Week of March 9
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Slide Transition, Font Size and Color
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Animal Presentation - Week 5
Week of March 2
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Use screenshot features
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Animal Presentation - Week 4
Week of February 24
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Enter Text
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Animal Presentation - Week 3–
Week of February 17
Investigative and Presentation Competency: Research Skills
Standard: Students understand the purpose of research, insert new slides, change background color, type title for all slides, Slide Layout, Input and Format Text
Tools: PebbleGo, PowerPoint
Skill: I (Introduction)
Cross-Curricular Activity: Science/Library/Technology
Activity: Animal Project - Week 2
Week of February 10
Investigative Competency: Research Skills
Standard: Students understand the purpose of research
Tools: iPad, PebbleGo Subscription Database
Skill: I (Introduction)
Cross-Curricular Activity: Science/Library/Technology
Activity: Animal Project - Week 1
Week of February 3
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel 2013)
Standard: Input data, create bar chart
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Valentine’s Day
Week of January 20
Communication Competencies: Word Processing - Microsoft Word
Standard: italic, bold, underline, underline with style, underline with color
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Bold, Italics and Underline Activity
Week of January 13
Communication Competency: Word Processing (Microsoft Word 2013)
Standard: Open and Save Word Processing Program, Enter Text,
Skill: I (Introduction)
Cross-Curricular Stem Activity: Library/Science/Technology
Activity: Terrarium Project
Week of January 6
Communication Competencies: Word Processing - Word 2013
Standard: Change font color
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: The Crayon Box
Week of December 30
Communication Competencies: Word Processing Skills (Word 2013)
Standard: Understand and use correct alignment: left, right, center
Skill Level: I (Introduction)
Activity: Alignment Activity
Christmas Activities
Week of December 9
Competency: Immersive Experiences: (STEM)
Standard: Coding, Robotics
Skill Level: S(Skill Building)
Activity: An Hour of Code - Week 2 - CodeSpark Foos Donut Detective - Sequencing Programming
Week of December 2
STEM Activity
Competency: Immersive Experiences: (STEM)
Standard: Coding, Robotics
Skill Level: S(Skill Building)
Activity: Weather Bot - Students code an Ozobot to travel through the weather maze
Week of November 18
Communication Competencies: Word Processing Skills - Microsoft Word 2013
Standard: Import Graphics from ClipArt
Skill: I(Introduction)
Activity – Thanksgiving Cornucopia –Week 2
Week of November 11
Communication Competencies: Word Processing Skills - Microsoft Word 2013
Standard: Import Graphics from ClipArt
Skill: I(Introduction)
Activity – Thanksgiving Cornucopia – Students learn to insert online images using the search feature, try to search for transparent images (PNG) and ClipArt
Week of November 4
Input Competencies: Keyboarding Skills
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Skills: Uses Functional Keys – SHIFT Key
Activity: Key Scavenger Hunt - Students learn to type default keys as well as special characters as per teacher directions
Week of October 21 and October 28
Communication Competencies: Word Processing (Microsoft Word)
Skills: Type sentences and insert images related to it
Skill Level –S (Skill Building)
Activity: Halloween Writing
Week of October 14
Information Input Competencies: Keyboarding
Skills:
Use left hand/left side of the keyboard; right hand/right side of the keyboard
Locate Keys
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Activities:
Color LHS and RHS of the keyboard with different colors
Keyboard Zoo - When typing If the key is blue, use your left hand. If the key is pink, use your right hand
Week of October 7
Design Competencies: Shapes (PowerPoint)
Skills: Create new presentation, save the presentation in their folder, create WordArt, format WordArt with Line and Fill Color
Insert shapes, move shapes, resize shapes, format shapes with fill and line color
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Activity: Draw a Pumpkin -Week 2
Week of September 30
Design Competencies: Shapes (PowerPoint)
Skills: Create new presentation, save the presentation in their folder, create WordArt, format WordArt with Line and Fill Color
Insert shapes, move shapes, resize shapes, format shapes with fill and line color
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Activity: Draw a Pumpkin -Week 1
Week of September 23
Design Competencies: Word 2013
Skills: Identify the Insert Menu and Shapes Tool, Insert Shapes
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Activity: 2D Shapes Scavenger Hunt- Students learn to identify the Shapes tool from the Insert menu, insert a shape as specified and format it.
