Grade 6: Introduction to Technology
Prerequisite: None
Length of Course: Classes will meet twice a week for 50 minutes for a Semester.
PBGR: Computer Vocabulary Assessment
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Through lectures, multimedia, and hands-on activities, students will explore the operations of computer hardware and software. Throughout the school year, students will save and track their work using Google Applications and Aspen platform.
Students will gain experience in basic keyboarding skills and computer terminology. Also, students will exercise proper Digital Citizenship throughout the academic school year. In addition, students will explore the evolution of technology and its role in society.
Throughout the school year, students will be introduced to numerous programs from Microsoft Office Suite and Google Applications. They will obtain 21st Century Skills, such as Learning and Innovation, Information, Media and Technology Skills, and Life and Career Skills. In addition, students will explore the Naviance program.
Course Overview:
- Hardware/Software
- Workstation- External Hardware
- Google Navigation - Gmail-Google Drive (Cloud)
- Accessing - Assignments
- Downloading -Teacher Resources
- Uploading - Completed Work/Grading
- Safety
- Etiquette
- Online Communication
- SMS (Short Message Service)/Text Messages
- Social Networking
- Browser Navigation
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- Browser/Cache History
- Privacy Agreements
- Digital Footprint
- Past – Present - Future
- Word/Google Docs
- Publisher
- Excel/G Sheets
- PowerPoint/ G Slides
- Doc Transition/sharing
- Personal Goal
- Academic Goal
- Career Goal
GRADING – The student’s academic grade is based on the following categories. The grades are weighted as follows:
Tests, quizzes, & projects ….…………………………………………….…... 80%
Classwork and homework...……………………………………………..……. 20%
Rubrics are provided for assignments, Common Assessments, Tests, Quizzes, in-class homework assignments, class participation (collaboration), and attendance.
Common Core Standards
CCSS-ELA Grade 6
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
- Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
CC.6-8.R.ST.3 Key Ideas and Details: Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
CC.6-8.R.ST.4 Craft and Structure: Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.
ISTE Standards
ISTE 3 Research and Information Fluency
ISTE 5 Digital Citizenship
5a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
5b. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
ISTE 6 Technology Operations and Concepts
6b. Select and use applications effectively and productively.
ITEEA Standards
- Core Concepts of Technology
- Systems
- Resources
- The Influence of Technology on History
- Developments driven by demands, values, and interests
- Inventions and Innovations
- Social and Cultural Priorities
- Acceptance and use of products and systems
- Use and Maintain Technological Products and Systems
- Use Information to see how things work
- Use Computers and Calculators
- Operate Systems
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Language of Technology
- Communication Systems encode, transmit, and receive information
Academic Expectations Addressed
The Cranston Middle School graduate exhibits, across all content areas, proficiency in:
Communication Skills
All students will evidence a comprehension of complex literary and informational texts, appropriate academic vocabulary, and accurate grammar, through the techniques of:
- Informational Writing
- Speaking and Listening
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills
All students will evidence the guiding principles of focus and coherence of these skills through the techniques of:
- Scientific Inquiry
- Technology/Engineering Design
Each of the above-referenced expectations is accompanied by a corresponding rubric. These rubrics will be used across content areas by all CPS secondary school teachers and students to measure progress toward achieving proficiency in these Academic Expectations. Students must display twenty artifacts (twelve communication skills / eight problem-solving and critical thinking skills – one from each area) that demonstrate proficiency for graduation.