Grade PK Empowered Learner
Grade Pre-K Empowered Learner
- Stage 1: Desired Results
- Stage 2: Assessment Evidence
- Stage 3: Learning Plan
- Instructional Resources
Unit Overview
In the Empowered Learner unit students will develop the skills and attitudes necessary to become active users of technology. They will understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations and be able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.
Content Standards
Panel Heading
ISTE Standards for Students 2016
Empowered Learner Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
1.1d Technology Operations Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations; demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies; and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.
Transfer
T2 Value change, uncertainty, and risk taking as opportunities to explore identity and refine solutions to problems.
T3 Work effectively with, and learn from, others in a variety of situations, in school and beyond.
T5 Exchange information effectively for varied audiences and purposes using appropriate formats.
Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions
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Acquisition
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Cornerstone Task
Cornerstone tasks provide students with an opportunity to create authentic products that are based on standards and connect to real-world careers. Students will be empowered to create a product of lasting value by engaging in meaningful tasks facilitated by an educator. Each task will provide equity, differentiation, and student choice to allow students to reach milestones for success.
There are no Cornerstone Tasks for Pre-Kindergarten Students
Assessment Evidence
Performance Task
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Teaching Pre-K Technology
- With Pre-Kindergarten lessons, the student is exposed to various computer skills through teacher modeling and guided instruction.
- Lessons and Activities are designed to be taught as a whole group or in small groups over multiple class periods. The teacher can use the SF Module to model and complete the activities with students.
- Students in Pre-Kindergarten are not expected to be able to login independently but should begin to be exposed to logging in towards the end of the year.
- Consider using Lightspeed as a way to share links and resources with students.
- When using Wixie, Make sure that your students are using the Primary Theme of Wixie Links to an external site..
Curriculum Map
- Elementary Digital Citizen Curriculum Map Links to an external site.
- Elementary Digital Citizen Resources Overview - Library Media & Technology Links to an external site.
Lesson Seeds
Lesson: Our Environment - The Coral Reef (Q2)
PK Unit: Our Environment
Technology Focus: The Coral Reef
Outcomes:
•The student will develop the ability to use mouse/trackpad to point, select/click, double click, & move cursor
Teacher Preparation
- Import Student Facing Module from Commons
- Review yellow highlighted content in the SF Module. Create/Update content to meet the needs of your students
- Select whether you will read the story aloud or play the read aloud video for Over in the Ocean in a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes
- Make a copy of the Digital Chart Paper Links to an external site. in Google Slides to use throughout your PK lessons whenever chart paper is required.
- Select your Assessment Measure: The teacher will collect observational data and/or students can complete a Wixie Assignment during the lesson.
- Publish the Observational Submission or Wixie Submission Assignment in Canvas.
- A rubric for grading has been provided. Technology Teachers do not input grades on the PK Report card but should be assessing students and providing guidance to the classroom teacher on their progress in Technology class.
- Facilitated Center Activities: These optional activities were created as classroom center activities. These can be utilized by the Technology Teacher and/or the PreK classroom teacher.
- Under the Sea - Facilitated Center Activity Guide
Links to an external site.
- Coral Reef Animals - Center Activity Links to an external site.
- Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea By Jan Peck - Read Aloud
- Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea - Center Activity Links to an external site.
- Bee-Bot Explores - Facilitated Center Activity Guide Links to an external site.
- Under the Sea - Facilitated Center Activity Guide
Links to an external site.
Motivation
- Review Lesson Overview with students.
- Invite students up to the carpet at the front of the room to join you.
- Ask students "What is the ocean?" "What are some animals that live in the ocean?" Record responses on the board or in a visible area.
- Read or Play the read-aloud Over in the #Ocean in a Coral Reef Links to an external site. (5:39) - YouTube Video for students.
- Tell students to look for the different animals that can be found in the ocean while they listen to the video
Included in Student Facing Module
- Lesson Overview
- Over in the #Ocean in a Coral Reef Links to an external site. (5:39) - YouTube Video
Lesson
- Ask students "Who can share some animals you saw during the read aloud?"
- Record student responses on paper or digital chart Links to an external site. paper.
- Ask students "Can you think of any other animals you might see in the ocean?"
- Record student responses on paper or digital chart Links to an external site. paper.