Week of September 16
Design Competencies: Shapes
Skills: Select shapes, move shapes, resize shapes, format shapes with fill and line color, delete shapes
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Activity: Format Shapes - Move, select, resze, format shapes
Week of September 9
Communication Competencies: Word Processing Skills (Word 2013)
Open word document
Align text
Bold, font size and font color
Skill Level – S (Skill Building)
Activity: About Me
Week of September 2
General Technology Competencies: Cross-Platform Skills
Basic care of computer: cleanliness, no food, respect for property
Name technology components: computer, digital devices, peripherals and explain functions
Skill Level: S (Development of skill by practice with teacher assistance)
Basic Care of Computer
• Keep food away from computer.
• Keep all magnets away from the computer.
• Keep small items like beads, broken crayons away that fit into the openings of the computer.
• Keep the computer, monitor, and printer in a well ventilated area.
• Do not block ventilation holes with papers, books, cloth, etc.
• Handle all computer parts with care
• Keep the area around the computer free of dust.
• Wipe off computer equipment using a soft cloth. If using electronic cleaning products, spray the cloth, not the equipment.
Digital Citizenship Lesson - Follow up Activity from Faux Paw the Technocat
Week of May 13
Digital Citizenship Lesson - Faux Paw the Technocat teaches students how to be safe on the internet
Week of May 6
Communication Competencies: Word Processing (Word 2013)
Standard: open and save a document, center align, bold, insert picture, change font size
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Activity: President Report-Week 1
Week of April 22
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Open, Save Presentation, Insert arrows, insert text box, format text, change thickness of the arrow
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Labeling Activity-Week 2
Week of April 15
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Open, Save Presentation, Insert arrows, insert text box, format text, change thickness of the arrow
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Labeling Activity-Week 1
Week of April 8
Data Competency: Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel 2013)
Skill No: 1.00
Standard: Spreadsheet Basics
Project: Map Coordinates - Students understand the structure of spreadsheet, look at the map grid provided and find out the location of school, library, post office, and house on the map.
Week of March 25
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: SlideShow, Resize Font and make sure font color is contrasting to slide background
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Presentation Final Week
Week of March 18
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Animate Text (Entrance)
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Presentation Week 5
Week of March 11
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Insert Text, slide layout
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Presentation Week 4
Week of March 4
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Screenshot
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Presentation Week 3 – Students use the screen shot tool in PowerPoint to insert images for each slide
Week of February 25
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Add Slide Transitions (Subtle, Emphasis, Dynamic)
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Presentation Week 2 – Title, Transitions
Week of February 19
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Open, Save Presentation, insert new slide, background color, slide layout
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Presentation Week 1
Week of February 11
Week of February 4
Activity: Google Earth Activity - Continents and Oceans – Students use the search feature and travel through the continents and oceans and complete the worksheet.
Week of January 21 and January 28
Week of January 7
Week of December 31
Week of December 10
Communication Competencies: Word Processing Skills (Word 2013)
Standard: Format text with font choice, color, style
Skill Level: S (Skill Building)
Activity: Christmas Font - Week 1
Week of December 3
ozofirst.mov
Week of November 26
Competency: Immersive Experiences: (STEM)
Standard: Coding
Skill Level: S(Skill Building)
Activity: An Hour of Code-Week 1- Ozobot Introductory Lesson- Students are introduced to Ozobots which are programmable robot, control the movement and speed of Ozobots by programming it through color codes.
Week of November 12
Week of November 5
Week of October 22
Design Competencies: (PowerPoint)
Skills: Create new presentation, save the presentation in their folder, create WordArt, format WordArt with Line and Fill Color
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Activity: Draw a Pumpkin -Week 2
Week of October 15
Design Competencies: Shapes (PowerPoint)
Skills: Create new presentation, save the presentation in their folder, create WordArt, format WordArt with Line and Fill Color
Insert shapes, move shapes, resize shapes, format shapes with fill and line color
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Activity: Draw a Pumpkin -Week 1
Week of October 8
Design Competencies: Shapes
Skills: Insert shapes, move shapes, resize shapes, format shapes with fill and line color
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Cross-Curricular: Math/Technology
Activity: Create a Pattern
Week of October 1
Week of September 24
Week of September 17
Week of September 10
General Technology Competencies: Cross-Platform Skills
Log on to digital devices with username and password
Communication Competencies: Word Processing Skills (Word 2013)
Open and Save word document
Insert text (edit text without erasing full lines, use cursor to locate insertion point).
