SFDS TECH

Technology is for Everyone

About this class

Goal of Technology Classes at St. Francis De Sales School

The goal of technology instructions at our school is to help our students develop into true digital age learners.

Curriculum and Standards

We follow Texas Essential Skills and Knowledge (TEKS) in Technology Application standards

Fourth Grade Technology Classes

Students visit computer lab once a week for 45 minutes. During their time here they are invoved in the following:

Technology vocabulary - understanding the terms
Online research: search engines strategies, evaluating online information, putting information together; avoiding plagiarism
Copyright and fair use
Google Suite of applications (Slides, Sheets, Docs, and others)
Coding
Internet safety activiites
Digital arts
Computer skills including keyboarding.

Fifth Grade Technology Classes

Students come to computer lab once a week for 30 minutes. During this time, they are involved in the following activities:

Online search: how to read a webpage, evaluating websites, Google search tips
Tech vocabulary activities
Internet safety activities; internet safety project
Coding
Projects: variety of digital arts
Computer skills including keyboarding
Google Suite of applications (Slides, Sheets, Docs, etc)

Sixth Grade Technology Classes

Sixth grade students will have technology as one of their electives. They will attened computer lab every day for 9 weeks. Each class is 45 minutes.

Students will be involved in applied digital skills activities, where they will use digital tools to solve real life problems. The skills they will develop include:

Spreadsheet organization
Digital Colalboration
Decision making
Presentations
Research strategies
Evaluating bias
Programming events
Research a topic
Creating a report
Communication
Organize data
Manipulate data
Coding
Digital arts
Internet safety

Seventh Grade Technology Classes

Seventh grade students will have technology as one of their electives. They will attned computer lab every day for 9 weeks. Each class is 45 minutes.

Students will be involved in applied digital skills activities, where they will use digital tools to solve real life problems. The skills they will develop include:

Spreadsheet organization
Digital Colalboration
Decision making
Presentations
Research strategies
Evaluating bias
Programming events
Research a topic
Creating a report
Communication
Organize data
Digital arts

Students will also be involved in coding and internet safety activities

Eighth Grade Technology Elective

Eighth grade students will have technology as one of their electives. They will attned computer lab every day for a quarter. Each class is 45 minutes.

Students will be involved in applied digital skills activities, where they will use digital tools to solve real life problems. The skills they will develop include:

Spreadsheet organization
Digital Colalboration
Decision making
Presentations
Research strategies
Evaluating bias
Programming events
Researching a topic
Creating a report
Communication
Organizing data
Manipulating data
Automating a task
Implementing algorithms
Analize data using formulas
Identify patterns in data
Digital arts
Coding
Web design using HTML

About the teacher

Olga Jankowski graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from St. Petersburg (Russia) Electrical Engineering University. She holds a Master of Education degree from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and is certified by the State of Texas to teach science. Mrs. Jankowski is a member of the National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) , International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Computer Science Teacher Association and Texas Computer Education Association. She recently became an ISTE Certified Educator.

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