Grade 1-Technology
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Objective Description
Primary
Lesson/Activity
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Remember to always
use correct
terminology in the
computer lab and in
your classroom when
instructing students.
Objective
Numbering
Gr=Grade
Sb=Subject
St=Strand
Sd=State Standard
KS=State Content
Knowledge/Skills
Ob=D91 Objective
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Identify computer
components and use
correct terminology.
M: Icon, keyboard,
monitor, mouse,
mouse pad, printer I:
cursor, desktop, file,
finder, folder, hard
drive, launcher,
shutdown, software,
window
Click here for glossary
of terms
I: Experience a virtual
fieldtrip that illustrates
how
computers/printers in
the school district are
linked and organized
and how/where
files/folders are stored
Virtual Tour Slide
Show
Objective Levels
I=Skill
Introduction
P=Skill Practice
M=Skill Mastery
R=Skill
Reinforcement
First Grade Technology Curriculum Guide
Other
Activities
Addressing
Objective
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P: Turn on and use a
VCR, audio tape
machine, or CD player
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P: Open and quit an
application/folder I:
folder
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P: Demonstrate
mouse skills (e.g.
click, drag, drop,
double click)
Allow students to
observe teacher doing
these tasks. Explain
and discuss what you
are doing and why.
Throughout the year,
allow students to
assist as appropriate.
This standard will be
addressed in almost
every computerdriven task or lesson.
Observe student in
lab and at your
classroom computers
to determine mastery.
No specific lesson for
this task.
Identifying and
Classifying
Geometric Shapes
Practice
using the
mouse
My Pattern Book
Mousing Around
(Mouserobics)
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P: Identify the home
row keys on the
keyboard
Alphabet and Number
Recognition on the
Keyboard
Alphabet Rainbows
My Pattern Book
First Grade Technology Curriculum Guide
Select the
Ultra Key
video files
“Introduction
to Fingering”
on the Movie
menu on the
Ultra Key
menu bar.
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P: Locate and use
delete/backspace,
return/enter, shift,
space I: symbol keys,
menu bar, and other
special function keys
(e.g. arrow keys, caps
lock)
Click here for glossary
of terms
P: Develop informal
keyboarding skills
using letter/number
keys
Click here for checklist
of techniques/posture.
Teaching
BACKSPACE
SPACE BAR and
HOMEROW
Alphabet Rainbows
My Pattern Book
Alphabet and Number
Recognition on the
Keyboard
Alphabet Rainbows
My Pattern Book
Teaching
BACKSPACE
SPACE BAR and
HOMEROW
Select the
Ultra Key
video files
“Introduction
to Fingering”
on the Movie
menu on the
Ultra Key
menu bar.
Teaching LEFT side
TOP and BOTTOM
rows Lesson Plan
See the lesson ideas
and pre-keyboarding
techniques discussed
at the bottom of the
checklist web page.
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P: Use drill and
practice software to
enhance cross
curricular knowledge
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I: Use upper and
lower case letters and
numbers
This applies to any
software in your
classroom, in your
computer lab or any
on-line programs
your students use
throughout the year.
Alphabet and Number
Recognition on the
Keyboard
Alphabet Rainbows
My Pattern Book
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I: Demonstrate proper
keyboarding posture
and technique
Click here for proper
posture
Click here for checklist
of techniques/posture.
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I: Start up and shut
down the computer in
the proper manner
(i.e. close programs
and network
connections)
Regularly remind
students when you
are in the lab or when
students are using
classroom computers.
Sometimes a poster
by the computer with
this reminder is
helpful.
Select the
Ultra Key
video files
“Introduction
to Posture”
and
“Introduction
to Fingering”
on the Movie
menu on the
Ultra Key
menu bar.
Observe students
doing this any time
they use computers in
your classroom or in
the computer lab.
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Alphabet Rainbows
I: Select appropriate
printer on the network,
My Pattern Book
print a document, and
reset for the next class Martin Luther King,
Jr. Clothesline
Timeline
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P: Follow computer
lab/classroom
procedures for
obtaining assistance
when experiencing a
problem with
software/hardware
(i.e. raising a hand)
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P: Develop ethical
behavior when using
computer systems (i.e.
using your own
password and not
logging on with
someone else's
password)
Using Shapes to
Make a Snowman
Go over your
school’s computer lab
procedures with your
students the first few
times you work in the
computer lab.
Review as necessary
throughout the year.
Your building
computer assistant is
a good resource for
this.
Discuss honesty and
integrity when giving
students their
passwords (usually
student number) and
helping them
memorize them.
First Grade Technology Curriculum Guide
Click here
for a Power
Point
presentation
of lab rules
that can be
revised to fit
any school.
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P: Participate in a
grade level
appropriate discussion
of the basic concepts
in the District
Technology Use
Agreement
Please be familiar
with the District
Technology Use
Agreement and
follow through on
appropriate
consequences if
students do not
comply.
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I: Use safe and
secure information
access practices (i.e.
passwords)
Teaching Children to
Choose Strong
Passwords
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I: Understand safe
and appropriate
versus dangerous and
inappropriate
sites/information
See the Faux Paw
safety DVD in your
school library and
See Faux Paw
supplementary
materials (In the
folder select Faux
Paw Adventures on
the Internet for the
video. The other
folder contents are
supplemental
materials.
First Grade Technology Curriculum Guide
Teaching
Children to
Choose Strong
Passwords
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P: Demonstrate proper
use and care of the
computer station
(keyboard, mouse,
CD's, CD drives,
headphones, etc.)
Observe students as
they use classroom
and building lab
computers.
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P: Follow established
computer
lab/classroom rules for
behavior
Observe students as
they use classroom
and building lab
computers.
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I: Use drawing tools
and commands to
create a drawing or
diagram for use in a
document (i.e.
Inspiration, Kid Pix)
Monster
Exchange/There’s a
Monster in My Email
Using Shapes to
Make a Snowman
My Pattern Book
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Clothesline
Timeline
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I: Insert clip art or
photos into a
document
Using Shapes to
Make a Snowman
How to Insert Pictures
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Clothesline
Timeline
I: Use correct word
processing
terminology: font,
save, save as, server,
size
Alphabet Rainbows
Click here for glossary
of terms
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I: Change font and
size of text
My Pattern Book
My Pattern Book
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Clothesline
Timeline
Monster
Exchange/There’s a
Monster in My Email
l
Alphabet Rainbows
My Pattern Book
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Clothesline
Timeline
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I: Use correct data
collection terminology:
graph, spreadsheet
Alphabet Rainbows
What Toothpaste Do
You Use?
Click here for glossary
of terms
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I: Read a graph and
begin entering data
into a pre-designed
spreadsheet (This
may be a class project
with the teacher
entering specific data)
I: Use a presentation
program such as
PowerPoint and/or
Inspiration (with
appropriate color, text,
and transitions) to
present information as
a class project
What Toothpaste Do
You Use?
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Clothesline
Timeline
Click here to view a
PowerPoint tutorial
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I: Use correct Internet
terminology:
bookmark/favorite,
Internet, menu,
network, pull down
menu, scroll, www,
website, window
Click here for glossary
of terms
I: Log onto and use
designated Internet
sites for curriculum
lessons by opening a
browser and
accessing a
bookmarked/favorite
website
I: View a teacher
demonstration of the
use of an electronic
encyclopedia
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Clothesline
Timeline
WebQuest: Are
Chickens the Only
Ones?
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Clothesline
Timeline
WebQuest: Are
Chickens the Only
Ones?
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Clothesline
Timeline
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