- Engage students in a counting activity where you will be counting fish. Use the Counting Fish Game - ABC-ya Links to an external site. as a whole group activity or individually on their own computers.
- Tell students that today they will uncovering some animals that are hiding in the ocean using Wixie.
- Demonstrate the eraser tool and how to use it with students.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Counting Fish Game Links to an external site. - ABC-ya Website Link
Assessment
- Assessment Measure for Students
- Wixie Submission
- Observational Data
Wixie Submission:
- Direct students to the Coral Reef Activity Links to an external site. - Wixie Assignment in Canvas.
- Read the directions together as a class.
- Students will select the eraser tool and erase the blue ocean
- Allow students time to complete the assignment and turn in their work to be assessed using the SBIR Rubric for Technology Skills.
Observational:
- Walk around the classroom and assess students ability to understand how to use the eraser tool in Wixie to under Coral Reef plants and animals as M, P, L on the SBIR Rubric.
Included in Student Facing Module
- The Coral Reef - Wixie Submission
- The Coral Reef - Observational Data
Import "Grade PK EL Q2 🌳 Our Environment (SF) 23-24" Student Facing Module from Commons
Lesson: Our Environment - Coral Reef Animals (Q2)
PK Unit: Our Environment
Technology Focus: The Coral Reef
Outcomes:
•The student will develop the ability to use mouse/trackpad to point, select/click, double click, & move cursor
Teacher Preparation
- Import Student Facing Module from Commons
- Review yellow highlighted content in the SF Module. Create/Update content to meet the needs of your students
- Make a copy of the Digital Chart Paper Links to an external site. in Google Slides to use throughout your PK lessons whenever chart paper is required.
- Select your Assessment Measure: The teacher will collect observational data and/or students can complete a Wixie Assignment during the lesson.
- Publish the Observational Submission or Wixie Submission Assignment in Canvas.
- A rubric for grading has been provided. Technology Teachers do not input grades on the PK Report card but should be assessing students and providing guidance to the classroom teacher on their progress in Technology class.
- Optional Activities:
- Print out Coral Reef Animal Cards - Wixie using the Post Card Size in Wixie and allow students to draw or color the coral reef animals provided.
- These cards when finished can be used on the Bee-Bot Mat and you can practice having students Move Bee-Bot to the animal that they have added to the mat. Forward and Backward commands is recommended.
- Facilitated Center Activities: These optional activities were created as classroom center activities. These can be utilized by the Technology Teacher and/or the PreK classroom teacher.
- Under the Sea - Facilitated Center Activity Guide
Links to an external site.
- Coral Reef Animals - Center Activity Links to an external site.
- Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea By Jan Peck - Read Aloud
- Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea - Center Activity Links to an external site.
- Bee-Bot Explores - Facilitated Center Activity Guide Links to an external site.
- Under the Sea - Facilitated Center Activity Guide
Links to an external site.
Motivation
- Review Lesson Overview with students.
- Invite students up to the carpet at the front of the room to join you.
- Ask students "Do you remember some of the animals from the Coral Reef we shared last week?
- If you used the Digital Chart Links to an external site. paper, you can use that to review
- Play 1-2 minutes of the12 Hours of Tropical Coral Reef Fishes
Links to an external site. - YouTube Video
- As you are watching point out different fish/ocean animals that you see.
- Ask students, do you see any new animals or can you think of any more animals to add to our Digital Chart Links to an external site. paper from last week?
Included in Student Facing Module
- Lesson Overview
- 12 Hours of Tropical Coral Reef Fishes Links to an external site. (12:01:14) - YouTube Video
Lesson
- Tell students that today our learning partner Bee-Bot is here to help us learn more about some coral reef animals.
- Display the Coral Reef Animals Lesson Presentation
Links to an external site. - Google Slides on the projector.
- Slide 2 - Introduce the task to students
- Slides 3-8 - Students will hop together in the direction Bee-Bot needs to move to get to the coral reef animal pictured. Then they will learn some facts about each animal. There are 3 practice activities.
- Slide 9 - Tell students that now they are going to build their own coral reef.
- Tell students that they will be building their own coral reef in Wixie.
- Demonstrate for students that today they will be selecting and dragging animals to their coral reef using their track pad.
