Kindergarten
Technology Operations and Concepts
Students will:
- Identify basic parts of various technology systems.
- Naming input and output devices
Examples: Input: keyboard, stylus / Output: printer
Sample Activities:
1. Label computer parts in the classroom.
2. Teacher will use the appropriate terms for monitor, printer, disks and mouse when communicating about technology.
3. Using pictures of the various parts of a computer (e.g. disk drive, CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc) and word cards, students match the words with the pictures and tell what each part does.
2. Identify applications and operations of various technology systems.
Examples: Applications: word processing, multimedia presentation software
Operations: opening, closing, and saving files
Sample Activities:
1.Use Word to complete a journal entry.Language Arts COS 2, 4, 8, 12
2.Use drawing or painting software (Microsoft Paint) and have students draw apicture.
Language ArtsWritten COS8, 12
3.Create an alphabet book. Students use Microsoft Paint or similar software to draw a picture to go with each letter of the alphabet.Different letters may be assigned to individual students or cooperative groups.Combine the finishedproductsto produce a book.
Language Arts COS 2, 4, 8, 12
- Using accurate terminology related to technology
Example: “press,” not “hit” keys
Sample Activities:
1. Students give oral directions to the teacher to open, navigate, and close documents and programs.
Language Arts COS 5, 6, 11, 12
2.Create flashcards with words and/or pictures to introduce and practice terms.
Language Arts COS 4, 12
Suggested terms: icon, press, click, mouse, desktop, monitor, click, double click, menu
- Using input devices to enter letters, numbers, and symbols
Sample Activities:
1.Usekeyboard color sheet to teach location of specific keys: space bar, backspace, enter. Studentswritetheir name and color the keys to match.
2. Students type their first and last names using the shift key for capital letters.
- Using special functions of input devices
Example: keyboard shortcuts
- Labeling storage media
- Removing storage media safely
Sample Activity:
1.Students load and remove media during class activity (interactive game CD).
Language Arts COS5, 6, 11, 12
3. Demonstrate correct posture and finger placement while using a technology system.
Sample Activity:
1.Given a picture of the correct posture, teacher will observe and correct as needed. (Eyes level with the text on the monitor, neck bent slightly, head almost straight,shoulders down, arms relaxed by side,feet and lower back supported,hands and wrists straight)
Digital Citizenship
4. Identify safe use of technology systems and applications.
Examples: protecting personal information online, avoiding inappropriate sites, exiting inappropriate sites
Sample Activity:
1.Students visit Ikeepsafe.orgwith a teacherand watch a video about keepingsafe while using the Internet.
Guidance COS: PS:C1.1
5. Practice responsible use of technology systems and applications.
Example: maintaining proper settings
Sample Activity:
1. Students visit Ikeepsafe.orgwith a teacherand watch a video about keepingsafe while using the Internet.
Guidance COS: PS:C1.4
- Demonstrating care of digital equipment and media
Examples: washing hands before use, cleaning work area before and after use
Sample Activity:
1.Students identify proper lab behaviors.
- Distinguishing between ethical and unethical uses of others’ work
Examples: avoiding plagiarism, avoiding manipulation of others’ work withoutpermission
6. Identify uses of technology systems in daily living.
Sample Activity:
1.Students cut out and paste pictures from a magazine that are examples of technology in daily life.Through a guided discussion, the student will list technology devices used in daily life.
Guidance COS: PS:C1.11
Research and Information Fluency
7. Use digital tools to access and retrieve information.
Examples: online libraries, multimedia dictionaries, search engines, directories
- Evaluating accuracy of digital content
Example: determining fact versus opinion
Sample Activities:
1.Teacher uses computer and projector to illustrate types of recyclable household materials.
Science COS 10
2.Studentswork to label and decorate boxes for use as recycling bins.ScienceCOS 10
3.Teacher uses computer and projector to present images associated with a particular person, event,orbook. Students identify source of image.
4.Teacher uses computer, projector, and graphic organizer program (Kidspiration), to lead studentsinordering images of animal life cycle stages (egg, caterpillar, cocoon, butterfly, etc.).
Science COS 1, 4
Communication and Collaboration
8. Use digital environments to exchange ideas with individuals or groups.
Examples: other states, other countries
- Producing digital works collaboratively
Examples: developing shared writing projects, creating language experience stories
Sample Activities:
1.Students illustrate and communicate original ideas and stories using digital tools and media-rich resources.
2.Teacher leads students engage in learning activities with learners from multicultures through e-mail and or other electronicmeans.
3.Teacher leads students in utilizing online resources to collaborate with other students globally on projects.
4.Teacher leads students to collaborate with other classrooms within local school or district to create different endings to a story.
Sample Resources
Game Station: Writer’s Block lesson plan found on TRIP:
Technology in Kindergarten:
Digital tools: digital camera, writers, online resources, wikis, Kidspiration, PhotoStory 3, webcam, microphone
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
9. Identify digital tools used for problem solving.
Examples: spell check, digital graphic organizers, electronic drawing programs, simulation software
Sample Activities:
1.Students watch the video: Learning about Natural Resources and
Taking Care of Our Earth (both found in UnitedStreaming). Using Excel teachers lead students in collecting and graphing data on the amount of trash generated at school or home. Students work to label and decorate boxes for use as recycling bins.
ScienceCOS 10
2.Students use online resources, including Scott Foresman, forgraphing, time, money,ormeasurementactivities. Math COS 1-4
3.Students use online resources, such as simulationsandexplorationof math concepts.Math COS1-4
Creativity and Innovation
10. Design original works using digital tools.
Examples: tools—digital drawing tools, music software, word processing software, digital camera
Sample Activity:
1. Use the software program Paint to create and label drawings illustrating the occurrence of shadows. Science COS 2
2. In a collaborative work group, use a variety of technologies to produce a digital presentation or product in a curriculum area.
3. Given a digital camera, students work within groups to take photos or draw pictures in Paint within categories (ex. hats). Teacher leads class in creating a PowerPoint illustrating the concepts of one-to-one correspondence; more than, less than, most and least (5 hats on a slide with the numeral 5). Math COS1
4. Teachers use simulations and graphical organizers (Kidspiration) to explore and depict patterns of growth such as the life cycles of plants and animals.
5. Students use Kidspiration to sort picture sets by size, shape, structure and basic needs of living things. Science COS 6
Suggested Tools: Kidspiration, Kid Pix, PhotoStory, Paint