2nd Quarter

Touch Typing, Coding & Word Processing

Fourth Grade Technology Lessons focus on typing skills development and spreadsheet budgets with charts (Q1), coding and logic games (Q2), graphics / photo editing (Q3), and presentations (Q4).

In Q2, students continue to develop two hand homerow typing proficiency. Students learn fundamental programming concepts and coding logic. Students also review basic word processing skills by writing holiday related poems.

Coding Connections to Common Core Mathematical Practices:

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• Use appropriate tools strategically
• Attend to precision
• Look for and make use of structure
• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

Session 1: Typing and Enrichment

Review:

• Demonstrate how to use Dance Mat Typing.
• Review home row position and proper finger technique.

Typing Practice:

• Practice 25-30 minutes or until done.

Additional Typing Practice:

• 3 minutes of Typing Rocket JR.
  • Type with both hands, try to get a final score of 60 points or more.
• Finish level 3 of Keyboard Climber 2. Type with both hands.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities after typing.

Session 2: Coding and Enrichment

In Advance:

• Sign up to Code.org for free.
  • Create a 4th Grade Section for Hour of Code (beginning coding activities) and Course 3.
  • Generate students' usernames and passwords lists for all class sections.
  • Provide students with the URL of the class section that's being assigned.

Demonstrate:

• Demonstrate how to solve a few of the Hour of Code programming puzzles.

Hour of Code Practice:

• Students login to the Hour of Code class section.
• Practice puzzles at your own pace.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities when finished.

Session 1: Typing and Enrichment

Review:

• Demonstrate how to use Dance Mat Typing.
• Review home row position and proper finger technique.

Typing Practice:

• Practice 25-30 minutes or until done.

Additional Typing Practice:

• 3 minutes of Typing Rocket JR.
  • Type with both hands, try to get a final score of 60 points or more.
• Finish level 3 of Keyboard Climber 2. Type with both hands.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities after typing.

Session 2: Coding and Enrichment

Hour of Code Practice:

• Finish the Hour of Code computer science basics course.
  • Sign in with your username and password.
  • Complete all puzzles in the course.

Course 3:

• Sign in and begin Course 3
  • Sign in with your username and password provided by the teacher.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities when finished.

Session 1: Typing and Enrichment

Review:

• Demonstrate how to use Dance Mat Typing.
• Review home row position and proper finger technique.

Typing Practice:

• Practice 25-30 minutes or until done.

Additional Typing Practice:

• 3 minutes of Typing Rocket JR.
  • Type with both hands, try to get a final score of 60 points or more.
• Finish level 3 of Keyboard Climber 2. Type with both hands.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities after typing.

Session 2: Coding and Enrichment

Course 3:

• Sign in and continue working on Course 3
  • Sign in with your username and password provided by the teacher.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities when finished.

Session 1: Typing and Enrichment

Review:

• Demonstrate how to use Dance Mat Typing.
• Review home row position and proper finger technique.

Typing Practice:

• Practice 25-30 minutes or until done.

Additional Typing Practice:

• 3 minutes of Typing Rocket JR.
  • Type with both hands, try to get a final score of 60 points or more.
• Finish level 3 of Keyboard Climber 2. Type with both hands.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities after typing.

Session 2: Coding and Enrichment

Course 3:

• Sign in and continue working on Course 3
  • Sign in with your username and password provided by the teacher.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities when finished.

Session 1: Word Processing, Typing and Enrichment

Word Processing:

• Create a Thanksgiving Poem

Typing Review:

• Demonstrate how to use Dance Mat Typing.
• Review proper finger technique.

Typing Practice:

• Practice 25-30 minutes or until done.

Additional Typing Practice:

• 3 minutes of Typing Rocket JR.
  • Type with both hands, try to get a final score of 60 points or more.
• Finish level 3 of Keyboard Climber 2. Type with both hands.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities after typing.

Session 2: Coding and Enrichment

Course 3:

• Sign in and continue working on Course 3
  • Sign in with your username and password provided by the teacher.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities when finished.

Session 1: Typing and Enrichment

Review:

• Demonstrate how to use Dance Mat Typing.
• Review home row position and proper finger technique.

Typing Practice:

• Practice 25-30 minutes or until done.

Additional Typing Practice:

• 3 minutes of Typing Rocket JR.
  • Type with both hands, try to get a final score of 60 points or more.
• Finish level 3 of Keyboard Climber 2. Type with both hands.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities after typing.

Session 2: Coding and Enrichment

Course 3:

• Sign in and continue working on Course 3
  • Sign in with your username and password provided by the teacher.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities when finished.

Session 1: Typing and Enrichment

Review:

• Demonstrate how to use Dance Mat Typing.
• Review home row position and proper finger technique.

Typing Practice:

• Practice 25-30 minutes or until done.

Additional Typing Practice:

• 3 minutes of Typing Rocket JR.
  • Type with both hands, try to get a final score of 60 points or more.
• Finish level 3 of Keyboard Climber 2. Type with both hands.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities after typing.

Session 2: Coding and Enrichment

Course 3:

• Sign in and continue working on Course 3
  • Sign in with your username and password provided by the teacher.

Enrichment:

• Students work on Lightbot Coding Puzzles.

Session 1: Word Processing, Typing and Enrichment

Word Processing:

• Create a Holiday Poem

Typing Review:

• Demonstrate how to use Dance Mat Typing.
• Review proper finger technique.

Typing Practice:

• Practice 25-30 minutes or until done.

Additional Typing Practice:

• 3 minutes of Typing Rocket JR.
  • Type with both hands, try to get a final score of 60 points or more.
• Finish level 3 of Keyboard Climber 2. Type with both hands.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities after typing.

Session 2: Coding and Enrichment

Course 3:

• Sign in and continue working on Course 3
  • Sign in with your username and password provided by the teacher.

Enrichment:

• Students work on Lightbot Coding Puzzles.

Session 1: Typing and Enrichment

Review:

• Demonstrate how to use Dance Mat Typing.
• Review home row position and proper finger technique.

Typing Practice:

• Practice 25-30 minutes or until done.

Additional Typing Practice:

• 3 minutes of Typing Rocket JR.
  • Type with both hands, try to get a final score of 60 points or more.
• Finish level 3 of Keyboard Climber 2. Type with both hands.

Enrichment:

• Students work on enrichment activities after typing.

Session 2: Coding and Enrichment

Course 3:

• Sign in and continue working on Course 3
  • Sign in with your username and password provided by the teacher.

Enrichment:

• Students work on Lightbot Coding Puzzles.