4th+Grade

=Technology Course of Study=

Fourth Grade
** Technology Operations and Concepts **

l Use appropriate terminology related to technology. [|TekMom's Terminology Definitions]
 * 1. ** ** Use accurate terminology related to technology. **

** 2. ** ** Demonstrate correct keyboarding techniques. ** l Demonstrate proper posture, hand placement, and finger placement to use a technology device. l Know where the alphabet and number keys are located. l Use the right and left click on a mouse. l Use special keys such as enter, backspace, tab, etc l Demonstrate correct keyboarding techniques when word processing. [|TUX Typing - Free Keyboarding Software] - This is a download. [|Dance Mat Typing]

** 3. ** ** Understand appropriate use and care of storage media. ** l Understand how to insert/connect and remove storage media safely such as digital cameras, flash drives, etc.

** 4. ** ** Demonstrate appropriate use and care of storage media (CDs, flash drives, external hard drives, digital cameras, etc. ** l  Demonstrate safe removal of various storage media **.**

** 5. ** ** Identify various operating systems of technology devices. ** l  Identify which operating system a computer/device is running.

** 6. ** ** Use various technology applications, including word processing and multimedia software. ** l Select the appropriate icons to select the desired application program and use the appropriate features from the toolbar and/or drop-down menu. l Learn basic skills for using local, network, and/or online multimedia software. l Use various technology applications such as word processing and multimedia software. [|ALEX] - 3 Web Links and 190 Lesson Plans

** 7. ** ** Determine basic trouble shooting strategies to correct hardware and software problems. ** l Determine the necessary strategies to correct basic hardware problems. l Determine the necessary strategies to correct software problems. [|ALEX] - 2 Web Links and 5 Lesson Plans


 * Digital Citizenship **

l Identify whether the pop-up blocker is on or off. l Define computer virus and other containments. l List common ways computers get viruses and other contaminants. [|ALEX]- 7 Web Links and 91 Lesson Plans [|BrainPop Digital Citizenship Videos]
 * 8. ** ** Define and understand the effects of computer/electronic device contaminants such as “viruses”, “malware”, “adware”, “crimeware”, and “spyware”. **

** 9. ** ** Identify safe and responsible ways to use technology systems, the Internet including but not limited to social/professional networking, communications tools, and applications. ** l Recognize dangers of online predators. l Understand and explain how to avoid and report online predators l Understand the meaning of cyber-bullying, the consequences, and ways to avoid it. l Understand the meaning of legal versus ethical, as it pertains to digital content and use of technologies. [|ALEX]- 7 Web Links and 91 Lesson Plans

** 10. ** ** Practice responsible, ethical, and legal use of technology systems, the Internet, communication tools, and applications. ** l Keep passwords private. l Recognize/avoid cyber-bullying tactics. [|ALEX]- 7 Web Links and 91 Lesson Plans [|Cyberethics for Kids]

** 11. ** ** Follow local acceptable use policies regarding technology. ** l Follow local acceptable use policies regarding technology. [|ALEX]- 7 Web Links and 91 Lesson Plans

** 12. ** **Distinguish between ethical and unethical uses of others’ work (do not copy or manipulate other people’s work).** l Determine if content is plagiarized. l Determine if content is copyrighted or under a “creative commons”. l Understand possible consequences of plagiarism. l Explain the importance of citing text and digital content. [|ALEX]- 7 Web Links and 91 Lesson Plans

** 13. ** ** Describe the global nature of the Internet. ** l  Understand that the Internet is a world-wide community. [|ALEX]- 7 Web Links and 91 Lesson Plans


 * Research and Information Fluency **

l Retrieve information from digital sources. l Use a variety of digital sources when collecting information such as online libraries, multimedia dictionaries, web searches, etc. (AVL) l Use technology tools such as file management, flash drives, and network drives to collect and organize information. l Use technology tools, such as graphic organizers to collect and organize information. ALEX - 11 Web Links and 284 Lesson Plans
 * 14. ** ** Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, visualize, interpret, evaluate, synthesize and/or present or display information or ideas. **

** 15. ** ** Evaluate electronic resources for reliability based on publication date, bias, accuracy, and sources credibility. ** l Evaluate electronic resources for reliability based on a publication date. l Evaluate electronic resources based on bias. l Evaluate electronic resources based on accuracy. l Evaluate electronic resources based on the sources credibility **.** [|Websites to Validate from November Learning] [|How to Read a Web Address from November Learning] [|Find the Publisher of a Web Address from November Learning] [|What is the History of a Website from November Learning] [|Check the external Links from November Learning]


 * Communication and Collaboration **

l Participate in a digital environment to collaborate and communicate globally.
 * 16. ** ** Use digital environments to collaborate and communicate. **

** 17. ** ** Produce digital work collaboratively. ** l Produce digital work collaboratively such as shared writing projects, group multimedia projects, etc.


 * Creativity and Innovation **

l Create a product using digital tools such as digital stories, podcast, digital artwork, etc.
 * 18. ** ** Create a product using digital tools. **