Understand word wrap and new for new line (Enter key)
Skill Level – S (Skill Building)
Week of May 28
Last week of computer class
Take computer folders home
Week of May 21
Week of May 14
Week of May 7
Week of April 30
Communication Competencies: Word Processing (Word 2013)
Standard: open and save a document, center align, bold, insert picture, change font size
Skill: S (Skill Building)
Activity: President Report-Week 1
Week of April 23
Data Analysis Competencies: Spreadsheet (Excel 2013)
Standard: Cell, Cell address, Row, Column
Skill: I(Introduction)
Activity: Cell Address: Students learn what a cell, row and column is, move the objects into the right cell address as specified in the direction.
Week of April 16
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: WordArt, Shapes, Pictures
Skill Level: S (Skill building)
Activity: Earth Day Poster – Students create a poster for earth day which includes:
· Title (Earth Day)
· Quote
· Three R’s (Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
Insert Images that goes with the topic
Week of April 9
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Open, Save Presentation, Add Animations for title, content and pictures
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Animal Presentation Week 5 - Animations
Week of April 2
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Open, Save Presentation, Transitions, Insert and format WordArt and insert online pictures
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Animal Presentation Week 4 - Students add exciting transitions for their slides, create the title slide.
Week of March 19
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Open, Save Presentation, background and screenshot
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Animal Presentation Week 3 - Students change the background color of slides, use screen clipping tool to take screenshots and insert images
Week of March 12
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Open, Save Presentation, slide layout, input text
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Animal Presentation Week 2 - Students input title and bulleted lists on each slide.
Week of March 5
Presentation Competencies: Multimedia (PowerPoint 2013)
Standard: Open, Save Presentation, slide layout
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Animal Presentation Week 1 - Students create 7 slides in PowerPoint and change the slide layout
Week of February 19 and 26
Investigative Competencies: Research Skills/Interactive Discovery
Standard: Student understand purpose of research
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Animal Research- Students pick an animal for research from PebbleGo subscription database, gather information about the animal(Habitat, Size, Diet, Fun Facts)
Week of February 5 and 12
Data Analysis Competency: Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel 2013)
Standard: Input data, create bar chart
Skill: I (Introduction)
Activity: Valentine’s Day – Conversation heart graphs
Week of January 28
Catholic Schools Week
Complete all pending jobs
Week of January 22
Communication Competencies: Word Processing - Microsoft Word
Standard: italic, bold, underline, underline with style, underline with color
Skill Level: I(Introduction)
Activity: Students learn how to draw attention to key points in their document by using the formatting tools available in the Home Menu. However they also need to know not to overuse them.
Week of January 15
Week of January 8
Communication Competencies: Word Processing Skills (Word 2013)
Standard: Understand and use correct alignment: left, right, center
Skill Level: I (Introductio)
Activity: Alignment Activity – Students highlight sentences and paragraph and align them as per instructions
Week of January 1
Snow Day - No Classes
Week of December 11 and 18
Week of December 4
Competency: Immersive Experiences (STEM)
Standard: Coding
Skill Level: S(Skill Building
Activity: An Hour of Code – Week 2
Week of November 27
Competency: Immersive Experiences: (STEM)
Standard: Coding
Skill Level: S(Skill Building
Activity: An Hour of Code – Week 1- Sequencing with Drag and Drop and Kodable
Week of November 20
Week of November 13
Week of November 6
iPad App: Google Earth
Skills: Locate the Google Earth App, zoom in and out, rotate and tilt
Activity: A trip around the world(Continents and Oceans)
Week of October 30
Week of 9/11
Investigative Competencies: Research Skills / Interactive Discovery
Skills: Uses a browser, uses links
General Technology Competencies: Save documents: Save as for newly created documents (select location (network, flash drive, cloud location), select folder, if appropriate, and provide descriptive name for file.
Skill Level –I (Introduction)
Tasks: About Me - Students access the Chrome browser, click on a link for the teacher website, complete an activity and save it to their network folder.
