Technology
Ms. Grandfield grandfieldk@smsjschool.org>
Teaching certification in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Library Media.
The focus of our technology class is to enable our students to become solid digital citizens and to use the computer as a tool to increase their ability to gather and interpret information in order to produce class projects that integrate technology with the curriculum.
Basic Operations
Mouse skills
File Management
Keyboarding
Coding
Word Processing
Google tools
Write, Edit, Print, Save
Copy & Paste
Proofread & spellcheck
Tables, Charts & Graphs
Record, organize, and graph information
Copy, Paste, or import graphics
Painting and drawing tools
Test taking skills
Digital Citizenship
Acceptable use
Safe Computer Practices
Fair Use
Cyberbullying strategies
Online etiquette
Research and Gathering Information
Locate, collect, and organize content
Citation
Web 2.0 tools
Identify and analyze the purpose of a media message
Communication and Collaboration
Use a variety of age-appropriate technologies
Utilize technology to exchange ideas
Create projects that use various forms of graphics, audio and video to communicate ideas
Some tools we are using this year:
BrainPop
Nearpod
Teach Your Monster to Read
Storybird
NetSmartzkids
ICivics
Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship
Voki
Nancy Larson Science
Code.org
Tynker.org
Typing.com
Animoto
