topic W.4.6 Choose credible websites on the Internet that will help me compose, edit, and publish my writing W.2. Define common formatting structures and determine the best structure that will allow me to organize my information Essay Presentation Simulation Essay Word processor Graphic Organizer Chart Presentation 86
Content 8.2 Education, Engineering, and Design All 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. Goals List renewable resources Create a brochure showing recycle, renew, reuse Write how disposing materials properly impacts the environment Develop a business: brochure; trademark; budget Survey consumers on products How does technology extend human capabilities? What are the positive and negative consequences of technology? Should technologies that produce negative impact continue to be used? Technological outcomes have the potential for anticipated and unanticipated positive and negative results. When are sophisticated tools required and when are the simplest tools best? The design process is fundamental to technology and engineering. Knowledge and understanding of human, cultural, and societal values are fundamental when designing technology systems and products in the global society. C. Technological Citizenship, Ethics, and Society Cumulative Progress Objectives: Indicator (CPI) 8.2.4.C.1 Explain the impact of disposing of materials in a responsible way. List renewable resources Create a brochure showing recycle, renew, reuse Write how disposing materials properly impacts the environment RI.4.8 Can explain how the reasons and evidence support the particular points in a text W.4.2 explain my topic using precise language and domain specific vocabulary Writing sample Charts Pamphlet 87
8.2.4.C.2 Explain the purpose of trademarks and the impact of trademark infringement on businesses. 8.2.4.C.3 Examine ethical considerations in the development and production of a product from its inception through production, marketing, use, maintenance, and eventual disposal by consumers. Design your own trademark for your company Develop a business: brochure; trademark; budget Survey consumers on products Bar graph showing results of survey W.4.7 Gather a variety of information about my research topic W.4.7 Gather a variety of information about my research topic W.4.6 Identify technology (e.g., Word, Publisher, PowerPoint) that will help me produce, edit, and publish my writing W.4.6 Collaborate with peers, teachers, and others to produce and publish my writing W.4.7 Focus my research around a question/topic that is provided or determine my own research worthy question Budget Trademark design Brochure Survey Results 88
Content 8.2 Education, Engineering, and Design All 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. Technological outcomes have the potential for anticipated and unanticipated positive and negative results. How does technology extend human capabilities? What are the positive and negative consequences of technology? Should technologies that produce negative impact continue to be used? When are sophisticated tools required and when are the simplest tools best? Can a system continue to operate with a missing or malfunctioning component? Is it always beneficial to use the most economical material/materials for production of a technological product? The design process is fundamental to technology and engineering. A system has interrelated components designed to collectively achieve a desired goal. All technological activities use resources that include tools/machines, materials, information, energy, capital, time and people. Demonstrate how reusing a product affects the local and global environment. D. Research and Information Fluency Cumulative Progress Objectives: Indicator (CPI) 8.2.4.D.1 Analyze responses collected from owners/users of a particular product and suggest modifications in the design of the product based on their responses. Create and administer a survey Collect and analyze results from survey Based on results of survey make modifications to design W.4.6 Collaborate with peers, teachers, and others to produce and publish my writing W.4.6 Identify technology (e.g., Word, Publisher, PowerPoint) that will help me produce, edit, and Survey/results Bar graph 89
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Content 8.2 Education, Engineering, and Design All 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. Technological outcomes have the potential for anticipated and unanticipated positive and negative results. How does technology extend human capabilities? What are the positive and negative consequences of technology? Should technologies that produce negative impact continue to be used? Digital tools facilitate local and global communication and collaboration in designing products and systems. E. Communication and Collaboration Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI) 8.2.4.E.1 Work in collaboration with peers to produce and publish a report that explains how technology is or was successfully or unsuccessfully used to address a local or global problem. Objectives: Explain how resources are utilized in technology Research how NJ is developing renewable energy sources W.4.6 Collaborate with peers, teachers, and others to produce and publish my writing W.4.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from print or digital sources about a topic Presentation Report Search Engine 91
Content 8.2 Education, Engineering, and Design All 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. Goals Define what ways properties are used in a high-tech product or system How does technology extend human capabilities? What are the positive and negative consequences of technology? Should technologies that produce negative impact continue to be used? Technological outcomes have the potential for anticipated and unanticipated positive and negative results. When are sophisticated tools required and when are the simplest tools best? Can a system continue to operate with a missing or malfunctioning component? Is it always beneficial to use the most economical material/materials for production of a technological product? The design process is fundamental to technology and engineering. A system has interrelated components designed to collectively achieve a desired goal. All technological activities use resources that include tools/machines, materials, information, energy, capital, time and people. Technological products and systems are created through the application and appropriate use of technological resources. F. Resources for a Technological World Cumulative Progress Objectives: Indicator (CPI) 8.2.4.F.1 Describe how resources are used in a technological product or system. Define what ways properties are used in a high-tech product or system W.4.10 Write for a variety of reasons (e.g., to inform, to describe, to persuade, to entertain/share an experience) Presentation Report Discover Education: Advancements 92
Content 8.2 Education, Engineering, and Design All 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. Technological outcomes have the potential for anticipated and unanticipated positive and negative results. Technological outcomes have the potential for anticipated and unanticipated positive and negative results. How does technology extend human capabilities? What are the positive and negative consequences of technology? Should technologies that produce negative impact continue to be used? When are sophisticated tools required and when are the simplest tools best? Can a system continue to operate with a missing or malfunctioning component? Is it always beneficial to use the most economical material/materials for production of a technological product? The designed world is the product of a design process that provides the means to convert resources into products and systems. G. The Designed World Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI) 8.2.4.G.1 Examine a malfunctioning tool and use a step-by-step process to troubleshoot and present options to repair the product. Objectives: Create a manual; website; diagram showing step by step process and give troubleshooting solutions. The design process is fundamental to technology and engineering. A system has interrelated components designed to collectively achieve a desired goal. All technological activities use resources that include tools/machines, materials, information, energy, capital, time and people. W.4.3 Sequence the events in my story so that one event logically leads to the next W.4.2 Define common formatting structures and determine the best structure that will allow me to organize my information Manual Diagram Website 93
8.2.4.G.2 Explain the functions of a system and subsystems. Diagram and describe a living system (Ex: Use Series Circuits to identify and troubleshoot problems in the circuit W.4.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from print or digital sources about a topic Graphic Organizer or web Interactive sites 94