Grade K Technology Operations: Tech Skills Checklist & Performance Tasks

Grade K Technology Operations

Tech Skills Checklist and Performance Tasks

Unit Overview

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Content Standards

2007 ISTE Standards Students Links to an external site.

2016 ISTE Standards Students Links to an external site.

Maryland Digital Literacy and Computing Pre-K - 8 Framework **DRAFT** Links to an external site.

Transfer

T1. Students leverage technology to take an an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.

Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings	Essential Questions
U4. Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use an troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.	How can I use technology to be productive and solve problems?

Acquisition

Students will know...	Students will be skilled at...
Hardware, Software and OS Basics	Identify parts of a computer and its peripherals - desktop, laptop, monitor/screen, mouse/track pad, keyboard, headphones/speakers, microphone, camera/webcam, CD/DVD drive, printer, power adapter Identify parts of a mobile device - i.e. screen, home button, volume buttons, headphone port, camera, power button, microphone speakers, connector port Use mouse/trackpad to point, select/click, double click, move cursor, drag & drop, and highlight Use home button and touchscreen to open & close apps, navigate pages & folders Use tablet touchscreen to select/tap, drag & drop, highlight, move cursor Files & folders - Open, close, and save files Files & folders - Retrieve files from teacher-chosen location - Hand-Out Folder Log-in & Log-out to the computer Open applications Use and adjust volume control Use special function keys - delete/backspace, shift, space, return/enter, arrow keys Complete a teacher-assigned template
Navigating and Browsing the Web	Open a hyperlink Navigate a website - i.e. scroll bar, arrow keys, gestures Use basic navigation buttons - back
Multimedia	Select shapes or graphics to represent ideas (search through categories to find an image)
Information and Visual organization	Within a graphic organizer or web tool show relationships by adding or modifying color, shapes, and size, sorting, adding or modifying links and arrows Edit, add, or label information on an existing organizer

Assessment Evidence

The students will demonstrate their understanding through consistent computer use and by completing two performance tasks in Wixie.
The teacher will collect and evaluate the students responses on the two performance tasks to determine if the student is able to apply each technology skill.
The teacher will keep anecdotal records of the observable skills to determine if the student is able to apply each technology skill.
The Kindergarten technology skills checklist will be used to evaluate whether the student is able to apply each technology skill.
The focus of the Grade K Performance Tasks are to provide the teacher a means in which to assess the technology skills checklist as well as help develop students who are productive and problem solvers when using technology in the classroom setting.

Performance Task

Understandings/Skills	Assessment Evidence
Identify parts of a computer and its peripherals - desktop, laptop, monitor/screen, mouse/track pad, keyboard, headphones/speakers, microphone, camera/webcam, CD/DVD drive, printer, power adapter	The student will label each part of the computer using words on a Wixie template.
Identify parts of a mobile device - i.e. screen, home button, volume buttons, headphone port, camera, power button, microphone speakers, connector port	The student will label each part of the mobile device using words on a Wixie template.
Use mouse/trackpad to point, select/click, move cursor	The student will click the Hand Out Folder.
Use mouse/trackpad to double click	The student will double click to type their first name and last initial in Wixie.
Use mouse/trackpad to drag & drop	The student will drag and animal sticker to the appropriate place in Wixie. The student will drag words to label the parts of a computer and mobile device in Wixie.
Use home button and touchscreen to open & close apps, navigate pages & folders	The student will open and close apps when using the mobile device.**
Use tablet touchscreen to select/tap, drag & drop, highlight, move cursor	The student will select an object, drag and drop, highlight an object, and move the cursor on a mobile device.**
Files & folders - Open, close, and save files	The student will open a file/folder on their computer, save a file/folder on their computer and close a file/folder on their computer.**
Files & folders - Retrieve files from teacher-chosen location - Hand-Out Folder	The student will drag a file from the Hand-Out folder to the Desktop or Users folder.**
Log-in & Log-out to the computer	The student will log in and out of the computer independently using only their login card for assistance.**
Open applications	The student will open applications on their computer or mobile device.**
Use and adjust volume control	The student will adjust the volume on their device to an appropriate level.**
Use special function keys - return/enter	The student will type their login and password on two different lines in Wixie.
Use special function keys - shift, space	The student will type their first name and last name initial with a capital letter and include a space between the two in Wixie.
Use special function keys - delete	The student will delete the banana picture from the template in Wixie.
Complete a teacher-assigned template	The student will complete the assigned template in Wixie.
Open a hyperlink	The student will open a hyperlink that has been shared by their teacher.**
Navigate a website - i.e. scroll bar, arrow keys	The student will use the scroll bar and arrow keys to navigate frequently visited websites.**
Use basic navigation buttons - back	The student will use the back button in a browser to return to the previous page.**
Select shapes or graphics to represent ideas (search through categories to find an image)	The student will search the sticker database for an animal sticker and add it to the Wixie Template.
Within a graphic organizer or web tool show relationships by adding or modifying color, shapes, and size, sorting, adding or modifying links and arrows	The student will change the color of the K on the Wixie template.
Edit, add, or label information on an existing organizer	The student will label the parts of the computer or mobile device on the Wixie template.
	** Assessment Evidence is Observable

Lesson Plan

The applied skills found on the Grade K Tech Skills Checklist are designed to be embedded into technology infused lessons taught by both the Technology Teacher and Classroom Teacher. When planning lessons from existing Kindergarten curriculum that incorporate technology, the teacher should refer to the Tech Skills Checklist and provide instruction and monitor student progress for developing skills and applied skills. Teachers should collaborate to continue to provide opportunities to practice these skills when appropriate in the Kindergarten Curriculum. Below are links to the existing Technology curriculum units as well as other curricular units for Kindergarten.

Instructional Resources

Instructional Resources included are all relevant materials for the Grade K Tech Skills Checklists and Performance Tasks. This includes:

Document Overviews
Tech Skills Checklist - Multiple Versions, Recording Tools, Data Collection Tools
Performance Tasks - Teacher Directions, Student Directions, Student Samples, Scoresheets