5th Grade
Welcome to 5th Grade Technology. The focus of this year will center around collaborative lessons with real life application outside of the class. Everything completed in class will also involve elements of computer and online safety including:
- Protecting yourself while in an online community
- Talking safely within an online community
- Protecting yourself from online scams
- Setting strong passwords to keep your identity safe
- being a good digital citizen
- protecting yourself from online security theft
- power of words
- how to respond to mean and scary language on the Internet
- understanding your digital footprint.
WSES News Application (to be completed with your parents)
Unit 1: Setting Standards (File Management)
I CAN identify three ways keep myself safe while using technology.
Unit 2: Internet Safety (Browsers)
I CAN identify three ways to keep myself safe while using the Internet.
I CAN identify causes and solutions of cyberbullying.
- Cyberbullying
- Digital Etiquette
- Determination of Safety of Websites
Unit 3: Evolution of Technology (Google Docs or Slides)
I CAN identify how technology has changed through eras such as Native American, Colonial, early 1900’s, mid 1900’s, late 1900’s, and 2000’s.
Identify the pros and cons of technology tools in social media, streaming (Netflix/Hulu), Voice Activated items (Alex, Siri), Big Screen TV’s, cell phones, computers
Predict the next big technology tool.
Unit 4: Weather Disasters and Safety (Video Creation)
I CAN desribe what causes various weather disasters and how they impact society.
Tips on making a live weather report
Unit 5: HTML Code (Coding)
HTML Code (Riley’s class…Watch this video from Mr. C)