Included in Student Facing Module
Assessment
- Assessment Measure for Students
- Wixie Submission
- Observational Data
Wixie Submission:
- Direct students to the Coral Reef Animals Click & Drag Links to an external site. - Wixie Assignment in Canvas.
- Read the directions together as a class.
- Students will select each animal and drag the number of that animal indicated to create a coral reef scene.
- Allow students time to complete the assignment and turn in their work to be assessed using the SBIR Rubric for Technology Skills.
Observational:
- Walk around the classroom and assess students ability to understand how to create a coral reef by dragging coral reef animals to an ocean scene in Wixie as M, P, L on the SBIR Rubric.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Coral Reef Animals - Wixie Submission
- Coral Reef Animals- Observational Data
Import "Grade PK EL Q2 🌳 Our Environment (SF) 23-24" Student Facing Module from Commons
Lesson: How Structures Are Built - Shapes (Q3)
PK Unit: How Structures Are Built
Technology Focus: Shapes
Outcomes:
•The student will develop the ability to use mouse/trackpad to point, select/click, double click, & move cursor
Teacher Preparation
- Import Student Facing Module from Commons
- Select whether you will read the story aloud or play the read aloud video for Shapes That Roll by Karen Nagle
- Make a copy of the Digital Chart Paper Links to an external site. in Google Slides to use throughout your PK lessons whenever chart paper is required.
- Chromebook Alternative: Allow students to use Bee-Bot and mat to find different shapes.
- Print, cut, and laminate Shape Cards Links to an external site. - Google Slides
- Place one or two shapes on the Bee-Bot Mat and have students code Bee-Bot to reach one of the shapes. Make sure that navigation includes mostly forward and backward, turns can be included if students have demonstrated mastery of forward/backward.
- Select your Assessment Measure: The teacher will collect observational data and/or students can complete a Wixie Assignment during the lesson.
- Publish the Observational Submission or Wixie Submission Assignment in Canvas.
- A rubric for grading has been provided. Technology Teachers do not input grades on the PK Report card but should be assessing students and providing guidance to the classroom teacher on their progress in Technology class.
- Facilitated Center Activities: These optional activities were created as classroom center activities. These can be utilized by the Technology Teacher and/or the PreK classroom teacher.
- Building Buddies - Unplugged Facilitated Center Activity Guide Links to an external site.
- From Here to There - Digital Facilitated Center Activity Guide
Links to an external site.
- Learn Directions with Blip Video Links to an external site.
- Directions Vocabulary Cards Links to an external site.
- Navigating Bee-Bots Neighborhood - Mat Cards Links to an external site.
- Navigating Bee-Bot's Neighborhood - Worksheet Links to an external site.
- From Here to There - Mat Cards Links to an external site.
Motivation
- Review Lesson Overview with students.
- Invite students up to the carpet at the front of the room to join you.
- Ask students "What is a Shape?" "Can you name some shapes?" Record responses on the board or in a visible area.
- Read or Play the read-aloud Shapes That Roll Links to an external site. - 7:34) - YouTube Video for students.
- Tell students to look for the different shapes while they listen to the story.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Lesson Overview
- Shapes Roll - Read Aloud Story Links to an external site. - Google Slides with embedded YouTube video
Lesson
- Ask students "Who can share some animals you saw during the read aloud?"
- Record student responses on paper or digital chart Links to an external site. paper.
- Ask students "Can you think of any other shapes that you have seen in our classroom or school?"
- Record student responses on paper or digital chart Links to an external site. paper.
- Engage students in a shape finding activity. Use the Monster Mansion Match Shapes Game Links to an external site. - ABC-ya as a whole group activity or individually on their own computers.
- Tell students that today they will matching shapes and building a tower using different shapes using Wixie.
- Demonstrate how to use the selector tool to drag the shapes and how to use it with students.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Monster Mansion Match Shapes Game Links to an external site. - ABC-ya Website Link
Assessment
- Assessment Measure for Students
- Wixie Submission
- Observational Data
Wixie Submission:
- Direct students to the Shape Building Activity Links to an external site. - Wixie Assignment in Canvas.
- Read the directions together as a class.
- Students will select the talkie to hear directions read aloud. Then they will drag the shapes from the chalkboard to build a tower of shapes.
- Demonstrate how to go to page 2 of the project. Allow students time to drag the shapes to their correct place on the chalkboard.
- Allow students time to complete the assignment and turn in their work to be assessed using the SBIR Rubric for Technology Skills.
