2nd Grade

 2nd Grade Tech Standards

Second grade students should be still be learning foundational skills, but also developing critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and digital literacy.

Creativity and Innovation:

Students can use digital tools to construct a basic presentation incorporating various multimedia elements.

• • Create a multimedia presentation using images and text in a presentation tool (like Keynote, Clips, or Pages) on a topic of interest.

  • Create, edit, and format text on a slide (Slides, Keynote, or Freeform)

  • Copy and paste or import graphics; change their size and position on an original work 

  • Use painting and drawing tools/applications to create and edit work

Communication and Collaboration:

Students engage in cooperative digital projects requiring communication and teamwork.

• • Collaborate on shared documents using various techniques such as online comments and using different colors for each student in a group

  • Collaborate on a digital storytelling project where each student contributes a part of the story using a shared document or presentation.

Research and Information Fluency:

Students can navigate online resources to find and synthesize information for a simple research task.

• • Conduct a guided online research activity to gather information 

  • summarize findings in a paragraph or series of slides

  • Watch online videos and use the play, pause, rewind, and forward buttons while taking notes.

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:

Students can apply logical reasoning and critical thinking to solve problems using digital tools.

• • Solve interactive math or logic puzzles on educational platforms or apps (Dreambox, etc.)

  • Explain the reasoning behind  solutions

  • Explore coding programs with and without Photon

  • Use virtual manipulatives to solve problems and evaluate solutions

Digital Citizenship:

Students can demonstrate an understanding of responsible and safe online behavior through guided discussions and activities.

• • Explain and demonstrate compliance with classroom, and school rules (Acceptable Use Policy) regarding the responsible use of computers and networks 

  • Explain responsible uses of technology and digital information; describe possible consequences of inappropriate use  

  • Explain Fair Use Guidelines for the use of copyrighted materials, and give credit to media creators 

  • Identify and explain the strategies for the safe and efficient use of computers 

  • Identify cyberbullying and describe strategies to deal with such a situation 

  • Recognize and describe the potential risks and dangers associated with various forms of online communications 

Technology Operations and Concepts:

Students develop proficiency in using digital tools for editing and creating content with some independence.

• • Use a mouse, finger, or screen pen to manipulate shapes and icons, click on URLs, and checkboxes, and use the scroll bar 

  • Use Google Drive to save documents such as a Google Doc, Google Form, Google Slide, or PDF (introduce)

  • Submit assignments through Google Classroom (introduce)

  • Use a word processing application to write, edit, print, and save simple assignments 

  • Highlight text, copy and paste text 

  • Insert and size/crop a graphic/table in a document 

  • Screenshot images and insert them into a Google Doc or Google slide 

  • Proofread and edit writing using appropriate resources (dictionary, spell checker, grammar, and thesaurus) (Introduce)

  • Bookmarking websites