K-5 Integrated Technology Lessons

Developed by Henry Anker

The lesson plans posted below are in .pdf format. Feel free to download them, print them, or modify them for use with your students. I believe the majority of the time you spend using computers with your students should be devoted to supporting the writing process. Once your students have mastered the word processing skills for their grade level, they should be able to work independently and progressively improve their writing.

Many thanks to the Westminster Elementary Magnet School Teachers for their contributions to this set of lessons!

Kindergarten (All Lessons)

Kindergarten Lesson 1 Name parts of a computer and terms for interface elements (menus, icons)
Kindergarten Lesson 2 Can turn computer on/off
Kindergarten Lesson 3 Use keyboard & mouse (or laptop trackpad), menus and basic shortcuts
Kindergarten Lesson 4 Follows established procedure when asking for help
Kindergarten Lesson 5 Reviews previous skills, continues using Starfall website
Kindergarten Lesson 6 Can visually compare own screen with instructor's; open basic programs
Kindergarten Lesson 7 Types first & last names with initial capital letters
Kindergarten Lesson 8 Access Internet sites
Kindergarten Lesson 9 Draws/paints a picture with graphics program from model
Kindergarten Lesson 10 Draws/paints a picture with graphics program; save with assistance
Kindergarten Lesson 11 Open and close windows
Kindergarten Lesson 12 Review all of the Kindergarten skills from the previous lessons
Kindergarten Lesson 13 Types words and sentences from handwritten drafts
Kindergarten Lesson 14 Completing word processing from a hand written draft
Kindergarten Lesson 15 Using web sites to support standards

Grade 1 (All Lessons)

Grade 1 Lesson 1 Review K skills (which may take between 1-3 visits); navigates web sites
Grade 1 Lesson 2 Navigates multiple web sites
Grade 1 Lesson 3 Navigates multiple web sites; Using web sites to support standards
Grade 1 Lesson 4 Navigates between web sites and applications
Grade 1 Lesson 5 Repeat Lesson 4 (Navigates between web sites and applications)
Grade 1 Lesson 6 Writes complete sentences with correct capitalization, spacing, punctuation; saves work; prints work
Grade 1 Lesson 7 Writes complete sentences correctly from draft; types 5-10 wpm - 85% accuracy
Grade 1 Lesson 8 Writes complete sentences correctly from draft; types 5-10 wpm - 85% accuracy; uses Home Row, but doesn't necessarily master its use

Grade 2 (All Lessons)

Grade 2 Lesson 1 Word Process a paragraph with proper capitals, punctuation, indentation, and centering of title
Grade 2 Lesson 2 Know drawing program basic tools (pencil, brush, line, fill bucket, eraser)
Grade 2 Lesson 3 Create Slideshow from photos and/or drawings imported, with teacher assistance, that conveys an experience shared or a concept learned
Grade 2 Lesson 4 Create a PowerPoint (or another applications') presentation (less than 5 slides) from template
Grade 2 Lesson 5 Use Scott Foresman Digital Path (Social Studies) to access student text, activities, and view video footage; types username and password independently when needed
Grade 2 Lesson 6 Type 8-15 wpm with 85% + accuracy (this should be an ongoing goal, met though regular access to computers via word processing assignments)
Grade 2 Lesson 7 Know how to type symbols (i.e. #, $, &, *, @); differentiate between Shift key and Caps Lock

Grade 3 (All Lessons)

Grade 3 Lesson 1, 2, 5 Competently uses Microsoft Word; masters capitalizing, punctuation, indenting, centering; uses basic formatting tools and pallets
Grade 3 Lesson 3 Makes attempt at spell checking writing
Grade 3 Lesson 4 Understand the anatomy of a Finder window, be able to use the features of the window to organize, locate items
Grade 3 Lesson 6 Uses quotation marks in dialog (part 1)
Grade 3 Lesson 7 Performs basic copy/paste within application, and between applications; i.e.: image or text from web to Word, KidPix to Word
Grade 3 Lesson 8 Writes a Friendly Letter with proper formatting
Grade 3 Lesson 9, 10, 11 Creates a 4-6 slide PowerPoint adding at least one image; saves to a specified folder or location; imports pictures
Grade 3 Lesson 12 Uses standard keyboard shortcuts (Apple-S = Save, Apple-P = Print, etc...)
Grade 3 Lesson 13 Understands and follows rules of Internet Safety
Grade 3 Lesson 14 Types 10-20 wpm with 85% + accuracy

Grade 4 (All Lessons)

Grade 4 Lesson 1, 2, 3 Masters word processing (tools, pallets, shortcuts, spell-check, save, print); writes multiple paragraphs; saves file to designated location or media independently
Grade 4 Lesson 4 Uses Excel Spreadsheets (Data Table, Sum, Average, Graphs)
Grade 4 Lesson 5 Graphs own OCR fluency progress using Excel
Grade 4 Lesson 6 Switches between active applications using System Tray, Dock, etcƒ
Grade 4 Lesson 7 Uses the Internet competently, safely; evaluates/judges sites for legitimacy, appropriateness
Grade 4 Lesson 8, 9 Creates a webpage or other multimedia project with research acquired through the Internet and other sources (books, interview); Creates a research bibliography of books and websites with clickable links in Word or PowerPoint

Grade 5 (All Lessons)

Grade 5 Lesson 1 Creates video project independently, including shooting video, transferring content to computer, basic editing, publishing
Grade 5 Lesson 2 Navigates Internet independently/safely; teach others how to perform common web-based tasks
Grade 5 Lesson 3 Explains anatomy of web URL (suffixes, folder hierarchy)
Grade 5 Lesson 4 Performs efficient searches for specific information in articles, images, events
Grade 5 Lesson 5 Publish projects independently
Grade 5 Lesson 6 Acts as a member of editing team for school website, school newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook (incorporating skills above)
Grade 5 Lesson 7 Participates in videoconference and/or IM chat
Grade 5 Lesson 8 See aditional lessons below...

Additional Lessons

 Uses Google Earth to locate cities, landmarks, roadways, traffic, geographic features (mountains, lakes, climatic regions)

Grabbing Screen Shots and Portions of the Mac screen for Instruction

Cropping Images Using iPhoto or Preview

Using Calculators on a Computer

Using Dictionary/Thesaurus on a Computer

Creates a 2-D map of a room, house floor plan, store, school, playground

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