Observational:
- Walk around the classroom and assess students ability to understand how to use the selector tool in Wixie to move shapes on the page as M, P, L on the SBIR Rubric.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Shapes - Wixie Submission
- Shapes - Observational Data
Import "Grade PK EL Q3 🏗️ How Structures are Built (SF) 24-25" Student Facing Module from Commons
Lesson: Exploring Museums - Mixed Up Museum (Q3)
PK Unit: Exploring Museums
Technology Focus: Mixed Up Museum
Outcomes:
•The student will develop the ability to use mouse/trackpad to point, select/click, double click, & move cursor
•Modify an image/object - i.e. rotate, flip, resize, change colors, patterns
Teacher Preparation
- Import Student Facing Module from Commons
- Make a copy of the Digital Chart Paper Links to an external site. in Google Slides to use throughout your PK lessons whenever chart paper is required.
- Connect with the classroom teacher to see if they have already taught the museum lessons in their classroom.
- Select your Assessment Measure: The teacher will collect observational data and/or students can complete a Wixie Assignment during the lesson.
- Publish the Observational Submission or Wixie Submission Assignment in Canvas.
- A rubric for grading has been provided. Technology Teachers do not input grades on the PK Report card but should be assessing students and providing guidance to the classroom teacher on their progress in Technology class.
- Facilitated Center Activities: These optional activities were created as classroom center activities. These can be utilized by the Technology Teacher and/or the PreK classroom teacher.
Motivation
- Review Lesson Overview with students.
- Invite students up to the carpet at the front of the room to join you.
- Ask students
- What is a Museum?
- What do you already know about museums?
- Have you ever been to a museum? What did you see? What kinds of things can you find there?
- Record student responses on paper or digital chart Links to an external site. paper.
- Play the StoryZoo and Van Gogh Museum - Episode 1
Links to an external site. (10:05) - YouTube Video for students.
- You should only show a small section of the video (2-3 minutes) You can play more of the video at the end of the class if time.
- Tell students to look at some of the famous paintings created by Van Gogh that can be found in the museum.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Lesson Overview
- StoryZoo and Van Gogh Museum Episode 1 Links to an external site. - Google Slides with embedded YouTube video
Lesson
- Tell students that today they are going to learn how to turn stickers in Wixie.
- Tell students that when we turn a sticker we rotate it.
- Use the Turning Stickers Teacher Demonstration
Links to an external site. - Wixie Project to demonstrate for students how to turn images. Select the Museum Cat(talkie) to play the directions for students.
- Look at each image
- Select the image first
- Select the turn right or turn left buttons in the tools to turn/rotate the image.
- Demonstrate how to use the turn right/left tool to turn the images so they fit in the frames with students.
- Remind the students that you have to select the sticker before you can rotate it.
- Tell students that now they will be moving pictures to the correct frame, and turning them so that they fit.
Included in Student Facing Module
Assessment
- Assessment Measure for Students
- Wixie Submission
- Observational Data
Wixie Submission:
- Direct students to the Mixed Up Museum Student Activity Links to an external site. - Wixie Assignment in Canvas.
- Read the directions together as a class.
- Students will select the Museum Cat (talkie) to hear directions read aloud. Then they will turn and drag the pictures from the bottom of the page to the correct frame so that they fit.
- Demonstrate how to go to page 2 of the project. Allow students time to turn and drag the shapes to their correct place in the frame.
- Allow students time to complete the assignment and turn in their work to be assessed using the SBIR Rubric for Technology Skills.
Observational:
- Walk around the classroom and assess students ability to understand how to use the turn right/left tool and selector tool in Wixie to turn and move images/shapes on the page as M, P, L on the SBIR Rubric.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Mixed Up Museum - Wixie Submission
- Mixed Up Museum - Observational Data
Import "Grade PK EL Q3🏛️ Exploring Museums (SF) 24-25" Student Facing Module from Commons
Lesson: Exploring Museums - Making a Dinosaur Exhibit (Q3)
PK Unit: Exploring Museums
Technology Focus: Making a Dinosaur Exhibit
Outcomes:
•The student will develop the ability to use mouse/trackpad to point, select/click, double click, & move cursor
•Select shapes or graphics to represent ideas (search through categories to find an image)
•Modify an image/object - i.e. rotate, flip, resize, change colors, patterns
Teacher Preparation
- Import Student Facing Module from Commons
- Make a copy of the Digital Chart Paper Links to an external site. in Google Slides to use throughout your PK lessons whenever chart paper is required.
