Technology Spiral K-8

K-5 TYPING SKILLS
Correct Finger Placement Correct Posture Increase Accuracy Increase Words Per Minute (WPM)

WPM Goals

Grade 1: 5-10

Grade 2: 10-15

Grade 3: 15-20

Grade 4: 20-25

Grade 5: 25-30

Timeframe

Grade 1: 30 minutes per day for the month of April; reinforcement for the remainder of the year through integration of keyboarding into lessons (minimum 30 minutes per week)

 

Grade 2: 30 minutes per day for the month of October; reinforcement for the remainder of the year through integration of keyboarding into lessons (minimum 60 minutes per week)

Grade 3: 30 minutes per day for the month of October; reinforcement for the remainder of the year through integration of keyboarding into lessons (minimum 90 minutes per week)

 

Grade 4: 30 minutes per day for the month of October; reinforcement for the remainder of the year through integration of keyboarding into lessons (minimum 120 minutes per week)

 

Grade 5: 30 minutes per day for the month of October; reinforcement for the remainder of the year through integration of keyboarding into lessons (minimum 150 minutes per week)

 

Assessment

Grades 1-5: pre-test during the first lesson, monitor progress, administer post-test at the end of the unit. Record a final test score to be administered at the end of the year, using the same test that was used for the pre-test.  Teachers should record the students’ results in a Google spreadsheet for sharing as necessary.

 

Keyboarding Resources:
*Typing.com https://www.typing.com/
Typing Master – Typing Games https://www.typingtest.com/games/?m=1
Learn to Type for Kids - https://kids.learn2type.com/
*Sense-Lang -  https://www.sense-lang.org/typing/
Letter Recognition - https://www.abcya.com/keyboarding_practice.htm
Letter Recognition - https://www.abcya.com/keyboarding_practice_2.htm

TypeTastic - https://edu.typetastic.com/

TypingTest - https://www.typingtest.com/index1.html

 

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Adapted from ISTE Standards and aligned with

Wisconsin Standards for Information and Technology Literacy

 

STANDARD: Empowered Learner

 

Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
 

K-2 Technology Skills
Shift Key	Space Bar	Enter Key	Backspace	Arrow Keys	Username
"X" to close	Min/Max Window	Open Chrome	Curser/Mouse	Google Drive	Password
Power On Shut Down	Access Websites	Google Classroom	Physical Etiquette of Using Computers	Address Bar	Bookmarks

3-5 Technology Skills (add-on to K-2)
Troubleshoot common problems	Online Safety	Access Chrome Webstore	Keyword Search	Identify external parts of a computer	Changing passwords

6-8 Technology Skills (add-on to K-5 skills)
Identify Inputs and Outputs	Identify internal parts of a computer	Digital Footprint	Fake News	Add Apps and Extensions to Chrome

 

STANDARD: Digital Citizen

Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal, and ethical.

K-2 Technology Skills
Acceptable Use Policy	Keyword Search	Inappropriate Sites	Destiny
Secure Passwords - Don't Save	Online Etiquette	CyberBullying	Apps

3-5 Technology Skills (add-on to K-2)
Google Classrom	Domain Name	Sharing Files
Protect Online Identity	Google Drive	Spam

6-8 Techology Skills (add-on to K-5)
Plagiarism	COPPA	FERPA	Privacy Policy
Citation	D.O.N.U.T.S.	Fake News

 

STANDARD: Knowledge Constructor

Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts, and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.

K-2 Technology Skills
Keyword Search	Destiny	Gafe
Tynker	Code.org	ABCya

3-5 Technology Skills (add-on to K-2)
Research Strategies	Gafe	Approved Apps/Programs
Hour of Code	Presentations

6-8 Technology Skills (add-on to K-5)
Photo Editing	Approved Apps	Presentations
Hour of Code/Coding	Robotics	Movie Making

 

STANDARD: Innovator Designer

Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems and creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.

K-2 Technology Skills
General Computer Use	Destiny	Google Drive
District Approved Websites	MakerSpace	SilkWeave

3-5 Technology Skills (add-on to K-2)
GAFE	Design Process
Coding

6-8 Technology Skills (add-on to K-5)
Research and Collaboration	Video Creating and Editing	STEAM
GAFE

 

STANDARD: Computational Thinker

Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

K-2 Technology Skills
General Computer Skills	Sequencing
MakerSpace	Hour of Code

 

3-5 Technology Skills (add-on to K-2)
Design Process	Models	Problem-solving
MakerSpace	Data Collection	Trouble-shooting

 

6-8 Technology Skills (add-on to K-5)
Research	Data Analysis	STEAM
Advanced Programming (Computer Science)	Little Bits

 

STANDARD: Creative Communicator

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to their goals.
 

K-2 Technology Skills
Digital Creation Sites (WeaveSilk, Graffiti, ABCya, Presentations)
Present work to an audience

3-5 Technology SKills (add-on to K-2)
Digital Creation Tools (GAFE, Coding, Powtoon)	Hands-on Projects	Models
Publish or Present work to an audience	Simulations

6-8 Technology Skills (add-on to K-5)
Citations	Plagiarism	Open Source
Online Editing Tools (WeVideo, Blog, PodCast)	GreenScreen

 

STANDARD: Global Collaborator
 

Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.

K-2 Technology Skills
Group Work/Collaboration	Online Etiquette	GAFE
Google Classroom	Global Read Aloud

3-5 Technology Skills (add-on to K-2)
EdModo	Online Safety
Global Read Aloud	Flocabulary

6-8 Technology Skills (add-on to K-5)
Gmail Eitiquette	Phishing	Flipgrid
Youtube