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Elementary Elementary Technology Grade 5

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Suggested Prerequisites

N/A

Description

Students will develop basic skills in computer science through engaging and age-appropriate content. The course will expose students to concepts such as problem-solving, algorithms, security/privacy/copyright, computer programming basics, and keyboarding skills. Students will learn block-based coding in offline environments. In addition, students will learn about using technology responsibly, being good digital citizens, recognizing cyberbullying, and communicating effectively and safely with technology.

Module One: Robot Exploration

-hardware parts inside a computer

-maintaining a device

-graphic organizers to help solve problems

-accuracy and gross words per minute in keyboarding

-computer software and application programs 

-instant and delayed communication 

-problem-solving strategies to solve a software problem

-digital citizenship

-advantages and disadvantages of social media

-internet safety

-Boolean searches

Module Two: Communication Zone

-impacts of social media 

-different types of cyberbullying 

-typing accuracy and gross words per minute

-Boolean searches

-reliable informative texts

-conducting research and modifying a list of resources

-plagiarism

-note-taking strategies

-keyboard shortcuts

-functions, events, loops, iterations, and conditionals in code

-block-based code

-debugding errors in code

-touch-typing

Module Three: Be Social

-facts and opinions

-controlling idea

-Microsoft Word Online

-proper technique when keyboarding

-data and surveys

-Excel Online spreadsheets

-publishing a digital artifact

-keyboarding accuracy and speed

Module Four: Presentation Station

-working and creating in Scratch

-creating and editing presentations

-finding reliable websites to conduct research

-completing a graphic organizer

-keyboarding techniques

-PowerPoint Online functions

-balanced presentation slides

-PowerPoint Online presentations

-citing source material

-touch-typing

-keyboard shortcuts

-giving, receiving, and applying feedback

-using proofing tools

-presentation skills

-keyboard symbols