- Connect with the classroom teacher to see if they have already taught the museum lessons in their classroom.
- The Wixie Templates provided in the lesson are set to open to the dinosaur images, and insert images "extra large" so that students will need to resize them.
- Select your Assessment Measure: The teacher will collect observational data and/or students can complete a Wixie Assignment during the lesson.
- Publish the Observational Submission or Wixie Submission Assignment in Canvas.
- A rubric for grading has been provided. Technology Teachers do not input grades on the PK Report card but should be assessing students and providing guidance to the classroom teacher on their progress in Technology class.
- Facilitated Center Activities: These optional activities were created as classroom center activities. These can be utilized by the Technology Teacher and/or the PreK classroom teacher.
Motivation
- Review Lesson Overview with students.
- Invite students up to the carpet at the front of the room to join you.
- Ask students "Do you remember some of the things we can see and do in a museum that we shared last week?
- If you used the Digital Chart Links to an external site. paper, you can use that to review
- Play the Museum! Dinosaurs, Rockets, Mummies, and More Links to an external site. (1:23) - YouTube Video for students.
- Tell students to think about some other things you may see at a museum.
- Ask students:
- What new things have you learned about that you can find in museums?
- What would be your favorite thing to see at a museum?
- Record any student responses on paper or digital chart Links to an external site. paper from the previous week.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Lesson Overview
- Museum! Dinosaurs, Rockets, Mummies, and More Links to an external site. - Google Slides with embedded YouTube video
Lesson
- Play the Dinosaur Exhibit: Virtual Field Trip
Links to an external site. (7:50) - YouTube Video for students.
- Be sure to start the video around 4:34.
- The video embed in the SF Module is already set up to begin at 4:34.
- Tell students to think about how the artists at the museum use art to teach more about dinosaurs.
- Record student responses on paper or digital chart Links to an external site. paper.
- Tell students that today they are going to learn how to add stickers/images and change their size in Wixie.
- Tell students that stickers are images.
- Use the Adding and Resizing Stickers Teacher Demonstration
Links to an external site. - Wixie Project to demonstrate for students how to add and resize stickers/images. Select the Museum Cat(talkie) to play the directions for students.
- Select the Image Icon to add a sticker
- Select the dinosaur sticker you want to add.
- Make sure the dinosaur sticker is selected
- Select the Make the Selection Larger/Smaller (Resize) buttons to change its size to fit into a frame.
- Select and drag the dinosaur to a frame.
- Demonstrate how to use the image icon to add images and the Make the Selection Larger/Smaller to resize the images for students.
- Remind the students that you have to select the sticker before they can resize it.
- Tell students that now they will be creating their own dinosaur exhibit in Wixie by adding images and resizing them so that they fit.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Dinosaur Exhibit: Virtual Field Trip Links to an external site. - Google Slides with embedded YouTube video
- Adding and Resizing Stickers Teacher Demonstration
Links to an external site. - Wixie Project
Assessment
- Assessment Measure for Students
- Wixie Submission
- Observational Data
Wixie Submission:
- Direct students to the Making a Dinosaur Exhibit Student Activity Links to an external site. - Wixie Assignment in Canvas.
- Read the directions together as a class.
- Students will select the talkie to hear directions read aloud. Then resize the dinosaur pictures to fit in the frames.
- Demonstrate how to go to page 2 of the project. Allow students time to complete the dinosaur patters by adding the correct dinosaur image and resizing it to fit in the box.
- You may want to do the pattern part together, and then leave the completed pattern projected on the board for students to copy on their own assignment.
- Allow students time to complete the assignment and turn in their work to be assessed using the SBIR Rubric for Technology Skills.
Observational:
- Walk around the classroom and assess students ability to understand how to use the selector tool in Wixie to add, move and resize images on the page as M, P, L on the SBIR Rubric.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Making a Dinosaur Exhibit- Wixie Submission
- Making a Dinosaur Exhibit - Observational Data
Import "Grade PK EL Q3🏛️ Exploring Museums (SF) 24-25" Student Facing Module from Commons
Lesson: Growing Our Gardens - What Doesn't Belong? (Q4)
PK Unit: Growing Our Gardens
Technology Focus: What Doesn't Belong?
