Fifth Grade Technology
These are some of the activities and objectives we are working on right now, or will be our focus in the near future. Some may change or be added as the school year goes by.
• Learn technology related vocabulary:
Digital Citizenship Unit: digital, citizen, digital commerce, etiquette, plagiarize, hacker, navigation, hyperlink.
• Practice safe navigation skills:
Students will learn to navigate the internet in an effective and appropriate manner. Google and BVSD have filters in
place to help manage navigation in websites that students can access from our network. However, these filters are
not always 100% effective. In some instances, students can access inappropriate websites mostly due to the
key words they type when they use a search engine. Some of the words used in searches have more than
one meaning that students may not be aware of. In our class we educate students to make the right choices when
they browse the web, and also how to act if they run into this issue.
• Typing practice:
Our students practice their typing skills by using two software programs that are cloud based: Typing Club and
Typing Pal. You can learn more about these to programs in our by visiting our Pioneer software page.
• Learn project research skills:
Students often bring content projects from their regular classrooms to the computer lab. Our technology class
provides students with skills so they learn to use the internet to find multiple sources to support their research
studies. We also talk about comparing and contrasting information so they can "weed out" information and websites
that may not be accurate and/or trustworthy. Another important issue that we touch on is plagiarism. In our class
we learn how we can read and process information, so we can and re-write it in our own words to use it in our
projects,
• Practice presenting projects:
Presenting for an audience is one of the skills we start practicing in fifth grade. Once students finish their
projects on a computer, I ask them to review and edit their work using peer feedback. After that, I do a final check
and ask the student, or students if they are working in groups, to present in front of the class. During these
presentations we talk about public speaking and other presentation skills. Some of the skills we work on are:
showing passion an connecting with audience, focusing on the main idea/message, making the slideshow attractive
and entertaining, turning your presentation into a story to engage audience, projecting your voice, and paying
attention to body language. At the end of the presentations, their peers give them praise and positive feedback.
Then, students have the chance to take the feedback they received and use it to improve their presentations.
Digital Citizenship Unit: digital, citizen, digital commerce, etiquette, plagiarize, hacker, navigation, hyperlink.
• Practice safe navigation skills:
Students will learn to navigate the internet in an effective and appropriate manner. Google and BVSD have filters in
place to help manage navigation in websites that students can access from our network. However, these filters are
not always 100% effective. In some instances, students can access inappropriate websites mostly due to the
key words they type when they use a search engine. Some of the words used in searches have more than
one meaning that students may not be aware of. In our class we educate students to make the right choices when
they browse the web, and also how to act if they run into this issue.
• Typing practice:
Our students practice their typing skills by using two software programs that are cloud based: Typing Club and
Typing Pal. You can learn more about these to programs in our by visiting our Pioneer software page.
• Learn project research skills:
Students often bring content projects from their regular classrooms to the computer lab. Our technology class
provides students with skills so they learn to use the internet to find multiple sources to support their research
studies. We also talk about comparing and contrasting information so they can "weed out" information and websites
that may not be accurate and/or trustworthy. Another important issue that we touch on is plagiarism. In our class
we learn how we can read and process information, so we can and re-write it in our own words to use it in our
projects,
• Practice presenting projects:
Presenting for an audience is one of the skills we start practicing in fifth grade. Once students finish their
projects on a computer, I ask them to review and edit their work using peer feedback. After that, I do a final check
and ask the student, or students if they are working in groups, to present in front of the class. During these
presentations we talk about public speaking and other presentation skills. Some of the skills we work on are:
showing passion an connecting with audience, focusing on the main idea/message, making the slideshow attractive
and entertaining, turning your presentation into a story to engage audience, projecting your voice, and paying
attention to body language. At the end of the presentations, their peers give them praise and positive feedback.
Then, students have the chance to take the feedback they received and use it to improve their presentations.
Other Important Activities and Objetives
Pioneer Digital CitizensStudents in fourth grade will learn the principals of Digital Citizenship to apply them to the always changing world of technology around them. Click below to learn about the nine themes of digital citizenship.
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EngineeringStudents have an introduction to engineering activities through Hour of Code, Scratch and Frogger. These activities are built by computer engineers to engage students in the fascinating world of creating software. Go to our software page to learn more about this programs.
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Content and TechnologyStudents bring the content they study in their regular classroom to our class, and learn about software that they can use to research and present their projects. Click below to see some of these projects.
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