tech+class+syllabus

Elementary Technology Class Syllabus 2013-2014 **Teacher:** Eric Bentley **School:** Perry East Elementary **School Phone:** 517-625-3101 **School Email:** bentleye@goperry.org
 * COURSE DESCRIPTION: ** This course will be provided as a “special” class to all students kindergarten through fifth grade. Curricular activities (see below) will be used to meet the Michigan Educational Technology Standards and Expectations (METS). The METS can be found at

[|www.michigan.gov/mde] in the // Curriculum & Instruction // section.

**COURSE GOALS****:** Students will become…
 * Capable information technology users
 * Information seekers, analyzers and evaluators
 * Problem solvers and decision makers
 * Creative and effective users of productivity tools
 * Communicators, collaborators, publishers and producers
 * Informed, responsible and contributing citizens

RESOURCES: Computers with Internet connection; educational and informational websites (including I-SAFE, an internet safety program) Digital voice recorders, cameras, video cameras, scanners, printers, “green screens”, webcams, etc. Software and online applications

DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION: Teacher modeling; Classroom discussion; Independent and cooperative group work; Peer Teaching; Experimentation and Discovery

EVALUATION: Checklists and rubrics, Teacher observation, Projects and products, Informal assessments

CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR TECH CLASS IN GRADES K - 2 BASIC OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS Computer, Input / Output Devices and Peripherals/Accessories (monitor, speaker, mouse, keyboard, microphone, web cam, scanners, cameras, printers and projectors) Media (CDs, DVDs, external drives) Operating System (i.e. Windows) Keyboarding Word Processing Creative Design

SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND HUMAN ISSUES Identify uses, advantages and disadvantages Privacy, passwords, acceptable and unacceptable uses Tech is both a tool and a source of information and entertainment

TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS Word Processing Creative Design Digital story creation (fiction and nonfiction) w/ credits Using technology with others

TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS Communication (Email, Blog, Wikis) News reporting (video, podcasting) Web-publishing

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TOOLS Internet Browsing, Searching/Researching and Bookmarking

TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING TOOLS Technology as tool to solve problems (personal and community)

CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR TECH CLASS IN GRADES 3 - 4

BASIC OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS Computer, Input / Output Devices and Peripherals/Accessories (monitor, speaker, mouse, keyboard, microphone, web cam, scanners, cameras, printers and projectors) Media (CDs, DVDs, external drives) Operating System (i.e. Windows) Keyboarding Word Processing Creative Design File management

SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND HUMAN ISSUES Influence of technology on culture and society Influence of technology on collaboration, productivity and lifelong learning Influence of technology on persons with disabilities Consider accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, and bias of electronic information sources Privacy, passwords, acceptable and unacceptable uses; also copyright, file sharing, Spam, viruses, plagiarism Cite sources for electronic reporting Safe online behavior and safety precautions (choosing which information to make public) Using technology resources to improve the ability to communicate, increase productivity, or help achieve personal goals

TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS Word Processing Creative Design Digital story creation (fiction and nonfiction) w/ credits Collaboration with classmates using technology to plan, organize and create a group project

TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS Communication & Collaboration (Email, Blog, Wikis) News reporting (video, podcasting) Creating products (presentations, newsletters, brochures, digital stories, web pages) to communicate information and ideas

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TOOLS Internet Browsing, Searching/Researching and Bookmarking; Databases and Specialized Searches Consider accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, and bias of electronic information sources Compare and contrast the functions and capabilities of the word processor, database, and spreadsheet for gathering data, processing data, performing calculations, and reporting results

TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING TOOLS Using technology to solve everyday problems (which movie to see, which product to purchase) Use information and communication technology tools (e.g., calculators, probes, videos, DVDs, educational software) to collect, organize, and evaluate information to assist with solving real-life problems (personal or community)