Outcomes:
•The student will develop the ability to use mouse/trackpad to point, select/click, double click, & move cursor
•Select shapes or graphics to represent ideas (search through categories to find an image)
•Modify an image/object - i.e. rotate, flip, resize, change colors, patterns
Teacher Preparation
- Import Student Facing Module from Commons
- Make a copy of the Digital Chart Paper Links to an external site. in Google Slides to use throughout your PK lessons whenever chart paper is required.
- Connect with the classroom teacher to see if they have already taught the garden lessons in their classroom.
- Select your Assessment Measure: The teacher will collect observational data and/or students can complete a Wixie Assignment during the lesson.
- Publish the Observational Submission or Wixie Submission Assignment in Canvas.
- A rubric for grading has been provided. Technology Teachers do not input grades on the PK Report card but should be assessing students and providing guidance to the classroom teacher on their progress in Technology class.
- Facilitated Center Activities: These optional activities were created as classroom center activities. These can be utilized by the Technology Teacher and/or the PreK classroom teacher.
Motivation
- Review Lesson Overview with students.
- Invite students up to the carpet at the front of the room to join you.
- Ask students, "What is a Garden? Have you ever seen a garden?"
- If your school has a garden, consider visiting the garden to observe what you see.
- Play the Gardening with Kids: Around the House
Links to an external site. (4:26) - YouTube Video for students.
- As the students are watching the video, you can open today's Wixie assignment on the Chromebooks. You can do this by accessing the page in Canvas, or by sending the link through Lightspeed.
- Ask students:
- What do you already know about gardens?
- What are some things you might see inside a garden?
- Record any student responses on paper or digital chart Links to an external site. paper.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Lesson Overview
- Gardening With Kids: Around the House (4:26) Links to an external site. - Google Slides with embedded YouTube video
Lesson
- Tell students that today they are going to learn how to get rid of stickers that doesn't belong in a picture in Wixie.
- Remind students that stickers are images.
- Tell students that when we get rid of a sticker we delete it.
- Use the Deleting Stickers Teacher Demonstration
Links to an external site. - Wixie Project to demonstrate for students how to delete the images. Select the Bee (talkie) to play the directions for students.
- Look at the three images in each square.
- Select the Image that is not the same color as the others.
- Select the red "x" to delete the sticker
- Repeat with the other three squares.
- Remind the students that you have to select the sticker before they can delete it.
- Tell students that now they will be deleting stickers that don't belong in Wixie.
Included in Student Facing Module
Assessment
- Assessment Measure for Students
- Wixie Submission
- Observational Data
Wixie Submission:
- Direct students to the What Doesn't Belong? Student Activity Links to an external site. - Wixie Assignment in Canvas.
- Read the directions together as a class.
- Students will select the picture in each square that does not belong and then select the red "X" to delete the sticker.
- Demonstrate how to go to page 2 of the project. Allow students time to delete the stickers in the garden picture that do not belong.
- Allow students time to complete the assignment and turn in their work to be assessed using the SBIR Rubric for Technology Skills.
Observational:
- Walk around the classroom and assess students ability to understand how to modify existing images in Wixie by deleting stickers that do not belong as M, P, L on the SBIR Rubric.
Included in Student Facing Module
- What Doesn't Belong?- Wixie Submission
- What Doesn't Belong? - Observational Data
Import "Grade PK EL Q4 🌱 Growing Our Garden (SF) 24-25" Student Facing Module from Commons
Lesson: How We've Grown - Capturing Our Emotions (Q4)
PK Unit: How We've Grown
Technology Focus: Capturing Our Emotions
Outcomes:
•The student will develop the ability to use mouse/trackpad to point, select/click, double click, & move cursor
•Select shapes or graphics to represent ideas (search through categories to find an image)
•Modify an image/object - i.e. rotate, flip, resize, change colors, patterns
Teacher Preparation
- Import Student Facing Module from Commons
- Make a copy of the Digital Chart Paper
Links to an external site. in Google Slides to use throughout your PK lessons whenever chart paper is required.
- Select your Assessment Measure: The teacher will collect observational data and/or students can complete a Wixie Assignment during the lesson.
