Lexington School District One believes that students in grades K-2 benefit most from hands-on, social, and developmentally appropriate learning. Technology use in these grades should be highly guided, limited in duration, and tightly aligned to instructional goals. Technology should be used purposefully with the majority of learning remaining screen-free and teacher-directed. When technology is used, it should:

• Be used purposefully to enrich learning, with teachers remaining at the heart of instruction - never replacing human interaction, discussion, or hands-on exploration.

• Introduce foundational digital literacy skills, such as using devices with guidance and understanding basic digital safety, through brief, lessons taught with modeling, role-play, and structured routines.

• Support differentiated instruction and reinforce skills in short, focused sessions, up to 2-5 times per week for 10-20 minutes, always under active teacher supervision.

• Be used occasionally to support creativity or exploration, while ensuring that hands-on activities, physical materials, and face-to-face engagement remain central to creative expression and cognitive growth.

• Integrate digital tools to extend student creativity and higher-level thinking, using tools that enhance, not replace, instruction. (Implement the Plan - 14)

• Use adaptive and data-informed tools in short, 10-20 minute sessions to support personalized learning and growth in literacy and math.(Plan the Learning - 6, 7)

• Teach and model foundational digital literacy skills, including device navigation, keyboarding, and age-appropriate research strategies, through 1-2 integrated lessons per week. (Cultivate the Environment - 4)

• Model and reinforce safe, respectful, and age-appropriate technology use by establishing consistent routines and guiding students to use digital tools responsibly as they build independence. (Cultivate the Environment - 1, 2, 3)

• Balance technology use with hands-on learning and collaboration, ensuring screen time enhances, not replaces, meaningful classroom experiences. (Plan the Learning - 9)

• I use technology safely and follow my teacher’s directions. (Future-Ready Literate and Personally Responsible)

• I practice using devices carefully and learn how to stay safe online. (Future-Ready Literate and Responsible Digital Citizen)

• I use technology to practice things I’ve already learned. (Problem Solver & Future-Ready Literate)

• I use digital tools sometimes to show my thinking, but I mostly build, play, and learn with my hands. (Creative Thinker and Collaborator)

• I follow all classroom tech rules, take care of devices, and am kind when I use technology. (Personally and Socially Responsible)

• Unstructured screen time or digital media consumption without a clear, instructional purpose and active adult guidance.

• Repetitive games or skill-and-drill apps without a clear alignment to student learning needs.

• Instructional videos or apps that replace direct teacher instruction instead of supporting it through discussion, modeling, or guided practice.

• Technology used for entertainment, rewards, or behavior management.

• Digital versions of low-level tasks that do not offer clear instructional advantages over traditional methods.(e.g., digital worksheets, digital books, only typing instead of handwriting).