- Publish the Observational Submission or Wixie Submission Assignment in Canvas.
- A rubric for grading has been provided. Technology Teachers do not input grades on the PK Report card but should be assessing students and providing guidance to the classroom teacher on their progress in Technology class.
Motivation
- Review Lesson Overview with students.
- Invite students up to the carpet at the front of the room to join you.
- Tell students that today we are going to talk about emotions.
- Play the This is a Happy Face (5:44)
Links to an external site. - YouTube Video for students.
- As the students are watching the video, you can open today's Wixie assignment on the Chromebooks. You can do this by accessing the page in Canvas, or by sending the link through Lightspeed.
- Ask students:
- What emotion are you feeling today?
- Can you name some other emotions?
- Record any student responses on paper or digital chart Links to an external site. paper from the previous week.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Lesson Overview
- This is a Happy Face (5:44) Links to an external site.- Google Slides with embedded YouTube video
Lesson
- Tell students that today they are going to learn how to take pictures using the camera in Wixie.
- Tell students that pictures are images.
- Use the Taking Pictures Teacher Demonstration
Links to an external site. - Wixie Project to demonstrate for students how to take a photo and add that photo to their Wixie project. Review the three steps to take a photo.
- Review the descriptions in the four boxes. Select which box you will take a picture for first.
- Select the Image icon.
- Select the Camera icon.
- Get ready to take your photo.
- Select Add, pose for your picture while the camera counts down from 3.
- If the student does not like the picture they added, remind them that they can select the image, and then click the red "x" button to delete the picture.
- Select and drag the photo to the correct box.
- Repeat with the other three boxes.
- Remind the students that you have to select the sticker before they can move it.
- Tell students that now they will be capturing their own emotions in Wixie.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Taking Pictures Teacher Demonstration
Links to an external site. - Wixie Project
Assessment
- Assessment Measure for Students
- Wixie Submission
- Observational Data
Wixie Submission:
- Direct students to the Capturing Our Emotions Student Activity
Links to an external site. - Wixie Assignment in Canvas.
- You may need to walk around and click "allow" the first time students attempt taking a picture in Wixie, otherwise they will get a black screen when they try to access the camera.
- Read the directions together as a class.
- Students will select the talkie to hear directions read aloud.
- Students will then take a picture of each emotion and drag it to the correct frame.
- Allow students time to complete the assignment and turn in their work to be assessed using the SBIR Rubric for Technology Skills.
Observational:
- Walk around the classroom and assess students ability to understand how to insert multimedia by taking pictures in Wixie using the web camera as M, P, L on the SBIR Rubric.
Included in Student Facing Module
- Capturing Our Emotions- Wixie Submission
- Capturing Our Emotions - Observational Data
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Instructional Resources
Intentional Supports For Access and Opportunity for Multilingual Learners
Native Language Supports
At the beginning of the year and with each newly arriving Multilingual Learners (MLs):
- Connect with the ESOL Teacher/s to obtain and discuss students’ English proficiency levels.
- Determine with ESOL Teacher if individual students would benefit from native language support (reading/ listening to directions on Canvas) and obtain a list of students’ home languages from Synergy (grades 3-5 may benefit from reading option; K-5 may benefit from listening option)
- Arrange to show students how to set a Canvas page to their native language.
- Allow student to use Immersive Reader Links to an external site. in any digital tool, if needed. Immersive Reader allows students to listen to or read information in their native language.
- Ensure this feature is active when students are reading/listening when using Canvas.
Throughout the year:
- Review native language support periodically and determine if students need or prefer to activate it (check with ESOL Teacher and students)
Instructional Accommodations
*This is not an exhaustive list
Sensory Support (Green)
- Real-life objects (realia)
- Manipulatives
- Pictures & photographs
- Illustrations & diagrams
- Physical activities
- Videos & films
- Broadcasts
- Tapping (manipulating the screen)
Graphic Support (Yellow)
- Charts
- Tables
- Graphs
- Timelines
- Word Bank
- Bilingual Dictionaries
- Visuals
- Graphic Organizers
- Sentence Starters, Frames,
Interactive Support (Red)
- In pairs or partners
- In triads or small groups
- In whole group
- Using cooperative group structures
- Using the Internet or software programs
- Jamboard/Pear Deck
- In the native language
- With mentors/paras
Additional ML Support
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